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Address:
711 59th Place
Mail:
PO Box 1414
Kenosha,
Wisconsin
53141-1414
United States
County: Kenosha 
Phone: 262-646-6100
Connect to: Library Web Site✔ Online Catalog
Library details: Simmons Library is a Public library.
This library is affiliated with Kenosha Public Library (view map)
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Other Info: Simmons Library was the first permanentlocation of the Kenosha Public Library. It was donated by Zalmon Simmons to honor his son, Gilbert M. Simmons. Architect Daniel J. Burnham, the leader of design for the World's Columbian Exposition of Chicago in1893, designed the 9,045 square foot, neoclassical revival building. The Simmons Library opened on Memorial Day, 1900. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. Today the library provides 5,300 square feet of usable public space. The Hannah C. Stoker Children’s Reading Room, located on the lower level of Simmons Library, was built in 2005 through a bequest by the Kenosha Public Library Foundation.
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Administration: The director of the library is Douglas Baker .
Organizational structure: This is a publicly funded and managed library.
See also: Directory of Public Libraries in the United States
Wireless: The library offers wireless access to the Internet.
| Technology Profile | ||
|---|---|---|
| Product Name | Year Contracted | |
| Current Automation System | Symphony | 2015 |
| Previous Automation System | Vubis Smart | 2006 |
| Previous Automation System | Advance | 1991 |
| (* Older versions of SirsiDynix Symphony were called Unicorn) | ||
| The library participates in the shared automation system provided by the Shared Holding and Resource Exchange (view map) | ||
Technology Interoperability Survey:
We are conducting a study on factors related to the selection and interoperability of technology systems in academic libraries.
| Identifiers | |
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| libraries.org ID | 25678 |
| OCLC Symbol | WIK |
| NCES FSCSKEY | WI0148 |
| NCES LIBID | WI156-02 |
Record History: This listing was created on Oct 5, 2005 and was last modified on Dec 10, 2021.
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