La Crosse Public Library (La Crosse, Wisconsin)

La Crosse Public Library (La Crosse, Wisconsin)

La Crosse Public Library (La Crosse, Wisconsin) is the public library system in La Crosse, Wisconsin.

The library serves as the resource library for the Winding Rivers Library System and the administrative offices for WRLS are at the public library.The library serves 50,000 people, has 245,000 volumes, and has 800,000 annual circulation transactions. [http://www.librarytechnology.org/lwc-displaylibrary.pl?RC=1579]

The La Crosse Public Library also has won awards especially for its digitalized history website. [http://www.wla.lib.wi.us/awards/awards05.htm]

History

After the death of former Wisconsin Governor Cadwallader C. Washburn, a large bequest was made, land was purchased, and a library was built. [http://www.lacrosselibrary.org/about/history.htm]

Notes

External links

* [http://www.lacrosselibrary.org/ La Crosse Public Library, La Crosse, Wisconsin] .


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