If a student has lost a card and would like another, please note this on the application. This number is a voice mailbox which explains the procedure for booking a visit and allows a message to be left. It is much easier for the Docent Office to make contact with teachers if two different phone numbers are given. Once an appointment has been made, a confirmation letter regarding the visit will be mailed from the Children's Literature Department. Young Adult Tours Middle and high school classes are also invited to visit the Central Library.
Computers are available for homework, research and fun.
The approximately one-hour tour will introduce the resources of Central Library to students and show them the wide range of information at their command, including internet access. ESL Tours Library tours highlighting the language resources at the Central Library are available for groups for whom English is their second language. Reserved tours last approximately one hour and include the art and architecture of both the historic 1926 Goodhue Building and the new Bradley Wing. Tours of the Maguire Gardens, located directly outside the Flower Street entrance, can also be requested. This adds approximately fifteen minutes to the total tour time.