Library Hours & Locations
Located at 75 7th Street and stops throughout the community. Get DirectionsParking
Parking closest to the library (along Lake Avenue and in the lake-side parking lots) is metered, so please bring coins or download Racine’s parking app to your smartphone in preparation for your visit. You can pay in your preferred increment along Lake Avenue and at the lot closest to the library. The second nearest parking lot to the library costs $3.50 a day, cash or card.
Please stop into the library’s business office if you will need a visitor parking pass for your stay. If you’re up for a walk, parking along Lake Avenue is free once you get to the intersection of Lake and 9th. And keep an eye out for free parking days during events like our VITA tax prep sessions.
Free Parking: Parking in the lower parking lot on Sixth Street and Library Drive (the one closer to the splash pad) is free if the payment machine under the kiosk is out of order. When the machine is out of order, it will have a tarp on it and won’t be able to be used. At all other times, this parking lot costs money.
Bus Routes
Library Hours
Monday – Thursday:
9 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Friday – Saturday:
10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Library Schedule Changes
- Bookmobile 2024-2025 school-year schedule in effect: Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024 through Monday, June 9, 2025
- Seed Library Reopens: Thursday, March 20, 2025
Library Holidays and Closures
The Racine Public Library and Bookmobile will be closed on the following days.
Remaining 2024 Library Closings
- Thanksgiving Day and Friday
Thursday, Nov. 28 and Friday, Nov. 29, 2024 - Christmas Eve and Day
Tuesday, Dec. 24 and Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2024 - New Year’s Eve
Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024
Annual Library Closings
- New Year’s Eve and Day
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
- Spring Break Holiday
- Memorial Day
- Juneteenth
- Independence Day
- Labor Day
- Thanksgiving Day and Friday
- Christmas Eve and Day
Library GO! — Bookmobile Stops
The Bookmobile stops at the locations below while school is in session, from Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024 through Monday, June 9, 2025. The Bookmobile is closed on all library holidays.
Any schedule changes will be posted to the red banner at the top of all Racine Public Library webpages as well as to the "Library Closings" section of the Hours & Locations webpage.
Visual Schedule of Bookmobile Stops
Map of Bookmobile Stops
Written Schedule of Bookmobile Stops
Monday
- 11 a.m.-Noon
2211 South Green Bay Road
In the parking lot of the old Kmart - 1-2 p.m.
4800 Graceland Boulevard
At Goodland Montessori School - 2:30-4:30 p.m.
4 Mile Road & Douglas Avenue
The north end of the Greentree Shopping Centre - 5:30-7:45 p.m.
3701 Durand Avenue
At Elmwood Plaza
Tuesday
- 11 a.m.-Noon
North Wisconsin Street & Kewaunee Street
By Saint John's Lutheran Church and School, near Saint Joseph School - 1-2 p.m.
5500 Washington Avenue
In the parking lot of the Kohl's near the intersection of South Green Bay Road (Highway 31) and Washington Avenue (Highway 20) - 2:30-4:30 p.m.
Mount Pleasant Avenue between 93rd and 95th Streets, in Sturtevant
By South Park - 5:30-7:45 p.m.
7130 Spring Street
In the parking lot of Roma Lodge
Wednesday
- 10:30-11:30 a.m.
2701 17th Street
Knapp Elementary School - 12:30-1:30 p.m.
3101 Drexel Avenue
At Saint Lucy's Catholic Church and School - Every other week starting 9/11, 2-3 p.m.
3351 Chicory Road, Mount Pleasant
EverGreen Academy Elementary School Building - Every other week starting 9/18, 2-3 p.m.
3554 Taylor Avenue, Elmwood Park
EverGreen Academy Middle School Building - 3:30-4:30 p.m.
Dombrowski Boulevard, west of Chicago Street
By Divine Destinations Church - 5:30-6:30 p.m.
Virginia Street & Kinzie Avenue
Next to Racine Christian School - 6:45-7:45 p.m.
Emmertsen Road & Washington Avenue (Wisconsin Highway 20)
At Western Village Shopping Center
Thursday
- 1-7 p.m.
3 Mile Road & Erie Street
At the north end of the Shorecrest Shopping Center parking lot
Friday
- 11 a.m.-5 p.m.
North Green Bay Road (Wisconsin Highway 31) & Spring Street
At the southeast area of the Pick 'N Save parking lot
Saturday
- 9-11 a.m.
