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Welcome to the Wisconsin Water Library.
The Wisconsin Water Library is a collection of 30,000 volumes of water-related information about the Great Lakes and the waters of Wisconsin. We are an academic library housed at UW-Madison that is also open to the public – any member of the UW system or adult resident of Wisconsin can check out books from the library for free.
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Wisconsin Residents
The Wisconsin Water Library is a resource available to any Wisconsin resident.
Librarians & Educators
The Wisconsin Water Library supports formal and informal educators, librarians, and parents in support of Great Lakes and water science literacy.
UW Community
The Wisconsin Water Library’s collection may be searched online via the UW Libraries’ library catalog.
Questions? Get in touch.
Wisconsin Water Library staff are happy to answer questions and assist with research. Contact us to get started or plan a visit.