Libraries

Date Modified: 05/06/2008 4:18 PM

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Rochester's public and private libraries offer new discoveries and adventures for the mind! All you need is a library card to get started on your journey...

PUBLIC LIBRARIES:

Rochester Public Library
101 Second St. SE
Rochester, MN 55904
General Information: (507) 281-7360
Circulation Desk: (507) 328-2304
Bookmobile: (507)328-2302

Collection: 454,348 items. Audio and video tapes. Picture rental.

Fees: Replacement cards, $2; out of state visitor card, $10/60 days ; overdue fee adult, 25 cents/day; overdue fee children, 10 cents/day; overdue video, 50 cents/day.

Hours: Winter: 9:30 a.m.-9 p.m., Monday-Thursday. 9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday. 1:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m. Sunday. Summer (Memorial Day to Labor Day): 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Saturday. Closed Sundays and holidays.

Goddard Library
University Center Rochester
(Off U.S. Highway 14 East)
851 30th Ave. SE
Rochester, MN 55904
507-285-7233

Collection: more than 84,000 volumes.

Hours: Monday-Thursday 7:30 am-10 pm, Friday 7:30 am-4:30 pm, Saturday 9 am-5 pm, Sunday 1pm-5 pm.  Holiday and summer hours vary. Open to students and general public.

PRIVATE LIBRARIES:
Other libraries available for special arrangement use:

Mayo Foundation Library
Mayo Clinic Library
Minnesota Bible College Library
Olmsted County Historical Society Library and Archives
Methodist-Kahler Library
IBM Library