Mead Public Library, Public library in Sheboygan, US.
Mead Public Library is a public library in Sheboygan with books, magazines, audiobooks, and digital materials available through an online catalog. The collections serve readers seeking various formats and subject areas.
James H. Mead, a Montpelier, Vermont native who settled in Sheboygan in 1856, left the city $20,000 at his death in 1891 for a public library. The collection was first kept in several storefronts, including the Foeste Building. With Carnegie funds, it moved into its own building at N. 7th Street and New York Avenue in 1904.
The library maintains a Spanish language collection and hosts regular programs for different age groups across Sheboygan. These events bring together people from various parts of the community.
The library sits at North 8th Street and New York Avenue, with its entrance facing Wisconsin Avenue since the 1996–1998 expansion. An outdoor pick-up system installed in 2024 lets patrons collect reserved materials after hours. The children's room is on the third floor, reached from the main second-floor level.
In 1974, hundreds of high school students carried 150,000 books one block west from the old library to the new building, while Wisconsin National Guard and Army Reserve trucks moved the heavy equipment. The 1996–1998 expansion turned the entrance from North 8th Street to Wisconsin Avenue.
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