Gays Mills Public Library | Services and Collections

Want to learn a new language? Try Transparent Language , an online language learning tool, available to all SWLS card holders!

Might make you want to get on the road! — *This display might make you want to get on the road!*

Window Dressing

The library has the perfect place to show off your collection. Our talented window dressers create fun, interesting exhibits in our display case and leave them there for a few weeks for the public to enjoy. In the past we have exhibited fishing lures, Titanic items, baskets, postcards, and more. We also sneak in a few books to encourage deeper exploration. If you have something you would like to display in our window, contact the library by phone or email.

E-Books, E-Audiobooks, and Magazines

If you have a library card then you have access to e-books through Overdrive, Libby, and other resources. OverDrive is a collection of e-books purchased through the Wisconsin Public Library Consortium and the Southwest WI Library System. Libby is a newer app developed by OverDrive. If you are new to the e-book library experience start here.

Special Collections

The Gays Mills Public Library is home to many books, papers, and other memorabilia related to local history and culture, including photographs, newspapers, and letters. Learn about this beautiful and unique part of Wisconsin.

The library also owns a variety books on green building. Madison Gas and Electric has helped build this collection through monetary donations. This collection includes books on straw bale construction, clean power from water, and xeriscape landscape design to ‘green up’ your lifestyle.

Ever wanted to try learning a musical instrument but didn’t want to invest in one? We offer a wide range of instruments for you to check out, including guitars, banjos, and clarinets.

Rotating Collections

One of the ways that we can bring our patrons fresh materials is through the SWLS rotating collections program. Periodically a selection of large print books, audiobooks, or Spanish language books arrives at our library from another in the system, and we pass the selection we have onto another library. What this means to you is new material to check out and enjoy. Make sure and see what’s new and take advantage of this program!