December @ the Library
Holiday Hours: The library will be closed on Monday, December 24 and Tuesday, December 25. We are also closed Monday, December 31 and Tuesday, January 1.
2018 is coming to a close and what a great year we've had! We've hosted so many amazing programs like our Star Wars party, Edible Book Festival, Summer Reading Program, Rock N Roll Escape Room, Whitefish Bay TALKS, photo contest, and more! We hope you've enjoyed all of our different offerings and we have so much planned for 2019!

Want to continue to see amazing programs like these? Consider the library as you make your end of year donations. Your tax-deductible contribution will help us bring you the type of services and materials that you've come to expect from us. 
The murder of a newspaper reporter during a 1967 riot pulls two of his colleagues deep into the contentious issues of race in America and into the secrets of a troubled inner city family. Did a nine-year-old boy pull the trigger? Alternately solemn and irreverent, Douglas Armstrong’s Color of The Sun looks back at an era when the civil rights movement rocked the social underpinnings of a nation, including old-boy, newspaper journalism. Gabe Harden and Scott Patterson return in the second of Armstrong’s Life on The Sun series.

Boswell Book Company will be on hand with books for purchase.
About the Author: Critics called Douglas Armstrong’s most recent novel Life on The Sun “authentic, frenzied, and suspenseful.” In 2010, his debut novel Even Sunflowers Cast Shadows won the Wisconsin Writer’s Award as the best in full-length fiction. Armstrong is a former reporter, editorial writer, columnist, and critic for The Milwaukee Journal. He was on the scene in the 1960s when this series of books about newsroom life in an era of love beads, teargas, and manual typewriters is set.
Registration for all kids programs begin on December 1.
Yarn, tinsel, crayons, paint, tissue paper, aluminum foil for hair? Yes! At this program, we’ll be creating crazy hair collages that will be hair-raising.
Make something beautiful to hang in your space! We’ll provide the materials and instructions needed to make a beautiful piece of pom-pom wall art.
It’s squishy! It’s squashy! It’s science! Get your hands a little dirty and learn a lot with this hands-on science storytime.
Please dress for a mess.
We will supply all the materials to create a super cool snowperson. Just bring your creativity and stop by the children’s department.

Come enjoy some hot cocoa or hot cider! There will be lots of toppings to choose from! All supplies provided. No registration required.
Librarian Picks
For Adults

After more than a decade, Rosellen Brown, author of ten celebrated books, is back with a gritty, absorbing, and deeply felt novel. The Lake on Fire is an epic narrative that begins among immigrants on a failing Wisconsin farm. Chaya and her strange, brilliant, little brother Asher depart for Chicago only to discover that the Gilded Age is as empty a façade as the beautiful Columbian Exposition attracting thousands to Lake Michigan's shore. They scrape together a meager living--she in a cigar factory; he, roaming the city and stealing books and jewelry to share with the poor, until they find different paths of escape. Chaya's becomes a deeply conflicted love story and Asher, haunted by his loyalty to the Fair's abandoned workers, is responsible for an astonishing terrorist act. The abandoned Fair burns to the ground as the city goes on with its usual business in this profound narrative that resonates eerily with today's news-- Provided by publisher.
For Kids

Little sisters and little brothers all long for the same few things when it comes to their older siblings: a turn to play, a place on the team, a chance to shine. Little Brothers & Little Sisters starts with four pairs of siblings in and around an apartment complex, each expressing through play and daily life the many gripes and pitfalls of younger siblings. Subtly, the narrative shifts to reflect the good things that come with having an older sibling: a helping hand, a partner in crime, a friend for life. The book ends on a high note when it comes to brothers and sisters, the good outweighs the bad, and both big and little siblings have a special place in each others' hearts. Minimal text paired with impressionistic, full-spread illustrations creates weight and emotion in this lovely book that will help kids feel understood in all the pains and joys of siblinghood.-- Provided by publisher.  
For Teens

It's 2002, a year after 9/11. It's an extremely turbulent time politically, but especially so for someone like Shirin, a sixteen-year-old Muslim girl who's tired of being stereotyped. Shirin is never surprised by how horrible people can be. She's tired of the rude stares, the degrading comments--even the physical violence--she endures as a result of her race, her religion, and the hijab she wears every day. So she's built up protective walls and refuses to let anyone close enough to hurt her. Instead, she drowns her frustrations in music and spends her afternoons break-dancing with her brother. But then she meets Ocean James. He's the first person in forever who really seems to want to get to know Shirin. It terrifies her--they seem to come from two irreconcilable worlds--and Shirin has had her guard up for so long that she's not sure she'll ever be able to let it down.  . -From CountyCat
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