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   The Hackensack Lending Library was placed in the National Register of Historic Places by the US Department of Interior on Oct. 26, 2023

   The log cabin was initially identified as the Hackensack Conservation Building when it was constructed by the four Holmberg brothers working for the WPA (Works Progress Administration).  The Holmbergs were highly respected log cabin builders and stone masons as evidenced by the floor to ceiling split rock fireplace in the log cabin.

   It’s initial construction was to serve the many visitors to the lakes area. Since then the building has housed two teachers, a dentist, the local American Red Cross during World War II and for the last 21 years a lending library - where you don’t need a library card to check out a book. Extensive historical research was conducted through grants from the Minnesota Historical Society, the Cass County Historical Museum and interviews with one of the Holmberg’s daughters.

   The Lending Library is open 6 days a week from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. June 1 through Aug. 30 and Saturdays in September. Stop by for a walk through history and find a summer read from the library’s extensive collection of books.

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