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name: "Milwaukee Public Library Central Library"
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status: unknown
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# Milwaukee Public Library Central Library

Libraries in Kilbourn Town, Milwaukee.

Status: Status not stated. No license in force or recent check on file.

## At a glance

| Fact | Value | Source | Checked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Address | 814 W Wisconsin Ave, Milwaukee, 53233 [Places near](https://littlemilwaukee.com/api/v1/places_near?lat=43.0395457&lng=-87.9223672) | Other source | 2026-11-02 |
| Hours | Mo 12:00-20:00; Tu 09:00-20:00; We-Fr 09:00-18:00; Sa 09:00-17:00; Oct-Apr Su 13:00-17:00 | OpenStreetMap | 2026-11-02 |
| Phone | \(414\) 286-3000 | Other source | 2026-11-02 |
| Website | [mpl.org](https://mpl.org/) | Other source | 2026-11-02 |
| Historic register | On the National Register since 1974 | National Register | 2026-11-02 |
| Identifiers | [Wikidata Q5061360](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5061360), [OpenStreetMap relation/7226399](https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/7226399) | OpenStreetMap | 2026-11-02 |

## What the record says

Milwaukee Public Library Central Library is on OpenStreetMap at 814 W Wisconsin 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. On the National Register since 1974.

| Fact | Value | Source | Checked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Use | Library | City property file | 2026-11-02 |
| National Register | National Register of Historic Places, listed 1974 \(Central Library\) | National Register | 2026-11-02 |
| City designation | City of Milwaukee historic designation, designated 1982 \(Central Milwaukee Library\) | City historic designation | 2026-11-02 |

## Getting there

Use this to choose a bus, a bike share dock, or a place to park or charge before you go.

Bus:

- Routes 14, 30 and Connect 1 Wisconsin Ave at Wisconsin & N 9th Brt Station, a 1-minute walk (76 m)
- Route 12 and BlueLine at Wells & N 9th, a 1-minute walk (100 m)
- Route 12 and BlueLine at Wells & 8th, a 1-minute walk (105 m)

Bike share:

- Bublr dock Central Library (686 N. 8th St.), a 1-minute walk (106 m)
- Bublr dock 6th & Wells (790 North 6th Street), a 4-minute walk (296 m)

Parking:

- Metered parking on N 8th St (zone 4508), 49 m away: $2.00 an hour, 2 hours at most, Monday to Friday, 8 am to 6 pm
- City of Milwaukee parking structure at 841 N James Lovell St, a 3-minute walk (227 m)

Live Bublr bike and dock counts: [getting_there](https://littlemilwaukee.com/api/v1/getting_there?lat=43.0395457&lng=-87.9223672).

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.
Source: [Bublr Bikes (BCycle GBFS feed)](https://gbfs.bcycle.com/bcycle_bublr/gbfs.json), checked November 1, 2026.
Source: [City of Milwaukee Open Data Portal, Department of Public Works](https://data.milwaukee.gov/dataset/dpw-parking), checked November 1, 2026.
Source: [City of Milwaukee Master Property File (MPROP)](https://data.milwaukee.gov/dataset/mprop), checked November 1, 2026.

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## Sources and record

Datasets:

- [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
- [City of Milwaukee locally designated historic sites](https://milwaukeemaps.milwaukee.gov/arcgis/rest/services/planning/special_districts/MapServer/15): Public domain \(City of Milwaukee Open Data Policy, Council resolution of July 14, 2016\). Credit: City of Milwaukee Historic Preservation Commission
- [National Register of Historic Places \(National Park Service\)](https://www.nps.gov/subjects/nationalregister/database-research.htm): Public domain \(a work of the U.S. federal government, 17 U.S.C. 105\). Credit: National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service
- [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

### Facts

| Field | Value | Source | Dataset | Checked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Address | 814 W Wisconsin Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53233 | Other source | Wisconsin DPI Public Libraries and Branches layer | 2026-11-02 |
| Address | 814 West Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53233 | 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 |
| Map point | 43.03953, -87.92236 | Other source | Wisconsin DPI Public Libraries and Branches layer | 2026-11-02 |
| Map point | 43.03955, -87.92237 | OpenStreetMap | OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API | 2026-11-02 |
| Historic register | Central Milwaukee Library, City designation, 1982 | City historic designation | City of Milwaukee locally designated historic sites | 2026-11-02 |
| Historic register | Central Library, National Register, 1974 | National Register | National Register of Historic Places \(National Park Service\) | 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 |
| Name | Milwaukee Public Library | Other source | Wisconsin DPI Public Libraries and Branches layer | 2026-11-02 |
| Name | Milwaukee Public Library Central Library | OpenStreetMap | OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API | 2026-11-02 |
| Opening hours | Mo 12:00-20:00; Tu 09:00-20:00; We-Fr 09:00-18:00; Sa 09:00-17:00; Oct-Apr Su 13:00-17:00 | 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 | relation/7226399 | OpenStreetMap | OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API | 2026-11-02 |
| Parcel historic | On the National Register and locally designated | City property file | City of Milwaukee Master Property File \(MPROP\) | 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 |
| Website | https://mpl.org | Other source | Wisconsin DPI Public Libraries and Branches layer | 2026-11-02 |
| Website | http://www.mpl.org/hours\_locations/central.php | OpenStreetMap | OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API | 2026-11-02 |
| Wikidata | Q5061360 | OpenStreetMap | OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API | 2026-11-02 |
| Zip | 53233 | OpenStreetMap | OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API | 2026-11-02 |

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

Record id: 79f64620-ad1c-49bd-8d9e-1bf3bb1789df

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## For agents

Milwaukee Public Library Central Library \(libraries in Kilbourn Town, Milwaukee\) is at 814 W Wisconsin Ave, Milwaukee, 53233. It is not a listed place, and its status is status not stated \(No license in force or recent check on file\).

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