Library Happenings

Library happenings in August and September

2009-08-07T16:11:23Z

Well, the summer is half over. We had 533 children participate in the summer reading program. The program ended on Saturday, July 25^th. Congratulations to all of the children who participated in the program.

The next book sale will be on Monday morning, August 10 from 9:30-11. Great bargains and lots of new material!

Happy birthday South Milwaukee Public Library. We are 110 years old. You are invited to a civic dinner in honor of the library’s birthday on Saturday, September 19^th. The dinner will be held at the Knights of Columbus hall, 732 Badger Avenue, South Milwaukee. Tickets are $25 per person. Cocktails at 5:30 and dinner at 6:30 followed by a program. The dinner is sponsored by the South Milwaukee Public Library Foundation, Inc.

The South Milwaukee Public Library and the Milwaukee County Federated Library System received a grant Library Services and Technology grant to sponsor a “Drop in job help” program. A job trainer specialist will be available to help people learn how to complete on line job applications, write a resume online, search online job listings and obtain a free e-mail account. The program will be held on Tuesdays at the library from 9:30-12:30 starting on Tuesday, August 18^th. You must sign up as each session is limited to 4 people. One may only sign up for one session as each session is a repeat. You may register at the circulation desk of the library.

Learn to knit! Starting on Monday, September 14^th and for the next six Mondays a class will be held There is a $15 fee. Students must furnish one set of size 8 knitting needles, one skein of “sugar ‘n to teach people how to knit. The class is limited to six people. The class will run fro 6:00 -7:45 pm. cream” yearn, a tape measure and one large plastic darning needle. Call 768-8195, ext 4 circulation desk, to register or register in person.

The Youth Room will be sponsoring a “Mad Science” program on Tuesday, September 15^th at 4 PM. The class is limited to 30 children. The program is free.

Registration for the fall story time begins on Monday, August 17^th. Story time begins on Tuesday, September 1 at 10:30 am. Register in person or by calling 768-8195, ext 3.

Mark your calendar for Friday, October 16^th. The South Milwaukee Public Library Foundation will be holding their annual wine tasting from 7pm to 9:30 pm. Learn about wine while you sample.

The Friends will hold their September book sale, Saturday, September 19 from 9:30-3.

South Milwaukee Public Library News for June

2009-06-15T14:06:36Z

"Be creataive @ your library" summer reading program starts on Monday, June 15th. The Youth Room has a great program lined up for the summer. The program runs through Saturday, July 25th. Kids are able to turn in their sheets to get credit through Saturday, August 1st. For the Thursday programs parents need to sign up their children. You may register in person or call 768-8195, ext.3.

June programs:

Monday, June 15th Monday stories at 1:30; Tuesday, June 16th the Midwest Twisters Gykmnastics at 10:30 am; Wednesday, June 17th see the animals from the Racine Zoo at 1:30 pm and on Thursday, June 18th we have crafty Thursdays. We will do a recycle craft program at 10:30 am.

Monday, June 22nd Monday stories at 1:30; Tuesday, June 23rd a day in the life of a clown with Annette Loper; and Thursday, June 25th we will have our crafty Thursdays and make jewelry at 10:30 am. There is a $2 materials charge.
Be sure to pick up a schedule of programs at the library or check out the June calendar on our web site at www.southmilwaukee.org/library.

Going on vacation? Take along a traveling teddy. They are now available for travel.

Starting on Saturday, June20th the Youth Room will close at 12 noon. All of the other library hours will remain the same.

Check out the library's collection of travel books.

South Milwaukee Public News

2009-04-24T14:40:36Z

The Friends of the Library will be having their Monday morning book sale on May 4, 2009 from 9:30-11. Great bargains!

On May 12th from 6 - 8 PM the Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators, the South Milwaukee Public Library, and the South Milwaukee Public Schools will sponsor a program in celebration of children's book week. The theme this year is "Dive Into Reading". Parents and children are invited to meet children's authors and illustrators who bring children's books to life. Meet authors Janet Halfmann who wrote "LITTLE SKINK"S TAIL and Gibbs Davis who wrote WACKIET WHITE HOUSE PETS. Children's book illustrators include Carol Schwartz who illustrated FIREFLIES and Jeff Miracola who illustrated WELCOME TO MONSTER ISLE. A fun evening of stories and artwork. Children will be able to ask questions of the authors and illustrators. Thre will be refreshments and prizes given away during the evening. Everyone welcomed. Registration NOT required. Call 768-8195 for more information.

