Kenosha County Library System

Kenosha County Library System (KCLS)
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Location	Kenosha County, Wisconsin, United States
Type	Public library system
Established	January 1, 1981 (1981-01-01)
Branches	7 (5 KPL, 2 Community Library)
Access and use
Circulation	771,880 (2022, physical) [1]
Population served	170,267 (2022) [1]
Members	Kenosha Public Library (KPL) Community Library
Other information
Director	Sarah Townsend
Website	www.mykcls.info

Gilbert Simmons Library, main location of Kenosha Public Library System

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

Main article: Kenosha Public Library

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
Location	Kenosha County, Wisconsin, United States
Type	Public library system
Established	February 1, 1977 (1977-02-01)
Branches	2
Access and use
Circulation	159,629 (2022, physical) [1]
Population served	32,517 (2022) [1]
Other information
Director	LeeAnn LoCicero
Website	www.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]

References

1. "2022 Statistics at the Public Library Level by System and County". Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction. Retrieved December 25, 2024.
2. "Wisconsin Public Library Systems". Wisconsin Department of Public Education. Retrieved December 25, 2024.
3. "Kenosha County Library System" . Retrieved December 25, 2024.
4. "2019 Kenosha County Library System Plan" (PDF). Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction. Retrieved December 25, 2024.
5. "Kenosha Public Library: Locations" . Retrieved December 25, 2024.
6. "Digital Resources" . Retrieved December 26, 2024.