BCPL Loan Map

Loan Information

BCPL has disbursed over $3.3 billion dollars to government entities since 1977 (over 9,100 loans). All proceeds from the state trust fund loan program are distributed annually to public school libraries across the state. This map will allow you to click on any point or area in the state to discover all of the loans that benefitted the selected area. Loans made to the following government entities are available on the map: School Districts, Cities, Villages, Towns, Counties, Technical Colleges, Lake Districts, Sanitary Districts, CESA Districts, Federated Library Systems, Metropolitan Sewerage Districts and Drainage Districts.

NOTE: there are approximately 100 loans that were made to government entities that no longer exist (they will not be available on the map). the map utilizes the publicly available boundaries for each government entity. These are updated annually as new boundaries become available.

Map Use


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More About This Map

The initial view of the map shows the state of Wisconsin and parts of surrounding states. A base map with major highways, Wisconsin city names, and different colors for large natural areas and bodies of water fills the display. The further the display zooms in, the more details show up on the base map as it covers a smaller and smaller area.

Clicking or tapping on a location highlights an area on the map in yellow and purple. It also pops up an information box overlaying the map. Using the mouse or tab, space, and arrow keys, information about various selected areas can be selected and displayed. Paging through different selection results also changes the highlighted area on the map to reflect the selected area in the box. Types of areas that can be selected include municipalities, counties, regional public libraries, special tax districts, and others.

The information in the pop up corresponds to the selected location displayed on the map. Total loan disbursements to the highlighted BCPL customer are summarized at the top and individual loan details are listed below. The individual listings include loan dates, disbursement amounts, and a brief description of the purpose of the loan.

A small arrow is visible on the left border of the map. Activating that arrow slides out a panel with more details about the map.