Check out the library's collection of gardening and lawn care books. With the warm weather around the corner, it is time to begin thinking about the outdoors.

Time to start planning your vacation. Check out the library's travel collection.

The library will be closed for Memorial Day weekend on Saturday, May 23 and Monday, May 25th.

Hey kids! Summer reading program starts on Monday, June 15th.

April events at the South Milwaukee Library

2009-04-01T15:46:34Z

The Friends of the Library are having their spring book sale on Saturday, April 11, 2009 from 9:30 to 3. Great bargains!

The Library will be closed on Friday, April 10th. We will reopen on Saturday, April 11 from 9 am to 4 pm.

Culver's is sponsoring a drawing contest contest in celebration of National Library Week, April 12-18. The theme is "worlds connect@Your Library" The contest is open to children 11 and under. Children are encouraged to draw characters from a book they have enjoyed. Children may pick up their drawing sheets in the Youth Room of the library. Every child who completes a darawing will receive a "Be our guest" coupon for a free single scoop of frozen custard from Culvers. In addition their name will be entered into a random drawing to win additional prizes. The contest will run from April 1 thru April 30,

Celebrate Natioal Library Week April 12 thru the 18th. The Library Board is having their family fun night featuring Glen Gerard the magician. The Library Board will be holding their ice cream social at the same time. The events start at 6 pm and run until 7:45 pm. Therre will also be crafts for the children as well.

The Library will be holding classes for the novice on the Internet and E-Mail on Tuesday, April 14th or Thursday, April 16th. The class is limited to 8 people per session. The class runs from 1 pm to 3:30. Call the adult reference desk at 768-8195, ext 2 to register.

April 15th will be here before you know it. The library still has plenty of tax forms available.

South Milwaukee Library April events

2009-04-01T15:27:07Z

The Friends of the Library are having their spring book sale on Saturday, April 11, 2009 from 9:30 to 3. Great bargains!

The Library will be closed on Friday, April 10th. We will reopen on Saturday, April 11 from 9 am to 4 pm.

Culver's is sponsoring a drawing contest contest in celebration of National Library Week, April 12-18. The theme is "worlds connect@Your Library" The contest is open to children 11 and under. Children are encouraged to draw characters from a book they have enjoyed. Children may pick up their drawing sheets in the Youth Room of the library. Every child who completes a darawing will receive a "Be our guest" coupon for a free single scoop of frozen custard from Culvers. In addition their name will be entered into a random drawing to win additional prizes. The contest will run from April 1 thru April 30, 2009.

The Libary's Book Club meets on the second Thursday of the month at 1 PM. If you enjoy talking about books and join them. They meet at 1 pm in the library board room. Call the adult reference desk to find out what they are reading this month.

April 15th will be here before you know it. The library still has plenty of tax forms.

South Milwaukee Public Library programs

2009-03-18T18:33:00Z

National Library Week is April 12 - 18th. A number of activities have been planned:

Tuesday, April 14th A class for the novice in learning the Internet and e-mail. 1:30-3 pm
                               Class is limited to 8 people and advance reservation is required. Call
                                the adult reference desk at 768-8195, ext 2 to register.

Tuesday, April 14th   Family fun night at the library. See Glen Gerard the magician perform.
                               The Library Board will hold their annual ice cream social. All activities start at 6 pm to 7:45 PM

Thursday, April 16    A class for the novice in learning the Internet and e-mail. 1:30-3 pm
                               Class is limited to 8 people and advance reservation is required. Call
                                the adult reference desk at 768-8195, ext 2 to register.

Don't forget to sign up for story time that begins on Tuesday, March 31 at 10:30 am. Call 768-8195, ext 3 to register or register in person in the youth room.

South Milwaukee Library activities

2009-03-17T20:26:57Z

Mark your calendar for Saturday, April 11, 2009! The Friends of the Library are having their spring book sale from 9:30-3. Great bargains!

