Erick Ledesma, brings his art and culture to the library
Join Erick on Wednesdays in the makerspace from 4-6 pm to make your own self-portrait and leave your story and face at Milwaukee Public Library’s Mitchell Street Branch!
Read moreJoin Erick on Wednesdays in the makerspace from 4-6 pm to make your own self-portrait and leave your story and face at Milwaukee Public Library’s Mitchell Street Branch!
Read moreCharlotte Rae might not have had box office hits like fellow Milwaukee native Gene Wilder or won an armful of awards as Mark Rylance did, but she starred as Mrs. Garrett in the 1980s NBC hit sitcom The Facts of Life.
Read moreThe old Granville Town Hall at 7717 W. Good Hope Rd. was razed to accommodate the building of the Good Hope Branch replacement of the Mill Road Branch library.
Read moreThe Milwaukee Public Library is a Patent and Trademark Resource Center (PTRC); we have many resources available to inventors, including a quarterly class on how to search the U.S. Patent Databases.
Read moreA look into the history of the building that dramatically had its upper brick collapse on June 1, 2018.
Read moreJoin us in celebrating Black History Month throughout February! Visit your library and learn about the many important inventions patented by African Americans.
Read moreSixty 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 moreMore 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.
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