Story Time

Tue, Nov 11, All day

Main Street - First Floor,Mozart's Grove

Celebrate America Recycles Day: a day all about spreading the word on how recycling helps us reduce waste, save energy, and conserve precious resources.

Tue, Nov 11, 10:30am - 11:15am

Children's Herzfeld Activity Center

A 20-minute story time for young children is followed by open play time. For children ages 3 and under, with a caregiver.

Tech-splanation @ MPL

Tue, Nov 11, 12:00pm - 1:30pm

Business Commons, Gift of Schoenleber Foundation and Elaine C. Lange - Collaboration Table #2

Do you have a question about your smartphone, tablet, or other electronic device? Need help accessing library resources? We can help!

Wed, Nov 12, All day

Main Street - First Floor,Mozart's Grove

Celebrate America Recycles Day: a day all about spreading the word on how recycling helps us reduce waste, save energy, and conserve precious resources.

Wed, Nov 12, 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Children's Room - Back Area

Come build with us! We'll supply a variety of building materials and you'll bring the creativity. Meet friends and see what you can create together.

Thu, Nov 13, All day

Main Street - First Floor,Mozart's Grove

Celebrate America Recycles Day: a day all about spreading the word on how recycling helps us reduce waste, save energy, and conserve precious resources.

Thu, Nov 13, 10:30am - 11:00am

Children's Story Steps

Young children and their caregivers are invited to story time filled with fun stories, songs, and finger plays designed to help little ones develop important early literacy skills.

Job Search and Resume Assistance - Provided by Goodwill Workforce Connection Center

Thu, Nov 13, 11:00am - 11:20am

Children's Room - Back Area

Share simple stories, playful songs and gentle movement in this lapsit story time for babies aged 0-18 months, with a caregiver.

Thu, Nov 13, 1:00pm - 4:00pm

Main Street - Second Floor

A Goodwill Consultant will be available to provide job search assistance, resume-building help, and interview preparation.

Fri, Nov 14, All day

Main Street - First Floor,Mozart's Grove

Celebrate America Recycles Day: a day all about spreading the word on how recycling helps us reduce waste, save energy, and conserve precious resources.

Sat, Nov 15, All day

Main Street - First Floor,Mozart's Grove

Celebrate America Recycles Day: a day all about spreading the word on how recycling helps us reduce waste, save energy, and conserve precious resources.

Sat, Nov 15, 10:30am - 11:30am

Children's Herzfeld Activity Center

Stories and a fun letter craft help build pre-reading and fine motor skills to support early literacy. This interactive program focuses on letter recognition. Each week, learn all about a new letter!

Edmund Fitzgerald and the Meaning of Home on the Great Lakes - With Dr. Steve Ackerman

Sat, Nov 15, 11:00am - 12:00pm

Central Library Tours

Join a Docent Tour Guide on a tour of the Central Library! The Docent will share the history of the Milwaukee Public Library and provide insight on architectural points of interest.

Sat, Nov 15, 12:00pm - 1:00pm

Rotary Club of Milwaukee Community Room

Marking the 50th anniversary of the tragic sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald, learn the weather science, ship design, and cultural legacy behind one of the Great Lakes' most enduring maritime stories.

Sun, Nov 16, All day

Main Street - First Floor,Mozart's Grove

Celebrate America Recycles Day: a day all about spreading the word on how recycling helps us reduce waste, save energy, and conserve precious resources.

Treasures of the Great Lakes

Mon, Nov 17, All day

Main Street - First Floor,Mozart's Grove

Celebrate America Recycles Day: a day all about spreading the word on how recycling helps us reduce waste, save energy, and conserve precious resources.

Mon, Nov 17, 11:30am - 12:30pm

Rotary Club of Milwaukee Community Room

Learn about a different aspect of the Great Lakes Marine Collection each month. Of interest to divers, genealogists, or anyone interested in learning more about Great Lakes history.

Our Ancestor's Kitchen

Mon, Nov 17, 4:00pm - 4:45pm

Children's Herzfeld Activity Center

Ever wonder what food has been growing and thriving in Wisconsin for HUNDREDS of years? Come celebrate Wisconsin's Indigenous harvesting practices and the delicious food we get to eat because of it!

Tue, Nov 18, All day

Main Street - First Floor,Mozart's Grove

Celebrate America Recycles Day: a day all about spreading the word on how recycling helps us reduce waste, save energy, and conserve precious resources.

The Brooks Stevens House and Art Moderne - Presented by Docomomo US/Wisconsin

Tue, Nov 18, 10:30am - 11:15am

Children's Herzfeld Activity Center

A 20-minute story time for young children is followed by open play time. For children ages 3 and under, with a caregiver.

Tech-splanation @ MPL

Tue, Nov 18, 12:00pm - 1:30pm

Business Commons, Gift of Schoenleber Foundation and Elaine C. Lange - Collaboration Table #2

Do you have a question about your smartphone, tablet, or other electronic device? Need help accessing library resources? We can help!

