NEW ATTRACTION PASSES AVAILABLE
Starting in February, we will have two new attraction passes available for checkout! Visit the Schlitz Audubon Nature Center or the Mitchell Park Domes this year by checking out a pass from the library. Passes are available for a three-day loan plus a three-day grace period, and you can request to be added to the waiting list via phone, email, or by speaking to a librarian in person.
Learn more about our available Museum and Attraction Passes on our website HERE.
ADULT WINTER READING CONTINUES
Adult Winter Reading is here! Fill out a reading log in person or online for every book you read or listen to, then enter into one of our prize drawing gift bags. There are ten great prizes to choose from, and you can enter as many times as you like. Looking for a recommendation on what to read next? You can find reviews from fellow winter readers at the bottom of this newsletter!

Winter Reading continues through Friday, March 10th and is sponsored by the Friends of Shorewood Public Library.
HEART HEALTHY EATING ON FEBRUARY 14TH
Join us on Tuesday, February 14th at 2:00 PM as Certified Nutrition Coach Cassie Hoelzl discusses tangible ways to eat healthier for your heart. This interactive workshop will help you more deeply understand what types of foods enhance your heart health and how you can start to include these into your daily nutrition. 
CHECK OUT A STATE PARK PASS
Don't delay: February is the final month to check out a single-day Wisconsin State Park pass from the library as part of the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources pilot program.

Each pass comes with a swag bag filled with information about Wisconsin's State Parks. Passes are available on a first come, first served basis, just ask at the customer service desk!
NATIONAL DAY OF READING ON FEBRUARY 16TH
Join us virtually on Thursday, February 16th for National Day of Reading in celebration of stories supporting transgender and non-binary youth.

Volunteer readers from the community will share picture book stories that affirm transgender and non-binary youth in our community, inspire thoughtful discussions, and create understanding and acceptance. Links to the virtual readings will be available on our website and Facebook page.

National Day of Reading is a joint project of the Human Rights Campaign, National Education Association, and American Association of School Librarians. Shorewood's National Reading Day is sponsored by the Shorewood Public Library and Shorewood School District.
2022 FRIENDS VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR
Each year at our annual meeting, the Friends of Shorewood Public Library honor a volunteer of the year. This year we were especially pleased to recognize the people who work behind the scenes, the people who keep the library shelves in pristine order: the thirty-five Adopt-A-Shelf volunteers. As a group, Adopt-A-Shelf volunteers put in over 125 hours per year.

Three Adopt-A-Shelf volunteers were present to receive the nameplate naming them Volunteers of the Year. Pictured are Volunteer Helen Lambron, Friends Vice President Joan Spector, Volunteer Michael Briselli, Library Director Jen Gerber, and Volunteer Mary Armstrong. In addition, the following individuals were honored: Mary Belvoir, Kathy Bond, Shana Broderick, Matt Campion, Dennis Deaton, Janice Ereth, Landa Evers, Jane Frederick, Laurie Glass, Lois Grosse, Ellen Guiseppi, Susan Inbusch, Shantha Jhansale, Mary Johnson, Mary Jorgensen, Jackie Keltner, Therese Klein, Cathy Lathrop, Desirae LeMay, Pat Lunn, Pat Maier, Elizabeth Matz, Sara Miller, Sharadha Naraj, Katie O’Brien, Beverly Scott, Sally Scott, Catherine Startt, Gina Szablewski, Melissa Talbott, Tiffany M. Tillis, Susan Weistrop.

We truly appreciate the time and effort these volunteers devote to the most beloved place in Shorewood: its library!

—Jeannée Sacken, Friends President
PROGRAM PREVIEW
FOR CHILDREN & FAMILIES
Rhyme & Read Lapsit continues this month starting Tuesday, February 7th at 9:00 AM and 10:00 AM. Registration is required.

Story Time continues this month beginning Thursday, February 2nd at 9:00 AM and 10:00 AM. Registration is required.

Lego Club returns on Thursday, February 23rd from 3:30 - 5:00 PM. No registration required, just drop-in and play!

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

Learn more about events for families at the library on our website.
FOR TEENS
FOR ADULTS
This month's PM Book Club nonfiction pick comes from humorous science writer Mary Roach as she explores human-wildlife conflict. Read Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law and join the conversation on Wednesday, February 1st at 7:00 PM.

February's AM Book Club pick is In Love: A Memoir of Love and Loss by Amy Bloom, a memoir following the author's experience with her husband's Alzheimer’s diagnosis and assisted suicide. Join the conversation on Thursday, February 16th at 11:00 AM.

Learn about the library's online resources at Digital Resources 101 from 10:00 AM - 12:30 PM on Wednesday, February 15th. From ebooks and digital magazines to language learning and streaming movies, the library has an app for that. No appointment necessary, just drop in!
WINTER READING BOOK REVIEWS

I thought this was overall a good book. There were a lot of characters, so I was a little confused here and there. I didn’t think the ending was going to go the way it did. I enjoyed reading through the story with a different narrator each chapter, it gave interesting insight. Parenting in all of the varying generations was very apparent in this book. I read it fast to find out what was going to happen next. I will say that I didn’t like how the last part of the book was set in COVID-19 pandemic times. I read a book to get away from everyday life, so I didn’t like that they tried to pull the craziness of real life into the mystery of the book.

Read by Ariana N.
Told in two narratives, Exalted is as much of a California novel as anything Joan Didion wrote. Emily is a listless millennial who creates astrology charts online and experiences transactional relationships with sex workers and rich kids. Dawn is an almost-40 lesbian with rage issues and borderline personality disorder. Their narratives abruptly collide in the last quarter of the book. The conclusion isn’t so much a “meet cute” as it is watching a slow-motion train wreck.
Very dark and taut writing, the characters are almost funny but never quite. The nihilism will linger with you for a little while.

Read by Kimberly L.
I was hesitant about this book because it follows a woman's experience early in the COVID-19 pandemic and thought it might be depressing, but it was a gem and I really enjoyed it. Lucy by the Sea is about an author named Lucy Barton that leaves NYC for Maine. I really enjoyed getting to know her. I liked the author's writing style because I felt like I was right there with Lucy and loved hearing about her outlook on her family and everything and everyone around her. Surprisingly, it was kind of healing to revisit some of the emotions and experiences in the book because they are apparently pretty universal and I didn't dare think too much about them at the time.

Read by Michelle B.
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