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This week's   focuses on a medium, not a particular item. Here's what our shelver Joan recommends: "I'm a big fan of pri...
10/01/2026

This week's focuses on a medium, not a particular item. Here's what our shelver Joan recommends:
"I'm a big fan of print media, and have subscribed to a fair number of newspapers and magazines over the years. But that can get expensive, which makes the library's print newspaper and magazine collection a great option! More than a dozen local, state, and national newspapers and even a larger collection of magazines are on display, with back issues also available. Back issues of magazines can be checked out for catching up at home. What have I read lately in print media, available at the library? Here's a few headlines. "6 Natural Wonders You Won't Find in a National Park" (NYTimes); "Madden is Designed to Feel Real. So Where are the Concussions?" (NYTimes); "Shoreline Access Appeal Brings Clarity Closer" (MkeJournalSentinel); "One Photographer's Quest to Reveal Every Animal on Earth" with incredible photos (National Geographic magazine); and several great recipes in Taste of Home magazine's "Summer 2026" issue. Head to the northeast back corner of the adult library to see this print media collection. Happy Reading!

Just a heads-up--the Library will be closed Friday, October 2nd for a staff training day.
09/25/2026

Just a heads-up--the Library will be closed Friday, October 2nd for a staff training day.

Today's   comes from adult librarian Katie. Katie, take it away!"I recently finished 's Meet Me in the Garden and couldn...
09/17/2026

Today's comes from adult librarian Katie. Katie, take it away!

"I recently finished 's Meet Me in the Garden and couldn't put it down. This family saga, a gorgeous blend of literary and historical fiction, begins in 1944 New Orleans and follows the glamorous Honore sisters who are admired in their Creole community, as they each find their own way in life. While her older sisters are perfectly content being wives and mothers, the youngest, Odette, dreams of a different life until she finds herself a widowed mother in Los Angeles. Spanning decades, this book follows the Honore sisters as they experience life, loss, motherhood, and desire set among the Great Migration as a backdrop."

📚❤️ We’re part of Meet Me on North today!We’re having so much fun welcoming authors and book lovers into Snap Fitness Wa...
09/14/2026

📚❤️ We’re part of Meet Me on North today!

We’re having so much fun welcoming authors and book lovers into Snap Fitness Wauwatosa for From Milwaukee With Love: Meet Me on North!

More than 85 authors and vendors are popping up at 30+ local businesses along North Avenue today from 10 AM–4 PM, and we’re excited to be one of the stops!

📚 Meet our two featured authors
❤️ Grab your passport stamp
🎁 Enter to win our Snap Fitness prize basket!
👋 And come say hi to our team!

We love being part of the Wauwatosa community and seeing North Avenue filled with people supporting local businesses.

📍 Snap Fitness Wauwatosa | 7226 W. North Ave.
📚 Meet Me on North | Today until 4 PM

We're diving into the world of digital library resources this week for  . Circulation Attendant Tim recommends the libra...
09/10/2026

We're diving into the world of digital library resources this week for . Circulation Attendant Tim recommends the library app Hoopla.

"I would like to recommend a wonderful resource called Hoopla. Often times the ebook title I am looking for in Libby is either not available, or it has a lengthy waitlist. On more than one occasion, I have been able to find a particular title through Hoopla, and it is readily available! So, please do not limit your search to just one app. Give Hoopla a chance if Libby doesn't have it!"

Check it out and ask at the Information Desk if you need help downloading Hoopla.

We had some ✨extra special✨ library visitors today. Author Traci N. Todd & author/illustrator Vashti Harrison were in to...
09/09/2026

We had some ✨extra special✨ library visitors today. Author Traci N. Todd & author/illustrator Vashti Harrison were in town for a school visit. They stopped by to use our library space between schools 🤩 Thank you to both for signing our many, many copies of your amazing books & a huge shoutout to Vashti Harrison for signing our ALA Read poster of her Caldecott-winning book "Big" 💜💜💜

Shelver Conor brings us a great review of a science fiction novel for this weeks's  . Take it away, Conor! "In this sixt...
09/03/2026

Shelver Conor brings us a great review of a science fiction novel for this weeks's . Take it away, Conor!
"In this sixth and penultimate entry in the Sun Eater series we are once again following along with Hadrian Marlow, the Sun Eater, as he writes his memoir and tells us the story of how he destroyed a sun and committed genocide against an entire race of aliens. This series is full of historical and literary references and the prose is on the more flowery side of modern science fiction/ fantasy, so while it is quite dense it is an absolute joy to read.

Sun Eater does take place in a fascist theocratic setting that definitely enters the realm of “grim dark” with the levels of graphic violence. It also will go on for quite a long time with philosophical monologues fairly often, so this series is not for everyone. But if you are intrigued then make sure to grab Empire of Silence, the first in the series, from the library! We also have the audiobooks available to lend on hoopla and Libby with a fantastic narrator if that is how you like to consume your books."

Sci-fi fans, get it through CountyCat, Libby, or Hoopla!

A reminder that the Library will be closed Saturday, September 5 through Monday, September 7.
09/02/2026

A reminder that the Library will be closed Saturday, September 5 through Monday, September 7.

🎉Way to go, Benny! 🎉Benny finished the 1001 Books Before Kindergarten challenge & we're so proud! Benny is all ready to ...
08/28/2026

🎉Way to go, Benny! 🎉
Benny finished the 1001 Books Before Kindergarten challenge & we're so proud! Benny is all ready to start Kindergarten and was super excited to check out his 1001st book, "SPACE." When he's not reading (with his mom OR by himself) in his bunk bed at the lake house, he loves to ride his bike and waterski! Benny said when he grows up, he's thinking he'd like to be a police officer. 🫡 Help spread some library ❤️ and cheer on another rockin' reader!

Summer might be wrapping up, but here's a summer read from one of our circulation attendants just to give you the summer...
08/27/2026

Summer might be wrapping up, but here's a summer read from one of our circulation attendants just to give you the summer feels a little longer.

When former literature professor Phoebe Stone arrives at a Rhode Island hotel facing a mental health breakdown she finds herself befriending the bride of an over-the-top wedding.

Want to hold onto summer a little longer? Grab this title via CountyCat!

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