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Let your summer reading adventure begin at the Whitefish Bay Public Library on June 8! 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 some amazing coupon experiences, as well as a free book.
 
Adults can use Beanstack (https://wfblibrary.beanstack.com/reader365) to track your reading. Adults can also join in the bonus bingo challenge. Join us for a fun summer of reading! We've got over $1,000 in prizes, thanks to Friends of the Whitefish Bay Public Library 

Adult Programming

Vinyl Spin Art for Adults & Teens
Monday, August 3, 2-3PM

Create your own Spin Art! By dripping multiple colors of paint onto a spinning record, beautiful designs are created, making a unique piece of art. For those entering 7th-12th grade + adults. Location: program room.

Game Night
Thursday, August 6, 6-8PM

Join us for a night of board games. Whether you're a beginner or an expert, all are welcome! The event is for those 18 and over. We'll meet the first Thursday of every month! We'll provide games. If you have a board game from home you'd like to play, feel free to bring it to try.

Adult Crafting- Wind Chime Upcycling
Thursday, August 20, 3-4PM

Got cans? Join us for an hour of tech-free craft time transforming everyday cans into beautiful wind chimes for your home! Bring a leftover can to reuse (cleaned and label removed) or use one collected by the library.

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.  There is also an archive of all the previous talks, available for viewing at any time at: https://libraryc.org/wfblibrary/archive

 

Upcoming talks include:
The Legacy of Julia Child's Kitchen with Smithsonian Curator Paula J. Johnson
A Library Speakers Consortium and Smithsonian Institution Collaboration
Tuesday, August 4th 2026 at 1:00 PM CDT

 

Like a Wave We Break: Overcoming Burnout to Lead with Resilience and Alignment featuring Jane Chen
National Bestselling Author, Internationally Acclaimed Inventor, and Leadership Coach
Wednesday, August 5th 2026 at 11:00 AM CDT
 
High Altitudes and High Stakes: A Miss Marple Mystery with Lucy Foley
#1 New York Times Bestselling Author of The Guest List and The Midnight Feast
Thursday, August 27th 2026 at 1:00 PM CDT
 
Writing the Nightmare: A Ship Called Sickness and One Unforgettable Space Crew with Daniel Kraus
2026 Pulitzer Prize Winner and New York Times Bestselling Author of Whalefall and Angel Down
Tuesday, September 8th 2026 at 6:00 PM CDT

Programs for Children and Families

Drop-In Craft: Dinosaur Puppet

Saturday, August 1, All Day

Visit the Youth Services area to make your own dinosaur puppet. During open Library hours. All ages.

Dino-Rama
Tuesday, August 4, 10-11:30AM

Create your own Dino diorama! All ages. Younger children welcome with a caregiver aged 14+. Join us in the program room.

DIY Dinosaur
Wednesday, August 12, 3:30-5PM

Create your own dinosaur using recyclable materials. All ages. Younger children welcome with a caregiver aged 14+. Meet us in the program room.

Dinosaur Bones
Monday, August 17, 3:30-5:30PM

Shape your own dinosaur bones using air-dry clay and learn to draw dinosaurs using grids like paleontologists. All ages. Younger children welcome with a caregiver aged 14+. Join us in the program room.

Parachute Play
Tuesday, August 18, 10-10:30AM
Thursday, August 27, 10-10:30AM

Join us for an interactive and play-filled program featuring songs, rhymes, and activities with the Library's parachute. Ages 2-6. Meet us in School House Park. Rainsite: program room.

Programs for Tweens and Teens

Vinyl Spin Art for Adults & Teens
Entering Grade 7 and up
Monday, August 3, 2-3PM

Create your own Spin Art! By dripping multiple colors of paint onto a spinning record, beautiful designs are created, making a unique piece of art. Location: Program room

Glass Magnets: Tweens
Entering 7th+ grades
Wednesday, August 19, 4-5PM

Create your own glass stone magnets to look like insects in amber. A great magnet for your school locker! Meet us in the storytime room. No registration required. 

Library News

Our annual photography contest is back for the 10th year! And this year we have a new category- local. We'd love to see your photos of Whitefish Bay (including the library!) Read all the details on our website. 

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.

Book Clubs

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

The Mystery Book Club returns and is being run by previous members. This month we are reading Death by Dumpling by Vivien Chien.

 

Meeting is in person or on Zoom. The link to the meeting on Zoom can be found below:

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83964851956?pwd=41qbBmfLLPnwjkbU2px4UXbu2XBJiC.

 

Meeting ID: 839 6485 1956
Passcode: ikyi9bUv

Tea Time Book Club
Wednesday, July 15, 2PM

Our Tea Time Book Club meets once a month and is led by Library Director Nyama Reed. This month we are reading A Death in Door County by Annelise Ryan. 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: "A Wisconsin bookstore owner and cryptozoologist is asked to investigate a series of deaths that just might be proof of a fabled lake monster in this first installment of a new mystery series by USA Today bestselling author Annelise Ryan. Morgan Carter, owner of the Odds and Ends bookstore in Door County, Wisconsin, has a hobby. When she's not tending the store, she's hunting cryptids-creatures whose existence is rumored but never proven to be real. It's a hobby that cost her parents their lives but one she'll never give up on. So when a number of bodies turn up on the shores of Lake Michigan with injuries that look like bites from a giant unknown animal, police chief Jon Flanders turns to Morgan for help. A skeptic at heart, Morgan can't turn down the opportunity to find proof of an entity whose existence she can't definitively rule out. She and her beloved rescue dog, Newt, journey to the strait known as Death's Door to hunt for a homicidal monster in the lake, but if they're not careful, she just might be its next victim"--Provided by publisher.

Thanks for the Memoirs Book Club
Thursday, August 13, 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 Finding My Way: A Memoir by Malala Yousafzi.

How do you rebuild yourself when your whole world changes overnight? Thrust onto the public stage at fifteen years old after the Taliban's brutal attack on her life, Malala Yousafzai quickly became an international icon known for bravery and resilience. But away from the cameras and crowds, she spent years struggling to find her place in an unfamiliar world.