Books
We invite you to explore. A lot of information and entertainment await you at Milwaukee Public Library. With millions of items in the library’s collection – books, music, movies and much more – the opportunities are endless.
New Materials
New purchases available for check-out through the CountyCat online catalog.
Lucky Day Books
Books by popular authors and New York Times bestsellers generate large queues of hold requests as soon as they hit the shelves. But we designate a number of these titles as “Lucky Day” items. In other words, readers can’t place a hold on a select number of the copies available. Instead, customers who come into the library may find these gems on the shelf - ready for checkout - just because they came to the library in person that day.
OverDrive eBooks & eAudiobooks
Download books and audio to your electronic device using the Libby App.
Book Clubs: 2019
Join a book club at:
- Bay View Branch -
2018-2019 Book Club - Center Street Branch -
April & May 2019 Book Club - East Branch -
Book Club | Book to Art Club - Tippecanoe Branch -
Bibliophile Book Club | ESL Book Club | History Buff Book Club |
Vegetarian Cookbook Club (Spring) | Vegetarian Cookbook Club (Summer) - Zablocki Branch -
Novel Ideas Book Club
Upcoming Book Club Discussions
October 22, 2019
East Branch Book to Art Club at East
Engage with popular literature in a hands-on, imaginative way at…
October 23, 2019
October 28, 2019
"Real" Reads Book Club at Washington Park
Join the discussion of "Shook One" by Charlamagne Tha God.
The History Buff Book Club at Tippecanoe
The Feather Thief: Beauty, Obsession, and the Natural History Heist of…
November 4, 2019
ESL Book Club at Tippecanoe
Practice your English reading comprehension and conversational skills in this book…
November 6, 2019
The Vegetarian Cookbook Club at Tippecanoe
Plant-based diets are good for you and your planet! Try…
November 11, 2019
November 12, 2019
November 14, 2019
November 18, 2019
"Real" Reads Book Club at Washington Park
Join the discussion of "Everything is F*cked" by Mark Manson
November 19, 2019
The Any Book Book Club at Martin Luther King
Ever have a book you were dying to talk to someone…
November 20, 2019
Bay View Branch Book Club at Bay View
A discussion of Circe: A Novel by Madeline Miller. Copies…