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Holiday Hours at Milwaukee Public Library

With the holidays falling in the middle of the week, MPL's schedule has gotten a little complicated...

Don't Go Looking for a New Ride in This Blue Book

Today is marked by many anniversaries: 25 years since the first broadcast of The Simpsons, 27 years since the first Final Fantasy video game was released (and exactly how final is that fantasy if there are now more than 14 of them?),  57 years since the death of author Dorothy Sayers, amongst other events.

Bears and Beer: A Winning Combination!

How to Drink & Cook (Semi) Responsibly

My Drunk Kitchen: a cookbook that proves that the journey is more important than the end result, even when in the kitchen (as long as you don't set fire to anything).

Return to Downton

Season 5 of Downton Abbey is right around the corner! MPL can help you get caught up on the series and learn more about the show.

What do librarians read?

They're surrounded by books all day...so what do they check out? Here's a selection of fiction from a few of our branch librarians.

MPL now offers the online Oxford English Dictionary!

Are you a word freak? An etymology fan? a connoisseur of the lingua anglica (which has, of course, become the lingua franca of modern times)? Milwaukee Public Library is pleased to announce that our users now have access to the Oxford English Dictionary online database. The Oxford English Dictionary database is available to all users within Milwaukee Public Library locations, as well as by remote…

Once I Was Cool by Megan Stielstra

Insightful, compassionate, gutsy, and heartbreaking personal essays exploring the messy, maddening beauty of adulthood with wit, intelligence, and biting humor.