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Hello, May! Let the Library Adventures Begin! 😎
Spring has sprung, and your library is blooming with exciting events, new books, and plenty of fun! So grab your library card, and let’s make May a month of learning, laughter, and literary adventures. Read on to see what’s coming up – there’s always something new to explore at your library!
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PEEPS® "Strange and Unusual" Diorama Contest: Submission Deadline and Voting
Have you created your "Strange and Unusual" PEEPS® diorama?
The deadline for entries to be dropped off at the Library is May 7th. All ages are invited to participate!
The dioramas will be displayed in the Library and voting for your favorites takes place May 12th through May 22nd. Come see all fantastic entries and vote for your favorite in each category: Adult, Children, Mixed Ages, and, NEW this year: Shorewood Village Department.
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Patron Picks: Poems
In celebration of April's National Poetry Month, we invited you to help us compile a list of our library patrons’ favorite poems.
Many of you shared your love of poetry with us and our community by completing our online form with your favorite poem. Thank you for all your excellent recommendations!
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Memorial Day: Library Closed
The library will be closed all day for the Memorial Day holiday on Monday, May 26th.
We'll be open for normal business hours on Tuesday, May 27th at 9:30 AM 🎆
As a reminder, our CountyCat Catalog is always open for browsing and finding your next great read! We also have many digital resources you can use at home ✨
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Thursday, May 1st
6:30 PM
Location: Village Center Meeting Room (Lower Level)
🌟 No registration required
What if mental health wasn’t just about fixing what’s wrong, but strengthening the systems that make us whole? In this engaging and interactive workshop, licensed psychotherapist and brain health coach Iman L. Khan will explore brain health as the foundation of total health. Attendees will leave with simple tools they can use right away, and a deeper understanding of how to care for the most powerful organ we have.
This program is generously funded by the Friends of the Shorewood Public Library.
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Thursday, May 8th
6:30 PM
Location: Village Center Meeting Room (Lower Level)
🌟 No registration required
Our relationship with Honeybees is thousands of years old. In this presentation by Howard Aprill, discover the history of bees, their remarkable adaptations, and how to tell them apart from their cousins. Do you like to eat? Then you like bees! Learn how modern agriculture depends on bees, and how you can keep our buzzy friends flying.
Howard Aprill is a Naturalist at Wehr Nature Center with Milwaukee County Parks in Wisconsin where he conducts environmental education and interpretation programs for all ages.
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Shorewood Shuffles: Board Game Nights 🎲
Thursday, May 8th
and May 22nd
5:30 PM
Location: Library Program Room (Upstairs)
🌟 No registration required
Do you enjoy board games? Looking to learn how to play something new? Join us for casual evenings of board game fun on select Thursdays.
Various games will be provided, and everybody is encouraged to bring their own games too. Both experienced and new board game enthusiasts ages 16 and up are welcome!
This program has been made possible in part by the Friends of the Shorewood Public Library.
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French Club for Kids
Thursdays,
May 1st, May 8th, May 22nd, and May 29th
No Club on May 15th
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Location: Library Program Room (Upstairs)
🌟 No registration required
Parlez-vous français? Would you like to learn French in a fun library setting? Then come join us for French Club for Kids! To begin, we will be learning colors, numbers, and animals by singing, making crafts, playing games, speaking and writing! There will also be a "restaurant"! À bientôt!!!
This program is geared towards children ages 6-12. Our French Club for Kids is hosted and taught by Madame Diane, an experienced French instructor from the Milwaukee area.
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LEGO Club
Mondays, May 5th
and May 19th
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Location: Library Program Room (Upstairs)
🌟 No registration required
Join us to build awesome creations using our large LEGO collection! Each session we will provide a prompt or challenge to spark ideas. Participants can use these prompts or they can work on their own ideas to build their own masterpiece.
This program is geared toward children ages 4-12, with an adult (siblings are welcome). Drop-in anytime during our designated meeting time and have some fun building!
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Tuesday, May 6th
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Location: Library Program Room (Upstairs)
🌟 No registration required
Let's create beautiful art from natural materials and plastic that has washed up on Atwater Beach!
Children will craft vibrant, colorful mosaics using cleaned plastic pieces collected from Atwater Beach. This hands-on workshop will offer the chance for kids to create whimsical art while learning about plastic waste, its harmful effects on our environment, wildlife, and human health, and how we can reduce plastic pollution in our waterways.
This workshop is the first in a series of events for Shorewood's new "Catch the Wave Shorewood – Reduce Single-Use Plastic" project.
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Switch Gaming Lab
Wednesdays,
May 14th and May 28th
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Location: Library Program Room (Upstairs)
🌟 No registration required
Join us for an afternoon of friendly Switch gaming competition! We will have a few games to play on our big screen. Simply drop-in any time during our session to play a round and have some fun!
This program is geared toward children ages 8-11.
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Teen & Tween
Anime Club
Thursday, May 15th
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Location: Library Program Room (Upstairs)
🌟 No registration required
Calling all Anime Fans in 5th - 12th grade!
Join us once a month to watch anime on our big screen, make anime themed crafts, and enjoy various snacks from around the world!
