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type: Entity
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name: "Center Street Library"
listed: false
status: open
url: https://littlemilwaukee.com/records/center-street-library-d606b2
record_id: d606b224-3612-4605-a164-792b408091f6
indexable: true
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# Center Street Library

Libraries in Metcalfe Park, Milwaukee.

Status: Open. The business's website, checked November 2, 2026.

## At a glance

| Fact | Value | Source | Checked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Address | 2727 W Fond Du Lac Ave, Milwaukee, 53210 [Places near](https://littlemilwaukee.com/api/v1/places_near?lat=43.0676215&lng=-87.9482133) | Other source | 2026-11-02 |
| Hours | Monday and Tuesday: noon to 8:00 pm; Wednesday to Friday: 10:00 am to 6:00 pm; Saturday: 9:00 am to 5:00 pm | OpenStreetMap | 2026-11-02 |
| Phone | \(414\) 286-3000 | Other source | 2026-11-02 |
| Website | [mpl.org](https://mpl.org/) | Other source | 2026-11-02 |
| Identifiers | [OpenStreetMap way/660992376](https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/660992376) | OpenStreetMap | 2026-11-02 |

## What the record says

Center Street Library is on OpenStreetMap at 2727 W Fond Du Lac Ave, Milwaukee. It is not yet a listed place; a Neighborhood Mayor or the editor can nominate it. [Inclusion rule](https://littlemilwaukee.com/about/inclusion-rule.md)

## The building

Use this to decide whether the building is worth a look for its history: when it went up, what the City records it as, and which historic registers list it.

Library.

| Fact | Value | Source | Checked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Use | Library | City property file | 2026-11-02 |

## Getting there

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Bus:

- Route 22 at Center & Fond Du Lac, on the block (22 m)
- Route 81, BlueLine, Via Rt 20 & Blueline and Via Rt 30 & Blueline at Fond Du Lac & N 27th, on the block (56 m)
- PurpleLine at N 27th & Center, a 1-minute walk (77 m)

Source: [Milwaukee County Transit System (MCTS) GTFS feed](https://www.ridemcts.com/policies/developer-terms), checked November 1, 2026. Schedule data updated July 21, 2026, valid through December 5, 2026. Little Milwaukee is not sponsored or operated by MTS or MCTS.

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## Sources and record

Datasets:

- [City of Milwaukee voting wards and polling places](https://data.milwaukee.gov/dataset/voting-wards): Creative Commons Attribution \(City of Milwaukee Open Data Portal\). Credit: City of Milwaukee Election Commission, Open Data Portal
- [Wisconsin DPI Public Libraries and Branches layer](https://data-wi-dpi.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/ee09f21460184f14b71313a5aea2c26b): DPI reference layer; facts only, each linked to DPI \(DPI website terms: noncommercial and fair use\). Credit: Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, Public Libraries and Branches, Wisconsin
- [OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright): Open Data Commons Open Database License \(ODbL\) 1.0. Credit: [© OpenStreetMap contributors](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright)
- [City of Milwaukee Master Property File \(MPROP\)](https://data.milwaukee.gov/dataset/mprop): Public domain \(City of Milwaukee Open Data Policy, Council resolution of July 14, 2016\). Credit: City of Milwaukee Master Property File \(MPROP\), City Assessor
- [Places lane classifier answers](https://littlemilwaukee.com/about/editorial-policy): model answers about public facts
- [Milwaukee Public Library hours and locations](https://www.mpl.org/hours_locations/): Facts only \(branch hours\), each cited with a link to the page; no text copied. Credit: Milwaukee Public Library
- [Photos from a business's own website](https://littlemilwaukee.com/data): facts stated by the business \(hours, phone, founding year, zip\); no text copied

### Facts

| Field | Value | Source | Dataset | Checked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Accessible entrance | The accessible entrance is the main building entrance on W Fond du Lac Ave | Other source | City of Milwaukee voting wards and polling places | 2026-11-02 |
| Accessible parking | Designated accessible parking spaces are available in the building's parking lot | Other source | City of Milwaukee voting wards and polling places | 2026-11-02 |
| Address | 2727 W Fond du Lac Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53210 | Other source | Wisconsin DPI Public Libraries and Branches layer | 2026-11-02 |
| Address | 2727 West Fond du Lac Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53210 | OpenStreetMap | OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API | 2026-11-02 |
| Building use | Library, land use code 8231 | City property file | City of Milwaukee Master Property File \(MPROP\) | 2026-11-02 |
| Chain | Withheld under the dataset's terms | Other source | Places lane classifier answers | 2026-11-02 |
| Classified category | Withheld under the dataset's terms | Other source | Places lane classifier answers | 2026-11-02 |
| Map point | 43.06760, -87.94827 | Other source | Wisconsin DPI Public Libraries and Branches layer | 2026-11-02 |
| Map point | 43.06762, -87.94821 | OpenStreetMap | OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API | 2026-11-02 |
| Hours |  | Publication | Milwaukee Public Library hours and locations | 2026-11-02 |
| Library system | Milwaukee County Federated Library System | Other source | Wisconsin DPI Public Libraries and Branches layer | 2026-11-02 |
| Locally owned | Withheld under the dataset's terms | Other source | Places lane classifier answers | 2026-11-02 |
| Name | Center Street Branch | Other source | Wisconsin DPI Public Libraries and Branches layer | 2026-11-02 |
| Name | Center Street Library | OpenStreetMap | OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API | 2026-11-02 |
| Opening hours | Monday and Tuesday: noon to 8:00 pm; Wednesday to Friday: 10:00 am to 6:00 pm; Saturday: 9:00 am to 5:00 pm | OpenStreetMap | OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API | 2026-11-02 |
| Operator | Milwaukee Public Library | OpenStreetMap | OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API | 2026-11-02 |
| Osm category | amenity=library | OpenStreetMap | OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API | 2026-11-02 |
| Osm id | way/660992376 | OpenStreetMap | OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API | 2026-11-02 |
| Phone | \(414\) 286-3000 | Other source | Wisconsin DPI Public Libraries and Branches layer | 2026-11-02 |
| Phone | +1-414-286-3000 | OpenStreetMap | OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API | 2026-11-02 |
| Phone | \(414\) 286-3011 | Business website | Photos from a business's own website | 2026-11-02 |
| Polling place for | Ward 143, Ward 147 | Other source | City of Milwaukee voting wards and polling places | 2026-11-02 |
| Voter entrance | Voters should use the main building entrance on W Fond Du Lac Ave | Other source | City of Milwaukee voting wards and polling places | 2026-11-02 |
| Voter parking | Parking is available in the building's parking lot | Other source | City of Milwaukee voting wards and polling places | 2026-11-02 |
| Website | https://mpl.org | Other source | Wisconsin DPI Public Libraries and Branches layer | 2026-11-02 |
| Website | https://mpl.org/hours\_locations/center\_street.php | OpenStreetMap | OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API | 2026-11-02 |
| Zip | 53210 | OpenStreetMap | OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API | 2026-11-02 |
| Zip | 53233 | Business website | Photos from a business's own website | 2026-11-02 |

Facts as of 2026-11-02. Page rendered 2026-11-03.

Record id: d606b224-3612-4605-a164-792b408091f6

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## For agents

Center Street Library \(libraries in Metcalfe Park, Milwaukee\) is at 2727 W Fond Du Lac Ave, Milwaukee, 53210. It is not a listed place, and its status is open \(The business's website, checked November 2, 2026\).

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