Libraries are for everyone.
The libraries seem to reflect not only architectural boldness but also the history and traditions of the places that build them. Experience in other major cities shows that a new or renovated central library greatly increases library use. Cities that have completed new or upgraded central libraries in the past decade have experienced doubling and even tripling of library users. The Minneapolis Public Library currently has more than 300,000 registered borrowers, enough to fill the Metrodome five times. Despite the drawbacks of the current building, use of the Central Library is on the rise.