Books

We invite you to explore. A lot of information and entertainment await you at Milwaukee Public Library. With millions of items in the library’s collection – books, music, movies and much more – the opportunities are endless. 

New Materials

New purchases available for check-out through the CountyCat online catalog.

Lucky Day Books

Books by popular authors and New York Times bestsellers generate large queues of hold requests as soon as they hit the shelves. But we designate a number of these titles as “Lucky Day” items. In other words, readers can’t place a hold on a select number of the copies available. Instead, customers who come into the library may find these gems on the shelf - ready for checkout - just because they came to the library in person that day.

OverDrive eBooks & eAudiobooks

Download books and audio to your electronic device using the Libby App.

Book Clubs: 2019

Join a book club at:

• Bay View Branch -
  2018-2019 Book Club
• Center Street Branch -
  April & May 2019 Book Club
• East Branch -
  Book Club | Book to Art Club
• Tippecanoe Branch -
  Bibliophile Book Club | ESL Book Club | History Buff Book Club |
  Vegetarian Cookbook Club (Spring) | Vegetarian Cookbook Club (Summer)
• Zablocki Branch - 
  Novel Ideas Book Club