Library Visits Project

Elizabeth KarasProfessor Sippel

LIBT 1100-29

DULUTH PUBLIC LIBRARY

Basic Information

• Public library• 520 West Superior Street

Duluth, MN 55802• www.duluth.lib.mn.us• Hours:

Monday 12 pm – 8:30 pmTuesday 10 am – 5:30 pmWednesday 10 am – 5:30 pmThursday 12 pm – 8:30 pmFriday 12 pm – 5:30 pmSaturday 11 am – 5 pm

Collection

• Wide range of general and reference materials

• Circulation: 901, 928• Book volumes: 417,110• Periodical subscriptions:

559• Also has DVDs, CDs,

foreign language kits, e-books, books on tape and disc, sound media players, e-readers

Staff

• 18 professionals• 22 support staff• Seemed professional, courteous, intent on

work• Helpful to patrons• Most working on computers or telephones• Most middle-aged or older

Services

• Cardholders check out materials and use databases

• Anyone can use materials in library

• Technology: computers, printers, photocopiers, four e-readers, copy machines

• Special Services: handicapped accessible, jail services

• Computer classes• Storytimes• Various exhibits• Workshops• Contests• Newsletter• Online support

Highlights

• Well-organized and user friendly• Helpful, professional staff• Pleasant and welcoming environment• Services focused on community, especially

youth and families

CLOQUET PUBLIC LIBRARYStart here. Go anywhere.

Basic Information

• Public library• 320 14th Street

Cloquet, MN 55720• www.cloquet.lib.mn.us• Hours:

Monday 10 am – 8 pmTuesday 10 am – 8 pmWednesday 10 am – 5:30 pmThursday 10 am – 8 pmFriday 12 pm – 5:30 pmSaturday 10 am – 2 pm

Collection

• Variety of materials – mostly pleasure reading, some reference, some children’s

• Circulation: 144,528• Book Volumes: 54,197• Periodical Subscriptions: 155• Mainly books, but some media forms as well

Staff

• 1 professional• 7 support staff• 2 present during visit• Shelver focused and careful• Desk worker helpful, friendly, less serious

Services

• Cardholders check out materials and use databases

• Anyone can use resources in library

• Technology: computers, printers, photocopiers

• Special Services: wheelchair accessible, programs for youth

• Databases for newspapers, research, genealogy

• Museum pass program• Storytimes• Children’s activities• Interactive theater visits• Community

announcements

Highlights

• Lots of paintings and announcements

• Friendly and inviting• Community, children,

and family oriented

METROPOLITAN STATE UNIVERSITY LIBRARYWhere life and learning meet.

Basic Information

• Academic library• 645 East Seventh Street

St. Paul, MN 55106• www.metrostate.edu/msweb/resources/library/index

.html

• Hours:Monday – Thursday 8 am – 11 pmFriday 8 am – 10 pmSaturday 8 am – 8 pmSunday 12 pm – 11 pm

Collection

• Variety of mostly academic materials• Book Volumes: 34,496• Periodical Subscriptions: 205

Staff

• 8 professional librarians• Reference desk workers

very friendly, pleasant, helpful

• Circulation desk worker less enthusiastic but still helpful

Services

• Students use any services

• Community visitors can use resources in library and check out materials after getting borrower card

• Technology: computers, printers, photocopiers, fax machines

• Special Services: student services, lactation station

• Help with research and IDs

Highlights

• Lots of study space and computers• Great for students to study – seems very

useful to clientele• Students seem very comfortable using library• Academic – focused on university students

and faculty

WILSON LIBRARYDriven to Discover

Basic Information

• Major research library• 309 19th Avenue South

West BankUniversity of MN Minneapolis Campus

• www.wilson.lib.umn.edu• Hours:

Monday – Thursday 7 am – 12 am Friday 7 am – 9 pmSaturday 10 am – 9 pmSunday 12 pm – 12 am

Collection

• Huge amount of materials related to broad range of mainly academic topics

• Various collections• Part of university’s total circulation

(6,587,430 book volumes and 43,303 periodical subscriptions)

Staff

• Workers at circulation and reference desks professional, courteous, serious

• Work on computers and help students obtain materials

• Numbers not listed for specific library

Services

• Faculty, registered students, and university retirees use all services with ID card

• Unregistered students – application

• Research assistants – proxy card

• Visitors – use materials in library, can get 6-month card

• Technology: computers, scanners, photocopiers

• Special Services: disability access, proxy cards, peer research consultants

• Various forms of help for students

Highlights

• Huge amount and variety of materials and information

• Useful to many different students and faculty

• Students seemed very comfortable using library

• Focused on students, faculty, and researchers

MINNESOTA STATE LAW LIBRARY…making legal information accessible since 1849.

Basic Information

• Special library• Room G25, MN Judicial Center

25 Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.St. Paul, MN 55155

• www.lawlibrary.state.mn.us• Hours:

Monday – Friday 8:30 am – 5 pm

Collection

• Extensive collection of legal reference materials

• Book Volumes: 260,000• Periodical Subscriptions: 600

Staff

• 9 professional librarians• 4 support staff• Professional, polite, helpful to patrons• Seemed very knowledgeable about legal

matters and content of library

Services

• Mainly for attorneys or others doing legal research

• Technology: computers, photocopiers, scanners, fax machines (most things with fee)

• Tours and orientations

• Special loan services for attorneys in Coalition of Greater Minnesota

• Online law services – HeinOnline, LexisNexis, Westlaw, etc.

Highlights

• Very large number of resources • Very focused on library’s specialty• Seemed extremely professional, serious, and

quiet

Works Cited• American Library Directory. Information Today. Web. Sept. 2011.

• Cloquet Public Library. City of Cloquet, January 2011. Web. 27 Sept. 2011.

• Duluth Public Library. City of Duluth, 2011. Web. 27 Sept. 2011.

• Library and Information Services. Metropolitan State University, 2011. Web. 29 Sept. 2011.

• Minnesota State Law Library. August 2011. Web. 29 Sept. 2011.

• The Duluth Public Library and Duluth Train Museum. Digital image. Cranberry

Morning. Blogger, 8 July 2011. Web. 2 Nov. 2011.

• Wilson Library. University of Minnesota Libraries. Regents of the

University of Minnesota, 2008. Web. 29 Sept. 2011.

Note: Most photographs taken from library websites