[3][4] The Gilbert M. Simmons Memorial Library was the first public building in the City Park district in Kenosha, Wisconsin.

Daniel Burnham designed the Neoclassical library while Ossian Cole Simonds developed the landscaping plan.

Former Kenosha mayor Zalmon G. Simmons donated $150,000 for the building's construction on the condition that it be named in honor for his deceased son.

Printing at the library uses a secure release station to help protect patron privacy, with a secondary printer located in the Children's Room.

[10] The library operates a Book Break telephone hotline during the COVID-19 pandemic, which reads stories to children.