SUMMER CELEBRATION RETURNS AUGUST 5th
We are grateful to be at a point in the COVID-19 pandemic when we can come together to connect as a community - join us at our annual Shorewood Public Library Summer Celebration on Thursday, August 5th at 6:00 PM! We recognize that not all people will be comfortable or safe joining us this year and that attending will be a personal or familial decision.

You can count on some of the Summer Celebration favorites:

  • Live music from Frogwater
  • Trolley rides highlighting Shorewood history (face coverings will be required)
  • Milwaukee Brewers Famous Racing Sausages
  • Lawn games and temporary tattoos
  • Glendale K9 Unit

We will also have the beloved balloon twisters and Culver’s sundae bar which will be our only indoor Summer Celebration activities. To keep everyone safe, we will have some protocols in place:

  • The entrance for balloons and the sundae bar will be on Shorewood Boulevard.
  • The line will cue up outside with a limited number of people in the building at once.
  • We encourage face coverings for those entering the building regardless of vaccination status. (Masks will be available.)
  • The exit for the sundae bar and balloons will be on Murray Avenue.
  • We encourage everyone to eat their sundae outside.
  • We will have trays available, so one adult can pick up sundaes for family members.
  • We will have HEPA filtration units throughout the lower level of the building.

Finally, for families that do not feel comfortable attending, we will miss you this year and encourage you to connect with our take and make events, curbside pickup, and smaller outdoor events.
Library Hours:

Monday-Thursday
9:00 AM - 7:00 PM

Friday
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM

Saturday
10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
FROM THE YOUNG ADULT LIBRARIAN
At the end of this month, we will be wrapping up our nine month-long Read Woke Challenge which over a hundred children, teens, and adults have participated in! Started by Cicely Lewis, a high school librarian in Georgia, the challenge aims to prompt readers to embrace social consciousness by reading books written by or about people from marginalized groups. We felt this challenge was timely considering the recent discourse surrounding social justice both in our community and on a larger scale as well as the steps the Village is taking towards racial equity, particularly in our public schools. We see ourselves as partners in this endeavor since part of our institutional mission is to foster both community connections and lifelong learning. That being said, we realize that we cannot change society through reading alone. However, books can help us learn about one another so that we can make strides in the right direction.

As Ohio State University Professor Emerita Rudine Sims Bishop once said, “Books are sometimes windows, offering views of worlds that may be real or imagined, familiar or strange. These windows are also sliding glass doors, and readers have only to walk through in imagination to become part of whatever world has been created or recreated by the author. When lighting conditions are just right, however, a window can also be a mirror. Literature transforms human experience and reflects it back to us, and in that reflection we can see our own lives and experiences as part of a larger human experience.” We hope those of you who have participated have found this to be true, and we encourage everyone to take this challenge in the coming months and years.

Lisa Quintero
SPOT THE DIFFERENCE WITH LEO
Leo's Spot the Difference game continues this month! Each week, we will post two similar pictures of Leo's adventures around Shorewood with three differences. Guess the differences correctly and your name will be entered in a drawing for a gift card from a Shorewood business. Learn more HERE.
STAFF ANNIVERSARIES
We have several staff anniversaries to celebrate this summer. Celebrating 15 years of superstar service is ANGELA, our administrative assistant, and DAN, one of our library clerks. Celebrating five years of service is RACHEL, our library director, and JAMES and NALA, two of our shelvers. We are incredibly grateful to have such amazing staff and are proud of their achievements during their time at the library. Please join us in offering them all a hearty congratulations!
OVERDRIVE IS EXPANDING
The Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors provided Milwaukee County libraries with $50,000 to put towards the purchase of high demand e-book and e-audiobook titles in 2021. The Milwaukee Public Library also generously dedicated over $500,000 to the OverDrive collection over the past year. All Milwaukee County public library users benefit from this as the purchase additional titles means library users have improved access to priority checkouts. As a result, hold lists for popular titles are getting shorter!

