418 Corbett Ave. W.
Ladysmith, WI 54848
715-532-2604
ladysmithpl@ladysmithpl.org

HOURS
M10 am - 6 pm
T10 am - 8 pm
W 10 am - 6 pm
Th10 am - 6 pm
F 10 am - 6 pm
Sat10 am - 3 pm
Sun   closed
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We know you value the services and resources provided by your public library, but just how much are those services worth?

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For every $1.00 in taxes you spend on your library, you receive $ of value in return*
 

 

*Where did these numbers come from? -- Per capita expenditures were collected from Wisconsin's 2010 Public Library Statistics, compiled by the State Division for Libraries, Technology and Community Learning (DLTCL). The return on investment is calculated by dividing each library's annual per capita expenditure by 12 (the number of months) to get a monthly per capita expenditure. The formula then divides the total value received each month by the monthly per capita expenditure.

This calculator is an adaptation of projects by the Maine State Library and Library Research Service, a unit of the Colorado State Library and the Colorado Department of Education that is operated in partnership with the Library and Information Science (LIS) Program, Morgridge College of Education, University of Denver.

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We want to thank each of the young patrons who took part in our BOOK BUCK (Smart Money week) program during the month of April!! Several children were able to pick out a free book after earning bucks by checking out books on their own card. We also signed up new patrons to get their own card as a result. If anyone still has a buck or two left, hold onto them until the next time we do this program and they can be redeemed then.

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2013 Holiday Closures
New Year's Day
January 1 & 2
Good Friday
March 29
Memorial Day
May 27
Fourth of July
July 4
Labor Day
September 2
Thanksgiving
November 28 & 29
Christmas
December 24 & 25
New Year's Eve
December 31--Close at 1:00
Services
  • Adult and children’s books, videos, DVDs, music CDs, audiobooks, downloadable books, magazines and newspapers
  • Shared online catalog which makes it possible to review and request materials from six area libraries
  • BadgerLink-Wisconsin’s Connection to the World of Information
  • Internet access
  • Adult, youth and family programming
  • Interlibrary loans of items from other libraries
  • Wireless service within the library
  • Handicapped accessible & low-vision computer workstation
  • Polebenders - Available to children ages 6-14. This program is made possible by the Ladysmith High School Class of '58, who provides and maintains the fishing Poles. Children sign up for a loaner card and they receive a free tackle box that is theirs to keep. They may check out a fishing pole for one week at a time. They must bring in their loaner cards to get a pole, and they are allowed only one tackle box.


 

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