Whitefish Bay Public Library Friends Spring Book Sale

Virtual Author Talks

Whitefish Bay Public Library will showcase a virtual author talk series each month featuring bestselling, award-winning, and highly-acclaimed authors from around the world.  The featured writers and thought leaders will cover a wide range of fiction and health and wellness genres.    

 

The free, virtual series takes place 2-3 times a month and includes the opportunity to ask questions to the author.  A complete list of events is available on the virtual author talk series website at https://libraryc.org/wfblibrary. Upcoming talks include:

On Writing Beloved Characters and Powerful Portrayals of Resilience in Virtual Conversation with Jason Reynolds
Award-Winning and New York Times Bestselling Author
Thursday, April 30th 2026 at 6:00 PM
 
On Courage, Turmoil, and the Transformative Power of Love with Marjan Kamali
Internationally Bestselling and Award-Winning Author of The Stationery Shop and Together Tea
Thursday, May 7th 2026 at 6:00 PM 
 
Ancient Wisdom and Modern Technologies for Peak Brain Performance with Dr. Patrick K. Porter and Ruchika Sikri
Restore Cognitive Clarity and Find Emotional Balance with Visionary Researchers
Thursday, May 14th 2026 at 1:00 PM 

Programs for Children and Families

Parent Social Group
Thursday, April 30 11AM-12PM
All ages, Younger children are welcome with an adult caregiver.

The North Shore Health Department will facilitate conversation, answer any questions you might have, present on a variety of child-related topics, and more! All caregivers, including nannies, Au Pairs, and grandparents, are welcome! 

Saturday, May 9, All Day

Make a card for someone special! Stop in the youth services area during open hours. 

Storytimes

All Ages Storytime 
Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays at 10am

Through May 7th  

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 at 10am

Passes

Museum Adventure Pass to Cultural Destinations

This pass is only available to residents of Whitefish Bay.

Receive admission or a special discount at participating Wisconsin and Illinois area cultural destinations! Visit Museum Adventure Passes and find Whitefish Bay Public Library to see which passes are currently available. Most passes are available electronically. Enter your name, library card number and e-mail address.

 

Please allow 24 hours for the pass to be printed or e-mailed. Limited to one pass per household, per loan period. The loan period is seven days and will expire after the date printed on the pass. 

Read more about the program guidelines.

State Park Passes

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR)  announced a library program to make state park and forest vehicle admission day passes available to library card holders at Whitefish Bay. Starting on Friday, May 1st, library card holders can again check out a day pass for free admission for one vehicle at any state park, forest, or recreation area where admission is required.

How do the passes work?
Every Monday morning, a select number of passes will be available. Stop by the Take and Tinker area near the adult reference desk to grab a card to checkout a pass. Bring the card up to the front desk.

 

In order to take the pass, you must:

• Have a library card in good standing
• Know the date of your visit. (The date of use must be written on the pass. We can write a range of 3 days if you know the approximate date).

Questions? Ask a staff person for more information.
Passes are brought to you by Friends of the Whitefish Bay Public Library.

Library News

Memorial Day Closing and Summer Hours

The library will be closed on Sunday, May 24 and Monday, May 25 for the Memorial Day holiday. This also begins our summer hours in which the library is closed on Sundays from Memorial Day through Labor Day. 

Head of Circulation Changes

Please join us in celebrating Theresa Hoge as she embarks on her well-deserved retirement! Theresa's last day as Head of Circulation will be Friday, May 8. After 8 incredible years of dedicated leadership and service to our community, she’s ready to begin an exciting new chapter.

Book Clubs

Tea Time Book Club
Wednesday, May 20, 2PM

Our Tea Time Book Club meets once a month and is led by Library Director Nyama Reed. This month we are reading The Borrowed Life of Frederick Fife by Anna Johnston. Tea Time Book Club offers in-person meetings at the Library in the 2nd floor Program Room on the 3rd Wednesday of each month at 2PM.

About the book:  At eighty-two, he's desperately lonely, broke, and on the brink of homelessness. Fred's luck changes when, in a bizarre case of mistaken identity, he takes the place of Bernard Greer at the local nursing home. Now he has a roof over his head, three meals a day, and, most importantly, the chance to be part of a family again. All he has to do is hope that his poker face is in better shape than his prostate and that his look-alike never turns up.

Thanks for the Memoirs Book Club
Thursday, June 8, 10AM

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 even month (so February, April, June...). This month we're reading Still Life at Eighty: The next interesting thing by Abigail Thomas.

In her new memoir, Abigail Thomas ruminates on aging during the confines of COVID-19 with her trademark mix of humor and wisdom, including valuable, contemplative writing tips along the way.

Environmental Awareness Book Club
Whitefish Bay Garden Club

The Environmental Awareness Book Club is 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 Walking Home Ground: In the Footsteps of Muir, Leopold, and Derleth by Robert Root. 

About the book:When longtime author Robert Root moves to a small town in southeast Wisconsin, he gets to know his new home by walking the same terrain traveled by three Wisconsin luminaries who were deeply rooted in place--John Muir, Aldo Leopold, and August Derleth.