National Library kWeek will be held April 12 - 18th. Family fun night and ice cream social will be held on Tuesday, April 14th from 6 - 7:45 pm. Entertainment and crafts for the children and ice cream for the everyone.

Time to start planning your vegetable and flower gardens. Maybe you want to landscape the back yard. Check out the library's collection of books on gardening and landscapping for ideas.

The library still has state and federal tax forms. You may also access and print the forms by going to the Wisconsin Department of Revenue and the Internal Revenue Service web sites.

Need a notary? The Library has three notaries on staff. Be sure to call ahead to see if one is available.

The library will be offering Internet and E-Mail classes for the novice. The class will be 2 1/2 hours long and limited to 8 per session. Advance registration is required. People may sign up for the Tuesday, April 14 or Thursday, April 16th class. Classes will be held from 1 - 3:30 pm.

South Milwaukee Library March happenings

2009-02-27T21:58:16Z

The Friends of the Library will be holding their Monday morning book sale on Monday, March 2nd from 9:30-11. Great bargains!

Spring story time will begin on Tuesday, March 31st at 10:30 am. Registration for story time will begin on Monday, March 16, 2009. You may register in person or call 768-8195, ext 3.

The Thursday afternoon book club will meet on Thursday, March 12 at 1:00 PM. Stop in and meet the members and find out what they are reading. Great way to spend an afternoon talking about books.

First day of spring starts on March 20th. Time to start planning your gardens. Check out the library's collection of gardening books. Oh, an by the way, Sunday, March 8th day light savings time starts. Spring can't be too far away.

We are starting to plan our classes for March and April. We will be doing classes on how to use the library online catalog and databases. We will also do an internet training class. Watch for the details.

We have state and federal tax forms.

South Milwaukee Public Library news for February 23, 2009

2009-02-16T22:57:24Z

The library has state and federal tax forms available. You can also access them from the library's website, www.southmilwaukee.org/library. Click on to "reference links". From there you can access the Internal Revenue and Wisconsin lDepartment of Revenue sites for downloable forms. We do not have tax assistance available.

The South Milwaukee Amateur Radio Club has donated several books on amateur radio to the Library for their circulating collection.

The Potisk Chiropractic and Wellness Center will present a program on Monday, February 9th at 6:30 pm. Dr. Drew Neville will present a program on "Natural approaches to the treatment and prevention of lower back pain". The Doctor will be available for free personal consultation after the talk as time permits. The program runs about 45 minutes and is free. Call 768-8195, ext 2 to register.

The Library is selling the Christmas ornament featuring the old Carnegie library building. The South Milwaukee Association of Commerce selects a historical site each year to feature on the ornament. This year they are featuring the library in honor of the library's 110 anniversary.

A special thanks to Barbara Vey and the romance and mystery writers who presented a great program on writing romance novels. Check out the display of romance novels on the first floor.

Think spring! Never to early to start planning your garden. Check out the library's collection on flower and vegetable gardening.

Hey Kids! Still time to register for the Milwaukee Bucks reading challenge. You have until Monday, February 23rd to read 500 pages in order to win a voucher to a Milwaukee Bucks game.

South Milwaukee Public Library News notes

2009-01-12T14:55:39Z

The Monday, January 12, 2009 program by Potisk Chiropractic and Wellness Center has been cancelled.

You can now pay your overdue fines and fees online through the couontycat.mcfls.org using MasterCard of Visa credit card of a check card. Simply log onto any computer with an Internet connection and access your library card account. Click on the Countycat link and you are ready to go. It is convenient as this is available from any computer 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

The Library is selling the Christmas ornament featuring the old Carnegie Library building. The South Milwaukee Association of Commerce selects a historical site each year to feature on the ornament. This year they are featuring the library in honor of the library’s 110^th anniversary.

Don’t forget that the library has laptop computers available for use in the library. You need a valid library card or Wisconsin driver’s license. You may use the laptops for up to two hours. Since the library has WiFi, you may also bring in your own laptop. Check out the book display on self defense and on writing novels. The Library has a wide selection of books and video’s on these topics.

