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The Waukegan Public Library is the public library serving Waukegan, Illinois. It is at the intersection of County and Clayton streets in downtown Waukegan, near the county government complex. The library has approximately 205,000 books as of 2011, [1] and recorded a total of 338,615 library visits in fiscal year 2005. [2]
Waukegan (/ w ə ˈ k iː ɡ ən / wə-KEE-ghən) is the most populous city in and county seat of Lake County, Illinois, United States.Located 36 miles (58 km) north of Chicago, Waukegan is a satellite city within the greater Chicagoland area.
The group rented space for its library in a number of locations over the years and expanded into sponsoring a lecture series with such important speakers as Horace Mann, Horace Greeley and Ralph Waldo Emerson. [2] In 1878, the city-sponsored library began when the state legislature authorized Milwaukee to establish a public library.
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When completed, the $40 million Kettlestone Ce ntral Sports Complex in Waukee will have two buildings housing 12 full-sized indoor basketball courts, an outdoor court, stadium-style seating and ...
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The system was established under Wisconsin Statute 43.15 by action of the Waukesha County Board of Supervisors in January 1981 as the Waukesha County Federated Library System. [1] The system transitioned to a two-county system on January 1, 2016, when Jefferson County joined and the name was changed to Bridges Library System. [ 2 ]
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.