Hosmer Community Library

Infobox_nrhp | name =Thirty-sixth Street Branch Library
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location= Minneapolis, Minnesota
lat_degrees = 44
lat_minutes = 56
lat_seconds = 14
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 93
long_minutes = 16
long_seconds = 13
long_direction = W
locmapin = Minnesota
area =
built =1916
architect= Whitfield, Henry D.; Brown, James H. and Co.
architecture= Tudor Revival
added = May 26, 2000
governing_body = Local
refnum=00000541cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2008-04-15|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service]

The Hosmer Community Library, originally known as the Thirty-Sixth Street Branch Library, is a branch library of the Minneapolis Public Library system located in the Central neighborhood of Minneapolis, Minnesota. It was built in 1916 during a period of rapid immigration into Minneapolis. At the time it was built, the library was in a sparsely developed Scandinavian neighborhood and one block away from the since-demolished Central High School. The library was built under the leadership of librarian Gratia Countryman and financed with support from the Carnegie Corporation. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000. [cite web|url=http://www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/hpc/landmarks/36th_St_E_347_Hosmer_Library.asp|title=Hosmer Branch Library|publisher=Minneapolis Heritage Preservation Commission|date=February 2007|accessdate=2008-09-29]

The building is in the Collegiate Gothic style, with polygonal towers on either side of the main entrance, a crenellated parapet, and terra cotta trim. [cite book |last=Millett |first=Larry |authorlink=Larry Millett |title=AIA Guide to the Twin Cities: The Essential Source on the Architecture of Minneapolis and St. Paul |year=2007|pages=p. 194]

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