Signs of Spring — Sign Language Story Time
Linda Anton presents stories, songs, and poems about spring in sign language. Families with young children are invited to this free event on Saturday at the Shorewood Public Library.
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Wednesday, February 27, 2013
A Marathon Day of Reading at Shorewood Library Saturday
The Shorewood Public Library will host a read-a-thon from 11 a.m to 3 p.m., inviting tykes to teens and in-between to read. It will center around Dr. Seuss' birthday and the joys of reading.
It will be a marathon day of reading. The Shorewood Public Library, 3920 N. Murray Ave., will host a read-a-thon March 2 from 11 a.m to 3 p.m., inviting tykes to teens and in-between to read. It will center around Dr. Seuss' birthday and the joys of reading. "Whether you stay for a short time or the entire day, there will be plenty of ways to celebrate your love of reading," the library's press release read. The library will count the number of readers in the library that day, total number of minutes read, and total number of pages read. Throughout the day celebrity readers will be on hand including WTMJ4’s Jessie Garcia, CBS 58’s Jessica Tighe, ComedySportz’s Dick Chudnow, Author/Illustrator Andy Rash, Tweed Funk vocalist/guitarist J.D. …
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Monday, February 25, 2013
What Is the Proper Age to Introduce Your Child to the Library?
Experts encourage parents to not only use the library to foster strong reading skills, but also to use the library as a community hub.
Looking to instill a love of learning and reading in your child? Start at the library. While you may have missed "Take Your Child To The Library Day" on Feb. 4, check out these story time hours at the Shorewood Public Library. They have story time hours for newborns to five-year-olds. So how often should you take your older child to the library once they start reading on their own? According to BabyCenter.com, this should be based on how quickly your child reads. You should take your child to the library as often as he needs more books to read. I spent about a third of my professional educational career as a school librarian and my practice was to have students in kindergarten through 2nd grade visit the library almost every day. …
Wednesday, February 6, 2013
PHOTOS: 110 Years of Library Service in Shorewood
Take a peek at some historic photos of the Shorewood Public Library over its 110-year history.
Roughly 110 years ago, a public library was established in Shorewood. It would occupy many storefronts and locations over the decades before village officials settled on its current location, inside the Village Center. Starting out in the “pink” schoolhouse in the early part of the 20th century, then the basement of Village Hall, then several different storefronts — including the corner of N. Maryland Ave. and E. Capitol Dr., where City Market currently is — the Village eventually approved the creation of a designated building for the library. That came in the 1960s when the library moved onto E. Shorewood Blvd. The building was later demolished to build the current Village Center, where the library has been for the last decade. Library …
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Cricket
9:58 pm on Wednesday, February 6, 2013
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Sunday, February 3, 2013
Library Celebrates 110 Years In Shorewood
The Shorewood Public Library is celebrating more than a century in the village and 10 years in its current location with a fundraiser on Feb. 9 and community open house on Feb. 10.
Monday, January 28, 2013
Library Celebrates 110 Years of Service in Village
The Shorewood Public Library is celebrating more than a century in the village and 10 years in its current location with a fundraiser on Feb. 9 and community open house on Feb. 10.
The Shorewood Public Library will celebrate 10 years at its current location and its 110th year in the village next month with a community open house and fundraiser. On Feb. 9, the Friends of Shorewood Library will host a fundraiser from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. with hors d'oeuvre and drinks provided by North Star American Bistro. It's $40 a head with $10 going to support an early literacy center in the library. Then on Feb. 10, the open house — complete with cake and activities for all ages including balloon twisting, face painting and magic — will take place from 1 to 3 p.m. Both events are at the library, 3920 N. Murray Ave. To receive an invitation for the fundraiser on Feb. 9, or for more information, email shorewood.friends@mcfls.org or…
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Friday, January 11, 2013
Read Your Way to Free Bucks' Tickets
Register at the Shorewood Public Library for the Bucks' Reading Program, which awards students a point for every book, magazine or newspaper read, that can be used toward redeeming tickets.
Shorewood students in grades third to 10th grade can now register for the 2013 Milwaukee Bucks Reading Challenge which lets you read your way to a free Bucks ticket. Students are given a point for each book, magazine, or newspaper page read, with the goal of earning a voucher for a ticket to a Bucks' game in March. Those interested can register now at the Shorewood Public Library, 3930 N. Murray Ave. The challenge ends February 27. More information can be found here.
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Monday, December 17, 2012
Shorewood Library Receives High Marks in National Rankings
In its category, the village's library was ranked 77th nationally, second in the state and garnered the highest score of those ranked in Milwaukee County, in the Library Journal's 2012 standings.
Shorewood Public Library was ranked among the best in the country in its category and received the highest score among those rated in Milwaukee County, in the Library Journal's 2012 standings. The Library Journal Index of Public Library Service annually compares U.S. public libraries based on the services they deliver. Libraries are divided into categories based on their expenditures. Among the 1,372 libraries across the country in its category, Shorewood's ranks 77th, and second in Wisconsin. The rankings are based on 2011 per capita statistics including circulation, visits, program attendance and public Internet computer use. Shorewood has the highest circulation, or number of items checked out, per capita in Milwaukee County. January…
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Friday, October 12, 2012
Children's Book Illustrator Speaks Wednesday at Library
Andy Rash's other books include "Ten Little Zombies" and "Sea Monster's First Day."
Shorewood author and illustrator Andy Rash will speak at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Shorewood Public Library. Rash’s most recent book is The Creature from 7th Grade: Boy or Beast. In his 2009 book, Are You A Horse?, Roy gets a saddle for his birthday and goes searching for a horse. Amazon.com users consistently praised the book in reviews. This event is sponsored by the Shorewood Library and Boswell Book Company.
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Thursday, September 13, 2012
Banned Books Week: What You Need to Know
Censorship is alive and well, as highlighted by Banned Books Week—and you might be surprised by who the most vocal challengers of books are.
The importance of the First Amendment and the concept of "intellectual freedom" might not always be readily apparent to most kids, but Banned Books Week is a great opportunity to make those lessons come alive for children—and adults. Banned Books Week is held annually during the last week of Sept. (Sept. 30-Oct. 6, 2012). The week is an occasion for libraries and bookstores across the U.S. and here in Shorewood to help folks realize just how real and ongoing a problem censorship is. More than 11,000 books have been challenged (though not necessarily successfully censored) since 1982, the inaugural year of Banned Books Week. According to the American Library Association (ALA), the vast majority of challenges to books are initiated locally …
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12:46 pm on Thursday, February 28, 2013
Based on the lowlifes and perverts that hang out there, the proper age is 18 AFTER they have the Concealed Carry Permit. more ›