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Sunday, May 18th
1:00 PM
Location: Village Center
Meeting Room (Lower Level)
🌟 No registration required
In collaboration with the Budding Playwrights' Workshop and Shorewood Recreation Department, Shorewood Drama Jr.'s Readers' Theatre Touring Troupe will perform the works of Dr. Seuss at the library!
At this performance, join that loveable elephant on two exciting adventures as he saves the Mayor and the citizens of Whoville and 'eggsits' for lazy Mayzie Bird.✨
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Parent Social Group with North Shore Health Department
Thursday, May 29th
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Location: Library Program Room (Upstairs)
🌟 No registration required, but is available here
Join us at our Parent Social Group, hosted by North Shore Health Department (NSHD)!
This social group, led by NSHD's Maternal Child Health Specialists, is an opportunity for parents and caregivers to be part of a community of peers. NSHD staff will lead these groups, answer any questions, present on a variety of child-related topics, and provide light refreshments and entertainment for kids.
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Consumer Reports
Did you know Shorewood Public Library provides online access to Consumer Reports Magazine?
Consumer Reports provides articles on health, public safety, marketplace economics and the judicial and regulatory actions that affect consumers, as well as product ratings and reviews.
Consumer Reports Online Magazine is only available to Shorewood residents. This resource is generously funded by the Lange Bequest.
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NEW Attraction Passes! 🎉
Just in time for spring, Shorewood Public Library has more NEW attraction passes for check out!
New attraction passes include:
Stop in at the library to check them out!
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Ceol Cairde (the Music of Friends) Library Performance
At the end of March, we welcomed Ceol Cairde (the Music of Friends) to the library for a wonderful performance of traditional Irish music. We tapped our toes along, and some who attended even danced along! 😎
We'd like to thank Ceol Cairde for sharing their music with us, the Friends of Shorewood Public Library for their generous funding of the event, and everyone who attended to enjoy the traditional Irish music!
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The Great Library
Treasure Hunt
The Great Library Treasure Hunt ends on Sunday, May 3rd, 2025! We've had a great time welcoming treasure hunters to the library and seeing many new visiting faces!
There’s still time to visit Milwaukee County libraries to get your map stamped for a chance to win prizes! 🏆
This system-wide program is being coordinated by Milwaukee County Federated Library System (MCFLS) staff.
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See all of our upcoming May programs in our online event calendar! You can filter by age group, view events in a list format, or do a keyword search to find a specific event you're looking for.
Click a button below for all May events by age group:
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Our Library Book Clubs are welcoming gatherings for book lovers to explore diverse genres, share insights, and foster a sense of community!
Book Clubs take place in the Library Program Room 🌟 No registration required.
Pick up a copy at the customer service desk or give us a call at 414 847-2670 and we would be happy to put one on hold for you!
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May's PM Book Club pick unveils a world where friends become enemies, enemies become saviors, heroes are persecuted, and beasts take many shapes. Check out Beasts of a Little Land by Juhea Kim and join the conversation on Wednesday, May 7th at 7:00 PM.
| |  | May's AM Book Club pick, Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver, is is a modern reimagining of Charles Dickens' "David Copperfield," set in the Appalachian Mountains of Virginia. Join the conversation on Thursday, May 15th at 11:00 AM. | | | |
This month, we're sharing hidden gems in our collections!
Check them out at the library 💎💎💎
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Hello, Bookstore
"If you ever visit The Bookstore in Lenox, MA, you are likely to meet the shop’s bohemian owner, Matt Tannenbaum. When you do, you are bound to get one of three things: a meandering, memorable story, an unforgettable joke, or a recommendation for an obscure, completely unfamiliar book. The Bookstore is a community institution, full of neighbors and friends you’ve yet to meet. It is also a wine bar. And so, what begins as a quirky little story of an independent bookshop and its beatnik owner becomes something greater in the face of a pandemic. When flat lining sales and an uncertain future threaten its existence, a community rallies behind it, further strengthening the bond between a bookstore and its town. A wonderful tribute the arts and the human interactions we could all use more of."
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Ella Minnow Pea
by Mark Dunn
"A short, epistolary novel that plays with the use of letters. As letters fall from a public statue, citizens of the town are forbidden from using those letters in their personal writings. It's a charming satire and an often-overlooked book."
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Library of Things:
Yoga Mat
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Warriors
Lin-Manuel Miranda and Eisa Davis
"It's a concept album presented as a sort of Broadway musical soundtrack adaptation of the late 70's cult movie "The Warriors" (a personal favorite of mine). I think as a complementary project it adds a greater layer of interrogation with the ideas of gender expression and understanding between both works (the main characters in this version are gender-swapped, apart from Luther and Mercy). Also, songs are bangers across the board. And despite some cringy moments (it is musical theater after all) it really grabbed me in the heart and smacked me up and down like an old beat-up rollercoaster. That's a kind of experience you really have to let yourself feel to see."
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Friends of the Shorewood Public Library provides financial and volunteer support to Shorewood Public Library. They are wonderful advocates and strive to ensure the library remains a vital and essential part of village life.
Do you love Shorewood Public Library? Click a button below to see how you can join the Friends, or check out the Friends' online bookstore!
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SHOREWOOD PUBLIC LIBRARY
3920 North Murray Avenue
Shorewood, WI 53211
414 847-2670
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