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Fourth of July 2025 Library Hours
All libraries are closed Friday, July 4. Below are the hours and closings across the library system for the Independence Day holiday weekend.
For specific information per location, please consult the given library’s web page.
ALL LIBRARIES CLOSED JULY 4, 2025 | |
LIBRARY | Saturday July 5, 2025 |
Brown Deer | CLOSED |
Cudahy | 12PM - 4PM |
Franklin | 9AM - 12PM |
Greendale | 9AM - 2PM |
Greenfield | CLOSED |
Hales Corners | 10AM - 5PM |
Milwaukee (Central & All Branches) | 9AM - 5PM |
North Shore | 10AM - 5PM |
Oak Creek | 9AM - 4PM |
St. Francis | 9:30AM - 4PM |
Shorewood | 10AM - 3:30PM |
South Milwaukee | CLOSED |
Wauwatosa | CLOSED |
West Allis | 9:30AM - 5:30PM |
Whitefish Bay | 9:30AM - 4PM |
Juneteenth 2025 Library Hours
Below are the hours and closings across the library system for the Juneteenth holiday on Thursday June 19, 2025.
For specific information per location, please consult the given library’s web page.
LIBRARY | Thursday June 19, 2025 |
Brown Deer | CLOSED |
Cudahy | 10AM - 8PM |
Franklin | 9AM - 8PM |
Greendale | 9AM - 8PM |
Greenfield | 9AM - 8:30PM |
Hales Corners | 10AM - 8PM |
Milwaukee | CLOSED |
North Shore | 10AM - 7PM |
Oak Creek | 9AM - 8PM |
Shorewood | CLOSED |
South Milwaukee | 11AM - 7PM |
St. Francis | 9:30AM - 6PM |
Wauwatosa | CLOSED |
West Allis | 9:30AM - 8:30PM |
Whitefish Bay | 9:30AM - 8:30PM |
Memorial Day 2025 Hours & Closings
All public libraries in Milwaukee County will be closed Monday May 26, 2025 in observance of Memorial Day. Below are the hours and closings across the library system for this coming weekend.
For specific information per location, please consult the given library’s web page.
LIBRARY | Saturday May 24, 2025 | Sunday May 25, 2025 |
Brown Deer | 10 AM-2 PM | CLOSED |
Cudahy | 12 PM-4 PM | 12 PM-4 PM |
Franklin | 9 AM-4 PM | CLOSED |
Greendale | CLOSED | CLOSED |
Greenfield | CLOSED | CLOSED |
Hales Corners | 10 AM-5 PM | CLOSED |
Milwaukee | CLOSED | CLOSED |
North Shore | 10 AM-5 PM | CLOSED |
Oak Creek | 9 AM-4 PM | CLOSED |
St. Francis | CLOSED | CLOSED |
Shorewood | 10 AM-3:30 PM | CLOSED |
South Milwaukee | CLOSED | CLOSED |
Wauwatosa | CLOSED | CLOSED |
West Allis | CLOSED | CLOSED |
Whitefish Bay | 9:30 AM-4 PM | CLOSED |
Easter Holiday Hours & Closings 2025
All public libraries in Milwaukee County will be closed Sunday April 20, 2025 in observance of the Easter holiday.
Below are the hours and closings across the library system for Friday and Saturday of the coming weekend.
For specific information per location, please consult the given library’s web page.
LIBRARY | FRIDAY APRIL 18 | SATURDAY APRIL 19 |
Brown Deer | 10 AM - 5 PM | 10 AM - 2 PM |
Cudahy | CLOSED | 12 PM - 4 PM |
Franklin | 9 AM - 5 PM | 9 AM - 4 PM |
Greendale | 9 AM - 6 PM | 9 AM - 2 PM |
Greenfield | CLOSED | 9 AM - 4 PM |
Hales Corners | CLOSED | 10 AM - 5 PM |
Milwaukee | CLOSED | NORMAL HOURS |
North Shore | 10 AM-5 PM | 10 AM - 5 PM |
Oak Creek | CLOSED | CLOSED |
St. Francis | CLOSED | CLOSED |
Shorewood | 9:30 AM - 6:30 PM | 10 AM - 3:30 PM |
South Milwaukee | CLOSED | 10 AM - 2 PM |
Wauwatosa | CLOSED | 9 AM - 5 PM |
West Allis | 9:30 AM - 5:30 PM | 9:30 AM - 5:30 PM |
Whitefish Bay | CLOSED | 9:30 AM - 4 PM |
MLK Day Hours & Closings
Martin Luther King Jr. Day is Monday January 20, 2025. Below are the hours and closings across the library system for this coming weekend. The MCFLS office is CLOSED on this holiday.
*Central Library, Good Hope Library, and Tippecanoe Library will be open 1:00 – 5:00, all other branch locations are CLOSED.
