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# Walter Schroeder Library

Libraries in Juneau Town, Milwaukee.

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

## At a glance

| Fact | Value | Source | Checked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Address | 500 E Kilbourn Ave, Milwaukee, 53202 [Places near](https://littlemilwaukee.com/api/v1/places_near?lat=43.0429167&lng=-87.9051443) | OpenStreetMap | 2026-11-02 |
| Hours | Monday to Thursday: 7:30 am to midnight; Friday: 7:30 am to 6:00 pm; Saturday: 10:00 am to 6:00 pm; Sunday: 1:00 pm to midnight | OpenStreetMap | 2026-11-02 |
| Phone | +1 414 277 7180 | OpenStreetMap | 2026-11-02 |
| Website | [msoe.edu/academics/how-we-teach/library](https://www.msoe.edu/academics/how-we-teach/library/) | OpenStreetMap | 2026-11-02 |
| Wheelchair access | Limited | OpenStreetMap | 2026-11-02 |
| Identifiers | [OpenStreetMap way/53256259](https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/53256259) | OpenStreetMap | 2026-11-02 |

## What the record says

Walter Schroeder Library is on OpenStreetMap at 500 E Kilbourn 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.

College or university, 3 stories.

| Fact | Value | Source | Checked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Use | College or university | City property file | 2026-11-02 |
| Stories | 3 | City property file | 2026-11-02 |
| Floor area | 50,976 square feet | City property file | 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 30 and 33 at Van Buren & Kilbourn, a 2-minute walk (151 m)
- Routes 30 and 33 at Van Buren & Wells, a 3-minute walk (228 m)
- Routes 30 and 33 at Van Buren & Juneau, a 4-minute walk (283 m)

Bike share:

- Bublr dock MSOE Library (498 East Kilbourn Avenue), on the block (52 m)
- Bublr dock State & Van Buren (703 East State Street), a 2-minute walk (192 m)
- Bublr dock Cathedral Square (801 N. Jackson Street), a 2-minute walk (195 m)

Parking:

- Metered parking on E Kilbourn Ave (zone 1774), 29 m away: $2.00 an hour, 2 hours at most, Monday to Friday, 8 am to 6 pm
- City of Milwaukee parking structure at 1024 N Water St, a 5-minute walk (431 m)

Live Bublr bike and dock counts: [getting_there](https://littlemilwaukee.com/api/v1/getting_there?lat=43.0429167&lng=-87.9051443).

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:

- [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

### Facts

| Field | Value | Source | Dataset | Checked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Address | 500 East Kilbourn Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53202 | OpenStreetMap | OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API | 2026-11-02 |
| Building area | 50,976 square feet | City property file | City of Milwaukee Master Property File \(MPROP\) | 2026-11-02 |
| Building use | College or university, land use code 8221 | City property file | City of Milwaukee Master Property File \(MPROP\) | 2026-11-02 |
| Map point | 43.04292, -87.90514 | OpenStreetMap | OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API | 2026-11-02 |
| Name | Walter Schroeder Library | OpenStreetMap | OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API | 2026-11-02 |
| Opening hours | Monday to Thursday: 7:30 am to midnight; Friday: 7:30 am to 6:00 pm; Saturday: 10:00 am to 6:00 pm; Sunday: 1:00 pm to midnight | 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/53256259 | OpenStreetMap | OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API | 2026-11-02 |
| Phone | +1 414 277 7180 | OpenStreetMap | OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API | 2026-11-02 |
| Stories | 3 | City property file | City of Milwaukee Master Property File \(MPROP\) | 2026-11-02 |
| Website | https://www.msoe.edu/academics/how-we-teach/library/ | OpenStreetMap | OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API | 2026-11-02 |
| Wheelchair | Limited | OpenStreetMap | OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API | 2026-11-02 |
| Zip | 53202 | OpenStreetMap | OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API | 2026-11-02 |

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

Record id: ae2dfbac-3fe1-4c56-9f39-b3a0926f083f

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## For agents

Walter Schroeder Library \(libraries in Juneau Town, Milwaukee\) is at 500 E Kilbourn Ave, Milwaukee, 53202. 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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