Don’t forget that the Library now has uniform opening hours Monday through Saturday. The Library opens at 9 am Monday through Saturday.

If you reserve an item and you no longer need it, please call 768-8195, ext 2 to cancel the reserve. Many of these items have reserves. Failure to call us if you now longer need the item results in other people having to wait longer. Failure to pick up a reserve item will result in a $1.00 charge.

The South Milwaukee Historical Society will be holding their dinner meeting on February 14 at the Knights of Columbus hall 732 Badger Avenue, South Milwaukee. Cost is $20 per person. Cocktails at 5:30 and dinner at 6:30. Call 764-2118 for reservations.

The Library is collecting non perishable food items for Human concerns. There is a container in the lobby of the Library.

Library Happenings in January

2009-01-03T19:31:07Z

The Friends of the South Milwaukee Public Library will be holding their Monday morning book sales on January 5, February 2, March 2, May 4, August 10, October 5 and December 7. The sales run from 9:30 to 11 am. The Saturday book sales will be held on April 11, September 19 and November 21 from 9:30 am to 3 pm.

Sign up for the winter story time begins on Monday, January 5. People may register in person in the Youth Room or call 768-8195, ext. 3. Story time begins on Tuesday, January 20 at 10:30 am. Open to all residents.

Hey kids! Join the Milwaukee Bucks Reading Challenge! Kids in 4^th through 10 grades are eligible. You score a point for each page you read from a book. Score 500 points and you will earn a voucher good for a Bucks home game either Friday, March 13^th at 7:30 against the New Orleans Hornets or Saturday, March 21 at 7:30 against the Portland Trailblazers. Read 750 pages and your name will be entered into a drawing for an official Milwaukee Bucks autographed basketball. Sign up in the Youth Room. Become an ALL STAR READER! Program ends on Monday, February 23^rd.

Mad Science will present the “Wacky Winter Science” program on Wednesday, January 14^th at 4 pm at the South Milwaukee Public Library. Call 768-8195, ext 3 to register or register in person. Program is limited to 30 children.

The Library is collecting non perishable food items for Human Concerns. We have a container in the lobby of the library for people to deposit the items.

Potisk Chiropractic and Wellness Center and the South Milwaukee Public Library is please to present two programs on wellness in January.

Monday, January 12 at 6:30 PM Dr. Scheuing will give a talk on treating and managing chronic pain. On Monday, January 19 at 12 noon Dr. Neville will give a talk on weightloss: making your health a priority.

The programs are free and last about 45 minutes. Call 768-8195, ext 2 to register.

South Milwaukee Public Library events

2008-11-21T15:43:55Z

Potisk Chiropractic and Wellness Center and the South Milwaukee Public Library will be presenting a series of wellness programs.
Tuesday, December 9 at 6:30 pm Dr. Neville will give a talk on conquering colds and flu.
Monday, January 12, 2009 at 6:30 pm Dr. Scheuing will talk on treating and managing chronic pain.
Monday, January 19 at 12 noon Dr. Neville will give a talk on weight loss: making your health a priority.The programs run about 45 minutes and are free. They will be held in the second floor meeting room 1. Call the reference desk at 768-8195, ext 2 to register.

The Friends are having their fall book sale on Saturday, November 22 from 9:30-3. Their next book sale will be on Monday, December 1 from 9:30-11. Great bargains! Hey kids! On Wednesday, January 14 Mad Science will be back to do a science program on the “wacky winter”. The program will be at 4 pm at the library. Program is free, but limited to 30 children. Call 768-8195, ext 3 to register.

The Library will be closed on Thursday, Thanksgiving Day, November 27 and Friday, November 28. The Library will be open on Saturday, November 29 from 9 am to 4 pm. The Christmas family story night will be held on Tuesday, December 2 from 6:30-7:45. There will be stories and a visit with Santa. The South Milwaukee Public Library Board of Trustees and Staff would like to wish everyone a very Happy Thanksgiving.

South Milwaukee Library wellness programs

2008-11-05T01:25:03Z

Potisk Chiropratic and Wellness Center and the South Milwaukee Public Library will be presenting a series of wellness programs.

Monday, November 17 at 12 noon Dr. Scheuing will give a talk on preventing and relief from carpel tunnel syndrome/neck pain & computer related conditions.