For specific information per location, please consult the given library’s web page.
LIBRARY | Sunday - January 19, 2025 | Monday - January 20, 2025 |
Brown Deer | CLOSED | CLOSED |
Cudahy | 12:00 – 4:00 | 10:00 - 8:00 |
Franklin | 1:00 – 4:00 | 9:00 - 8:00 |
Greendale | 1:00 – 4:00 | 9:00 - 8:00 |
Greenfield | 1:00 – 5:00 | 9:00 - 8:30 |
Hales Corners | 1:00 – 5:00 | 10:00 - 8:00 |
Milwaukee | CLOSED* | CLOSED |
North Shore | CLOSED | 10:00 - 7:00 |
Oak Creek | CLOSED | 9:00 - 8:00 |
Shorewood | 11:00 - 3:30 | 9:30 - 8:00 |
South Milwaukee | CLOSED | 11:00 - 7:00 |
St. Francis | CLOSED | 9:30 - 8:00 |
Wauwatosa | 1:00 - 4:00 | CLOSED |
West Allis | 1:00 – 5:00 | CLOSED |
Whitefish Bay | 12:00 – 4:00 | 9:30 - 8:30 |
2025 Tax Assistance
Information for tax assistance available at each of our member libraries can be found in the document below:
Holiday Hours & End of the Year Closings
All public libraries in Milwaukee County will be closed Tuesday December 24th and Wednesday December 25th as well as Wednesday January 1st. Below are hours information for the days directly before and after the two holidays.
* Please note that the West Allis Public Library is also closed this Sunday December 22nd. For the most up-to-date hours, please visit the specific library’s web page.
LIBRARY | Sunday December 29th | Tuesday December 31st |
Brown Deer | CLOSED | CLOSED |
Brown Deer Drive Up | CLOSED | CLOSED |
Cudahy | 12 PM-4 PM | CLOSED |
Franklin | 1 PM-4 PM | CLOSED |
Greendale | 1 PM-4 PM | CLOSED |
Greenfield | 1 PM-5 PM | CLOSED |
Hales Corners | 1 PM-5 PM | CLOSED |
Milwaukee | CLOSED | CLOSED |
North Shore | CLOSED | CLOSED |
Oak Creek | CLOSED | CLOSED |
Shorewood | 11 AM-3:30 PM | CLOSED |
South Milwaukee | CLOSED | CLOSED |
St. Francis | CLOSED | CLOSED |
Wauwatosa | 1 PM-4 PM | CLOSED |
West Allis | CLOSED Also CLOSED on Dec 22nd | 9:30 AM-5:00 PM |
Whitefish Bay | 12 PM-4 PM | CLOSED |
Library Hours Over Thanksgiving
All public libraries in Milwaukee County will be closed Thursday November 28, 2024 in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday.
*All libraries except the Greendale Public Library are closed on Friday November 29, 2024. Below are the hours and closings across the library system for Saturday November 30th and Sunday December 1st..
For specific information per location, please consult the given library’s web page.
LIBRARY | FRIDAY November 28 | SATURDAY November 29 |
Brown Deer | CLOSED | CLOSED |
Cudahy | CLOSED | 12:00 - 4:00 |
Franklin* | CLOSED | 9:00 - 4:00 |
Greendale | 9:00 - 6:00 | 9:00 - 2:00 |
Greenfield** | CLOSED | CLOSED |
Hales Corners | CLOSED | 10:00 - 5:00 |
Milwaukee | CLOSED | 9:00 - 5:00 |
North Shore | CLOSED | 10:00 - 5:00 |
Oak Creek | CLOSED | 9:00 - 4:00 |
St. Francis | CLOSED | 9:30 - 4:00 |
Shorewood | CLOSED | 10:00 - 3:30 |
South Milwaukee | CLOSED | CLOSED |
Wauwatosa | CLOSED | 9:00 - 5:00 |
West Allis | CLOSED | 9:30 - 5:30 |
Whitefish Bay*** | CLOSED | 9:30 - 4:00 |
Limit options in the CountyCat Mobile app are fixed
AS OF NOV 1, 2024: The CountyCat Mobile app developer has fixed the limit options that appear on the search results screen.
Please update the app to see the changes applied! [NOTE: The current versions of the app are 202450151 for Google Play and 2024.25.150 for the App Store. You may check which version you are running by going into My Account > View or Change Preferences and looking at the very bottom of the page where it says VN,] With this fix, patrons may now SORT results and set LIMITS the same way you do in the CountyCat desktop catalog.- by format (when doing so, you’ll need to click on the format you want, then go into the full record to see copies)
- by location
- searching on the title, by start of title, by series, by subject
- searching by age level (adult, children/youth, young adult, all ages, specialized and Libby only)
