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Public libraries in Minnesota

140 public libraries in Minnesota, 18th among the states. Public library systems in the IMLS Public Libraries Survey run by a city, county, library district, school district, tribe or other government (nonprofit association libraries are not included).

Public libraryCityCountyLibrarians (FTE)
Hennepin County LibraryMinnetonkaHennepin250.2
Dakota County LibraryEaganDakota58.74
Great River Regional LibrarySt CloudStearns53.27
Ramsey County LibraryShoreviewRamsey41.59
Anoka County LibraryBlaineAnoka38.2
Washington County LibraryWoodburyWashington37.59
Saint Paul Public LibrarySaint PaulRamsey27
Pioneerland Library SystemWillmarKandiyohi24.57
Rochester Public LibraryRochesterOlmsted21.53
Carver County Library SystemChaskaCarver20.63
Duluth Public LibraryDuluthSt. Louis17.96
Scott County LibraryShakopeeScott16.66
East Central Regional LibraryCambridgeIsanti16.5
Northwest Regional LibraryThief River FallsPennington7.78
North Mankato Taylor LibraryNorth MankatoNicollet7.5
Jackson County LibraryJacksonJackson6.19
Hibbing Public LibraryHibbingSt. Louis6
Lake Agassiz Regional LibraryMoorheadClay6
Winona Public LibraryWinonaWinona6
Red Wing Public LibraryRed WingGoodhue5.62
Waseca-Le Sueur Regional LibraryWasecaWaseca5.55
Northfield Public LibraryNorthfieldRice5.35
Douglas County LibraryAlexandriaDouglas5
Kasson Public LibraryKassonDodge5
Marshall-Lyon County LibraryMarshallLyon5
New Ulm Public LibraryNew UlmBrown5
Owatonna Public LibraryOwatonnaSteele5
Viking Library SystemFergus FallsOtter Tail5
Nobles County LibraryWorthingtonNobles4.45
Blue Earth County LibraryMankatoBlue Earth4.34
Arrowhead Library SystemMountain IronSt. Louis4
Austin Public LibraryAustinMower4
Cloquet Public LibraryCloquetCarlton4
Fergus Falls Public LibraryFergus FallsOtter Tail4
Grand Rapids Area LibraryGrand RapidsItasca4
Kitchigami Regional LibraryPine RiverCass4
Stillwater Public LibraryStillwaterWashington3.9
Columbia Heights Public LibraryColumbia HeightsAnoka3.83
Martin County LibraryFairmontMartin3.74
St. Peter Public LibrarySaint PeterNicollet3.7
Stewartville Public LibraryStewartvilleOlmsted3.1
Albert Lea Public LibraryAlbert LeaFreeborn3
East Grand Forks Campbell LibraryEast Grand ForksPolk3
Faribault: Buckham Memorial LibraryFaribaultRice3
Grand Marais Public LibraryGrand MaraisCook3
Morris Public LibraryMorrisStevens3
Rock County Community LibraryLuverneRock3
Two Harbors Public LibraryTwo HarborsLake3
Virginia Public LibraryVirginiaSt. Louis3
Mountain Lake Public LibraryMountain LakeCottonwood2.55
Dodge Center Public LibraryDodge CenterDodge2.38
Chisholm Public LibraryChisholmSt. Louis2.2
Chatfield Public LibraryChatfieldFillmore2
Ely Public LibraryElySt. Louis2
La Crescent Public LibraryLa CrescentHouston2
Lake City Public LibraryLake CityWabasha2
Pelican Rapids Public LibraryPelican RapidsOtter Tail2
Perham Area Public LibraryPerhamOtter Tail2
Pine Island: Van Horn Public LibraryPine IslandGoodhue2
Pipestone: Meinders Community LibraryPipestonePipestone2
Plainview Public LibraryPlainviewWabasha2
Redwood Falls Public LibraryRedwood FallsRedwood2
Slayton Public LibrarySlaytonMurray2
Watonwan County LibrarySt JamesWatonwan2
Zumbrota Public LibraryZumbrotaGoodhue2
Gaylord Public LibraryGaylordSibley1.85
Elbow Lake: Thorson Mem LibraryElbow LakeGrant1.6
Kenyon Public LibraryKenyonGoodhue1.56
