3. Basic Information
• Public library
• 520 West Superior Street
Duluth, MN 55802
• www.duluth.lib.mn.us
• Hours:
Monday 12 pm – 8:30 pm
Tuesday 10 am – 5:30 pm
Wednesday 10 am – 5:30 pm
Thursday 12 pm – 8:30 pm
Friday 12 pm – 5:30 pm
Saturday 11 am – 5 pm
4. Collection
• Wide range of general
and reference materials
• Circulation: 901, 928
• Book volumes: 417,110
• Periodical subscriptions:
559
• Also has
DVDs, CDs, foreign
language kits, e-
books, books on tape and
disc, sound media
players, e-readers
5. Staff
• 18 professionals
• 22 support staff
• Seemed professional, courteous, intent on
work
• Helpful to patrons
• Most working on computers or telephones
• Most middle-aged or older
6. Services
• Cardholders check out • Computer classes
materials and use • Storytimes
databases • Various exhibits
• Anyone can use materials • Workshops
in library
• Technology: • Contests
computers, printers, phot • Newsletter
ocopiers, four e- • Online support
readers, copy machines
• Special Services:
handicapped
accessible, jail services
7. Highlights
• Well-organized and user friendly
• Helpful, professional staff
• Pleasant and welcoming environment
• Services focused on community, especially
youth and families
9. Basic Information
• Public library
• 320 14th Street
Cloquet, MN 55720
• www.cloquet.lib.mn.us
• Hours:
Monday 10 am – 8 pm
Tuesday 10 am – 8 pm
Wednesday 10 am – 5:30 pm
Thursday 10 am – 8 pm
Friday 12 pm – 5:30 pm
Saturday 10 am – 2 pm
10. Collection
• Variety of materials – mostly pleasure
reading, some reference, some children’s
• Circulation: 144,528
• Book Volumes: 54,197
• Periodical Subscriptions: 155
• Mainly books, but some media forms as well
11. Staff
• 1 professional
• 7 support staff
• 2 present during visit
• Shelver focused and careful
• Desk worker helpful, friendly, less serious
12. Services
• Cardholders check out • Databases for
materials and use newspapers, research, g
databases enealogy
• Anyone can use • Museum pass program
resources in library • Storytimes
• Technology: • Children’s activities
computers, printers, ph • Interactive theater visits
otocopiers
• Community
• Special Services: announcements
wheelchair
accessible, programs for
youth
13. Highlights
• Lots of paintings and
announcements
• Friendly and inviting
• Community, children, a
nd family oriented
15. Basic Information
• Academic library
• 645 East Seventh Street
St. Paul, MN 55106
• www.metrostate.edu/msweb/resources/library/i
ndex.html
• Hours:
Monday – Thursday 8 am – 11 pm
Friday 8 am – 10 pm
Saturday 8 am – 8 pm
Sunday 12 pm – 11 pm
16. Collection
• Variety of mostly academic materials
• Book Volumes: 34,496
• Periodical Subscriptions: 205
17. Staff
• 8 professional librarians
• Reference desk workers
very
friendly, pleasant, helpf
ul
• Circulation desk worker
less enthusiastic but still
helpful
18. Services
• Students use any • Special Services:
services student
• Community visitors can services, lactation
use resources in library station
and check out materials • Help with research and
after getting borrower IDs
card
• Technology:
computers, printers, ph
otocopiers, fax
machines
19. Highlights
• Lots of study space and computers
• Great for students to study – seems very
useful to clientele
• Students seem very comfortable using library
• Academic – focused on university students
and faculty
21. Basic Information
• Major research library
• 309 19th Avenue South
West Bank
University of MN Minneapolis Campus
• www.wilson.lib.umn.edu
• Hours:
Monday – Thursday 7 am – 12 am
Friday 7 am – 9 pm
Saturday 10 am – 9 pm
Sunday 12 pm – 12 am
22. Collection
• Huge amount of materials related to broad
range of mainly academic topics
• Various collections
• Part of university’s total circulation
(6,587,430 book volumes and 43,303
periodical subscriptions)
23. Staff
• Workers at circulation and reference desks
professional, courteous, serious
• Work on computers and help students obtain
materials
• Numbers not listed for specific library
24. Services
• Faculty, registered • Technology:
students, and university computers, scanners, pho
retirees use all services tocopiers
with ID card • Special Services: disability
• Unregistered students – access, proxy cards, peer
application research consultants
• Research assistants – • Various forms of help for
proxy card students
• Visitors – use materials in
library, can get 6-month
card
25. Highlights
• Huge amount and
variety of materials and
information
• Useful to many different
students and faculty
• Students seemed very
comfortable using
library
• Focused on
students, faculty, and
researchers
26. MINNESOTA STATE LAW LIBRARY
…making legal information accessible since 1849.
27. Basic Information
• Special library
• Room G25, MN Judicial Center
25 Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
St. Paul, MN 55155
• www.lawlibrary.state.mn.us
• Hours:
Monday – Friday 8:30 am – 5 pm
29. Staff
• 9 professional librarians
• 4 support staff
• Professional, polite, helpful to patrons
• Seemed very knowledgeable about legal
matters and content of library
30. Services
• Mainly for attorneys or • Special loan services for
others doing legal attorneys in Coalition of
research Greater Minnesota
• Technology: • Online law services –
computers, photocopier HeinOnline, LexisNexis,
s, scanners, fax Westlaw, etc.
machines (most things
with fee)
• Tours and orientations
31. Highlights
• Very large number of resources
• Very focused on library’s specialty
• Seemed extremely professional, serious, and
quiet
32. Works Cited
• American Library Directory. Information Today. Web. Sept. 2011.
• Cloquet Public Library. City of Cloquet, January 2011. Web. 27 Sept. 2011.
• Duluth Public Library. City of Duluth, 2011. Web. 27 Sept. 2011.
• Library and Information Services. Metropolitan State University, 2011. Web. 29 Sept. 2011.
• Minnesota State Law Library. August 2011. Web. 29 Sept. 2011.
• The Duluth Public Library and Duluth Train Museum. Digital image. Cranberry
Morning. Blogger, 8 July 2011. Web. 2 Nov. 2011.
• Wilson Library. University of Minnesota Libraries. Regents of the
University of Minnesota, 2008. Web. 29 Sept. 2011.
Note: Most photographs taken from library websites
