REMINDER: Hennepin County Libraries Closed on Thanksgiving

Bookworms looking for a good read after a hefty helping of turkey and pumpkin pie should head to the library early this week, as all Hennepin County Libraries will be closed on Thanksgiving Day.

That includes the system's two Edina branches, the Southdale Library and Edina Community Library.

All Hennepin County Libraries will be open their regular hours on Friday, Nov. 23, and the remainder of the weekend. Library hours and locations can be found here. That means 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday for the Edina Community Library. As for the Southdale branch, hours will be 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday.

Hennepin County operates 41 libraries in the city of Minneapolis and suburban Hennepin County. Nationally recognized as one of the top libraries in the United States, Hennepin County Library serves 1.2 million residents in Hennepin County and offers approximately 5 million books, CDs, DVDs, newspapers, magazines and online resources—including data bases and downloadables, plus more than 1,800 public computers.

Access to Hennepin County Library's catalog; online resources such as databases, selected websites, and downloadable eBooks, music, and movies; BookSpace pages for engaged readers; web pages for teens, kids, and parents of young children; business and career resources; resources for immigrants; the events and classes calendar; information about the Friends of the Hennepin County Library; and other library information is available 24/7 at www.hclib.org.

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