The public can also recommend titles for OverDrive through the Libby app or online. Once a title is recommended by five or more people, it is sent to the Wisconsin Public Library Consortium Selection Committee for review and possible purchase. Learn how to suggest a title HERE.
SHOREWOOD MONARCH PROJECT
Youth Services Librarian Heide Piehler was featured on TMJ4 News to discuss the Shorewood Monarch Project and its impact on the community. You can view the full feature video HERE, and you can learn more about the Shorewood Monarch Project on their website and Facebook Page.
SUMMER READING WRAPS UP
Our Tales and Tails summer reading programs for children and teens wrap up on Friday, August 13th. Remember to turn in your logs before the 13th in order to claim your coupon packets which include Wisconsin State Fair tickets that must be used by August 15th. Great work this summer, readers - we are so proud of you!
PLAN YOUR END OF SUMMER TRIP
The library still has plenty of travel guides available to help you plan your end of summer getaways in Wisconsin and beyond. The annual guides are located near the adult information desk, and they are free for the taking. The library also has an extensive circulating travel guidebook collection (partially supported by the Friends of the Shorewood Public Library) for those looking to explore a destination further away. Stop by and check out a travel guide today!
DISCOUNTED HOME INTERNET ACCESS
The Federal Communications Commission has launched a temporary program to help families and households struggling to afford Internet service during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Emergency Broadband Benefit provides a discount of up to $50 per month toward broadband service for eligible households, and a one-time discount of up to $100 to purchase a laptop, desktop computer, or tablet from participating providers.

Eligible households can enroll through a participating broadband provider or directly with the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) using an online or mail in application.

You can learn more about the benefit, including eligibility and enrollment information, by clicking HERE or by calling 833 511-0311.
PROGRAM PREVIEW
FOR CHILDREN & FAMILIES
Summer fun continues in August for children and families!

Join us on Thursday, August 5th from 6:00-8:00 PM for our annual Summer Celebration!

Summer Story Time continues on Thursday, August 12th from 10:00-10:30 AM outside on the library lawn.

Tune in on Facebook for Rhyme Time Tuesday on Tuesday, August 17th from 9:00-9:20 AM.

Other August activities for kids and families include weekly Art Cart kits, biweekly Tinker Lab kits, and a monthly Family Fun Night activity kit.

Be sure to check out our website event calendar for the most up to date information about events for children and families this month.
FOR TEENS
As summer winds down, teens can drop by the library for some take-home summer boredom-busters.

Teen Take & Make Thursdays continue on Thursdays this August. Kits can be picked up in-person at the library or via curbside.
FOR ADULTS
This month's PM Book Club pick is a best-selling mystery about surviving a company retreat gone awry in the French Alps. Read One By One by Ruth Ware and join the conversation on Wednesday, August 4th at 7:00 PM. Bring a chair or blanket because we will be meeting outside on the library lawn (or inside the library if it rains).

August's AM Book Club pick, The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel, is a captivating mystery following a Ponzi scheme's implosion, a disappeared woman, and people tied together by the ghosts of their pasts. Join the conversation on Thursday, August 19th at 11:00 AM in-person in the Shorewood Village Center/library lower level.
WHAT WE'RE READING

Japan is center stage as the Tokyo Olympics are underway, but have you heard about GeGeGe no Kitaro? Kitaro is one of Japan's most beloved characters. Kitaro, a yokai or spirit monster, has one eye, antennae hair that can sense paranormal activity, and jet powered sandals. He protects the innocent and makes sure evil gets what it deserves. Starting in 1959 as a manga character, Kitaro continues to be an important piece of Japanese folklore, and Shigeru Mizuki is one of the country's most respected artists. Kitaro, full of expressive and eerie imagery, is the one of the first full-length compilations translated to English.

Recommended by HAYLEY
Samantha Mackey couldn’t feel more different from the rest of her fiction writing MFA cohort at prestigious Warren University. First, because she is a scholarship student in a sea of rich kids. Second, because she is repulsed by the unbearably cutesy girls in her class who call each other “Bunny” and seem to be universally adored. Then, Samantha receives an invitation to the Bunnies’ notorious “Smut Salon,” and she is thrust into their cult-like workshops where the Bunnies bring their monstrous creations to life. Bunny is disturbing, magical, and perfect for fiction-lovers who enjoy a satirical twist.

Recommended by LIZZIE
Have you ever wondered what those engravings on the sidewalks mean? Or how squirrels end up in city parks? The 99% Invisible City, written by the host of the beloved podcast 99% Invisible, examines the tiny details that make up our cities, and the symbiotic relationship between humans and the built environment. Topics range from humorous to life-impacting, and cover everything from sidewalks to the tips of skyscrapers. The writing is concise and informative, while preserving the signature wit that 99PI listeners will recognize as Mars' inimitable voice.

Recommended by MIA
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.

The Wisconsin Department of Health Services webpage has up-to-date information about the COVID-19 pandemic including data about the vaccination rollout, who is eligible, and where to get a vaccine.

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