When is the next yard waste collection?

Yard waste will be collected on your normal refuse/recycling pickup day. Link here to review the 2025 Refuse and Recycling Schedule.

When is the 3rd and Final Tax Installment Payment Due? The final tax installment is due by Saturday, May 31, 2025. Click here for more information.

Have a question? Send us an email or give us a call at (414) 962-6690.

Drug Take Back Day - Thanks for Participating!

Thanks to all who dropped off unused medications at the Drug Take Back Day on April 26! Since the last event in October 2024, the Whitefish Bay Police Department has collected just over 139 lbs of medications.

As a reminder, you can always bring in unused medications to the Police Department during normal office hours (M-F, 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m.).

We're Hiring!

Do you know anyone that wants a fulfilling career in an awesome, supportive community?! Send them our way! We are accepting applications for Police Officers. Top pay is $94k. Qualified lateral applicants get a $6k bonus. Enjoy a happy work life balance and a supportive work environment.

Click here to learn more and apply.

Weekly update 4/21-4/28: 3 OWI arrests this week. The breath samples provided for the arrested subjects were 0.23, 0.17 and 0.09. On 4/27, we received a few calls about an injured deer on the north end of the village. The deer had tried jumping a fence at the JCC and got it's rear leg caught on the fence. Thanks to the deer-termined work of our dayshift officers, the deer was cut loose and able to run off with only an injured leg.

We're Hiring!

The Department of Public Works is currently accepting applications for the position of Service Worker.

Click here to learn more about the position, and to apply.

Curbside Composting -

Two Local Services Available:

Compost Crusader: Compost Crusader is a curbside organics pickup service for Southeast Wisconsin. They accept food scraps (including cooked meat and cheese) and yard waste. Click here for a full list. Through their relationship with Blue Ribbon Organics, a well-established, high quality provider of organic compost, Compost Crusader provides purchasing advantages to its subscription customers through discounted purchases of bagged or bulk compost. The organization's mission is to divert organic material from landfills and create an empowering culture around sustainability. Compost Crusader provides residents with an every other week pickup service with the opportunity to order additional pickups when needed. They have multiple options for bin sizing depending on your individual or business needs. If there are questions, Compost Crusader can be accessed via the website, www.compostcrusader.com, or by calling 262-394-6075.

Curby’s Compost Service: Curby’s Compost Service is a curbside compost pickup service. When you sign up, you will receive a container and compostable bag to use throughout the week. During the week, add compostable items to the container (click here for a full list of what you can/can’t compost) and then simply bring your container to the curb for pickup! Curby’s will replace your filled container with a clean container and a new compostable bag. Pickup is every week. Members are billed on a monthly basis, click here for rates. New members receive 25% off their first month. Customers earn monthly credits for free nutrient rich soils through their partners at the Dirty Dirt Soil Company. Contact Curby’s Compost at 414-445-4345 or visit www.curbyscompost.com.

Buckley & Big Bay Parks Storm Sewer Repair Update:

Substantial progress continues with the storm sewer permanent repairs. The contractor successfully made the critical connection between the existing manhole and the new secant structure. The reopening of Big Bay and Buckley Park is expected by end of May.

Click here for the weekly progress report.

4th of July Volunteers Needed!

Encourage your high school students to get involved this 4th of July! Volunteering with the Whitefish Bay Civic Foundation's games is a fun way to earn service hours and give back to the community. Sign up is now open! 

Join Us! Review & Share Feedback on Potential Options for Long Range Facilities Planning

The Facilities Advisory Committee wants to hear from YOU! The group will be hosting a World Café Conversation on Thursday, May 22nd from 6:00 - 7:30 pm at the Richards Great Room for community members to learn and provide feedback about potential options for long range facilities planning.

What is a World Café Conversation?

The world café format makes use of an informal setting for participants to explore a topic by discussing it in small table groups. The session will last no more than an hour and a half.

The Facilities Advisory Committee is looking forward to hearing directly from you. Participants will share their ideas, listening, building upon ideas of others, and providing feedback on potential options of facilities improvements across the District.

Click here to learn more and to sign up!

Stay up to date with the work of the group by visiting our Facilities Long Range Planning webpage.

Whitefish Bay Public Library:

Drop In Craft: Cards of Kindness

Friday, May 9 & Saturday, May 10

All ages. No registration required.

Stop by the Youth Services area during our open hours to make a Card of Kindness for someone you love. We'll have a variety of supplies and some examples for inspiration.

What's It Worth? Antique Appraisal with Mark Moran

Saturday, May 10, 11:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.

