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The Legislative Reference Bureau's library services section maintains a professionally staffed, full-service library serving government officials, city employees and citizens. With subject specialization in urban/governmental affairs, including a collection of 50,000 books, 200 journals, and hundreds of City of Milwaukee reports, the library services section fills a wide array of information needs. Most LRB library resources are available for use by the public.
Information Specialists:
- Reference Services
Provide answers to inquiries regarding City issues, local ordinances, or other governmental topics
- Answers
To the questions most frequently asked about the City of Milwaukee
- Database Services
Search Dialog, Mayor's Forum, DataTimes, Dow Jones and the Internet to provide access to periodical or newspaper articles, reports, books, bulletin boards and a wide array of electronic services for city-related questions for City employees
- Code Histories
Assist patrons in researching City of Milwaukee legislative histories, as well as obtaining copies of individual ordinances and resolutions
- Interlibrary Loan
Obtain copies of journal articles, books or reports that are not available in the collection for city-related questions for City of Milwaukee employees
- Census Depository
Maintain a collection of City of Milwaukee decennial census reports from 1940 to the present, as well as other specialized U.S. Census Bureau reports
- Newspaper Clippings
Provide access to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel newspaper clippings from the turn of the century to present, arranged by subject
For more information contact:
Eileen Lipinski
Library Supervisor
(414) 286-8818 |