Celebrate Black History Month with Inventions!
Join us in celebrating Black History Month throughout February! Visit your library and learn about the many important inventions patented by African Americans.
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Johnny Antonelli, The Milwaukee Braves and What Might Have Been
Sixty years after the '57 Braves won Milwaukee’s only World Series championship, fans still lament that the Braves could have been a dynasty had they not blown a 3 games to 1 lead against the New York Yankees in the 1958 World Series.
Read moreThe Library That Became a Department Store
More than a century ago, a former home of the Central Library became a department store. In 1880, the ornate Library Block building opened with retail on the 1st floor and the Library moved in on the 2nd floor.
Read moreThe Beer Garden That Brought Sound Movies to Milwaukee
In 2017 the Oriental Theatre celebrated its 90th anniversary. On September 3, 1927, sound movies debuted in Milwaukee at the Garden Theater, which is better remembered for its pre-Prohibition incarnation, Schlitz Palm Garden. Read more about the beer garden that brought sound movies to Milwaukee.
Read more200 Nights That Shook Milwaukee: The 1967-1968 Open Housing Marches
On August 28, 1967, 200 NAACP Youth Council protestors started marching across the 16th Street Viaduct to the South Side in support of 6th Ward Alderwoman Vel Phillips’ proposed open housing ordinance to ban discrimination in the selling and renting of housing.
Read more90 Years of the Oriental Theatre From Saxe to Milwaukee Film
The Oriental Theatre celebrated its 90th anniversary in 2017. Learn more about the history of this Milwaukee landmark.
Read moreA Library Loss of Titanic Proportions: a Tale of Our World Language Collection
While nothing compared to the tragic loss of life that occurred, Milwaukee Public Library also lost something when the RMS Titanic sank: a shipment of materials in French and German.
Read moreGoldie Mabowehz (Golda Meir), from the Milwaukee Public Library to Prime Minister of Israel
March 15, 2017 marked the centennial of a very particular badge of honor for Milwaukee Public Library: the day the future Prime Minister of Israel started work here.
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