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June is Audiobook Month
New Audiobooks! June is Audiobook Month, and if you haven’t yet enjoyed one, we’ve got a couple reasons why you should give one a try. Audiobooks are great for enjoying books while multitasking. An...
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SCOTUS Rules in Favor of Same-Sex Marriage
It seems fitting that the end of Pride Month brings with it that a massive historical event for LGBTQ Americans. The U.S. Supreme Court's 5-4 decision in the landmark case of Obergefell vs. Hodges has...
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The Smartest Book You Should Read This Summer
Titling your work The Smartest Book in the World opens yourself up for all sorts of pithy reviews and putdowns, yet Greg Proops (of Whose Line Is It Anyway? fame) did not shy away from such a...
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Milwaukee Public Libraries will be Closed for The Fourth Of July
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Treasures of the Rare Books Room - Alice in Wonderland
This version of Alice’s Adventures In Wonderland, written by Lewis Carroll, is unbound and contains twelve illustrations, original woodcuts and an original etching by Salvador Dali. Each copy is signed...
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Beat the Summertime Blues with MPL's Book Bingo
Image by Flickr User J. Mark Bertrand Has the wait list for Grey got you feeling blue? Are you bummed by your normal beach reading fare? Or maybe you’re just wildly jealous of all the Super Readers...
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Making History with Misty!
Misty Copeland has been with the American Ballet Theater for 14 years and has just been named the company's first black female principal dancer! She was one of Time magazine’s 100 Most Influential...
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School Privacy Rights Workshop @ Bay View Library
Image by dcJohn on Flickr Milwaukee Public Library is hosting a series of workshops presented by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Wisconsin. On Tuesday evening, July 7th representatives...
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Rock Around The Clock!
"One-Two-Three-O'Clock, Four-O'Clock Rock..." With those simple words, a music genre was born. On July 9, 1955, the song "Rock Around The Clock" as recorded by Bill Haley and His Comets became the...
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The Milwaukee Mafia: Meet author Gavin Schmitt
From Vito Guardalabene’s arrival from Italy until the days of controlling the Teamsters union and paying off public officials, Milwaukee was a city of Bullets, Blood and Beer. Gavin Schmitt’s The...
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The Book of Speculation
As a kid I received books as gifts and inside would be the date, and maybe a note about the occasion for the gift – and I LOVE opening these books up now and reminiscing about the person who gave me...
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Satiate Your Late Night Library Book Cravings!
It’s 8:30 pm, and you need a new book. You’ve read everything in your house, but all the city libraries are closed, and you’re not going to buy a book because you know you can check out free books from...
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ACLU's Digital Privacy and Social Media - TONIGHT!
Come to Central Library tonight for a workshop presented by the American Civil Liberties Union of Wisconsin! Learn how to preserve your personal privacy while interacting in the online world of Social...
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Gavin Schmitt’s book The Milwaukee Mafia: Mobsters in the Heartland tells the story of Milwaukee’s chapter in the “American Mob Story” giving us much mystery and intrigue. The book covers the late...
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Live Aid - It Was 30 Years Ago Today
"Live Aid at JFK Stadium, Philadelphia, PA" by Squelle via Wikimedia Commons Do you remember Live Aid? On this day in 1985, dozens of the world's most popular musical artists performed in the largest...
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This Week for Kids At the Bay View Library (June 28 - July 4th, 2015)
Story Time: This week start your Fourth of July celebration early with Olivia the pig and other great book characters. Join us for stories and songs and stay for a special Fourth of July craft....
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Tippecanoe Time Capsule
The memory wall the community signed the last week before Tippecanoe library closed for renovation, along with other Tippecanoe memorabilia, has been put in a time capsule. Branch Manager Chris...
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Chinchillas and Geckos and Drumming! Oh, My!
It’s been an exciting couple weeks at the East Branch Library as we continue to celebrate the Super Reader Program with weekly events for kids and families. Most visitors to the library are of the...
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This Week for Children @ the Bay View Library (7/5/15-7/11/15)
Story Time: This week at story time we will be featuring books about reptiles! And afterwards a fun, reptile craft. Story time is held weekly at 10:30 on Thursdays, for ages 2-5. Weekly...
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Criterion Collection Film Series Continues this Saturday at the East Branch
This Saturday, July 11th at 1 p.m. the East Branch will screen the next installment of its monthly film series featuring a selection from the library’s online Criterion Collection Films database....
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