STONE SOUP SHAKESPEARE PERFORMS SEPTEMBER 17
Stone Soup Shakespeare returns to perform A Midsummer Night's Dream on the library lawn on Saturday, September 17th at 6:00 PM. Join us for this family-friendly event featuring one of the bard’s most lively comedies, complete with love, marriage, imagination, and trickery.

The troupe will explore some of Shakespeare's themes - magic, deception, and the parallels of order and disorder - with the energy and inventiveness of the troupes of players popular in Shakespeare’s day.

Audience members are encouraged to wear pajamas, if they desire!
A SMART KID'S GUIDE TO RACE & INCLUSION

All ages are welcome, but this event is most appropriate for children ages 8-14 years old accompanied by an adult. Each participant will also receive a signed copy of the book.

Registration is required and opens on Tuesday, September 6th.
SUNDAY HOURS RETURN
The library will once again be open on Sundays from 11:00 AM - 3:30 PM starting on Sunday, September 11th.

More information about the library's hours can be found on our website HERE.
JOIN THE TEEN ADVISORY BOARD
Calling all teens entering 7th - 12th grade this fall! Want to have a say in what events the library offers for teens and what books we carry? Want to make a difference in your community and/or need volunteer hours? Sign up for the 2022-2023 Teen Advisory Board. Members commit to 8 hours of service to the library each semester and must attend our mandatory orientation on Tuesday, September 20th at 4pm.

If you’re interested, please fill out an application online HERE. Questions? E-mail our Young Adult Librarian, Lisa at lisa.quintero@mcfls.org.
DIGITAL RESOURCES 101 BEGINS SEPTEMBER 21
Digital Resources 101 begins this fall on the third Wednesday of each month. Stop by on Wednesday, September 21st from 10:00 AM - 12:30 PM for drop-in help from a librarian on using the library's digital resources.

Whether you're looking to get started with e-books and digital magazines, stream music and movies, or learn a new language, the library has an app for that! Bring your own device and stop by the table near the self-check out stations, no appointment needed.
AUTHOR JEANNEE SACKEN VISITS OCTOBER 3
Meet Milwaukee author and photojournalist Jeannée Sacken on Monday, October 3rd at 6:30 PM. Jeannée will discuss her new book, Double Exposure, while also exploring how characters are created and stories are told. Jeannée will share some of her personal favorite photographs taken over the years, and how she used her experiences capturing those images to create Annie Hawkins Green, protagonist of Behind the Lens and Double Exposure.

This event is co-sponsored by Boswell Book Company.
PROGRAM PREVIEW
FOR CHILDREN & FAMILIES
Rhyme & Read Lapsit begins on Tuesday, September 13th at 9:00 AM and 10:00 AM. Registration is required and begins on Tuesday, September 6th.

Story Time begins on Thursday, September 15th at 9:30 AM. Registration is required and begins on Tuesday, September 6th.

Other activities for kids and families include weekly Art Cart kits and a monthly Family Fun Night activity kit.

Learn more about fall events for children and families at the library on our website.
FOR TEENS
Teen Advisory Board Orientation will be held on Tuesday, September 20th at 4:00 PM.
FOR ADULTS
This month's PM Book Club historical fiction pick follows seventeen-year-old Marie de France as she is sent away to an abbey and charts a bold new course for herself and the women she meets there. Read Matrix by Lauren Groff and join the conversation on Wednesday, September 7th at 7:00 PM.

June's AM Book Club historical fiction pick, Hamnet: a novel of the plague by Maggie O'Farrell, is inspired by the death of Shakespeare's own son and the years leading up to the production of Hamlet. Join the conversation on Thursday, September 15th at 11:00 AM.

The Job Center of Wisconsin will be available for drop-in help on Wednesday, September 14th from 1:30-3:30 PM.

Digital Resources 101 will be held on Wednesday, September 21st from 10:00 AM - 12:30 PM.
WHAT WE'RE READING AND WATCHING

A former librarian, Oliver recounts the many trials that come with such a unique public-facing career. Librarians today must be so much more than bookkeepers- they are navigators through an ever-expanding sea of misinformation, but they are also mediators, first responders, and social workers. Among other things, Oliver asks us to reconsider if it is reasonable to expect so much from an institution whose problems are mounting at the same time as its budget is dissipating. Oliver’s Overdue is a sobering assessment of public libraries today.

Recommended by THOMAS
“Atomic habits are the building blocks of remarkable results.” This is one of the key points author and entrepreneur James Clear stresses in his bestselling book, Atomic Habits. Small habits often define who we are and what we can achieve. By focusing on making small changes, Clear explores several self-improvement strategies that will make big impacts on your life. Whatever your goal is – reading more, stress reduction, getting fit, etc. – Atomic Habits will help you build the framework to help you succeed.

Recommended by HAYLEY
The Memory Librarian is a collection of short stories by singer, songwriter, actor, and author Janelle
Monáe. This imaginative work of science fiction is inspired by Monáe's 2018 video album/emotion picture, Dirty Computer. In the future, New Dawn is in control, and folks who reject their version of morality are labeled "dirty computers" and forced to undergo cleaning. The stories demonstrate how folks have adapted to and rebelled against the authoritarian power New Dawn. Each short story is compelling in its own right, and together they form a masterpiece of Afrofuturism.

Recommended by ROSA
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