---
type: Place
title: Bay View Library
description: >-
  A Milwaukee Public Library branch at 2566 S. Kinnickinnic Ave. in Bay View
  with weekly story times for young children.
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address:
  street: 2566 S Kinnickinnic Ave
  city: Milwaukee
  state: WI
  zip: '53207'
geo:
  lat: 42.9980911
  lng: -87.8998467
neighborhood: /neighborhoods/bay-view.md
hours:
  mon:
    - '12:00-20:00'
  tue:
    - '12:00-20:00'
  wed:
    - '10:00-18:00'
  thu:
    - '10:00-18:00'
  fri:
    - '10:00-18:00'
  sat:
    - '09:00-17:00'
  sun: []
phone: (414) 286-3048
website: 'https://www.mpl.org/hours_locations/bay_view.php'
founded: 1993
ownership: 'Milwaukee Public Library, City of Milwaukee'
same_as: []
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    resource: 'https://www.mpl.org/hours_locations/bay_view.php'
    title: 'Bay View, Milwaukee Public Library'
  - id: mpl-bay-view-history
    resource: 'https://mpl.org/blog/now/mpl-branch-history-bay-view'
    title: 'MPL Branch History: Bay View'
    author: Paul Wellington
    last_modified: '2022-05-03T05:00:00.000Z'
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tags:
  - kid-friendly
kind: place
photos:
  - file: /places/bay-view-library/bay-view-library.jpg
    credit: Awkwafaba
    license: CC BY-SA 3.0
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    caption: The entrance of the Bay View branch library
---

# Why it belongs

Bay View Library is a Milwaukee Public Library branch at 2566 S. Kinnickinnic Ave. that holds weekly story times for young children, and its lobby floor has three mosaic maps of Bay View in 1832, in 1900 and today [mpl-bay-view]. Bay View's library began with Beulah Brinton, who in the 1870s gave immigrant workers and children English reading lessons using books from her own collection, and it became Milwaukee Public Library's first branch [mpl-bay-view-history]. The current building opened in October 1993 and replaced the Llewellyn Library, built in 1914 at 907 E. Russell Ave. [mpl-bay-view].

# Facts

- Weekly story times for young children and programs for children, teens and adults, checked 2026-11-01 on the Milwaukee Public Library website.
- Open Monday and Tuesday noon to 8 pm, Wednesday to Friday 10 am to 6 pm and Saturday 9 am to 5 pm; closed Sunday, checked 2026-11-01 on the Milwaukee Public Library website.
- Phone (414) 286-3048, checked 2026-11-01 on the Milwaukee Public Library website.

## Sources

1. [Bay View, Milwaukee Public Library](https://www.mpl.org/hours_locations/bay_view.php)
2. [MPL Branch History: Bay View](https://mpl.org/blog/now/mpl-branch-history-bay-view), Paul Wellington. Last modified 2022-05-03