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 along the lake. The second nearest parking lot to the library costs $4 a day, and payment can be made through the city’s parking app.
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.
Bus Routes
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 2026 Library Closings
- Memorial Day
Monday, May 25 - Juneteenth
Friday, June 19 - Independence Day and Independence Day Observed
Friday, July 3 and Saturday, July 4 - Labor Day
Monday, Sept. 7 - Thanksgiving Day and Friday
Thursday, Nov. 26 and Friday, Nov. 27 - Christmas Eve and Day
Thursday, Dec. 24 and Friday, Dec. 25 - New Year’s Eve
Thursday, Dec. 31
Annual Library Closings
- New Year’s Day
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
- Spring Break Holiday (Friday before Easter)
- Training Day (3rd Friday of May)
- Memorial Day
- Juneteenth
- Independence Day
- Labor Day
- Thanksgiving Day and Friday
- Christmas Eve and Day
- New Year’s Eve
Bookmobile Stops
The Bookmobile is closed on all library holidays. Any variations to the schedules below will be posted to the banner at the top of all webpages.
Bookmobile School-Year Schedule 2025-26
The Bookmobile stops at the locations below beginning Saturday, May 16, 2026.
What’s New Summer 2026
Thank you, Corey and Sabrina! Our Bookmobile Supervisor (Corey) is retiring, and our Bookmobile Assistant (Sabrina) is leaving for other opportunities. We thank them both for their years of dedication to the community and the Bookmobile.
While we hire new teammates, the Bookmobile will be on a limited schedule. We plan to revisit this schedule at the end of June. To see our most up-to-date version of the schedule, keep an eye on RacineLibrary.info/hours.
2026 Bookmobile Summer Stops
Monday
- 5:30-7:45 p.m.
3701 Durand Avenue
At Elmwood Plaza
Tuesday
- 5:30-7:45 p.m.
7130 Spring Street
In the parking lot of Roma Lodge
Wednesday
- 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 and Friday
- No stops — Bookmobile is closed.
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.