Savings on Holiday and Children’s Books at Winter Library Sale
A sale featuring new and used holiday and children’s books will take place from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, November 21 at the Central branch of the Milwaukee Public Library, 814 W. Wisconsin Avenue.

What’s New at the Wisconsin Talking Book and Braille Library
Formerly known as the Wisconsin Regional Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
The Wisconsin Regional Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped is now the Wisconsin Talking Book and Braille Library (the Library). Located in the Milwaukee Public Library’s Central Library in downtown Milwaukee, all other contact information remains the same.

Media Advisory: Milwaukee Public Library Green Roof - Planting Grasses
Monday, October 26, 2009, Weather Permitting (REVISED)
Construction on the Milwaukee Public Library green roof at Central Library is progressing to the point where the new roof will actually begin to look “green”.  Weather permitting, grasses will be planted on the roof in time to take root before winter sets in.

Milwaukee Public Library Foundation Presents the 2009 Benjamin Franklin Award Celebration - Foundation to Honor Robert Mariano and Roundy’s Supermarkets, Inc.
The Milwaukee Public Library Foundation will host the 2009 Benjamin Franklin Award Celebration on Thursday, October 22, 2009 at Central Library, 814 W. Wisconsin Ave., beginning at 5:15 p.m.  The Foundation will honor Robert Mariano and Roundy’s Supermarkets, Inc. at the celebration.

Media Advisory: Milwaukee Public Library Celebrates Harvest Fest and
“Gets Its Geek On” Saturday, Oct. 3
Kids and their families can celebrate the fall season at the Milwaukee Public Library with music, dancing, story times, and educational entertainment.  Kids can decorate a pumpkin and pumpkin cookies to take home.  There will be apple cider to sip as you listen to Pint Size Polkas and family folk music.  Learn about bugs and visit the Havenwoods National Forest learning station.

Milwaukee Public Library Encourages You to“Get Your Geek On”
MPL takes part in “Geek the Library” campaign to raise awareness on the importance of library funding support.

Friends of the Library Grants to Impact Many Locations and All Types of Library Users
As the summer heat intensifies, new library materials will attract users to Milwaukee’s neighborhood libraries, thanks to 14 grants totaling more than $6,400 from the Friends of the Milwaukee Public Library.

Statement Regarding Closing Milwaukee Public Library Locations in 2010
The Milwaukee Public Library issues the following statement in response to the news conference held by Aldermen Bob Donovan and Joe Dudzik on April 30, 2009 at the Zablocki Library...

Milwaukee Public Library Presents New Library and Key Ring Cards
The Milwaukee Public Library (MPL) has a new supply of library cards in stock for all ages – children, teens, and adults. The new cards have an updated design and color scheme. In addition, teens and adults can ask for a matching key ring card – a smaller version of the library card that attaches to a key ring for easy use when checking out library materials. Such key ring cards are popular marketing tools with grocery, pharmacy and other retail outlets.

Milwaukee Public Library Announces Update to Media Holds Policy
The Milwaukee Public Library (MPL) announced today that its media holds policy in effect since January 2, 2008 has been revised as follows:

• MPL will reinstate the media holds service at five (5) locations: Central, Bay View, Capitol,
  Center Street, and East libraries.
  
• Unique media items located at any of the other eight (8) MPL locations will also be made
  holdable, making all titles – but not all copies of each title – holdable.
  
• Items held will be delivered to any location within the Milwaukee County Federated Library
  System (MCFLS) using the MPL or MCFLS delivery system as the library patron requests.
  
• The number of holds per patron has been lowered to 15 from 20 to help ensure that a large
  number of titles/copies remain in general circulation.

Milwaukee Public Library Needs Adult Tutors
Adult volunteers are needed to provide one-on-one tutoring for adult learners at the Milwaukee Public Library. The volunteers will provide tutoring for Milwaukee residents ages 18 and older who want to upgrade their basic math and reading skills, and for adults working toward completing their GED or studying English as a second language.

Milwaukee Public Library’s Milwaukee Road Archives on Hiatus For 2009
Railroad materials in the general collection will still be available.
The Milwaukee Public Library today announced that public access to the extensive Milwaukee Road (Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad) archives will be limited beginning January 1, 2009 to enable library personnel and volunteers to re-organize and catalog the thousands of items in storage.

Milwaukee Public Library Participating in Generations on Line Project
New tool aids seniors with Internet access, Medicare Drug Plans
Seniors and their caregivers facing the daunting task of enrolling or re-enrolling in the Medicare Drug plan will have the assistance of a new tool this year called Generations on Line, a special web-based program that guides seniors who have never used a computer onto the Internet and especially the Medicare Drug Plan Finder. The Seniors Online Southeastern Wisconsin Initiative was launched today to provide trained volunteer help in many libraries and some elder housing centers in Milwaukee, Waukesha, Walworth, Racine, Ozaukee and Washington counties.