Fall Hours and Upcoming Closing
The library will be closed on Monday, September 2 in honor of Labor Day. The library will reopen for regular hours on Tuesday, September 3. This is also the start of our fall hours when the library will be open on Sundays beginning Sunday, September 8 from 12-4pm.
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Food for Fines
September 3 - September 30
The library will waive $1 for every non-perishable or canned good brought to the library, up to $5. This applies to only fines for Whitefish Bay overdue materials, not for fines from other libraries or replacement costs for lost or damaged items. Items are being collected for the Hunger Task Force and preferred donations are listed below.
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Did you know? Resource spotlight: NoveList & NoveList K-8
Looking for that next great book to read? Have a favorite book or author and you'd like to find similar titles? Check out NoveList! NoveList makes recommendations with information on fiction titles and series, as well as content including author read-alikes, book discussion guides, reading lists and more.
NoveList K-8 is a fiction database designed especially for elementary and middle school users, with easy-to-use subject access to fiction titles aimed at the K-8 population. Includes reading lists, author and book read-a-likes and genre overviews.
Both of these resources are available to use. To get started with these resources visit our library website
Research/Online Tools and choose Literature.
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Be sure to enter your photos for our 4th annual amateur photo contest. We have a Best in Show cash prize of $250 (generously donated by Friends of the Whitefish Bay Library!) This contest is open to amateur photographers of any age!
Read more details about the contest on our website. Photo submission deadline is 5:30pm on Friday, September 6.
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Dr. Piero Antuono, a leading neurologist affiliated with the Medical College of Wisconsin and Froedtert Hospital, is the Director of the Dementia Research Center. Dr. Antuono's specialty for the past forty years has been the diseases of older adults, including Alzheimer’s disease and other causes of dementia. In this presentation, he will discuss ongoing research and how it promises to change the diagnosis and treatment of people with memory loss.
• The relationship of longevity and lifestyle to Alzheimer’s Disease
• Understanding the timeline of the disease
• The emphasis and value of today’s research studies
• The use of MRI to identify those with future risk
Anyone who has an interest in learning what is on the horizon in Alzheimer’s disease research, prevention and treatment should attend this program!
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Thursday Movies
The library is hosting a movie series for adults. Movies are shown on the 4th Thursday of the month. Odd months the movie begins at 6pm, even months the movie begins at 1pm. Our next film will be shown on September 26 at 6pm.
See our full schedule on our website.
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Judge Schudson exposes the personal, professional, and political pressures now threatening judicial integrity like never before. With attacks on judges intensifying, Independence Corrupted is essential for students and scholars, lawyers and judges, and all citizens concerned about the survival of judicial independence.
NOMINEE- 2018 National Book Award
Charles Benjamin Schudson is a Wisconsin Reserve Judge Emeritus. He has served as a state and federal prosecutor, trial and appellate judge, law professor, and Fulbright Scholar. He has keynoted conferences throughout America and been a featured guest on NPR, PBS, and Oprah.
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Book Clubs @ the Library
The library offers two book clubs to choose from. Here are the titles for our next meetings:
September 5- The Dry by Jane Harper
October 3- Cover Her Face by P.D. James
November 7- Still Life by Louise Penny
September 27- The History of Bees by Maja Lunde
October 25- The Feather Thief
November 22- Educated
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Celebrate Back to School with this great no-sew DIY project! We'll provide all the supplies you need.
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We'll enjoy this innovative picture book and explore shapes and geometry with creative building activities and open-ended art projects.
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International Dot Day began when teacher Terry Shay introduced his classroom to Peter H. Reynolds’ book The Dot on September 15, 2009, a book about creativity, courage, and collaboration. We'll host our own celebration at the library all day. Stop by the children's area whenever we're open and make something wonderful!
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We'll learn about physics and explore centrifugal forces with spin art rocks. Come make something beautiful!
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Decorate your own mug using oil-based Sharpies in an array of colors. All you need to bring is yourself! We'll have the mugs, the Sharpies, and some inspiring ideas to get you started. Then, take your mug home and bake it to make your design permanent.
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Come and hang out with some Legos and cartoons during the first weeks of school! This low key program will help you de-stress and ease back into the school year.
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Learn self-defense and empowerment with Pepperspray Patti! Topics include predator mindset, awareness, confidence building, red flag behaviors, de-escalating tactics and physical defense basics.
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For Adults
After the sudden death of his wife, Tom Kennedy believes a fresh start will help him and his young son Jake heal. A new beginning, a new house, a new town. Featherbank. But the town has a dark past. Twenty years ago, a serial killer abducted and murdered five residents. Until Frank Carter was finally caught, he was nicknamed "The Whisper Man," for he would lure his victims out by whispering at their windows at night. Just as Tom and Jake settle into their new home, a young boy vanishes. His disappearance bears an unnerving resemblance to Frank Carter's crimes, reigniting old rumors that he preyed with an accomplice. Now, detectives Amanda Beck and Pete Willis must find the boy before it is too late, even if that means Pete has to revisit his great foe in prison: The Whisper Man. And then Jake begins acting strangely. He hears a whispering at his window.--Amazon.com.
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For Kids
This children's book explores the science of food by asking the questions that you're hungry to know the answers to and providing you with the chance to test them out through fun experiments.
Science You Can Eat will transform your kitchen into a lab through 20 fun food experiments. Cooking is chemistry, and all of the fun science experiments inside this book are edible! This exciting kid's book tackles all those tasty science questions you have about food, plus plenty more that you hadn't thought of. Once you understand science, you understand food - so find out why popcorn go "pop" as you test it out for yourself; explore how taste is affected by smell; and discover the secret to making a perfect cookie.
With a close look at everyday ingredients as well as a peek into the future of food, Science You Can Eat helps you understand what's happening with our food and why. Each page is guaranteed to leave kids hungry for more.-From Amazon
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For Teens
A formidable outlaw family that claims to be the first among nations. A son destined to lead, thrust suddenly into power. Three fierce young women of the Rahtan, the queen's premier guard. A legendary street thief leading a mission, determined to prove herself. A dark secret that is a threat to the entire continent. A dark secret that is a threat to the entire continent. When outlaw leader meets reformed thief, a cat-and-mouse game of false moves ensues, bringing them intimately together in a battle that may cost them their lives--and their hearts.-From CountyCat
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