January Happenings at SPL | |
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Happy New Year from Shorewood Public Library! 🎉 The start of the year is always a time for reflection, and we are grateful for the continued support and engagement from all of you — our readers, learners, and community members. Your enthusiasm and passion inspire us every day.
Thank you for making our library such a special place. We look forward to an amazing year ahead, filled with new adventures, knowledge, and shared experiences.
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In honor of the New Year's spirit of togetherness and generosity, we invite you to help us compile a list of our library patrons’ favorite books of 2024.
To share your love of reading with our community, click the button below to fill out a brief online form with your favorite book of the past year. We'll share the list we compile of your recommendations in our February 2025 newsletter! 🎇🎇🎇
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Friday, January 3rd
11:30 AM
Location: Meet at Shorewood Public Library and walk in Shorewood
🌟 No registration required
Shorewood Public Library and the Shorewood Longevity Project present “First Friday Walks”! These 30-40 minute guided walks through the village were planned mindfully to help build community and wellness through winter, and encourage us to keep moving our bodies even when it seems that everything else has slowed down. Walks will begin at 11:30 AM and all are welcome to join! The walk is stroller-friendly, but please leave pets at home for the safety of all walkers.
Walks will be held in light rain, but if the weather is really inclement (heavy rain, ice, unsafe conditions), we will cancel. Additionally, feel free to call the library any time at (414) 847-2670 to check in on the status of the walks.
Please dress for the weather, bring water, walk at your own risk, and have fun!
We are so excited to walk with you!
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Thursday, January 9th
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Location: Village Center Meeting Room (Library Lower Level)
🌟 No registration required
The Beatles eclipsed all expectations of a concert audience, appearing before 55,600 mostly screaming fans at New York’s Shea Stadium in 1965. Overcoming an overmatched sound system, it was epic, but it almost never happened! When it did happen, it changed rock music forever. This lecture from speaker Terry D. Rindt will discuss the road to Shea, the often overlooked encore 1966 concert, and its enduring legend.
This program is generously sponsored by the Friends of the Shorewood Public Library.
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Tuesday, January 21st, 2025 through
Saturday, March 8th, 2025
Join in the fun for this year's Winter Reading Program! We'll have activities for adults, teens, and kids - learn more below.
KIDS: All kids in K4 through 5th grade are invited to join us for our READ-IT! Children's Winter Reading Program generously sponsored by Kiwanis North Shore Milwaukee.
Stop by the Children’s Desk to pickup a log and pin! For every 1 hour you read, or are read to, add a star sticker to your pin. Once you have added all 8 stars, stop by the Children’s Desk and show us your pin to pickup your goodie bag which includes a coupon for MOD Pizza! 🍕
All participants are invited to join us Saturday, March 8th for a celebratory pizza party in the Library Program Room from 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM!
TEENS: This year's Winter Reading Challenge for teens will be a Media Literacy Bingo challenge! Pick up a bingo card at the Reference Desk, then fill it out by completing five Literacy Challenges in a row and return it for a chance to win a prize!
ADULTS: Read any book or audiobook and write a short review on a print or online reading log to be entered into a prize drawing, including gift cards to local businesses! Submit as many entries as you'd like 📚
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Thursday, January 23rd
4:00 PM
Location: Library Program Room
🌟 No registration required
Children sing, dance, and play instruments with their caregiver as they practice keeping a steady beat, replicating rhythm patterns, and using their singing voice. Wisconsin Conservatory of Music (WCM) uses the Smart Start early childhood music program that makes an intentional link between these music skills and cognitive skills, allowing children to develop skills in memory, attention perception, and cognitive flexibility.