Join us for an antiques and collectibles appraisal event featuring author and antiques expert Mark F. Moran of Iola, Wisconsin. Formerly senior editor of Antiques and Collectibles Books for Krause Publications in Iola, Wis., he has also been a contributing editor for Antique Trader magazine. He has served as editor of Antique Review East magazine; as producer of Atlantique City, an antique show held in Atlantic City, N.J.; and as editorial director of F+W Media's Antiques Group. Moran was also a guest expert on the PBS program, Antiques Roadshow, for 9 seasons.

To register, please call the library at 414-964-4380. When registering, please let us know the item you will be bringing. See list of approved items on our website. Each person is allowed one item for appraisal.

Mystery Book Club

Wednesday, May 14, 6:30 p.m.

Registration is encouraged.

Book Club meets virtually or in person the 2nd Wednesday of the month at 6:30PM. This month we are reading The Blackhouse by Peter May. We will be using the online tool Zoom to have a hybrid meeting so you can Zoom or meet in person at the library. Zoom is a free platform (but you do need to create an account). The link to the meeting can be found below:

Join Zoom Meeting

Meeting ID: 890 9070 0104

Passcode: J8yJp03W

10th Anniversary Edible Book Festival

Tuesday, May 13 – Thursday May, 15

Awards Ceremony Thursday, May 15, 6:00 p.m.

2025 Edible Book Festival returns for our 10th year and we’re doing things a little different this year! Edible Books will be on display in the library and you can vote for your favorites from Tuesday, May 13 – Thursday May 15. We’ll host an award ceremony to announce the winners and hand out prizes on Thursday, May 15, at 6:00 p.m.!

What is an Edible Book?

An edible book is an item that looks like a book, puns on a title, refers to a character, or just has something to do with books. The only rule is that entries must be made from edible ingredients. Edible Book Festivals have been held all over the world, and there is array of examples found online. The festival started as a celebration to commemorate the birthday of French gastronome Jean-Anthelme Brillat-Savarin (1755-1826), famous for his book Physiologie du goût, a witty meditation on food.  

How do I participate? 

The Edible Book Festival is open to anyone: the young, the old, and everyone in between. Register your entry by Sunday, May 11 here. Then make your edible book and drop off your creation on Monday, May 12, by 8:30 p.m.

All Ages Block Party

Saturday, May 17, 10:00-11:00 a.m.

All ages with an adult caregiver. No registration required.

Join us for a fun time building at our all ages, drop-in Block Party! We'll have a variety of building materials perfect for a variety of ages, and you're invited to come and build. Stop by for 15 minutes of building or stay for the entire session!

Craft Supply Swap

Saturday, May 17, 2:00-3:30 p.m.

Have craft supplies you no longer need? Looking for some creative inspiration? Join us for a craft supply swap! Drop off unneeded but usable supplies and pick up some new to you materials.

HOW: New or gently used craft supplies donations will be accepted at the library starting on Friday May 9 through Friday, May 16 during normal library hours at the adult services desk.

Those who make a donation will receive a ticket for early entry to the event, which will be held on Saturday, May 17. All items are FREE! Read more on our website.

Tea Time Book Club

Wednesday, May 21, 2:00 p.m.

Registration Encouraged

Our Tea Time Book Club meets once a month is led by Library Director Nyama Reed. This month we're reading Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space by Adam Higginbotham. Tea Time Book Club offers in-person meetings at the Library in the 2nd floor Program Room. Copies of Challenger are available to pickup at the Adult Services Desk.

About the book: "On January 28, 1996, the space shuttle Challenger broke apart of the Atlantic Ocean, killing all seven people on board. Like disaster is a defining moment in twentieth-century history--yet the full story of what happened, and why, has never been told. It's a compelling tale of ambition and ingenuity undermined by political cynicism and cost-cutting in the interests of burnishing national prestige. A masterful blend of riveting human drama and fascinating and absorbing science, Challenger brings to life and even more complex and astonishing story than we remember" -- Back cover.

North Shore Health Department:

Click here to view the April 29, 2025 Weekly Summary from the North Shore Health Department

Help us help our neighbors. Donate sandwiches for the Bay Bridge Sandwich Drive on May 7. We'll be collecting at Schoolhouse Park at 9 a.m. Details and sign up here.

Merchants of Whitefish Bay

Whitefish Bay Public Library

Whitefish Bay School District

Milwaukee Area Domestic Animal Control Commission

Whitefish Bay Civic Foundation

North Shore Fire Department

Whitefish Bay Little League

Bay Bridge

North Shore Junior Women's Club

WFB Blue Duke Nation

Whitefish Bay Recreation and Community Education

Kiwanis Club of North Shore Milwaukee

Whitefish Bay Garden Club

Whitefish Bay Public Education Foundation

Whitefish Bay Woman's Club

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