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Milwaukee Police Chief Philip Arreola

Philip Arreola was the first Latino to serve as Milwaukee's Chief of Police. We honor his contribution to our city.

Read it or see it? This Is Where I Leave You by Jonathan Tropper

Judd Foxman is thrown together with his dysfunctional family when his father dies, while at the same time coping with his wife's infidelity and the end of his marriage, in a film starring Jason Bateman and Tina Fey.

Read Ruth Chew

If you’re looking for books full of mystery and suspense, rich with magic and fantasy but not weighted with violence, gore, or scares to curse you with sleeplessness, Ruth Chew is the writer for you.

History of Latinos in Milwaukee Mural

"'The History of Latinos in Milwaukee' is a mural, located on the north wall of the Bruce-Guadalupe Community School building. It was conceived and executed by Robert Cisneros, Latino Arts, Inc. visual artist-in-residence, between January and October, 1995. The mural documents the migration of Mexican, Puerto Rican, and other Latin Americans to Milwaukee from the early 1900s to the 1970s against a backdrop of historical…

Artist Ray Chi Begins Public Art Installation

East Branch Library staff capture Ray Chi beginning to install his art piece.

This Week for Children @ the Bay View Library (9/21/14- 9/27/14)

Story Time @ Tippecanoe

Shape-themed story time on Friday, September 19th at Tippecanoe Library, 10:30 - 11:15 am. 

Getting to know Henry, Tom and Jessye

Escape your life and read about those of others; from authors Henry Miller and Tom Robbins to soprano Jessye Norman there's plenty to learn and experience.