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Wondrous Ways to Explore Wordplay!

Check out these wondrous wordplay books & gear up for the opening of Word Headquarters at the Betty Brinn Children's Museum.

Come explore the Veterans Resource Series at Central

Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at Central Library, come learn about the valuable resources available to veterans and their families from the Center for Veteran's Issues. These events are free and open to the public. No registration is required. This event will be held in the Reading Room on the first floor of Central Library.

This is the book you HAVE to read in 2015.

Put your copy on hold today, and check CountyCat for available Lucky Day copies; this is the first "Must Read" of 2015!

Subs and Apps : Free from Milwaukee Public Library

Learn what children's resources MPL offers for your personal electronic device, while enjoying a free sandwich from Cousins!

Barrett Swanson at the Central Library on 2/7/15

In a little over a week, on Saturday, February 7, the Milwaukee Public Library is very pleased to be hosting author Barrett Swanson for a reading in the Richard E. and Lucile Krug Rare Books Room.

See How Small by Scott Blackwood

The 1991 murder of several teenage girls that inspired this novel, have haunted Blackwood for 23 years. It struck a deep chord in anyone who lived in Austin, Texas, then—one that reverberates even now.

Skeins of Milwaukee Meets This Saturday @ Central

Well Hello There, Asteroid 2004 BL86!

Asteroid 2004 BL86 is due to pass by the earth today. Are we DOOMED? (No, we are not.)