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The Children's Literature Research Collections is located in 113 Elmer L. Andersen Library on the West Bank Campus of the University of Minnesota. The University campus is approximately one mile from downtown Minneapolis and eight miles from the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport.
The street address for the Andersen Library is 222 21st Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55455
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Link to more information about the Elmer L. Andersen Library.
The CLRC is open Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and will be closed on Monday September 5th for Labor Day.
Andersen Library’s second floor reading room has extended hours on Saturday from 9:00 a.m. until 1 p.m., except for official University holidays & breaks. The collections will be closed 23 December - 2 January. Services will resume January 3rd. All researchers are strongly encouraged to make arrangements in advance as item retrieval and reference services will be limited. To ensure that materials will be available on Saturday, please email clrc@umn.edu or call (612) 624-4576 by noon on the preceeding Friday
The library is closed Sundays, and all University of Minnesota holidays which include: New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving (Thursday and Friday), Christmas Eve, and Christmas Day. In 2008 we are also closed the 26th and 31st of December.
The Children's Literature Research Collections is located in 113 Elmer L. Andersen Library on the West Bank Campus of the University of Minnesota. The University campus is approximately one mile from downtown Minneapolis and eight miles from the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. There are nearby stops for city buses, airport hotel shuttles, and (beginning late in 2004) light rail. There is no parking immediately adjacent to the library, but there are surface lots and parking ramps within 1-3 blocks.
Note: Directions are in Adobe Acrobat format. Download the free Acrobat Reader to view these files. These files are courtesy of the Social Welfare History Archives in Elmer L. Andersen Library.
Link to directions to nearby parking
Link to driving directions to Andersen Library
(drop off guests, delivery of small packages)
Link to driving directions to Andersen storage cavern
(delivery of large shipments)
Link to public transportation information
(city buses, cabs, light rail, airport shuttles)
Link to map of the West Bank Campus
Link to information on contacting the CLRC staff.