Tuesday, December 9 at 6:30 pm Dr. Neville will give a talk on conquering colds and flu.

Monday, January 12, 2009 at 6:30 pm Dr. Scheuing will talk on treating and managing chronic pain.

Monday, January 19 at 12 noon Dr. Neville will give a talk on weight loss: making your health a priority.

The programs run abour 45 minutes and are free. They will be held in the second floor meeting room 1.

Call the reference desk at 768-8195, ext 2 to register.

South Milwaukee Library news notes

2008-10-30T16:25:51Z

Thank you to everyone who attended the Library Foundation’s wine tasting on October 17^th. It was very successful. Mark your calendars for October 16, 2009 for their annual wine tasting.

The South Milwaukee Public Library Foundation would like to thank everyone who bid on the silent auction items. A special thanks to everyone who donated items for the auction.

The fall story time will begin on Tuesday, November 11. The story time is at 10:30 am. Call 768-8195 ext. 3 to register or register in person in the youth room. Never too early to think about Christmas decorations, entertainment ideas or for those special gifts that can you make. Check out the library collection of books for ideas to make the holidays special.

The Library will be closed on Thursday, November 27 for Thanksgiving and on Friday, November 28. The Library will be open on Saturday from 9 am to 4 pm.

Starting in January, 2009, the library will open every day, including Saturdays, at 9 AM. Check out the library’s web site at www.southmilwaukee.org/library for our calendar of events, hours, and our on line book club.

Be sure to vote on November 4^th!

Happenings at the South Milwaukee Library

2008-10-16T20:33:37Z

The South Milwaukee Public Library Foundation, Inc. is holding its annual wine tasting on Friday, October 17, 2008 fro 7 – 9:30 PM at the Library. Tickets are $20 per person. They are available at Parkway Floral, M&I Bank South Milwaukee, the circulation desk at the library. Tickets may also be purchased at the door on Friday evening.

Stop in and put in your bid on items that are on display for the silent auction. The auction will run through Friday, October 24^th. Bidding will close at 3 PM on the 24^th.

The library will be holding its Halloween family fun night on Tuesday evening, October 21 from 6 PM to 7:45 PM. See Glen the magician perform his Halloween magic show. There will be crafts for the kids as well as cookies and punch.

Need costume ideas for Halloween. Check out the library’s collection of books on costumes and Halloween party ideas.

South Milwaukee Library news

2008-09-22T16:23:45Z

The library now has a new public black and white copier. Funds for the copier were from the library’s gift fund. We want to thank all of you who donate to the library.

Book memorials are a wonderful way to honor a friend for some special occasion or to remember a person who has passed away. Book plates are placed in the book acknowledging the memorial donation.

Join us on Tuesday, October 21 from 6 – 7:45 PM as we have our annual Halloween fun night. We will have a magician who will perform his magic on children as well as face painting and crafts. The Library Board will serve cookies and punch. Children and adults are encouraged to come in costume!

The Friends will be holding their Monday morning book sale on October 6^th from 9:30-11. Lots of great bargains! Thank you to everyone who has donated items for the book sale. Items may be dropped off at the circulation desk during business hours.

The South Milwaukee Lions Club donated a magnifier reader to the library. If you are having problems reading the small print, this reader will be of great help. The reader is located in the reference area.

Day care centers are encouraged to contact the Youth Room to arrange for a visit to the library. Call 768-8195, ext 3 to make arrangements.

The tickets for the South Milwaukee Public Library Foundations annual wine tasting party are available. Cost is $20 per person. The wine tasting will be held on Friday, October 17 from 7 - 9:30 pm. Tickets may be purchased at the library, Parkway Floral, M&I Bank or at the door on the night of the event.

Library happenings

2008-09-09T18:58:07Z

The Friends of the Library will be holding their fall book sale on Saturday, September 20, 2008 from 9:30-3. Great selection of books and other materials. If you wish to donate books, records, puzzles, etc. you may bring them into the library circulation desk.

