Star Trib Article on Central Library's Treasures in the Special Collections Room
Wednesday, November 9, 2011 at 8:45AMWe were shown the grand entry to Central Library's Special Collections room during a tour last year. With reservation-only access, I assumed it housed old and rare items of historical significance, but Father Hennepin's 1698 journal? Now that's old and rare!
Kevin Duchschere's Star Trib article about the Minneapolis Athenaeum, a private subscription library founded in 1859 that gave birth to the Minneapolis Public Library, gives us an idea of what can be found in the Special Collections room. Click here for the online version.
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Only two items from Minneapolis' original 1889 library were incorporated into the new Central Library. One is this ornate doorway, which currently serves as the entrance to the Special Collections room on the 4th floor. The other is a statue of Minerva, the Goddess of Wisdom, which stands at the base of the escalator on the ground floor.
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