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Adult Programming

Game Night
Thursday, October 1, 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 the games. If you have a board game from home you'd like to play, feel free to bring it to try.

Parent Social Group
Thursday, October 29, 11AM-12PM

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! 

Coming in November-Great Whitefish Bay Puzzle Race
Tuesday, November 17, 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, November 3. To register, call the library at 414-964-4380.

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:
Courage, Choice, and What Comes Next with Dystopian Icon Veronica Roth
#1 New York Times and International Bestselling Author
Thursday, October 1st 2026 at 6:00 PM CDT
 
Liberated Love: Rewiring Your Heart for Authentic Connection with Mark Groves
Bestselling Author, Human Connection Specialist, and Host of The Mark Groves Podcast
Tuesday, October 27th 2026 at 1:00 PM CDT
 
Reclaiming Your Inner Wisdom: Sacred Indigenous Teachings with Asha Frost
Indigenous Medicine Woman, Spiritual Mentor, and Bestselling Author
Tuesday, November 3rd 2026 at 1:00 PM CST

Programs for Children and Families

Join us in the library for storytime. Enjoy fun books and songs and more. 

Drop-In Craft: Black Cat
Saturday, October 10, All Day
All Ages

Create a cute black cat portrait. Join us in the Youth Services area during open hours. We will provide all the supplies you need.

Yayoi Kusama Pumpkin Craft
Thursday, October 15, 4-5PM
All ages. Younger children are welcome with an adult caregiver.

Be inspired by the artist Yayoi Kusama to create your own polka dot pumpkin! Join us in our upstairs program room.

Toddler Dabble Lab
Saturday, October 24, 10-11AM
For ages 12-36 months with an adult caregiver. 

Join us in our storytime room for open-ended play and exploration to build fine-motor skills, vocabulary, and sensory development. 

Please note: small items could be a choking hazard for young children. 

Join us in the Youth Services area during open hours to make your own jack-o-lantern! We will provide all the supplies you need.

Programs for Tweens and Teens

Tween Craft Series: Weaving
Grades 3-5
Wednesday, October 7, 4-5PM

Join us to make your very own woven tapestry. Grades 3rd - 5th welcome! Location: Storytime Room

Teen Writing Circle
Grades 6-12
Tuesday, October 13, 4-5PM

Come spend a chill evening with your fellow writers. Whether you like fiction, poetry, script writing, fanfiction, or any other genre, you’re invited to hang out and practice your craft. We’ll have snacks and warm drinks, and sharing your work is optional. Location: teen area

Tween Craft Series: Paper Dolls
Grades 3-5
Monday, October 19, 4-5PM

Join us to make a paper doll, animal, zombie, and more! 

Location: storytime room

Teen Tuesdays: Temporary Tattoos 
Grades 6-12
Tuesday, October 20, 3:30-8PM

Stop by the teen area any time after 3:30 to design your own temporary tattoos. We’ll provide the supplies (and some snacks).

Library News

LinkedIn Learning offers thousands of online courses covering business, technology, and creative skills, taught by industry experts. Whether you are looking to grow professionally, prepare for a certification, or explore a new interest, WFBPL library card holders have free access to this resource. Learn at your own pace with courses available in multiple formats and languages.

 

Access to courses to learn software, creative, and business skills to achieve your personal and professional goals.

• Technical Skills
• Resume building
• Creative Techniques
• Business and Marketing Strategies
• Software and Web development
• Graphic Design and Photography
• Leadership and Project Management

Please note: This resource is only available to Whitefish Bay residents. Linkedin Learning is available 24/7 to WFBPL library cardholders. For first-time users, you will need use your library card number and the PIN. For returning users, simply login with your library card number and password to access your profile and track your learning. 

 

Book Clubs

Thanks for the Memoirs Book Club
Thursday, October 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 Lovely One: A Memoir by Ketanji Brown Jackson.

"With this unflinching account, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson invites readers into her life and world, tracing her family's ascent from segregation to her confirmation on America's highest court within the span of one generation." - From CountyCat

Mystery Book Club 
Wednesday, October 14, 6:30PM

The Mystery Book Club returns and is being run by previous members. This month we are reading Wife of the Gods by Kwei Quartey.

 

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, October 14, 2PM

Our Tea Time Book Club meets once a month and is led by Library Director Nyama Reed. This month we are reading Buckeye by Patrick 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: ""In Bonhomie, Ohio, a stolen moment of passion, sparked in the exuberant aftermath of the Allied victory in Europe, binds Cal Jenkins, a man wounded not in war but by his inability to serve in it, to Margaret Salt, a woman trying to obscure her past. Cal's wife, Becky, has a spiritual gift: She is a seer who can conjure the dead, helping families connect with those they've lost. Margaret's husband, Felix, is serving on a Navy cargo ship, out of harm's way--until a telegram suggests that the unthinkable might have happened. Later, as the country reconstructs in the postwar boom, a secret grows in Bonhomie--but nothing stays buried forever in a small town. Against the backdrop of some of the most transformative decades in modern America, the consequences of that long-ago encounter ripple through the next generation of both families, compelling them to reexamine who they thought they were and what the future might hold. Sweeping yet intimate, rich with piercing observation and the warmth that comes from profound understanding of the human spirit, Buckeye captures the universal longing for love and for goodness"-- Provided by publisher.