SAVE THE DATE: SUMMER CELEBRATION ON JULY 27TH | |
Mark your calendars, our annual Summer Celebration will be held on Thursday, July 27th starting at 6:00 PM! You can expect all of your favorites from previous years, including a Culver's sundae bar, trolley car rides, music from Frogwater, The Milwaukee Brewers Famous Racing Sausages, and entertaining games for all ages.
We look forward to seeing you there!
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SUMMER READING CONTINUES THIS MONTH | |
Summer Reading for children, teens, and adults is in full swing this month! If you haven't already signed up, there is still time to participate before summer reading ends on August 4th. Children and teens can sign up online or in person at the library, and adults can pick up a BINGO card in person at the library.
You can find more information about summer events at the library on our online event calendar HERE.
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TECH HELP TUESDAYS JULY 11TH AND 18TH | |
Looking for help troubleshooting your device, learning new software, or need help navigating your computer? Drop in for a one‐on‐one 30-minute session with our tech help volunteer, Kayley! Kayley will be available between 3:00 PM and 6:00 PM on the second and third Tuesdays of the month, July 11th and July 18th. Registration is not required, just drop in!
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THE MILWAUKEE BUCKET LIST ON JULY 10TH | |
Join us on Monday, July 10th at 6:30 PM in Shorewood Village Center for a visit from Barbara Ali, author of The Milwaukee Bucket List: 101 Real Milwaukee Adventures! She will highlight some of the best activities and attractions in an armchair overview of the area. From Sunday brunch to exploring the stars, Barbara will illustrate that there’s plenty to do right here in our own back yard.
This program is cosponsored by the Friends of the Shorewood Public Library.
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RESOURCE SPOTLIGHT: MORNINGSTAR | |
Are you looking to learn more about investing, stocks, and finance? Check out Morningstar Investment Research Center! Morningstar is a comprehensive tool providing financial information and education, investment portfolio analysis, information about investment options, and up-to-date financial news. You can learn more about Morningstar on our website HERE.
Morningstar is available to everyone at the library, and to Shorewood residents remotely. This resource is generously funded by the Lange Bequest.
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CATERPILLARS ARE BACK AT THE LIBRARY | |
Next time you stop by the library, take some time to visit the caterpillars in the children's area! Witness the lifecycle of monarch butterflies first-hand this summer and learn more about these important pollinators.
You can learn more about the Shorewood Monarch Project on their website and Facebook page.
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FROM THE VIRTUAL ENGAGEMENT LIBRARIAN
Last November, I shared some information in this newsletter about current trends in magazine and newspaper publishing and the impact of those trends on our periodicals collection here at the library. Unfortunately, the trend of print periodicals reducing publication frequency or ceasing print publication altogether continues. As publishers shift to prioritize digital content, they contract with vendors who work with libraries to provide access to their content. As vendor contracts with publishers change, the availability of digital magazines and newspapers from the library often changes too. This is why you may notice some digital magazines disappearing from library apps like Libby, Hoopla, or PressReader.
The library will continue to provide a diverse selection of print and digital periodicals, but it is likely that many titles will continue to reduce their frequency, cease print publication, or alter their digital availability in the coming months and years.
Many of your favorite magazines and newspapers remain available digitally from the library on Libby, Hoopla, or PressReader. Ask a librarian to help you get started with digital magazines next time you visit!
Lizzie Hjelle
elizabeth.hjelle@mcfls.org
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Terrific Tuesdays continue this month beginning Tuesday, July 11th at 1:30 PM with Milwaukee Steve!
Summer Story Times continue this month beginning Thursday, July 6th at 10:00 AM on the library lawn. No registration required.
Join us for Musical Monday on July 17th at 10:00 AM with Elise Pennington from the Wisconsin Conservatory of Music.
LEGO Club meets on Thursday, July 20th from 3:30 - 5:00 PM. No registration required, just drop in and play!
Everyone is invited to join us for our Summer Celebration on Thursday, July 27th from 6:00 - 8:00 PM!
Other activities for kids and families include weekly Art Cart kits and a monthly Family Fun Night activity kit.
Learn more about events for families at the library on our website.
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Teen Summer Reading continues this month! Register in person at the library or sign up online HERE. | |
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This month's PM Book Club fiction pick is a psychological thriller following a young woman as she revisits the decade old murder of her college roommate. Read The It Girl by Ruth Ware and join the conversation on Wednesday, July 12th at 7:00 PM.
July's AM Book Club pick explores Native American identity through the eyes of a grieving Dakota woman as she returns to her childhood home in Southern Minnesota. Read The Seed Keeper by Diane Wilson and join the conversation on Thursday, July 20th at 11:00 AM.
Get one-on-one assistance with your computer, laptop, phone, and more at Tech Help Tuesday from 3:00 - 6:00 PM on July 11th and July 18th. No appointment necessary, just drop in!
Celebrate wellness at this month's Yoga for All guided session on Saturday, July 8th at 12:30 PM.
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A River Enchanted by Rebecca Ross
Secrets abound in this immersive novel set on the enchanted Isle of Cadence, a land divided by rival clans and teeming with fickle spirits. Returning from a decade of exile, Jack Tamerlaine must work together with his childhood rival Adaira to discover why the clan's young girls keep disappearing. They suspect the spirits are involved, and only a bard like Jack can summon them. The first of Ross's Elements of Cadence duology, this moody fantasy with a touch of mystery is a wonderfully escapist summer read.
I highly recommend the audiobook versions of this Scotland-inspired fantasy series available on hoopla!
Recommended by LIZZIE
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If you're interested in black holes but intimidated by the math that explains them, this book is for you! Black Holes: The Key to Understanding the Universe is an accessible and mind-blowing read that will change the way you understand the universe and your own existence. Everything that has ever happened and will ever happen exists already as a location in spacetime.
Because time does not exist inside a black hole, the image of everything that has been pulled into one remains seemingly frozen in time just before it. Read this book if you want to understand how all of this is possible!
Recommended by ROSA
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I came across Mac Smith's graphic novel Scurry in my monthly Milwaukee County Federated Library System book recommendations email. (You can sign up HERE if you’re interested.) I checked it out because I wanted to get a mouse's perspective on cats. Little did I know, I would get completely wrapped up in an adventure! Besides cats, Scurry features wolves, possums, crows, beavers, and even a moose trying to make ends meet in a post-apocalyptic world without humans. Scurry is a children's graphic novel, but it doesn't shy away from the darker aspects of life like hunger, sabotage, and survival; it does include illustrations of death as well.
Recommended by HAYLEY
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