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 $2 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.
Temporary change: Parking in the lower parking lot on Sixth Street and Library Drive (the one closer to the splash pad) is free until the broken payment machine is replaced. A replacement is anticipated in January.
Bus Routes
Route 2 stops at State Street and Main Street on weekdays, a handful of blocks up the road from the library.
- Monday through Friday, the earliest stop here is 5:44 a.m., and the latest stop is 6:14 p.m.
Route 3 stops downtown by the intersection of Sixth Street and Lake Avenue every day of the week, a few blocks up the road from the library.
- Monday through Friday, the earliest stop here is 5:30 a.m., and the latest stop is 10:14 p.m.
- On Saturday, the earliest stop here is 6 a.m., and the latest stop is 6:14 p.m.
- On Sunday*, the earliest stop here is 10:10 a.m., and the latest stop is 6:14 p.m.
Route 7 stops along Monument Square every day of the week, just up the road from the library.
- Monday through Friday, the earliest stop here is 5:45 a.m., and the latest stop is 9:13 p.m.
- On Saturday, the earliest stop here is 5:50 a.m., and the latest stop is 6:13 p.m.
- On Sunday*, the earliest stop here is 10:13 a.m., and the latest stop is 6:13 p.m.
Need help covering bus fare? Our social worker carries free bus passes.
* While we’re closed on Sundays, our outdoor book drops are always available.
Library GO! — Bookmobile Stops
Library Hours
Monday – Thursday:
9 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Friday – Saturday:
10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Library Holidays and Closures
The Racine Public Library and Bookmobile will be closed on the following days.
Remaining 2023 Library Closings
- TeenScene Closed
Thursday, May 25 - Bookmobile Closed
Saturday, May 27 - Memorial Day
Monday, May 29, 2023 - Independence Day
Tuesday, July 4, 2023 - Labor Day
Monday, Sept. 4, 2023 - Staff Training
Friday, Oct. 20, 2023 - Thanksgiving
Thursday, Nov. 23, 2023 - Christmas
Monday, Dec. 25 and Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2023 - New Year’s Eve
Monday, Jan. 1, 2024
Annual Library Closings
- New Year’s Eve and Day
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
- Memorial Day
- Independence Day
- Labor Day
- Thanksgiving
- Christmas Eve and Day
The Bookmobile stops at the locations below while school is in session, from Sept. 6, 2022 to June 5, 2023. The Bookmobile is closed on all library holidays.
Schedule change: The Bookmobile will be closed on Saturday, May 27. It will reopen for its normal hours on Tuesday, May 30.
Check back later for the 2023-2024 school-year schedule, which begins on Tuesday, Sept. 5.
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.
1220 Mound Avenue
By 21st Century Preparatory 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.
3701 Drexel Avenue
At Saint Lucy's School - 2-3 p.m.
6150 Taylor Avenue
At Renaissance Lutheran LUMIN School - 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.
Wright Avenue & Perry Avenue
South 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 5 through Saturday, Sept. 2. The Bookmobile is closed on all library holidays.
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
Check back later as we plan more stops for our Techmobile.
Want the Techmobile to visit your location or event? Send us the details here.
Library GO! – Home Delivery
Having trouble getting to the library? Call today, and sign up to have items delivered right to your door!