Name/Title
Handout, Library Addition, 2010Description
Handout from Waupun Public Library. These were given out when the new addition added in 2010 was completed.
History
Waupun has a long tradition of library support. The first library in Waupun was established in 1858 by 80 of Waupun's own citizens when they signed a petition establishing the Waupun Library Association. The Waupun Library Association survived until 1904 when the City of Waupun established the Waupun Public Library. It was in that year that a grant was received from the Carnegie Foundation and construction began on the Waupun Public Library building on Madison Street (now the Waupun Heritage Museum.)
Library service continued in this building until 1968, when construction was completed and opening ceremonies conducted on the current library building.
In 1998, an addition to the current building was completed to increase the amount of space for the growing collection.
A second addition was completed in 2009 to allow for further expansion of the collection and include places for people to study, read or go online using the wireless network.
Waupun Public Library
123 S. Forest Street
Waupun, WI 5363 [Note: this is an error, the Zip is actually 53963.]
920 324-7925
Monday-Thursday 9 a.m. - 8 p.m.
Friday 9 a.m. - 5:30 p.m
Saturday 10 a.m. -4:30 p.m.
www.waupunpubliclibrary.org
Welcome to the
Waupun
Public Library
Waupun
Public Library
The Waupun Public Library has 70,000 items, with direct access to over 2.5 million items through our SHARE consortium.
Statistics
Year Circulation People
1998 81,175 66,665
1999 86,488 74,973
2000 98,144 72,553
2001 125,581 77,507
2002 124,890 74,597
2003 142,291 78,978
2004 142,423 79,469
2005 145,544 78,449
2006 140,029 78,646
2007 132,003 73,696
2008 139,079 77,858
2009 151,127 82,412
The Waupun Public Library offers free high speed internet access, with10 wired machines for public use. Free wireless internet is also available.
Waupun Public Library
Items available for checkout include books, magazines, CDs, DVDs and audio books. Access to items outside our SHARE consortium is also available to Waupun Public Library cardholders through Interlibrary Loan. We can search statewide and nation-wide for items you are interested in.
Our recent addition allowed us to expand our children's and young adult areas, adding shelving, computers and seating. Children's programming runs throughout the year with weekly story times during the school year and weekly events during our Summer Reading Program in June and July.
Also available to patrons free of charge are three meeting rooms. Two smaller rooms that comfortably fit 10-15 individuals, and one large room easily allowing for meetings with upwards of 50 attendees.
Free Online Databases
We also subscribe to several online databases, which are free to the Waupun Public Library cardholders, including:
1. ReferenceUSA, which includes access to in-depth information on more than 14 million businesses and 205 million residences nationwide.
2. Testing & Education Resource Center, providing study material and tests for many college entrance, graduate school and civil service practice tests.
3. Chilton Automotive Library, an online version of the Chilton Service Manuals, covers the most popular vehicles of the past 30 years.
4. Wisconsin Legal Forms allows printing and saving of popular legal forms.
5. Ancestry.com (in library use), allows you to research your family tree.
6. Mango Languages, our newest database, is a complete language learning resource, including more than 37 languages and ESL for those learning English.
7. World Book Online, the popular encyclopedia now available online!Acquisition
Accession
2010.0400Source or Donor
Found in the collection or mailed to us.Acquisition Method
Found in Collection
