The Rochester Public Library is a library in Rochester, Minnesota . It is a member of Southeastern Libraries Cooperating, the southeast Minnesota library region. It is the largest public library in an 11-county consortium .
9-536: In May 2018, Rochester Public Library was given the National Medal for Museum and Library Service , the highest honor for institutions that make significant and exceptional contributions to their communities. It was one of only five libraries nationally to receive this distinction. In 1895, the Rochester Public Library was officially established, led by local attorney Burt W. Eaton. A local library society
18-509: A week, year round, starting in June 2021. Rochester Public Library offers Bike share program for its members and visitors to borrow the bike for a day or week. In 2019, RPL has also started electric cargo bike . This service was discontinued after the 2022 season. 44°01′19″N 92°27′39″W / 44.021930°N 92.460900°W / 44.021930; -92.460900 This article relating to library science or information science
27-490: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . National Medal for Museum and Library Service The National Medal for Museum and Library Service is an award given annually by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) to American libraries and museums with outstanding service to their communities. The IMLS refers to the medal as "the nation’s highest honor conferred on museums and libraries for service to
36-446: The 2009 medals booklet, published by the IMLS. In 2000, the first year that the award was given to libraries, the following seven institutions received it: In 2010, the award was given to the following ten libraries and museums: In 2011, the award was given to the following ten libraries and museums: In 2012, the award was given to the following ten libraries and museums: In 2013,
45-427: The award was given to the following ten libraries and museums, and presented by First Lady Michelle Obama : In 2014, the award was given to the following ten libraries and museums: In 2015, the award was given to the following ten libraries and museums: In 2016, the award was given to the following ten libraries and museums: In 2017, the award was given to the following ten libraries and museums: In 2018,
54-414: The award was given to the following ten libraries and museums: In 2019, the award was given to the following ten libraries and museums: No awards were made in 2020. In 2021, the award was given to the following six libraries and museums: In 2022, the award was given to the following six libraries and museums: In 2023, the award was given to the following eight libraries and museums: In 2024,
63-688: The community." The award is typically presented by the First Lady of the United States . From 1994 to 1999, the award was known as the National Award for Museum Service and given to museums only. From 2000 to 2006, it was awarded to three museums and three libraries annually, and was known as the "National Award for Museum and Library Service". From 2007 to the present, it has borne its present name, and been awarded to up to five museums and five libraries. The lists of awardees for 1994–2009 are drawn from
72-483: The public which routinely includes Book Club, Origami club, Writers Club, Movie night, several art classes for the kids. One Sunday, September 22, 2019, the library's water heater broke, spilling thousands of gallons throughout the building from the third floor mechanical space. Restoration of the infrastructure was almost complete in March 2020 when the library closed due to Corona virus. The library started opening seven days
81-466: Was confirmed by the city council on April 29, 1895. The library was first set up in the City Hall building, and by the end of that year it contained 10,744 volumes (according to its first-ever Annual Report). In 1966, a bookmobile service was created, holding 5,000 volumes at a cost of about $ 22,000. The current Library location opened on October 4, 1995. The library routinely organize several events for
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