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Milwaukee County Federated Library System

Public library in Wisconsin, US

Field	Value
library_name	Milwaukee County Federated Library System
image	Milwaukee Central Library Mar10.jpg
caption	MCFLS offices, located in the Milwaukee Central Library
alt	An ornate stone building stretching an entire city block. Architectural features include a dome in the center of the roof, columns along the front of the façade, and two sculpted eagles on the roof.
location	Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
country	United States of America
type	Public library
website	http://www.mcfls.org/

The Milwaukee County Federated Library System (MCFLS) is a public library system that coordinates activities between its member public libraries, which collectively serve the Milwaukee metropolitan area. It is governed by a board of trustees and funded by the State of Wisconsin and each member library. The system was established on January 1, 1973, one of the first to be set up under a Wisconsin state law that provided funding for county library systems.

Purpose

The MCFLS provides a number of useful services to any person who is a member of one of its libraries. These services allow the person to use any member library as if they belonged to it, such as searching all libraries' collection through a common catalog system, checking out any library's materials through the internet, and requesting them to be delivered to a closer library. The MCFLS also provides administration services to each of its member libraries, such as assisting with technical upgrades, submitting annual reports, purchasing subscription database services, and providing continuing education opportunities.

Member Libraries

Greenfield Public Library in [[Greenfield, Wisconsin

Membership in the MCFLS consists of the following public libraries in Milwaukee County:

Milwaukee Public Library, which maintains the following branch libraries throughout the city of Milwaukee in addition to its Central Library location:
- Atkinson
- Bay View
- Capitol
- Center Street
- East
- Good Hope
- Martin Luther King
- Mitchell Street
- Tippecanoe
- Villard Square
- Washington Park
- Zablocki
Brown Deer Public Library
Cudahy Family Library
Franklin Public Library
Greendale Public Library
Greenfield Public Library
Hales Corners Public Library
North Shore Library (serving Bayside, Fox Point, Glendale, and River Hills)
Oak Creek Public Library
St. Francis Public Library
Shorewood Public Library
South Milwaukee Public Library
Wauwatosa Public Library
West Allis Public Library
Whitefish Bay Public Library

References

"What we do here at the MCFLS".
[https://archive.org/details/ERIC_ED095846/page/n51/mode/2up "Public Library Systems"], ''Wisconsin Library Service Record, 1973'', [[Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction]] Division of Library Services, June 1974, pages 52–71.
"Contact Us".

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