accommodate a wide variety of audio-visual materials alongside its print media collection. The original Media Center housed units to play records, cassettes, and eight-tracks. It was also equipped with projectors for 8mm and 16mm, sound filmstrips and television for watching cable or video cassettes. Renovations The first renovation to the library was November 2003 to April 2004. The project was designed by architects Hagen, Christensen and McIlwain. Apart from new lights and chairs, the renovation included the addition of wireless internet, new World Languages area, and express checkout. The world languages area included magazines, newspapers, books and audiovisual materials in Spanish, Vietnamese, Hmong, Somali, Russian, and French. During the renovation, the library expanded its quiet study areas. Oxboro Library was under renovation from August 2018 until July 10th, 2019. The most recent renovations included updates to seating, shelving, carpet, and lighting. The plans also included designated areas for toddlers and teens, spaces for collaborative and quiet study, and additions to the library computers. The renovation budget is $6.7 million. Art at the Library Featured art is a print of a painting below the Bloomington Ferry Bridge by Rex Mhiripiri. Donated by the artist, the work was installed in the library’s main room during the library’s renovation in 2004. The mile long bridge sits over the Minnesota River connecting Bloomington to Shakopee, Minnesota. Mhiripiri specializes in showcasing Zimbabwean art and stone sculptures of the Shona people. Apart from showcasing cultural art pieces, his paintings feature Minnesotan landscapes and African animals. References Hennepin County Library Bloomington, Minnesota 1975 establishments in Minnesota Library buildings completed in 1975 Libraries in Minnesota