In honor of the debut of the “Purple Rain” musical at State Theatre in Minneapolis, the Hennepin County Library System introduced a limited-edition Prince library card Friday. Twenty-five thousand cards are available at all 41 library locations in the county.

Library director Scott Duimstra said staff members reached out in fall of 2024 asking if they could make a Prince card happen. Other libraries across the nation have done similar limited-edition runs for artists or cultural moments.

In 2023, Brooklyn Public Library in New York released 13 limited-edition cards honoring Jay-Z. According to the library, 11,000 new accounts were created during the release. In St. Paul, a limited-edition laser loon library card was released in 2024 in honor of the discarded state flag design.

Duimstra

See Full Page