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Kenosha County Library System (KCLS)
42°33′34″N 87°51′12″W / 42.5593329°N 87.8532048°W / 42.5593329; -87.8532048
LocationKenosha County, Wisconsin, United States
TypePublic library system
EstablishedJanuary 1, 1981 (1981-01-01)
Branches7
Access and use
Circulation939,576 (2022, adjusted)
Population served137,750 (2022)
MembersKenosha Public Library (KPL)
Community Library
Other information
DirectorBrandi Cummings (Interim)
Websitewww.mykcls.info

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

Members

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.

Kenosha Public Library

Kenosha Public Library (KPL)
TypePublic library
Service areaKenosha, Wisconsin
Branches5
Other information
DirectorBrandi Cummings (Interim)
Public transit accessKenosha Area Transit
Websitemykpl.info

The Kenosha Public Library (KPL) serves the city of Kenosha, and is the resource library for the KCLS. The KPL is governed by a board of trustees appointed by the Mayor of Kenosha and approved by the City Council. The board is composed of nine citizen members, eight City of Kenosha residents and one representative of the Kenosha Unified School District.

The library has five branches:

  • Simmons Neighborhood Library (1900)
  • Uptown Neighborhood Library (1925)
  • Southwest Neighborhood Library (1980, rebuilt 2004). The KCLS main resource library.
  • Northside Neighborhood Library (1993)
  • KPL Kids@Uptown Lofts (2024)


KPL was named the Power of Libraries Award Winner in 2018, Wisconsin Library Association's 2020 Library of the Year, and a finalist for the National Medal for Museum and Library Service in 2021.

References

  1. ^ "2022 Statistics at the Public Library Level by System and County". Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction. Retrieved 25 December 2024.
  2. "Wisconsin Public Library Systems". Wisconsin Department of Public Education. Retrieved 25 December 2024.
  3. "Kenosha County Library System". Retrieved 25 December 2024.
  4. ^ "2019 Kenosha County Library System Plan" (PDF). Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction. Retrieved 25 December 2024.
  5. "Board of Trustees". mykpl.info. Retrieved 2024-12-25.
  6. "Kenosha Public Library: Locations". Retrieved 25 December 2024.
  7. "Power of Libraries". SirsiDynix. Retrieved 2021-07-25.
  8. "Kenosha Public Library honored as Library of the Year". Kenosha News. Retrieved 2024-12-25.
  9. "2020 Awards Announcements". Wisconsin Library Association. Retrieved 2024-12-25.
  10. "KPL selected as finalist for National Medal for Museum and Library Science". Kenosha.com. Retrieved 2024-12-25.
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