WE'RE OPEN:

Mondays & Wednesday
9:00 AM-2:00 PM
Tuesdays & Thursdays
2:00 PM-7:00 PM
Fridays & Saturdays
10:00 AM-3:00 PM
CURBSIDE PICKUP & MORE
Request Shorewood Public Library items for curbside pickup by phone (414 847-2670), email , and web form .

Holds that were placed before our closure are now being filled! You will get an email, call, or text message when your hold arrives. Simply contact us via phone or email to schedule a pickup time.

Perhaps most exciting of all: during the week of June 8th, Milwaukee County Federated Library System will re-enable the ability for you to place your own requests on items from all over the system.

Please check our website for complete details and frequent updates, including when we anticipate inviting you back into our building.
Summer Reading 2020: IMAGINE YOUR STORY
The 2020 summer library program, Imagine Your Story, celebrates classic tales from mythology and folklore as well as encouraging readers to create their own imaginative adventures. Kids, from tots to teens, will be able to join the reading program at the library or online, and earn reward packets for meeting reading goals. The program begins Monday, June 15th. Visit the library's website for more information.
LEO RETURNS!

Leo, our library mascot, returns this summer! After taking some time off, Leo is back and ready to explore Shorewood. Follow Leo’s adventures on our website to be entered in drawings for gift cards to local businesses.
ANTI-RACISM RESOURCES

The library has a variety of antiracism resources. Recent events in Milwaukee and across our nation show us – once again – that it is time to talk about race, oppression, and bias with your family, friends, and coworkers. If we don’t, nothing will change. Learn more here.
FROM THE DIRECTOR
Flexibility. Phasing. Self-compassion. I’ve been saying these words almost every day for the last month, with regard to both the library and my personal life.

We’re excited to share the next phase of library services we’ll offer in the ongoing COVID-19 environment. Our focus is on enabling you to place your own requests for materials from many, but not all, libraries in the county; ensuring that people with limited or no internet access at home can get online for limited periods; and providing a safe space for those who have home insecurity, lack climate control, or need respite.

You’ll note that we’re not focused on being a destination for reading in the library, collaborating, socializing, game playing, and in-person programs. When you come inside, you’ll see a lot of furniture has been stored, and there will be a limited number of people allowed in specific sections of the library. 

It’s difficult for us here at the library not to provide you with all the services you want and need right now, but I go back to my current mantra: flexibility, phasing, and self-compassion.

I hope you, your family, and friends are safe and healthy. See you soon,

Rachel Collins
The Shorewood Stacks Podcast , moderated by Young Adult Librarian Lisa Quintero , gives you a regular dose of what library staff have been up to, books staff and podcast guests have been reading as well as answers to your frequently asked questions. For more information and to check out the podcast, click here . 
SUMMER PROGRAMMING UPDATES
Summer isn't cancelled, but unfortunately some of our summer programs are. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and social distancing guidelines, our annual visit from Stone Soup Shakespeare and our ever popular Summer Celebration are CANCELLED. We look forward to the day when we can all safely gather again! In the mean time, check our calendar for virtual programs that we will be offering throughout the summer.
FROM THE FRIENDS OF THE SHOREWOOD PUBLIC LIBRARY
Do you have a Little Free Library? If so, the Friends of the Shorewood Public Library are generously donating used books to local Little Free Libraries (LFL)! If you have a LFL, or know of one that is in need of some fresh books, feel free to reach out to Alice, and the Friends will come out and replenish your stock. Right now, there's an assortment of fiction, non-fiction, and young adult books looking for a new home.
JUNE IS NATIONAL AUDIOBOOK MONTH
There are numerous benefits to listening to audiobooks. Here are just a few:

EXPANDED VOCABULARY
Audiobooks help expand vocabulary by letting you experience new words and phrases. Plus, you hear the correct way to pronounce words, names, and locales.

TIME
Audiobooks are hands-free, and help with time management and multi-tasking. You can read during your commute, while exercising, cooking, cleaning, crafting, etc.

CRITICAL LISTENING
Audiobooks provide a different way to analyze books by enhancing characters, setting, plot, themes, and other key elements. Listening to an audiobook helps your brain process information in a new way.

"NEW" FORMAT
Audiobooks offer a new way to read which can lead listeners to new books, new authors, and new genres. An engaging narrator provides an interesting and lively experience for the listener.

MENTAL HEALTH
Like print books, audiobooks provide an escape from the stresses of the day. Listening to audiobooks can help you calm your mind and release stress while giving your eyes a break.

There's several different ways you can access audiobooks from the library. You can download e-audiobooks from Wisconsin's Digital Library or hoopla, or by checking out a physical audiobook on CD or Playaway from our collection. Check one out today!
Libby , the app used to listen to e-audiobooks from Wisconsin's Digital Library , is now integrated with Alexa and Sonos speakers, enabling you to enjoy all of your borrowed audiobooks without the need for headphones or Bluetooth. More information can be found here .
FEATURED BOOK REVIEW
Akata Witch by Nnedi Okorafor is a compelling, beautifully written novel that will appeal to readers of urban fantasy and young adult alike. Listeners will be wowed by Yetide Badaki’s performance, and will have the added benefit of hearing the Nigerian colloquialisms pronounced correctly. Okorafor peppers her language with terms and phrases from many of the languages spoken in Nigeria, enhancing both the setting of the novel and the deep sense of history which accompanies the main character’s journey of discovery. Hearing the Igbo, Efik, Yoruba, and even Pidgin words spoken by a Nigerian-born American actress is a real treat.

Kate Strattner, Library Clerk
WHAT WE'RE LISTENING TO & WHAT WE'RE UP TO
Audiobooks are hands-free and allow for multitasking. Here's some suggestions and examples of how staff are incorporating audiobooks into their lives:

Angie, our Administrative Assistant, has been using Wisconsin's Digital Library and the Libby app to access e-audiobooks while sewing cloth masks for library staff. Some of her favorite listens include Liane Moriarty's Nine Perfect Strangers and Truly Madly Guilty as well as Lethal White by Robert Galbraith.

Emily , our Assistant Director, listens to audiobooks on hoopla on dog walks, and to unwind when a print book is too much work! Emily has made a few discoveries on hoopla that she would not have otherwise. Her favorites are mysteries with evocative narration including the Roderick Allyn Mysteries by Ngaio Marsh and Donna Andrews’ Meg Langslow Series.

Hayley, our Community and Adult Services Librarian, is listening to How to Do Nothing on audiobook CD while working on a jigsaw puzzle. "I enjoy listening to audiobooks while doing something with my hands." Odell's book is especially timely, challenging how we think about the things we value like time and money.
INFORMATION YOU CAN TRUST
With so many sources for information, it can be hard to sort out fact from fiction and to determine who to trust.

It is more vital than ever to be certain that you are accessing and sharing the most factual and authoritative information you can.

The state of Wisconsin has created a one-stop resource for information on COVID-19. With links to relevant state agencies and updated news releases, you can easily stay on top of the facts.

SHOREWOOD PUBLIC LIBRARY
3920 North Murray Avenue 
Shorewood, WI 53211
414 847-2670