Wright Avenue & Perry Avenue
North of Wright Avenue and east of Perry Avenue - Noon-1:30 p.m.
The old US Bank on Northwestern Avenue (Highway / County Road K) in Franksville
Sunday
- No stops — Bookmobile is closed.
The Bookmobile stops at the locations below during the summer, from Monday, June 3 through Saturday, Aug. 31. The Bookmobile is closed on all library holidays.
Any schedule changes will be posted to the red banner at the top of all Racine Public Library webpages as well as to the "Library Closings" section of the Hours & Locations webpage.
Visual Schedule of Bookmobile Stops
Map of Bookmobile Stops
Written Schedule of Bookmobile Stops
Monday
- 11 a.m.-Noon
2211 South Green Bay Road
In the parking lot of the old Kmart - 1-2 p.m.
2700 Yout Street
At Wadewitz Elementary School - 2:30-4:30 p.m.
4 Mile Road & Douglas Avenue
The north end of the Greentree Shopping Centre - 5:30-7:45 p.m.
3701 Durand Avenue
At Elmwood Plaza
Tuesday
- 11 a.m.-Noon
Lasalle Street & High Street
By Red Apple Elementary School - 1-2 p.m.
5500 Washington Avenue
In the parking lot of the Kohl's near the intersection of South Green Bay Road (Highway 31) and Washington Avenue (Highway 20) - 2:30-4:30 p.m.
Mount Pleasant Avenue between 93rd and 95th Streets, in Sturtevant
By South Park - 5:30-7:45 p.m.
7130 Spring Street
In the parking lot of Roma Lodge
Wednesday
- 10:30-11:30 a.m.
Wright Avenue & Ohio Street
By Starbuck Middle School - 12:30-1:30 p.m.
21st Street & Blaine Avenue
By Humble Park - 2-3 p.m.
2406 South Green Bay Road
In the parking lot of Regency Point - 3:30-4:30 p.m.
Dombrowski Boulevard, west of Chicago Street
By Community Christian Church - 5:30-6:30 p.m.
Virginia Street & Kinzie Avenue
Next to Racine Christian School - 6:45-7:45 p.m.
Emmertsen Road & Washington Avenue (Wisconsin Highway 20)
At Western Village Shopping Center
Thursday
- 1-7 p.m.
3 Mile Road & Erie Street
At the north end of the Shorecrest Shopping Center parking lot
Friday
- 11 a.m.-5 p.m.
North Green Bay Road (Wisconsin Highway 31) & Spring Street
At the southeast area of the Pick 'N Save parking lot
Saturday
- 9-11 a.m.
Ohio Street and Washington Avenue (Wisconsin Highway 20)
The parking lot of US Bank - Noon-1:30 p.m.
The old US Bank on Northwestern Avenue (Highway / County Road K) in Franksville
Sunday
- No stops — Bookmobile is closed.
Return Dropboxes
You can return books at the library building, at the Bookmobile or at any of the dropboxes listed below.
Library GO! – Techmobile Stops
Tuesday, July 9 through Thursday, Aug. 22
Tuesdays, 9-11 a.m.: North Beach by Kids Cove Playground, 40 Kewaunee Street, Racine, WI 53402
Thursdays, Noon-2 p.m.: The parking lot of the SC Johnson Community Aquatic Center, 2800 Ohio Street, Racine, WI, 53405
Monday, Sept. 9 through Monday, Dec. 9
Monday, Sept. 9, 10 a.m.-Noon: Lakeview Park, 201 Goold Street, Racine
Monday, Sept. 23, 10 a.m.-Noon: Lakeview Park, 201 Goold Street, Racine
Monday, Oct. 14, 10 a.m.-Noon: Franksville Memorial Park by the kids' playground, 9614 Northwestern Avenue, Franksville
Monday, Oct. 28, 10 a.m.-Noon: Franksville Memorial Park by the kids' playground, 9614 Northwestern Avenue, Franksville
Monday, Nov. 11, 10 a.m.-Noon: the Dr. John Bryant Community Center, 601 Caron Butler Drive, Racine
Monday, Dec. 9, 10 a.m.-Noon: the parking lot of Menards, 3101 South Oakes Road, Sturtevant
Want the Techmobile to visit your location or event? Send us the details here.
Library GO! – Home Delivery
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