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Kenosha Public Library
The Kenosha Public Library (KPL) is the public library serving the city of Kenosha, Wisconsin, Kenosha, United States. It is the resource library for the Kenosha County Library System (KCLS), of which it is a member. Governance The KPL is governed by a board of trustees appointed by the List of mayors of Kenosha, Wisconsin, 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. KPL is a member of the SHARE Consortium. Organization and services The library has an outreach department and five branches: The library offers audiobook, e-book, and eMagazine services, including OverDrive, Inc., OverDrive eBooks & eAudiobooks, TeachingBooks Library, EBSCO Publishing, Ebsco eBooks, and online tutoring, via the library's website. History Early efforts In November 1841, less than a year after the village of Southport (Kenosha from 1850) was incorpo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenosha, Wisconsin
Kenosha () is a city in Kenosha County, Wisconsin, United States, and its county seat. It is the List of cities in Wisconsin, fourth-most populous city in Wisconsin, with a population of 99,986 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. Situated on the southwestern shore of Lake Michigan, Kenosha is a satellite city located roughly south of Milwaukee and north of Chicago via Interstate 94 in Wisconsin, Interstate 94 and has significant cultural and economic connections to both cities. It is the principal city of the Kenosha metropolitan statistical area (consisting only of Kenosha County) with roughly 169,000 residents. Kenosha was once a center of industrial activity; it was home to large automotive industry, automotive factories which fueled its economy during the 20th century. Like some other Rust Belt cities, Kenosha Deindustrialization, lost these factories in the 1980s, causing it to gradually transition into a services-based economy. In the 2010s, the city and sur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
