Minneapolis Public Library, Central Library Grand Opening (Minneapolis, Minn.)

The new Minneapolis Central Library, designed by world-renowned architect Cesar Pelli, is a dynamic, resource-rich civic building that is a community gathering place and destination spot in downtown Minneapolis. As the first Minneapolis library to be built in more than 40 years, it will open to the public on May 20, 2006. The new Central Library seeks to inspire learning, invite interaction and link everyone to knowledge and information.