Second Committee Recommends Consolidation
The Library Advisory Committee (LAC), chaired by retired Tennant Co. CEO Roger Hale, has joined the Committee on the Future of Libraries in Hennepin County in recommending a consolidation of the Minneapolis and Hennepin County Libraries. The LAC report describes the cause of MPL’s financial challenges and assesses a range of alternative solutions before making its final recommendation.
The LAC report concludes: “A consolidated Hennepin County Library system would be better equipped to serve the needs of our diverse and changing communities than either system alone. In fact, with the combined strengths of these two national library leaders and the broad public support enjoyed by libraries throughout the Twin Cities metro area and the state, the new Hennepin County Library would be as well positioned for the future as any in the country.”