We live in divided times. I witness disagreement, anger and frustration around me in many settings. From turning on the news to hearing a conversation in line at the grocery store, to the trending videos on YouTube, to the interchange on Facebook. The library may not be able to directly address this discord, but may be able to help you and your family better understand these challenging times.

 

Do you want to understand another perspective or how someone could feel a different way than you do?    We offer newspapers, magazines and books to help answer some of your questions. Try a "walk in another person's shoes" by reading a fictional story with characters that are different from you.  The public library is committed to providing access to a variety of diverse ideas and perspectives.

 

Or maybe you're looking for an escape. We have fiction that transports you back in history, or forward in to the future, periodicals and books that let you focus on your garden, your yoga practice or doing work on your home, and music and films that engulf you in creative expression. We're also committed to providing material that fuels your imagination or makes you smile.

 

And finally, the library provides a destination where people are successfully existing in real time. If you're a person who usually goes to the periodicals area to read, I invite you to walk to the children's side. If you're someone that makes a beeline for the picture books, I invite you to walk past our study rooms or computer area. In all areas of the library at all times of day, you'll see a variety of  faces, ages, genders and skin tones engaged in activity, and conforming to a code of conduct that's driven by respect for space and respect for others. 

 

The library can't solve all of our societal problems or divisive attitudes, but we may be able to help you and your family engage with some of these challenges through reading, listening and being present in the library. Thank you for being a part of the Shorewood Public Library community.

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The Shorewood Public Library is developing a new strategic plan for library services. Your input is vital to helping us shape services to meet the needs of all residents in the Shorewood area.

Please take this survey which asks about your usage of, perception of, and ideas for the Shorewood Public Library. The survey should take you less than 10 minutes to complete.
 
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