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.
Upcoming Book Club Discussions
May 6, 2020
Graphic Novel Book Club at Bay View
Read and discuss your favorite graphic novel. Featuring: Fantasy
May 11, 2020
Novel Ideas Book Club at Zablocki
Join your neighbors for a lively literary discussion on the…
May 18, 2020
Horror and Mystery Book Club at Mitchell Street
Join the discussion of In the Woods by Tana French.
May 20, 2020
Bay View Branch Book Club at Bay View
A discussion of Nine Perfect Stangers by Liane Moriarty. Copies…
Bay View Library Book Club at Bay View
A discussion of Nine Perfect Stangers by Liane Moriarty. Copies…
June 3, 2020
Graphic Novel Book Club at Bay View
Read and discuss your favorite graphic novel. Featuring: Stories of…
June 8, 2020
Novel Ideas Book Club at Zablocki
Join your neighbors for a lively literary discussion on the…
June 11, 2020
June 16, 2020
June 17, 2020
Bay View Branch Book Club at Bay View
A discussion of Becoming by Michelle Obama. Copies of this…
Bay View Library Book Club at Bay View
A discussion of Becoming by Michelle Obama. Copies of this…
June 23, 2020
East Branch Book to Art Club at East
Engage with popular literature in a hands-on, imaginative way at…
June 25, 2020
The History Buff Book Club at Tippecanoe
Read about history from diverse perspectives and different points of view. …
June 29, 2020
Horror and Mystery Book Club at Mitchell Street
Join the discussion of Cujo by Stephen King.