The art gallery on the second floor has an interesting display of unique Wisconsin locale nature photography by Rozanne Cifaldi and the watercolor translation of the photography by Elizabeth Cifaldi. The display will run from September 7 through
Tickets are now on sale at the Library, Parkway Floral and M&I Bank – South Milwaukee for the Library’s annual wine tasting, which will be held on Friday, October 17^th from 7 – 9:30 pm. Tickets are $20 per person. Tickets will be available at the door as well. There will also be a silent auction. All funds raised support library activities.

Mad Science will do a program on Wednesday, September 17^th from 4-5. Advance registration required as the class is limited to 30 children. Call 768-8195 ext.3

There is still time to register for story time. Call 768-8195 ext.3 to register. Story time is held on Tuesday morning at 10:30 am. We are still looking for people to submit brief book reviews on the books that they have read and would like to share with others. We will post them on our blog. Book reviews may be submitted to bob.pfeiffer@mcfls.org.

Library happenings in August

2008-08-05T16:25:26Z

Summer is almost over. Children will be going back to school shortly. Check out the library’s book display on the firs floor on preparing your child for school.

In honor of the Harley Davidson 105^th anniversary, we have prepared a book display of books on Harley Davidson. Very interesting reading!

Congratulations to the 515 children who participated in the 2008 summer reading program. Miss Denise will post the top readers from each school in the Youth Room.

The fall story time will start on Tuesday, September 2. Story time will be at 10:30 pm. You may start to register children on Monday, August 18 either in person or call 768-8195, ext 3.

We will be having a special program featuring the Mad Science group on Wednesday afternoon, September 17 from 4-5 pm. Kids will learn how to make polymers. Registration is required since the class is limited to 30. People who register and do not show up, unless they call and cancel, will be assed a $2.00 fee.

Color copies are only 50 cents. Our copier makes great copies of photographs. We are looking for presenters for our fall adult programs. Have a hobby that you would like to share with us, call the Library Director at 768-8195.

Want to know what’s happening at the library? Check out our website at www.southmilwaukee.org/library. The monthly calendar is always updated.

Just a reminder that the library will be close on Saturday, August 16 and 23 for carpet cleaning.

July Library happenings

2008-07-14T18:02:31Z

NEW: The library will be closed on Saturday, July 26, 2008. Materials may be retuned in the book drop located to the north of the main entrance.

The library is open during road construction. Park in the city lot next to the library or on the side street.

Hey Kids! There is still time to join the reading club. For the readers, read 300 minutes and you get prizes and a book. For the younger children, if you are read to for 250 minutes you can get prizes and a book. The program ends on Saturday, July 26^th. However, you can still turn in your sheets and be eligible for prizes until Saturday, August 2.

September is library card sign up month. Library cards are free and it only takes a few minutes to register for a card. You need two pieces of identification, one of which has your current address. Stop in and check us out!

Libraries play an important role in the education and development of children. Studies show that children who are read to in the home, or who use the library perform better in school and are more likely to continue to use the library as a source of lifetime continuing education. For adults the library is a source for continuing life long learning.

We are looking for people from the community who would like to present programs at the library. Call the Library Director at 768-8195 if you are interested in sharing your hobby with the library.

The library has a number of books that were donated to the library over the years that we would like to sell on E-Bay. We are looking for volunteers who would be willing to enter them on E-Bay. If you are interested, please call the Library Director at 768-8195.

Summer time at the South Milwaukee Library

2008-06-24T15:03:01Z

Yes, summer time is here. Road construction is taking place in front of the library. We are open for business. There is ample parking in the lot or the side streets.

Summer is a time for grilling outdoors. Check out our display on barbecuing. Some of the titles you will find include The Great BBQ Sauce Book, The Barbecue Bible with over 500 Recipes, The Tailgater’s Cookbook, and The New Grilling Book.

Hey Kids! Have you signed up for the summer reading program? There is still time to “Catch the Reading Bug”. Lots of good prizes and programs.

With the cost of magazine subscriptions going up, why not check out the library’s collection of magazines. They circulate for one week. We have over 200 magazines to choose from.

Have a hobby that you might want to share with others? We are working on programs for the fall/winter. If you would like to do a program call the Library Director. We will do all of the publicity.

With the high cost of gas, you may want to stay close to home. Check out the library’s collection on summer recreation ideas.