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For the upcoming winter holiday, please note that no public libraries in Milwaukee County will be open on Friday 12/24/2021, Saturday 12/25/2021, Friday 12/31/2021 and Saturday 1/1/2022.

On Thursday, 12/23/2021: the Cudahy Family Library, North Shore Library and Oak Creek Public Library will be closed. All other locations are open for regular hours.

LIBRARIES OPEN Sunday 12/26/21	LIBRARIES CLOSED Monday 12/27/21	LIBRARIES OPEN Sunday 1/2/22	LIBRARIES CLOSED Monday 1/3/22
Greendale:  1:00 pm-4:00 pm	Brown Deer	Cudahy: 12:00 pm-4:00 pm	Milwaukee – all locations
Hales Corners:  1:00 pm-5:00 pm	Milwaukee – all locations	Greendale: 1:00 pm-4:00 pm	South Milwaukee
North Shore  1:00 pm-5:00 pm	South Milwaukee	Hales Corner: 1:00 pm-5:00 pm	Brown Deer
		North Shore: 1:00 pm-5:00 pm
		Shorewood: 11:00 am-3:30 pm
		West Allis: 1:00 pm-5:00 pm

All twelve Milwaukee Public Library branches will be extending hours starting Monday, August 2, 2021. Central and Drive Up’s hours will remain the same.

MPL Branch Hours:
Monday-Tuesday: 12pm-7pm
Wednesday-Thursday: 11am-6pm
Friday-Saturday: 10am-5pm

Drive Up @ Central Library:
Monday-Friday: 9am-6pm
Saturday: 8am-5pm
Sunday: Closed

Central Library (limited services):
Monday-Friday: 10am-6pm
Saturday: 9am-5pm
Sunday: Closed

 

Below is a list of the MCFLS member libraries open Monday July 5th. Feel free to check out the full list of locations and hours.

Have a wonderful and safe Fourth of July holiday.

LIBRARIES OPEN	LIBRARIES CLOSED
Hales Corners: Open, 10:00 am-8:30 pm	All MPL locations: Closed
Shorewood: Open – 9:00 am-7:00 pm	Brown Deer: Closed
St Francis: Open – 9:30 am-8:00 pm	Cudahy: Closed
Whitefish Bay: Open – 9:30 am-8:00 pm	Franklin: Closed
	Greendale: Closed
	Greenfield: Close
	North Shore: Closed
	Oak Creek: Closed
	South Milwaukee: Closed
	Wauwatosa: Closed
	West Allis: Closed

The Milwaukee County Federated Library System is performing a software upgrade, Wednesday May 26, 2021 after the last member library closes. The upgrade will start at 9:00 pm and is expected to be completed by 11:30 pm. The upgrade is a part of the system’s regular and scheduled software maintenance.

The CountyCat catalog and electronic resources requiring your CountyCat login will not be available during this time. Additionally, you will not be able to pay fines online through CountyCat.

We apologize for this inconvenience.

Hoopla has brought back Bonus Borrows for the month of May.

Any items borrowed from this collection will not count against your monthly checkout limit.

AND . . . .you may borrow as many of these titles as you’d like.

Not sure how to find bonus borrows? Simply start typing the word “bonus” in the search box, you’ll see the different sub-groups tied to the full collection. You may also just browse the Bonus Borrows Collection in full.

Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You by Jason Reynolds and Dr. Ibram X. Kendi is the big winner of the Milwaukee County Teen Book Awards!

The honor books are Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo, I’ll be the One by Lyla Lee, and The Assignment by Liza M. Wiemer, which also won the teen vote.

The Milwaukee County Teen Book Awards are annual awards for excellence in Young Adult literature. This year’s committee chair was Katharina Himsel from MPL’s Central Library. The other committee members included Mary Evers of North Shore & St. Francis, Laura Gravander of Franklin, Alicia Groeschel of Capitol Branch, Jennifer Hron of Tippecanoe Branch, Tara Jordan of Greendale, Catherine Mullen, Lisa Quintero of Shorewood, and Sarah Stoecker of Franklin.

 

The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction is collaborating with Measurement Lab (M-Lab) to collect data on Internet connection speeds across Wisconsin.

In order to get an accurate picture of the state, they need a lot of data. That’s where you come in!  Help identify areas in Wisconsin where Internet access is slow by taking a very quick speed test.

To participate, go to https://speed.measurementlab.net/#/.

Your library makes it all the more easier to learn a new language with Transparent Languages. Combining robust courses, supplemental vocabulary, extensive grammar resources, and mobile apps, Transparent Language Online is the most complete language-learning system. With over 100 languages to choose from, including English for speakers of over 26 languages, there is something for every learner.

To get started with Transparent Language Online, choose your library from this page, create an account by using the SIGN UP tab, and enter your library card number or student ID.