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Veteran's Resource Series Continues @ Central Library

Us, in Pieces

If you are (or were) a chubby light skinned Mexican girl trying to deal with family/school/friend drama, stop what you’re doing and read this book. And if you aren’t (or weren’t), still stop what you’re doing and read this book.

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Yeah, yeah, he was a Chicago Cub. But Ernie Banks is a True American Sports Hero for all of us.  

We've Got Your Genres @ the Bay View Library!

This Week for Children @ The Bay View Library (February 8- February 15, 2015)

Milwaukee, the "Selma of the North" during the 1960s

As the feature film Selma contends for the Best Picture Oscar at this month's Academy Awards ceremony, it is a good time to also remember Milwaukee's civil rights history. In the mid- to late 1960s, Milwaukee was a hotbed of the Civil Rights Movement, earning the nickname that gave rise to the book titled The Selma of the North: Civil Rights Insurgency in Milwaukee, by…

President Obama Recommends Redeployment

"Over vacation, I read a book of short stories by Phil Klay called Redeployment. It's a quick but powerful and, for me, painful set of stories about the experience of ordinary soldiers in Iraq." --President Obama

Dream Big Dreams with the legendary Vel Phillips

Celebrate Black History Month by watching the new documentary on Vel Phillips, Dream Big Dreams, which will debut on television February 16th.