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272 The Minneapolis Public Library was erected in 1890, from the designs of Messrs. Long & Kees. It is situated on a corner site, 190 feet deep, with a frontage of 132 feet. The plans for the building contemplate covering the whole site, with an open quadrangle, some 60 feet square, in the centre, but at present only the front and one side have been erected.

The main entrance is in the centre of the

principal front, which is built of brown sandstone, and gives admittance by a short flight of stairs to the first floor, with a reading-room for newspapers on the right, and a ladies' room on the left.

The delivery room faces the main entrance-hall, and has a counter running across it, as shown in Fig. 122. It is lit from the open area, and communicates with a stack-room by an entrance at the