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Kaposia Library

5.0 (1 review)
Open • 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

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James J Hill Center - Photo courtesy of Laura Ivanova Photography

James J Hill Center

4.6(16 reviews)
4.5 mi•Downtown St. Paul

The Reading Room is an excellent space for an intimate wedding. There were about 150 guests and the…read moreceremony took place in the front of the room, with elegant tables behind for the plated dinner reception. Waitstaff circulated with hors d'oeuvres as we waited in the receiving line, keeping everyone engaged. I loved the library theme, from the Save The Date library book cards to the tables identified by famous authors. We were seated at Dickens, our dinner preferences printed out on beautiful bookmarks. The three-story ceilings are reached by massive bookshelves with upstairs hallways for reaching those high books. The flowers were gorgeous and organic and the catered food was delicious from salad to dessert. It's not an inexpensive venue, but it is warm and intimate once you get here. We ran into detours, slow trains, and closed roads so we had our Uber let us out about a 1/4 mile away because we were about to be late. We literally made it in as the ceremony started. Road construction, closed roads, detours, and slow freight trains don't show up on your travel map!

A stunning interior historic space and building. If I were doing research here, I think I'd find it…read morevery enjoyable. Using it as a meeting space wasn't the greatest, since the speakers had power point presentations with lots of writing, and because the seating had to be deep and narrow, it was hard for those in the back. Sound also was splotchy, and the bathrooms are small and at the front, so you have to walk in front of everyone to reach them. As a stop to see something beautiful--it's a must if you're in this city.

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Sun Ray Branch Library

Sun Ray Branch Library

3.5(4 reviews)
4.6 mi•East Side

As someone who can't stand to sit for long periods of time, I love that they have multiple spots…read morefor standing here. The library has been renovated significantly since I used to be an AmeriCorps volunteer 10+ years ago. It's been redesigned with the new needs of the community in mind. There are small group rooms that are usually available to check out for two hours. There is a large community room for nonprofit groups to use. It can get loud in the afternoons after school lets out and all the kids come in. It ranges from chatty teenagers, to video game playing boys, to shrieking toddlers. I'm pretty tolerant of it because libraries are no longer places of perfect silence -- now they are centers for the community to convene and for people to get resources. However, they do have a silent room for those who want that tranquility. The librarians are pretty cool. They do their job and so much more. They also function as aunties and uncles to the kids -- they can be encouraging, patient, kind, and sometimes firm -- when the kids need to behave. They have cool classes available. I took a half-day microsoft excel class there from a young americorps technology volunteer. I'd recommend you visit the library to see all the options. Also, their Lucky Day DVD collection is pretty competitive with the latest Red Box rental options. Here I was wasting $3 on a renting the latest dvd when I could've just gotten it free. I wish they had an earlier start time. I've wasted time because I forgot they don't open til 10am or in one case -- they closed for staff training. But hey.

This library got me through so many hours of childhood and growing up. We went there for puppet…read moreshows and many children's story times, and I loved it. Their children's section is great, with seating and windows so you can read with your family. I spent so many hours just browsing through and reading books there as a kid, and with the new renovations they're even better. There are plenty of computer workstations to use if you need to work someplace. There's a lovely windowed quiet study area so you can really focus while enjoying the atmosphere of the library. There is an outdoor patio which is useful in the warmer months. There's a playground just outside for kids to burn off energy after reading a while, too, which was great when I was growing up! There is plenty of music selection and book selection too, as well as community events. Bus lines go right nearby at the Sun Ray shopping center, where you can stop and do some errands before or after grabbing some books to read.

Kaposia Library - libraries - Updated May 2026

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