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Your Accessible Library:  Mobility

For people with mobility limitations:

  • Designated parking
  • Accessible buildings including push button door openers; elevator at Main Library; limited access to meeting rooms at North
  • Check-out counters at Main and South
  • Accessible study tables
  • Wheelchair available at Main Library
  • Walkers with baskets at all locations
  • Reachers and book holders
  • Computer catalog terminals at accessible heights.  Access the catalog from your home computer at lacrosselibrary.org
  • Drinking fountains at accessible heights
  • Telephone at Main, North, and South
  • Reference Services:  Answers to questions are just a phone call away at 789-7122 or you may ask a question on our web site at lacrosselibrary.org
  • Circulation Services:  best sellers (fiction and nonfiction), magazines and newspapers, DVD and video recordings available at all three libraries, music cassette recordings available at North and South Community libraries, audio books on cassettes and CD
  • Accessible meeting rooms at Main and South libraries
  • Accessible photo copier at Main Library
  • Video player

For all individuals with disabilities:

  • Guidance in the use of the library and its resources
  • Training in use of assistive equipment
  • Subject access on computer catalogs to large-print books
  • Home loan of equipment, such as cassette tape recorders and closed caption decoder
  • Visits and tours by groups of people with disabilities are welcome
  • Reference information service by telephone or email us at refdesk@lacrosse.lib.wi.us

All sites located on or near public transportation routes

Access for Everyone

La Crosse Public Library recognizes the rights of all individuals to library service.  As a resource to the community, the library is committed to achieving not only the legal Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliance requirements but also the spirit of ADA.

La Crosse Public Library consists of three service locations:

Main Library
8th and Main Sts.
789-7100

North Community Library
Kane and Gillette Sts.
789-7102

South Community Library
16th and Farnam Sts,
789-7103

It is the intention of the library to serve all people at each of the three locations by offering materials in various formats, electronic aids, and services designed for ease of use.

If individuals with disabilities require additional assistance to use the library’s services, or require that a program be presented in an accessible format, please call 789-7118 at least one week in advance so that arrangements can be made.

 

 

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Main Library North Community Library South Community Library
800 Main Street 1552 Kane Street 1307 S. 16th Street
La Crosse, WI 54601 La Crosse, WI 54603 La Crosse, WI 54601
608-789-7100 608-789-7102 608-789-7103
Monday-Thursday 9 a.m.- 9 p.m. Monday-Wednesday 12-8 p.m. Monday-Wednesday 12-8 p.m.
Friday-Saturday   9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Thursday-Saturday    10 a.m.-5 p.m. Thursday-Saturday    10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Sunday 1-5 p.m.