Hennepin County Library: Meeting Rooms


Central 1st Floor Club Room, N-110		Capacity: 4	There is no charge for this space.
Central 1st Floor Group Study, N-111	The Gary and Barbara Haugen Group Study Room is located on the first floor of Central Library, near the World Language collections.	Capacity: 6	There is no charge for this space.
Central 1st Floor Library Commons	Library Commons, the multi-story atrium in Central Library, is available for special events.	Capacity: 450	Base pricing for this space is $1750 per booking. Special rates apply for non-profits. This space is available for rental after library hours. See the full list of Facility Use Rates for details. Reservations for this space are handled through Mintáhoe Hospitality Group. Please contact Mintáhoe directly at 612-253-0255 or events@mintahoe.com for information on catering, special services and up-to-date availability.
Central 2nd Floor Club Room, N-201	The Meredith and Walter Duff Club Room, near the Business materials and Government Documents.	Capacity: 4	There is no charge for this space.
Central 2nd Floor Club Room, N-207	The David and Anne Duff Club Room, near the Business materials and Government Documents.	Capacity: 4	There is no charge for this space.
Central 2nd Floor Conference Room N-202	The Mark E. Johnson Conference Room is located on the second floor of Central Library, near the Business materials and Government Documents.	Capacity: 20	There is no charge for this space.
Central 2nd Floor Doty Board Room N-280	The Mary and David Doty Board Room is located on the second floor of Central Library. Audio-visual equipment is available.	Capacity: 50	Base pricing for this space is $575 per booking. Special rates apply for non-profits. This space is available for rental after library hours. See the full list of Facility Use Rates for details. Reservations for this space are handled through Mintáhoe Hospitality Group. Please contact Mintáhoe directly at 612-253-0255 or events@mintahoe.com for information on catering, special services and up-to-date availability.
Central 2nd Floor Pohlad Hall S-280	Pohlad Hall is the main auditorium at Central Library, overlooking the Nicollet Mall. Audiovisual equipment is available.	Capacity: 243	Base pricing for this space is $750 per booking. Special rates apply for non-profits. This space is available for rental after library hours. See the full list of Facility Use Rates for details. Reservations for this space are handled through Mintáhoe Hospitality Group. Please contact Mintáhoe directly at 612-253-0255 or events@mintahoe.com for information on catering, special services and up-to-date availability.
Central 2nd Floor RKMC Meeting Room S-275	The Robins, Kaplan, Miller and Ciresi LLP Community Meeting Room is adjacent to Pohlad Hall on the second floor of Central Library.	Capacity: 30	Base pricing for this space is $350 per booking. Special rates apply for non-profits. This space is available for rental after library hours. See the full list of Facility Use Rates for details. Reservations for this space are handled through Mintáhoe Hospitality Group. Please contact Mintáhoe directly at 612-253-0255 or events@mintahoe.com for information on catering, special services and up-to-date availability.
Central 3rd Floor Conference Room N-304		Capacity: 12	There is no charge for this space.
Central 3rd Floor Rake Reading Room, N-302	This reading room is located on the third floor of Central Library, near the Art and Music collections.	Capacity: 4	There is no charge for this space.
Central 4th Floor Club Room, N-401		Capacity: 4	There is no charge for this space.
Central 4th Floor Club Room, N-408		Capacity: 4	There is no charge for this space.
Central 4th Floor Conference Room N-402	The B.C. Gamble and P.W. Skogmo Conference Room is located on the fourth floor of Central Library, near the New Americans Center.	Capacity: 20	There is no charge for this space.
East Lake Meeting Room		Capacity: 22	There is no charge for this space.
Franklin Friends of Franklin Community Room	This room is located on the lower level of Franklin Library.	Capacity: 54	There is no charge for this space.
Hosmer Conference Room		Capacity: 8	There is no charge for this space.
Hosmer Meeting Room	This room is located on the lower level of Hosmer Library.	Capacity: 40	There is no charge for this space.
Linden Hills Meeting Room	The Linden Hills meeting room is located in the Linden Hills History Room. This small room contains the Local History collection of books, magazines and other items. There is one large round table that comfortably seats 8. The maximum capacity for this room is 10. When requesting this room please be aware that library staff may need to access parts of the collection during the meeting.	Capacity: 10	There is no charge for this space.
Nokomis Meeting Room	This room is located on the lower level of Nokomis library. Theater screen and network connections are available. Kitchenette is available.	Capacity: 49	There is no charge for this space.
North Regional Conf. Room North	This is the small conference room on the Lowry Ave. side of North Regional, second floor.	Capacity: 9	There is no charge for this space.
North Regional Conf. Room South	This is the small conference room on the parking lot side of North Regional, second floor.	Capacity: 9	There is no charge for this space.
North Regional Meeting Room	This is the large meeting room on the second floor of North Regional. The room is divisible into two halves.	Capacity: 118	There is no charge for this space.
North Regional Meeting Room, North Half	This is the north half of the dividable meeting room at North Regional.	Capacity: 53	There is no charge for this space.
North Regional Meeting Room, South Half	This is the south half of the dividable meeting room at North Regional.	Capacity: 53	There is no charge for this space.
Northeast Meeting Room		Capacity: 75	There is no charge for this space.
Pierre Bottineau Sheridan Meeting Room	This room is located in the east end of Pierre Bottineau Library, near the local history collections.	Capacity: 24	There is no charge for this space.
Sumner Cargill Room	Generously funded by The Cargill Foundation, this multi-functional room provides space for tutoring, classes, book clubs, and other gatherings. A wall-sized mural displays the Minneapolis skyline at the time the original Sumner Library was built, along with wise words from past and present thinkers that speak to the importance of libraries.	Capacity: 71	There is no charge for this space.
Sumner Friends of Sumner Library Conf. Room	A gathering place for smaller groups, this room displays historic photographs of Sumner Library over the years and is named in honor of the Friends of Sumner, a loyal and dedicated corps of library supporters and volunteers.	Capacity: 24	There is no charge for this space.
Sumner Nellie Stone Johnson Room	The library's original meeting room has been lovingly restored and named in honor of community leader Nellie Stone Johnson (1905-2002), a lifelong advocate for education and equal opportunity and the first African American to be elected in Minneapolis when she won a seat on the Library Board in 1945. The room includes a small stage.	Capacity: 74	There is no charge for this space.
Walker Conference Room	This small conference room is on the main library level of Walker Library, just past the circulation desk.	Capacity: 10	There is no charge for this space.
Walker Meeting Room	This room is located on the earth-sheltered level above the library level in Walker Library.	Capacity: 100	There is no charge for this space.
Washburn Meeting Room	This room is located on the lower level of Washburn Library.	Capacity: 90	There is no charge for this space.

Spaces at Community Libraries After Hours

In addition, community libraries can be rented for special events after Library hours. Call your nearest library for more information or call (612) 630-6000.