{{Short description|Public library system in Wisconsin, United States}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2025}} {{Infobox library | name = Kenosha County Library System (KCLS) | logo = <!-- file name only (no Image: or File:) --> | logo_size = | logo_alt = | image = Gilbert M. Simmons Memorial Library.jpg | image_size = | image_upright = | alt = | caption = Gilbert M. Simmons Memorial Library | country = United States | type = Public library system | scope = | established = {{Start date|1981|01|01}} | architect = <!-- if known and notable --> | ref_legal_mandate = | location = Kenosha County, Wisconsin | coordinates = {{Coord|42.5593329|-87.8532048|display=inline,title}} | location_map = <!-- name of the Location map template or module (e.g. UK England) --> | num_branches = 7 (5 KPL, 2 Community Library) | items_collected = | collection_size = | criteria = | legal_deposit = | req_to_access = | annual_circulation = 771,880 (2022, physical)<ref name="stats_22">{{cite web|title=2022 Statistics at the Public Library Level by System and County|url=https://dpi.wi.gov/sites/default/files/imce/libraries/Publib/Data-Reporting/2022_public_library_service_data_by_system_and_county.xlsx|website=Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction|accessdate=25 December 2024}}</ref> | pop_served = 170,267 (2022)<ref name="stats_22"/> | members = Kenosha Public Library (KPL)<br>Community Library | budget = | director = Sarah Townsend | num_employees = | parent_organization = | affiliation = | public_transit = | website = {{URL|https://www.mykcls.info/}} }}
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.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://dpi.wi.gov/sites/default/files/imce/libraries/Publib/Gov-Admin/LibrarySystems_map_2022.png |title=Wisconsin Public Library Systems |website=Wisconsin Department of Public Education|access-date=25 December 2024}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.mykcls.info/ |title=Kenosha County Library System|access-date=25 December 2024}}</ref>
==Members== {{main|Kenosha Public Library}}
The '''Kenosha Public Library (KPL)''' serves the city of Kenosha, and is the resource library for the KCLS.<ref name="2019_plan">{{Cite web |url=https://dpi.wi.gov/sites/default/files/imce/pld/pdf/kcls_2019_plan.pdf|title=2019 Kenosha County Library System Plan|publisher=Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction|access-date=25 December 2024}}</ref> The library has an Outreach department and five branches:<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://mykpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/locations|title=Kenosha Public Library: Locations|access-date=25 December 2024}}</ref><ref name="2019_plan"/>
*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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mykpl.info/digital|title=Digital Resources|access-date=2024-12-26}}</ref> {{Infobox library | name = Community Library | logo = <!-- file name only (no Image: or File:) --> | logo_size = | logo_alt = | image = <!-- file name only (no Image: or File:) --> | image_size = | image_upright = | alt = | caption = | country = United States | type = Public library system | scope = | established = {{Start date|1977|02|01}} | architect = <!-- if known and notable --> | ref_legal_mandate = | location = Kenosha County, Wisconsin | coordinates = | location_map = | num_branches = 2 | items_collected = | collection_size = | criteria = | legal_deposit = | req_to_access = | annual_circulation = 159,629 (2022, physical)<ref name="stats_22"/> | pop_served = 32,517 (2022)<ref name="stats_22"/> | members = | budget = | director = LeeAnn LoCicero | num_employees = | parent_organization = | affiliation = | public_transit = | website = {{URL|https://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.<ref name="2019_plan"/>
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Category:County library systems in Wisconsin Category:Public libraries in Wisconsin Category:Education in Kenosha County, Wisconsin