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How to Drink & Cook (Semi) Responsibly

By Tim on Dec 15, 2014 12:09 PM

My Drunk Kitchen: a cookbook that proves that the journey is more important than the end result, even when in the kitchen (as long as you don't set fire to anything).

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Return to Downton

By Brett R on Dec 15, 2014 11:30 AM

Season 5 of Downton Abbey is right around the corner! MPL can help you get caught up on the series and learn more about the show.

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What do librarians read?

By MPL Staff on Dec 13, 2014 3:24 PM

They're surrounded by books all day...so what do they check out? Here's a selection of fiction from a few of our branch librarians.

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MPL now offers the online Oxford English Dictionary!

By Heather S on Dec 13, 2014 12:13 PM

Are you a word freak? An etymology fan? a connoisseur of the lingua anglica (which has, of course, become the lingua franca of modern times)? Milwaukee Public Library is pleased to announce that our users now have access to the Oxford English Dictionary online database. The Oxford English Dictionary database is available to all users within Milwaukee Public Library locations, as well as by remote…

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Once I Was Cool by Megan Stielstra

By MPL Staff on Dec 11, 2014 12:42 PM

Insightful, compassionate, gutsy, and heartbreaking personal essays exploring the messy, maddening beauty of adulthood with wit, intelligence, and biting humor.  

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It's Human Rights Day

By Tim on Dec 10, 2014 9:49 AM

Today, December 10th, marks Human Rights Day as proclaimed by the United Nations. The purpose of the day is to highlight the UN’s own Universal Declaration of Human Rights, created on this date in 1948.

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