library
5647 Broad Street
Greendale, WI 53129
(map and directions)
Phone: (414) 423.2136
Fax: (414) 423.2139
E-Mail: grnd.ref@mcfls.org

Gary Warren Niebuhr
Library Director

Library Hours:
Mon. - Thur.: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Fri. & Sat.: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Sundays: 1 to 4 p. m. (Labor Day to Memorial Day)
Closed Sundays Memorial Day to Labor Day
The Greendale Public library is a member of the Milwaukee County Federated Library System. We are a medium sized library located in the heart of the Village of Greendale's beautiful downtown civic area, just a little south of the Southridge Shopping Mall.

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Adult Services
The Greendale Public Library offers wide range of services for adults. Click on the quick links below for more information about specific services offered by the Greendale Public Library.
  • Ask Away
    Ask?Away is a service provided by a nationwide consortium of libraries. You can login to AskAway chat anytime night or day if you need help with your information needs when the library is closed.

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    Click here to access the Greendale Public Library's 24/7 reference service    .

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  • Public Access PCs and Internet Access

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    Greendale Pubic Library offers free WiFi access, public access computers, computers for searching our catalog, and wireless Mac laptops for in-library use.
    Public access computers in the Adult Department have:
    • Internet
    • Microsoft Office 2003 (Word, Access, Excel, PowerPoint)
    • Online Resources
    • Black & white and color printing (.15¢ a page for b&w, .75¢ a page for color)

    Click here to view the Greendale Public Library's Electronic Resources Acceptable Use Policy (pdf)

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  • E-Mail Notification

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    The Library now offers free email notification for your reserves or overdue notices. Give us a call at (414) 423-2136 to let us know you want to sign up for this free service. Or, click here to your email your address to our librarians.

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  • ValueLine Investment Survey’s Small and Mid-Cap Edition

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    The Greendale Public Library has recently added the ValueLine Investment Survey’s Small and Mid-Cap Edition to its investment collection. Geared toward individual investors and designed to enhance their standard Investment Survey, this weekly publication features consensus earning estimates, business descriptions, and Performance Ranks.

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  • Online Resources
    Greendale Public Library subscribes to many online resources designed to help you with your informational needs. Free access to these resources is available to Greendale residents for use in the Library or from your home or office via the Library’s web site www.greendalepubliclibrary.org.


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  • E-Books

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    Digital ebooks are available via the CountyCat subscription to netLibrary and are available to be read online through a Web browser at any public library in Milwaukee County. The MCFLS collection of netLibrary ebooks can also be accessed and read remotely by any library card holder in the MCFLS system. However, you are required to first visit any public library within MCFLS to create a netLibrary user account. Click here to learn more about netLibrary.

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  • WATTS UP? Power analyzer and watt meter

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    The Greendale Public Library now has our own Watts up power analyzer and watt meter which is an electricity monitor. It is a state of the art digital microprocessor, which measures both voltage and current measurements for true power. It will measure any 120 VAC appliance. The meter will be shelved at the Circulation desk and can be checked out for one week. Any questions can be directed to the Circulation staff or to the Reference Librarian.

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  • Magnifcation System

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    The Greendale Public Library has a video magnifier for public use. The VideoEye Power Magnification System enlarges any item onto the 27 inch screen in black and white or color, allowing patrons to see whatever they bring in more clearly: newspapers, mail, prescription bottles, etc. We would like to thank the Greendale Lions Club for their generous donation of this equipment.

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  • E-Mail Your Information Questions and Reserves

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    In addition to Ask?Away, which is intended as an off-hours service, you can also email information questions or reserve requests directly to our Information Desk. We check our e-mail once an hour and respond as time allows. Reserves will be entered on your record and the library will notify you when your material is available for pick up.

    Click here to email your information questions and reserve requests to our Librarians.

    Remember, you can place your own reserves on the web through the Library’s online catalog CountyCat.

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  • Homebound Library Services
    The library offers homebound delivery of library materials to Greendale residents unable to visit the library in person. For more information about our Homebound Delivery Service, click here to view our brochure. To view the application and eligibility rules, click here.

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  • OverDrive Downloadable Media Collection
    As a member of the Wisconsin Public Library Consortium, Greendale Public Library is pleased to offer OverDrive Media. OverDrive allows you to select and download audiobooks, films and music to play directly on your home computer, play on an MP3 or iPod player, or burn to a CD.

    NEW: ebooks for Sony Reader now available! With downloadable media available 24/7, the library is always open! Learn more about OverDrive here. Back to top
  • The Collections

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    The Greendale Public Library carries a wide variety of materials for adults -- the latest bestsellers, hardcover and paperback books, large print books, newspapers, magazines, audiobooks, DVDs and compact discs. A listing of Greendale materials as well as materials owned by all of the public libraries in Milwaukee County may be found on our online catalog - CountyCat.
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  • Readers Advisory
    The Librarians at the Information Desk are always willing to help patrons find something to read. Displays of books, both new and older, are available for the public to browse. The Library has many guides and books designed just for helping the reader determine what they would like to read next. Be sure to stop by and ask the Librarian for reading suggestions! Back to top