Caledonia Public LibraryCaledoniaHouston1.49
Arlington Public LibraryArlingtonSibley1
Baudette Public LibraryBaudetteLake of the Woods1
Bayport Public LibraryBayportWashington1
Blue Earth Community LibraryBlue EarthFaribault1
Cannon Falls LibraryCannon FallsGoodhue1
Cook Public LibraryCookSt. Louis1
Crosby: Jessie F. Hallett Memorial LibraryCrosbyCrow Wing1
Eveleth Public LibraryEvelethSt. Louis1
Gibbon Public LibraryGibbonSibley1
Gilbert Public LibraryGilbertSt. Louis1
Glenwood Public LibraryGlenwoodPope1
Grand Meadow Public LibraryGrand MeadowMower1
Hoyt Lakes Public LibraryHoyt LakesSt. Louis1
International Falls Public LibraryInternational FallsKoochiching1
Lamberton Public LibraryLambertonRedwood1
Lanesboro Public LibraryLanesboroFillmore1
Lonsdale Public LibraryLonsdaleRice1
New York Mills Public LibraryNew York MillsOtter Tail1
Rushford Public LibraryRushfordFillmore1
Silver Bay Public LibrarySilver BayLake1
Sleepy Eye: Dyckman Free LibrarySleepy EyeBrown1
Spring Valley Public LibrarySpring ValleyFillmore1
Springfield Public LibrarySpringfieldBrown1
Tyler Public LibraryTylerLincoln1
Wabasha Public LibraryWabashaWabasha1
Windom Public LibraryWindomCottonwood1
Winthrop Public LibraryWinthropSibley1
Harmony Public LibraryHarmonyFillmore0.9
Morgan Public LibraryMorganRedwood0.9
Aurora Public LibraryAuroraSt. Louis0.87
Babbitt Public LibraryBabbittSt. Louis0.87
Keewatin Public LibraryKeewatinItasca0.87
Preston Public LibraryPrestonFillmore0.87
St. Charles Public LibrarySt. CharlesWinona0.87
Wabasso Public LibraryWabassoRedwood0.87
Westbrook Public LibraryWestbrookCottonwood0.87
Winnebago: Muir LibraryWinnebagoFaribault0.87
Browns Valley Public LibraryBrowns ValleyTraverse0.85
Comfrey Area LibraryComfreyBrown0.84
Clarkfield Public LibraryClarkfieldYellow Medicine0.8
Coleraine Public LibraryColeraineItasca0.8
Moose Lake Public LibraryMoose LakeCarlton0.8
Tracy Public LibraryTracyLyon0.8
Wheaton Community LibraryWheatonTraverse0.78
Brownsdale Public LibraryBrownsdaleMower0.75
Edgerton Public LibraryEdgertonPipestone0.75
Fulda Memorial LibraryFuldaMurray0.75
Henderson Public LibraryHendersonSibley0.75
Houston Public LibraryHoustonHouston0.75
Ivanhoe Public LibraryIvanhoeLincoln0.75
Leroy Public LibraryLeroyMower0.75
Mountain Iron Public LibraryMountain IronSt. Louis0.75
Wells Public LibraryWellsFaribault0.75
Calumet Public LibraryCalumetItasca0.72
Bovey Public LibraryBoveyItasca0.63
Buhl Public LibraryBuhlSt. Louis0.62
Hokah Public LibraryHokahHouston0.62
Spring Grove Public LibrarySpring GroveHouston0.62
West Concord Public LibraryWest ConcordDodge0.6
Mabel Public LibraryMabelFillmore0.58
Elmore Public LibraryElmoreFaribault0.5
Hanska Community LibraryHanskaBrown0.5
Marble Public LibraryMarbleItasca0.5
Minneota Public LibraryMinneotaLyon0.5
Lake Benton Public LibraryLake BentonLincoln0.34
Carlton Area Public LibraryCarltonCarlton0.3
Kinney Public LibraryKinneySt. Louis0.3
Hancock Community LibraryHancockStevens0.2
Emily Public LibraryEmilyCrow Wing0.16
Taylors Falls Public LibraryTaylors FallsChisago0.12
Hendricks: Siverson Public LibraryHendricksLincoln0

Largest first by librarians (FTE), as each employer reports it to its federal registry.

Source: Institute of Museum and Library Services, Public Libraries Survey, Fiscal Year 2024. Data captured October 2, 2026.

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