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Thursday, January 23rd
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Location: Village Center Meeting Room (Library Lower Level)
🌟 No registration required
Hygge (ho͝oɡə) is a defining characteristic of Norwegian culture which describes a sense of coziness and comfortable conviviality. Creating such an atmosphere and enjoying good things with good people is a great way to enhance our wellbeing and sense of community! With winter comes cold and harsh weather, but that does not mean there is no opportunity to bring hygge into our daily lives. Join us for an evening of coziness where speaker Teresa Olson, owner of Olson House, will discuss the ways in which we can create these welcoming spaces in our homes, workplaces, and beyond. Stick around after the lecture for some community crafting; coloring sheets and puzzles will be provided, but feel free to bring your own craft!
This program is generously co-sponsored by the Shorewood Longevity Project.
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Little Light Pediatric Therapy Classes
Meet new friends and learn new ways to actively play with your little one! Join us at our collaborative programs with Little Light Pediatric Therapies this winter ✨
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'Let's Talk' Toddler Class
Boost your baby's receptive and expressive language skills ✨
Friday, January 24th
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Location: Library Program Room
🌟 No registration required
- For toddlers 12-36 months
+ caregiver.
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Infant Gross Motor Class
Boost your baby's gross motor skills ✨
Friday, January 31st
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Location: Library Program Room
🌟 No registration required
+ caregiver.
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Storytimes
Join us for fun, music, stories and lots of learning! 🌟 No registration required.
After a short break, storytimes for 2025 will start up at the end of January ⛄
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✨ Music & Movement Storytime
Tuesday, January 28th
4:00 PM
Location: Library Program Room
This 40 minute storytime is geared toward children ages 2 to 6, with an adult (siblings are welcome). These sessions incorporate music and movement into all books, songs, and rhymes. Get ready to sing and dance along!
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✨ All-Ages Storytime
Thursday, January 30th
9:30 AM
Location: Village Center Meeting Room (Library Lower Level)
This 40 minute storytime is geared toward children ages 6 months to 6 years but is open to all ages, with an adult (siblings are welcome). We will share stories, songs, flannel stories, fingerplays and much more!
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Tuesday, January 21st
4:00 PM
Location: Village Center Meeting Room (Library Lower Level)
🌟 Registration suggested:
Register Here
Join us downstairs in the Village Center Meeting Room for a Social Justice Story Time with Rona Wolfe, an experienced educator who loves discussing big ideas with young kids and their grown-ups. Through stories, our children will get to know Martin Luther King Jr. and his teachings. We will be empowered to understand and celebrate our differences while recognizing the similarities and connections we all share. Rona will lead kid-friendly discussions about race and racial justice and address how even the youngest kids can take big actions in small ways. Towards the end of our story time, we will engage the kids in a special service-focused craft.
Activities Include: Listening to 3 books, thoughtful kid-friendly discussion, and a service-focused craft.
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NewsBank
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Collection
Your Shorewood Public Library provides access to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel!
You can explore Milwaukee history through local news, events, and people with this collection. Search current and archived issues with full-color newspaper pages, full-text articles and content only published online.
Access to this collection is available remotely 24/7 on any device.
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NEW Early Learning Center Post Office-themed
Play Station
Our Early Learning Center has a new post office-themed play station!
Stop in and explore the world of mail by pretending to sort, send, and receive mail all while encouraging creativity, social skills, and a love of learning 💌
A special shout out to our Youth Services Librarian, Abby, for creating this interactive learning space!
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NEW Staff Picks Cozy Holiday Display
We have a brand new display by the Adult Information Desk filled with cozy winter vibes and picks of titles to check out from our Shorewood Public Library staff! Each item has a bookmark with details about the item from the staff member who picked it. Browse the beautiful display and check out some staff-recommended items! 🌠
Special shout outs to Angie and Kayla on our team for designing and creating this awesome display!
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Changes Coming to Hoopla Service
We deeply value the enjoyment and enrichment Hoopla has provided our patrons over the past few years. However, due to the rising costs associated with the service, our libraries must reassess how we offer Hoopla.
If you use Hoopla through your Milwaukee County Federated Library System card, you may experience some service changes. Beginning January 1, 2025, we will be reducing the number of Hoopla borrows from four to two each month. We believe this change in checkouts will help us to use our limited resources fairly to serve everyone.
