News advisory: Celebrations for Webber Park Library's grand opening start today

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Media contact: Maria Elena Baca, Communications, 612-348-7865

Celebrations for Webber Park Library's grand opening kick off today


Today, May 18, Hennepin County will celebrate the opening of its newest library.

After more than a year of construction, the new Webber Park Library will open about a quarter mile west of the park that shares its name.

Celebrate with us

Please join in the celebration.

TODAY, May 18, 5 p.m.
Hennepin County Library-Webber Park
4440 Humboldt Avenue North, Minneapolis

The media and the public are invited to the celebration, which will include comments from local officials, starting at 5:15 p.m., and a ribbon-cutting ceremony. The library will remain open until 8 p.m. 

On Saturday, May 20, the library will host a community celebration from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., and will remain open until 5 p.m. that day. 

Festivities continue

On Saturday, May 20, the library will host a community celebration from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.  Events will include performances by the Hopewell Music Cooperative North, a community-based organization that provides quality music lessons for kids, a visit with a naturalist and a community bike ride. In addition, kids and adults can explore the new library, check out the early literacy and school-age play and learn spaces, try STEM activities and take a walk on the Story Stroll outside.  

Learn more about the opening celebrations.

Learn about the new library, by the numbers

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