Lakeshores Library System serves member libraries throughout Racine & Walworth Counties in Southeastern Wisconsin.
Lakeshores Library System (LLS) was established as a single county library service for Racine County in the 1970's. We became a federated library system eleven years later in 1981. In 1982, the Walworth County Board of Supervisors voted to join LLS, thus setting in motion our transformation into a multi-county library system as of January 1st, 1983. Fifteen municipal libraries and one school library are the core members of LLS. Beyond our core members, LLS provides delivery service to the Racine Correctional Institution, and provides staffing and support for the SHARE Consortium: a network of public libraries spanning Kenosha, Racine and Walworth counties. We are constantly looking for new partners and innovative services we can provide.
Our mission is to help our member libraries shine. Some of the ways in which we strive to accomplish this include creating professional development opportunities, facilitating Interlibrary Loan delivery between member libraries, group purchases of equipment & supplies, administration of our integrated library system, and the cultivation of emerging technologies into services for end users.
