Summer Reading Program

Let your summer reading adventure begin at the Whitefish Bay Public Library! We’ve got a program for all ages, whether you are two or one-hundred and two. From babies all the way up to teens, we’ve got paper logs to record your reading.  It’s easy: read on your own, read together, be read to, or read to someone else. Keep track on your paper reading log and earn great prizes! Stop by the Youth Services desk to pick up your paper log.
 
Adults can use Beanstack (https://wfblibrary.beanstack.com/reader365) to track your reading. We have two more drawings this summer, one on July 29 and the last drawing on August 26. Adults can also join in the bonus bingo challenge. Join us for a fun summer of reading!

Library Closing for Independence Day

The library will close early on Wednesday, July 3 at 6:30pm. We will also be closed all day on Thursday, July 4. The library will resume regular hours Friday, July 5.

Programs for Kids & Teens

Looking for our kid and teen programming news? See our latest Kids Newsletter below.

Book Clubs

Our Mystery Book Club meets once a month and is led by librarian Sharon Nagel. This month we're reading The Devotion of Suspect X by Keigo Higashino.

This meeting will be a hybrid meeting, both on Zoom and in person at the library. This meeting will be held in the Storytime Room this month. Click here to join Zoom: 

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Our Tea Time Book Club meets once a month is led by Library Director Nyama Reed. This month we're reading This month we're reading The Wager: a tale of shipwreck, mutiny and murder by David Grann.

 

Tea Time Book Club offers hybrid meetings. You can attend in-person at the Library in the 2nd floor Program Room or online via Zoom. 

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2024 Photography Contest

Our 8th Annual Photography Contest is open to amateur photographers of any age. We've got a number of different categories; enter one photo per category. Cash prizes include a BEST IN SHOW cash prize of $250, generously donated by Friends of the Whitefish Bay Public Library. Read all about this popular program on our website.

Resource Spotlight:
Stream Movies with Kanopy

Kanopy is a video streaming service for quality, thoughtful entertainment provided by the Whitefish Bay Public Library.

 

Find movies, documentaries, foreign films, classic cinema, independent films and educational videos (including the Great Courses) that inspire, enrich and entertain. 

 

This is an ad-free experience that can be enjoyed on your TV, mobile phone, tablets and online.

 

Kanopy has also recently added Lionsgate films, and includes a wide range of blockbusters, including comedies like "Beatriz at Dinner" featuring Salma Hayek, family dramas like "The Family Fang" featuring Jason Bateman, to remastered classics like Francis Ford Coppola's "Cotton Club Encore." 

 

To get started with Kanopy, all you need is your library card and PIN. Visit https://wfblibrary.kanopy.com/ and start streaming! This is for Whitefish Bay residents only. Are you a resident of another municipality? Check to see if Kanopy is available to you at https://countycat.mcfls.org/databases

 

Do you have questions about Kanopy? Contact the library at 414-964-4380 or send us an email at reference@wfblibrary.org