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Do you have a way with words? Milwaukee youth ages 10-18 are encouraged to submit an original poem to this year’s poetry contest between April 1-30.

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Absentee Voting Drop-off Sites

Zablocki Branch, Bay View Branch, Washington Park Branch, and the Frank P. Zeidler Municipal Bldg. Ballots may still be returned using the postage-paid return envelope included with each ballot.

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Poemalogues with Dasha Kelly Hamilton

Poemalogues with Dasha Kelly Hamilton

Poemalogues are conversations-in-poem about life, living, and all the ways we journey, hosted by Dasha Kelly Hamilton, Milwaukee Poet Laureate. Dasha invites the city to scout poems that speak to four conversation themes...

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Milwaukee Public Library is replacing four branches with new library facilities that will be part of mixed-use projects and completely rebuilding one standalone branch from the inside out.

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Sign up to become a volunteer for the Milwaukee 2020 Host Committee and the Democratic National Convention by creating an account on the Host Committee’s official volunteer portal!

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