Walking Club
Tuesdays In September, 2PM

 

Let’s get moving! Join our new Walking Club every Tuesday afternoon from 2-3pm for a walk around our lovely village.  Here is all you need to know:

• Walks will be between 1.5 and 2 miles.
• We will meet at School House Park for light stretching and then we’ll hit the sidewalk.
• Walks will conclude at Stone Creek Coffee shop on Silver Spring. Bring money if you’d like a refreshment.
• Walkers may stay and socialize or walk with staff back to the library.

Library Social
Thursday, September 4, 2:30PM

All Ages Storytime 
Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays
From 10:00-10:30AM

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 for One Year Olds
Tuesdays, 10-10:30AM
12mo-24mo with an adult caregiver.  (Siblings are welcome.) 

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

Cards of Kindness
Friday, September 5 & Saturday, September 6
All Day During Open Hours

Stop by the Youth Services area to make a Card of Kindness for someone you love. We'll have a variety of supplies and some examples for inspiration.

International Dot Day Drop-In Craft
Sunday, September 14
All Day During Open Hours
All Ages

International Dot Day began on September 15th when teacher Terry Shay introduced his classroom to Peter H. Reynolds’ book, The Dot, a book about creativity, courage, and collaboration.  Stop by the library, celebrate International Dot Day one day early, and show off your creativity with an open-ended art project!  

Things That Go Playtime
Friday, September 19, 10AM-12PM
Ages 1-5yo with an adult caregiver.  (Younger siblings welcome.)

Join us for a playtime celebrating Things That Go while also encouraging fine and gross motor skills!  We'll have a variety of toy cars and trucks and plenty of tape roads, as well as other transportation themed activities. 

Floor is Lava Buildapalooza!

Tuesday, September 23, 4-5PM

All ages (younger children welcome with an adult caregiver.)  

The floor is lava!  Save our plastic jungle animals from the lava by building some amazing bridges!  We'll have plastic cups, popsicle sticks, wooden blocks, and more to help you create a safe passage for our four legged friends.

No School Drop-In Art: Art Explosions!
Friday, October 3, 10AM-12PM

All ages (younger children welcome with an adult caregiver.) 

Celebrate your day off of school at the library by creating your own "exploding" 3D art book.  We'll show everyone the basic folding techniques and offer plenty of different types of art supplies to make your creation really pop.

Our amateur photography contest returns for the 9th straight year! Amateur photographers of all ages are welcome to participate. Participants are allowed to enter one photo in each category, and there is $1,000 in cash prizes paid for by Friends of the Whitefish Bay Public Library including a Best in Show for $250.

New this year: People's Choice Award.  YOU will get to choose your favorite from the first place winners in each category for a $100 prize.

 

We've got 9 categories including: Travel or Landscape; People or Portrait; Architecture- Buildings, Bridges, Structures; Nature- Animals, Flowers, Outdoors, Weather, Etc; Still Life- Anything Not Listed Above;
Black & White - Any Subject; Close-up or Macro; Photo Manipulation; Kids Category- Voluntary (Open to anyone under 17. Kids can enter either in the kids category and submit one photo or compete against adults in the other categories.)

We're looking for volunteers with experience in photography, graphic design, or other visual media to help judge our upcoming library photo contest. You'll spend 2-3 hours reviewing entries and selecting winners in various categories. If you're interested in contributing your expertise, please contact us at reference@wfblibrary.org.

Mystery Book Club
Wednesday, September 10, 6:30PM

Our Mystery Book Club meets once a month and is led by librarian Sharon Nagel. This month we're reading Nosy Neighbors by Freya Sampson. 

Mystery Book Club offers hybrid meetings. You can attend in-person at the Library or online via Zoom. This month we'll be meeting in the first floor Storytime Room.

 

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Tea Time Book Club
Wednesday, September 17, 2PM

Our Tea Time Book Club meets once a month is led by Library Director Nyama Reed. This month we are reading I Cheerfully Refuse by Leif Enger. 

 

"Set in a not-too-distant America, I Cheerfully Refuse is the tale of a bereaved and pursued musician embarking under sail on a sentient Lake Superior in search of his departed, deeply beloved, bookselling wife. Rainy, an endearing bear of an Orphean narrator, seeks refuge in the harbors, fogs, and remote islands of the inland sea."- From CountyCat

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).

About the book: "The Liars’ Club took the world by storm and raised the art of the memoir to an entirely new level, bringing about a dramatic revival of the form. Karr’s comic childhood in an east Texas oil town brings us characters as darkly hilarious as any of J. D. Salinger’s—a hard-drinking daddy, a sister who can talk down the sheriff at age twelve, and an oft-married mother whose accumulated secrets threaten to destroy them all. This unsentimental and profoundly moving account of an apocalyptic childhood is as “funny, lively, and un-put-downable” (USA Today) today as it ever was."

Environmental Sustainability Book Club 
Monday, October 20,  6-7:30PM

Environmental Sustainability Book Club is a led by members of the Whitefish Bay Garden Club in partnership with the Whitefish Bay Public Library which will meet once a quarter. This month we're reading Nature's best hope: a new approach to conservation that starts in your yard by Douglas Tallamy.

About the book: "Douglas W. Tallamy's first book, Bringing Nature Home, awakened thousands of readers to an urgent situation: wildlife populations are in decline because the native plants they depend on are fast disappearing. His solution? Plant more natives. In this new book, Tallamy takes the next step and outlines his vision for a grassroots approach to conservation. Nature's Best Hope shows how homeowners everywhere can turn their yards into conservation corridors that provide wildlife habitats. Because this approach relies on the initiatives of private individuals, it is immune from the whims of government policy. Even more important, it's practical, effective, and easy--you will walk away with specific suggestions you can incorporate into your own yard. If you're concerned about doing something good for the environment, Nature's Best Hope is the blueprint you need. By acting now, you can help preserve our precious wildlife--and the planet--for future generations."--provided by publisher.