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Milwaukee Public Library (MPL) is the public library system in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States, consisting of a central library and 13 branches, all part of the Milwaukee County Federated Library System. MPL is the largest public library system in Wisconsin.
Southwest Neighborhood Library (1981, rebuilt 2004). The KCLS main resource library. Northside Neighborhood Library (1993) Kids@Uptown Lofts (2024) The library offers audiobook, e-book, and eMagazine services, including OverDrive eBooks & eAudiobooks, TeachingBooks Library, Ebsco eBooks, and Online tutoring, delivered via the library's website. [6]
The Milwaukee County Federated Library System (MCFLS) is a public library organization that coordinates activities between its member public libraries, which collectively serve the Milwaukee metropolitan area. It is governed by a board of trustees and funded by the State of Wisconsin and each member library. [1]
Madison Public Library was created by city ordinance in November 1874 under the persuasion of Mayor Silas Pinney. [3] It opened on May 31, 1875 as the "Madison Free Library" in two rooms of City Hall. It would keep that name until it was renamed the Madison Public Library effective on January 1, 1959.
In 1966, the new library received an additional $206,000 in federal funds in order to further increase the size of the building. [6] In 1969, the Beloit Public Library won the Wisconsin Library of the Year Award by the Wisconsin Library Association. [7] This award was given in conjunction to both the Beloit and Janesville public libraries. [8]
The Central Library is the headquarters for the Milwaukee Public Library System as well as for the Milwaukee County Federated Library System. [3] Designated a Milwaukee Landmark in 1969, [4] the building remains one of Milwaukee's most monumental public structures.
Pages in category "Public libraries in Wisconsin" The following 36 pages are in this category, out of 36 total. ... Madison Public Library (Madison, Wisconsin)
La Crosse Public Library (La Crosse, Wisconsin) is the public library system in La Crosse, Wisconsin. The library serves as the resource library for the Winding Rivers Library System. The library serves 50,000 people, has 245,000 volumes, and has 800,000 annual circulation transactions. [1] In 2005, the La Crosse Public Library won an award for ...