Our Winter Reading Program is back! Adults can participate through Beanstack, while kids and teens can stop by the Youth Services Desk to get started. The program starts on January 20 and runs through February 28.  

Adults
Sign up online through Beanstack. For every 2 hours that you read, you'll earn a ticket (up to 50). Write reviews for the books you read and earn additional tickets. Also earn tickets for completing some tasks, such as following the library on social media. Use your tickets to enter into a drawing for a gift card from some area businesses. This program is made possible by Friends of the Whitefish Bay Public Library

Teens
Teens can participate by stopping by the Youth Services desk to pick up a paper log. Read whatever you'd like (audiobooks count too!) This program is made possible by Friends of the Whitefish Bay Public Library

Kids- Sponsored by Kiwanis Club of North Shore Milwaukee
Kids can participate by stopping by the Youth Services desk to pick up a paper log. Read whatever you'd like (audiobooks count too!) This program is made possible by the Kiwanis Club of North Shore Milwaukee.

Join us for the Winter Reading Celebration with Kiwanis North Shore MKE. on Saturday, March 8 from 10-11AM.

Tiny Art will be on display throughout the library beginning February 3 through February 28. Stop by and see all the masterpieces created by our local artists.

Also if you haven't returned your tiny art, that's okay! Please drop off your art at either reference desk and we'll still include your piece in the show.

Great Whitefish Bay Puzzle Race
Thursday, February 20, 6PM

Can your team complete a jigsaw puzzle faster than the other competing teams?

Each team will receive the same 500 piece puzzle provided by the library and will have 90 minutes to complete it. Teams that finish a puzzle in first, second and third place will win a prize (and bragging rights!)

Registration is required- only one person from each team should register. Room is limited as only a limited number of teams are allowed. Teams can have up to four members. This program is for adults and teens. Registration begins on Tuesday, February 4. To register, call the library at 414-964-4380.

Save the Date for Our First Library Social
Thursday, March 6, 2:30-3:30PM

Join us for coffee, conversation, and donuts every first Thursday from 2:30-3:30pm in the upstairs program room. As the weather changes and world turns, we'll always have playing cards, board games, adult coloring books, and jazz playing softly in the background at the Library Social. Mark your calendar's for March 6th! 

 

Hosted by Reference Assistant Eva Hong

All Ages Storytime 
Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays at 10:00-10:30AM
Through February 27

Join us for stories, songs, and more at an all ages storytime!  What's Storytime?  Storytime is a time to share books, stories, songs, and fun while building early literacy skills.

Toddler Time Storytime 
Tuesdays at 10:00-10:30AM

Through February 25
12mo-24mo with an adult caregiver.  (Siblings are welcome.)  Registration open now.

Toddler Time is back! Join Miss Valerie for stories, songs, lap bounces and more, followed by a playtime for our little ones.

Drop In Craft: Cards of Kindness
Saturday, February 8
Sunday, February 9

Stop by the Youth Services area during our open hours to make a Card of Kindness for someone you love.  We'll have a variety of supplies and some examples for inspiration. All ages.  No registration required.

Let's Talk with Little Light Pediatric Therapies
Friday, February 21, 10-10:45AM
Ages 1-4yo with an adult caregiver.  (Siblings are welcome.)  

This 45-minute class will be play-based and fun, and it is designed to empower you to enhance your child's language development through everyday routines, play and music. You'll leave with some concrete tips and ideas to incorporate at home and on-the-go.

All Ages Block Party
Saturday, February 22, 10-11AM

Join us for a fun time building at our all ages, drop-in Block Party!  We'll have a variety of building materials perfect for a variety of ages, and you're invited to come and build.  Stop by for 15 minutes of building or stay for the entire session! All ages with an adult caregiver.  No registration required.

All Milwaukee County public libraries are participating in the Great Library Treasure Hunt. This fun, scavenger hunt-style event encourages patrons and community members to visit multiple libraries, write down their favorite thing about each library, and get their map stamped for a chance to win prizes. (Prizes include VISA gift cards!) Escape the ordinary as you travel to the county’s amazing library buildings and learn more about what resources lie inside. Whitefish Bay Public Library team members are excited highlight our services, show off our building, and sign new patrons up with a library card.

This system-wide program is being coordinated by Milwaukee County Federated Library System (MCFLS) staff. The Great Library Treasure Hunt ends on Sunday. May 3, 2025.

Friends are once again offering Friends of the Whitefish Bay Public Library Writing Contest. This will be the 12th straight year for the contest, which includes submission categories for short story (1,000 words or less), memoir (1,000 words or less), and poetry (200 words or less). The contest is open to anyone 16 and up. Submissions will be accepted from January 13 - February 10 and are limited to one entry per category per person. Cash prizes will be awarded in spring. Please include a cover page on your entry with the following: Name, address, email, phone number, entry date, and category.

 

Email entries to reference@wfblibrary.org or drop off in person at the Adult Services Desk or mail them to: 
Friends of the Whitefish Bay Library Writing Contest
5420 N Marlborough Drive
Whitefish Bay, WI 53217

Mystery Book Club
Wednesday, February 12, 6:30PM

Our Mystery Book Club meets once a month and is led by librarian Sharon Nagel. This month we're reading The Secret Book & Scone Society by Ellery Adams.

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

 

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89090700104?pwd=L0dobVU1M0JpdGNDME5EdzNYSWdlUT09
Meeting ID: 890 9070 0104
Passcode: J8yJp03W

Call IN
+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)
Meeting ID: 890 9070 0104
Passcode: 57662226
Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kdEIb3aV8w

Thanks for the Memoirs Book Club
Thursday, February 13, 10AM

THANKS FOR THE MEMOIRS
NEW BOOK CLUB STARTING IN FEBRUARY 2025

Thanks for the Memoirs Book Club will focus on memoirs from authors representing a variety of backgrounds and lived experiences. We will meet on the 2nd Thursday at 10am, every other month, starting in February.

Join us for our inaugural meeting on February 13 to discuss The Backyard Bird Chronicles by Amy Tan. Discussions will be facilitated by Mary Sussman, who previously led Shakespeare and Company (2003-2005), dedicated to the works of William Shakespeare; and League Café, dedicated to books about racial equity (2018-2023).

“Much of great writing comes from great interest, and in The Backyard Bird Chronicles, Amy Tan shows us how the world fascinates her, especially the birds. The result is both unexpected and spectacular.” —Ann Patchett, author of These Precious Days

 

Tea Time Book Club
Wednesday, Februay 19, 2PM

The Tea Time Book Club will meet at the Whitefish Bay Public Library in 2025 on the third Wednesday of each month, starting at 2PM, in the Second Floor Program Room. Note new time and day of the week. This month we're reading The Women by Kristin Hannah.

About the book: "'Women can be heroes, too.' When twenty-year-old nursing student Frances Frankie McGrath hears these unexpected words, it is a revelation. Raised on idyllic Coronado Island and sheltered by her conservative parents, she has always prided herself on doing the right thing, being a good girl. But in 1965 the world is changing, and she suddenly imagines a different choice for her life. When her brother ships out to serve in Vietnam, she impulsively joins the Army Nurse Corps and follows his path. As green and inexperienced as the men sent to Vietnam to fight, Frankie is overwhelmed by the chaos and destruction of war, as well as the unexpected trauma of coming home to a changed and politically divided America. The Women is the story of one woman gone to war, but it shines a light on the story of all women who put themselves in harm's way to help others. Women whose sacrifice and commitment to their country has all too often been forgotten."--