The Little Library that Could
A fond farewell to the Temporary East Library location, closing this Saturday, November 8th at 5pm.
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Don't miss these 'library fever' inducing picture books!
There's a lot of library excitement in the city of Milwaukee these days. If you don’t already have library fever, here are some fabulous library-themed picture books guaranteed to get you there.
Read moreRead The Bingo Queens of Oneida
Before Indian casinos sprouted up around the country, a few enterprising tribes got their start in gambling by opening bingo parlors. A group of women on the Oneida Indian Reservation just outside Green Bay, Wisconsin, introduced bingo in 1976 simply to pay a few bills. Bingo not only paid the light bill at the struggling civic center but was soon financing vital health and housing…
Read morePoems Dead and Undead
Are you looking for a book to prolong that creepy Halloween spirit? Look no further than a recent addition to the Everyman’s Pocket Poets series: Poems Dead and Undead.
Read moreAlice Cooper Was Slightly Off, or Wisconsin Place Names and their Native Language Origins
Anyone who has seen Wayne’s World remembers the scene where shock rock godfather Alice Cooper proclaims that Milwaukee comes from an Algonquin term for ‘The Good Land’. Well, it turns out Alice isn’t entirely accurate.
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