Talk:St. Paul Public Library

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[edit] Merge proposal

Since the James J. Hill Reference Library is now the Saint Paul Central Library, I think these topics can easily be covered in one article.--Appraiser (talk) 18:46, 20 March 2008 (UTC)

The James J. Hill Reference Library is a fee-based business library that has no affiliation with the St Paul Public Library other than sharing a building with one of SPPL's 14 locations. They are two completely separate organizations and the articles should not be merged. Remember, this article is not about the building on W. 4th St, it is about the public library of St Paul, which encompasses the Central Library, 12 branches, a bookmobile, and numerous outreach services. The James J. Hill Reference Library is a separate entity. McGhiever (talk) 00:57, 21 March 2008 (UTC)
The James J. Hill Reference Library is not the Saint Paul Central Library. The Hill Library is a private organization that happens to share a building (actually, two buildings that fit together to appear as one) in downtown Saint Paul. As this article is about the Saint Paul Public Library system, it would be confusing and misleading to merge the articles. Jclarson (talk) —Preceding comment was added at 16:21, 15 April 2008 (UTC)