The original millstone from the Washburn-Crosby Flour Mill, displayed outside Washburn Library
Washburn Library, formerly Washburn Community Library, is a public library in the Hennepin County Library system. Opened in September 1970,[1] Washburn Library, located at 5244 Lyndale Avenue South in Minneapolis, began with a footprint of 14,451 square feet (1,342.5 m2) and approximately 18,000 books. Designed by Brooks Cavin, an architect who studied under Walter Gropius and Eero Saarinen, Washburn reflected mid-century modernism.[2] Set near Minnehaha Creek, Washburn meets the needs of Southwest Minneapolis in a picturesque neighborhood.
Patron traffic quickly rose and broke all records: to meet demand, library staff requested other branches to share their materials. Phonograph albums and children's books were particularly popular.[3] In the first year of service, Washburn circulated 273,000 books, higher than any other Minneapolis Public Library (MPL) branch at the time.
Named for William D. Washburn, who was a founder of Washburn-Crosby Milling Company, and a United States Senator, Washburn Library's public art includes a millstone, honoring Minneapolis' heritage as a grain milling center in the 19th and 20th centuries.[4] The Washburn-Crosby Milling Company is now known as General Mills.[5]
^Kingfield Neighborhood Association, "Washburn Library 40th Anniversary Open House," http://kingfield.org/washburn-library-40th-anniversary-open-house/
^Brooks Cavin Papers, University of Minnesota Northwest Architectural Archives, Manuscripts Division, http://special.lib.umn.edu/findaid/xml/naa118.xml
^Benidt, Bruce W., The Library Book: Centennial History of the Minneapolis Public Library, Minneapolis Public Library and Information Center, 1984, p. 199.
^Neighborhood Revitalization Program, "Minneapolis Public Library Issues a Call for Artists", November 29, 2005, http://www.nrp.org/R2/News/NewsArch/2005/20051129.html
^Gold Medal Flour, "The Sign," https://historicminneapolissigns.wordpress.com/signs/gold-medal-flour/
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