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Kenosha County Library System

Gilbert Simmons Library, main location of Kenosha Public Library System

Key Information

The Kenosha County Library System (KCLS) is the southeastern-most of 15 public library systems in Wisconsin, serving Kenosha County. Along with the Milwaukee County Federated Library System (MCFLS), it is one of only two single-county public library organizations in the state.[2]

The KCLS has two members, the Kenosha Public Library (KPL) serving the city of Kenosha, and the Community Library, which serves the town of Randall and the villages of Paddock Lake, Salem Lakes, and Twin Lakes.[3]

Members

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The Kenosha Public Library (KPL) serves the city of Kenosha, and is the resource library for the KCLS.[4] The library has an Outreach department and five branches:[5][4]

  • Simmons Neighborhood Library (1900)
  • Uptown Neighborhood Library (1925)
  • 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]

Community Library
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LocationKenosha County, Wisconsin, United States
TypePublic library system
EstablishedFebruary 1, 1977 (1977-02-01)
Branches2
Access and use
Circulation159,629 (2022, physical)[1]
Population served32,517 (2022)[1]
Other information
DirectorLeeAnn LoCicero
Websitewww.communitylib.org

The Community Library is the area library for Kenosha County communities outside the city of Kenosha. It has two branches, one in Salem Lakes and another in Twin Lakes.[4]

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