MONTHLY YOGA SERIES BEGINS SATURDAY, APRIL 8TH |
Celebrate wellness, physical and emotional health, and inclusion in a one-hour guided yoga session lead by Joanna Brooks, founder of Embody Yoga, on Saturday, April 8th at 1:30 PM in Shorewood Village Center. Joanna will lead participants through a series of poses, postures, and breathing techniques aimed at strengthening and promoting flexibility in the body. Modifications will be provided; all levels of experience welcome.
Please arrive 10 to 15 minutes early as space may be limited. Mats will be provided or you may bring your own. Participants will be asked to sign a waiver form upon arrival.
Joanna will lead a yoga session each month on the second Saturday in 2023. Future dates and times can be found on our online events calendar HERE. This program is free and open to everyone, and is made possible by donations made to the Shorewood Public Library. |
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Want to practice between sessions of Monthly Guided Yoga? Want to try yoga on your own before coming to one of Joanna's classes at the library?
Check out a yoga mat - available for six weeks with your library card. Ask at any desk, call the library at 414-847-2670 or email us at shorewood@mcfls.org
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BOOK SOME TIME WITH YOUR KIDS |
Research proves sharing books with children is one of the best things you can do for them. Just 15 minutes a day has a major impact on your child’s cognitive, social and emotional well-being. That is why it's important to Book Some Time With Your Kids!
We encourage you to share photos of you and the children in your life reading together with us via email to entered into a prize drawing. You can also tag us @ShorewoodLib and use the hashtag #BookSomeTimeWithYourKids on social media to help spread the word about the benefits of book time. |
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ADULT WINTER READING WINNERS |
Thank you to everyone who participated in this year's Adult Winter Reading program! This year, we had 84 individual readers who read a grand total of 569 books. You can find three book reviews submitted by participants at the bottom of this newsletter and even more on our blog HERE.
Ten lucky readers won gift cards, and a list of winners can be found on our website HERE.
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COMMUNITY SCREENING OF WHO WE ARE |
Join us on Thursday, April 20th at 6:00 PM in the Shorewood High School Auditorium for a free community screening of WHO WE ARE: A Chronicle of Racism in America featuring Jeffery Robinson, producer and founder of the Who We Are Project.
This event is sponsored by the Village of Shorewood, Shorewood Public Library, Shorewood School District, and Shorewood Moving Forward.
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AUTHOR VISIT WITH LOCAL WRITER ZHANNA SLOR |
Booksellers from Boswell Books will have books available for sale, and the author will sign books following the presentation.
Registration is required and you can register online HERE.
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NEW DIGITAL RESOURCE: MORNINGSTAR |
We are pleased to share that we now provide access to Morningstar Investment Research Center! Morningstar is a comprehensive tool providing financial information and education, investment portfolio analysis, information about investment options, and up-to-date financial news. Learn more about Morningstar on our website HERE.
Morningstar is available to everyone at the library, and to Shorewood residents remotely. This resource is generously funded by the Lange Bequest.
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LIBRARY CLOSED SUNDAY, APRIL 9TH |
Don't forget: the library will be CLOSED on Sunday, April 9th for Easter Sunday. The library will be open for our regular hours on Saturday, April 8th.
We hope you have a great weekend and look forward to seeing you when we reopen for regular hours on Monday, April 10th.
More information about the library's hours can be found on our website HERE.
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LOL 101: A KID'S GUIDE TO WRITING JOKES ON MAY 8TH |
Ready for a good laugh? Join David Roth and Rinee Shah, authors of LOL 101: A Kid's Guide to Writing Jokes for a night of giggles and grins on Monday, May 8th at 6:30 PM. They will talk about their newest book and what it takes to create successful jokes. Kids will also have a chance to exercise that funny bone and write and perform their own jokes during the program.
Booksellers from Boswell Books will have books available for sale, and the authors will sign books following the presentation.
All ages are invited but the presentation is most appropriate for kids 7 - 11 years old. Registration is required, and you can register online HERE.
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TURN THE PAGE BOOK DISCUSSION ON MAY 22ND |
Our Turn the Page book discussion series welcomes everyone to deepen their understanding of social issues through reading and discussing books together. This year, our bi-monthly book discussions will be focused on housing and economic inequality.
Future discussion dates, book titles, and resources can be found on our website HERE. |
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Rhyme & Read Lapsit continues this month starting Tuesday, April 4th at 9:00 AM and 10:00 AM. Registration is required.
Story Time continues this month beginning Thursday, April 6th at 9:00 AM and 10:00 AM. Registration is required.
Lego Club meets on Thursday, April 27th from 3:30 - 5:00 PM. No registration required, just drop-in and play!
Learn more about events for families at the library on our website. |
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A free ACT diagnostic test will be held on Saturday, April 15th from 10:00 AM - 1:30 PM in the Village Center Meeting Room. Space is limited, and registration is required. Register online HERE. |
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Learn about the library's online resources at Digital Resources 101 from 10:00 AM - 12:30 PM on Wednesday, April 19th. From ebooks and digital magazines to language learning and streaming movies, the library has an app for that. No appointment necessary, just drop in!
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WINTER READING BOOK REVIEWS |
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This was a great read for me. It was very heavy in theme, as it covers short stories that sometimes interconnect in the midst of a pandemic caused by a disease released when the polar ice caps melted. Many of the stories hit me, especially some of the ones including children (who are some of the most affected). However, it also managed to leave a hopeful ending of managing to rebuild long in the future. The writing was beautiful and it managed to pack a punch for every story so I would highly recommend it!
Read by Caroline T.
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Set during the Great Depression, this is a sweeping travel tale based on a true story of two giraffes (who survived a hurricane) being driven from New York City to the San Diego Zoo.
The journey is peppered with interesting characters, danger, and a love story. I was mixed about it at first (mostly due to the gravelly voice of the audiobook reader and era-appropriate sexism), but ultimately ended up really liking it. It will make for good discussion at an upcoming book club meeting.
Read by Lisa L.
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Both poetic and terse, Julie Otsuka does not shy away from the harsh reality of her characters, a Japanese American mother and her two young children, who are reclassified and sent to internment camps in 1942. She captures the lived trauma of her characters through childhood innocence and daily rituals of basic existence. The brutal and stoic actions that the mother takes to protect her children from the harshest of racism and loss is stunning. This book is an important read, exposing a shameful part of our American history.
Read by Amanda S.
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SHOREWOOD PUBLIC LIBRARY
3920 North Murray Avenue
Shorewood, WI 53211
414 847-2670
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