For more details on this upcoming change, visit our blog here.
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November's
Writing Workshop
with Kim Suhr
In late November, we held an awesome writing workshop - My Turn! Writing for Self-Expression and Fun - facilitated by Kim Suhr.
We had many writers attend who explored their creativity together in a shared space.
Thank you to everyone who participated, and to Kim Suhr for helping writers find their voices and experience the joy of writing! 📝
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See all of our upcoming January programs in our online events calendar! You can filter by age group, view events in a list format, or do a keyword search to find a specific event you're looking for.
Click a button below for all January events by age group:
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Our Library Book Clubs are welcoming gatherings for book lovers to explore diverse genres, share insights, and foster a sense of community!
Books Clubs take place in the Library Program Room 🌟 No registration required.
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This month, we're sharing our favorite reads of 2024! 🎇
Check them out at the library, and share your favorite reads of 2024 with us here.
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The Horse
by Willy Vlautin
Recommended by NOAH
"Willy Vlautin is one of my favorite writers working today, and here is my chance to share him with you! This is Vlautin’s first book since 2021’s gripping The Night Always Comes, and once again he delivers. His writing aches with the pain of hard living and tough choices, yet brims with humanity. His characters and their predicaments are so fully and messily mortal. To read them is to invest yourself in their troubles, giving your heart to their fate, just hoping for the best. And the absolute beauty of a Willy Vlautin story is that your heart is always in good hands. Just a wonderful book. Maybe his best."
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The Shining
by Stephen King
Recommended by KAYLA
"I read it for the first time many years ago, but decided to revisit it before touring The Stanley Hotel in Colorado, which is something I'd dreamed of doing for a very long time! Experiencing the book alongside the history of this hotel that scared King so bad he had to write about it has given me a newfound admiration for the work, and a trove of amazing memories to associate with the venture, including getting engaged in the mountains the night before!"
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Recommended by BEN
"Colanzi writes with such confidence and trust in the reader. Each of the seven stories demand and reward critical engagement in such a way I rarely find in contemporary literature. She evokes such powerful emotions and haunting reflections with the barest though most cleverly selective language. Each story, as short as they were, left me in a chaotic state of rage and sadness with the plainly honest understanding of the hollowness of the world."
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Detective Beans: And the Case of the Missing Hat
by Li Chen
Recommended by ABBY
"Meet Detective Beans (just Beans for short), a young cat sleuth dedicated to doing whatever it takes to solve the case. After a night of mystery movies with his best friend, Biscuit, Detective Beans wakes up to find his detective hat is missing. There's only one thing to do: hit the streets of Cat Town and find that missing hat! Cat Town is full of suspects, from the neighborhood bird to a magician in the park, and each twist and turn in this journey leads to an interesting new encounter -- and to solving a much bigger case than Beans could have imagined."
--Provided by publisher
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Lexington
by Kim Wickens
Recommended by CAROLYN
"I loved the book Lexington about the famous racehorse from the 1850s. So much amazing history in it about the development of horse racing in America, the history of black jockeys and trainers, and how the American thoroughbred breed was developed. He is the horse that is the subject of the popular fiction book Horse by Geraldine Brooks, as well. SO MUCH TO SAY ABOUT HIM!!! And I went on a road trip to see his skeleton!"
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Recommended by KATE
"With interweaving themes of theater, art, and game design, this novel examines complicated relationships from multiple perspectives, revealing new insights with each shifting point of view. Beautiful, lyrical language underscores an epic story of creation, tragedy, and growth."
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Friends of Shorewood Public Library provides financial and volunteer support to Shorewood Public Library. They are wonderful advocates and strive to ensure the library remains a vital and essential part of village life.
Do you love Shorewood Public Library? Click a button below to see how you can join the Friends, or check out the Friends' online bookstore!
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SHOREWOOD PUBLIC LIBRARY
3920 North Murray Avenue
Shorewood, WI 53211
414 847-2670
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