Tue, Nov 18, 4:30pm - 6:30pm

Frank P. Zeidler Humanities Room

This installment of "From the Archives" will include a lecture and discussion by Madison architectural historian Michael Bridgeman about the great early modern Brook Sevens house.

Wed, Nov 19, All day

Main Street - First Floor,Mozart's Grove

Celebrate America Recycles Day: a day all about spreading the word on how recycling helps us reduce waste, save energy, and conserve precious resources.

Wed, Nov 19, 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Children's Room - Back Area

Come build with us! We'll supply a variety of building materials and you'll bring the creativity. Meet friends and see what you can create together.

Thu, Nov 20, All day

Main Street - First Floor,Mozart's Grove

Celebrate America Recycles Day: a day all about spreading the word on how recycling helps us reduce waste, save energy, and conserve precious resources.

Thu, Nov 20, 10:30am - 11:00am

Children's Story Steps

Young children and their caregivers are invited to story time filled with fun stories, songs, and finger plays designed to help little ones develop important early literacy skills.

Job Search and Resume Assistance - Provided by Goodwill Workforce Connection Center

Thu, Nov 20, 11:00am - 11:20am

Children's Room - Back Area

Share simple stories, playful songs and gentle movement in this lapsit story time for babies aged 0-18 months, with a caregiver.

Thu, Nov 20, 1:00pm - 4:00pm

Main Street - Second Floor

A Goodwill Consultant will be available to provide job search assistance, resume-building help, and interview preparation.

Fri, Nov 21, All day

Main Street - First Floor,Mozart's Grove

Celebrate America Recycles Day: a day all about spreading the word on how recycling helps us reduce waste, save energy, and conserve precious resources.

Winter 2025 Friends of MPL Kids' NEW Book Sale

Sat, Nov 22, All day

Main Street - First Floor,Mozart's Grove

Celebrate America Recycles Day: a day all about spreading the word on how recycling helps us reduce waste, save energy, and conserve precious resources.

Sat, Nov 22, 9:00am - 4:00pm

Rotary Club of Milwaukee Community Room

Cold weather is not that far away, so get ready to warm up with a NEW Book at the Winter 2025 Friends of MPL Kids' NEW Book Sale.

Sat, Nov 22, 10:30am - 11:30am

Children's Herzfeld Activity Center

Stories and a fun letter craft help build pre-reading and fine motor skills to support early literacy. This interactive program focuses on letter recognition. Each week, learn all about a new letter!

Sat, Nov 22, 11:00am - 12:00pm

Central Library Tours

Join a Docent Tour Guide on a tour of the Central Library! The Docent will share the history of the Milwaukee Public Library and provide insight on architectural points of interest.

Sun, Nov 23, All day

Main Street - First Floor,Mozart's Grove

Celebrate America Recycles Day: a day all about spreading the word on how recycling helps us reduce waste, save energy, and conserve precious resources.

Mon, Nov 24, All day

Main Street - First Floor,Mozart's Grove

Celebrate America Recycles Day: a day all about spreading the word on how recycling helps us reduce waste, save energy, and conserve precious resources.

Craft Buffet

Mon, Nov 24, 4:00pm - 4:45pm

Children's Herzfeld Activity Center

Drop in and join us for a fun-filled crafternoon! We'll bring a variety of supplies and you bring the creativity!

Tue, Nov 25, All day

Main Street - First Floor,Mozart's Grove

Celebrate America Recycles Day: a day all about spreading the word on how recycling helps us reduce waste, save energy, and conserve precious resources.

Tue, Nov 25, 10:30am - 11:15am

Children's Herzfeld Activity Center

A 20-minute story time for young children is followed by open play time. For children ages 3 and under, with a caregiver.

Wed, Nov 26, All day

Main Street - First Floor,Mozart's Grove

Celebrate America Recycles Day: a day all about spreading the word on how recycling helps us reduce waste, save energy, and conserve precious resources.

Wed, Nov 26, 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Children's Room - Back Area

Come build with us! We'll supply a variety of building materials and you'll bring the creativity. Meet friends and see what you can create together.

Fri, Nov 28, All day

Main Street - First Floor,Mozart's Grove

Celebrate America Recycles Day: a day all about spreading the word on how recycling helps us reduce waste, save energy, and conserve precious resources.

Sat, Nov 29, All day

Main Street - First Floor,Mozart's Grove

Celebrate America Recycles Day: a day all about spreading the word on how recycling helps us reduce waste, save energy, and conserve precious resources.

Sat, Nov 29, 10:30am - 11:30am

Children's Herzfeld Activity Center

Stories and a fun letter craft help build pre-reading and fine motor skills to support early literacy. This interactive program focuses on letter recognition. Each week, learn all about a new letter!

Sat, Nov 29, 11:00am - 12:00pm

Central Library Tours

Join a Docent Tour Guide on a tour of the Central Library! The Docent will share the history of the Milwaukee Public Library and provide insight on architectural points of interest.

Sun, Nov 30, All day

Main Street - First Floor,Mozart's Grove

Celebrate America Recycles Day: a day all about spreading the word on how recycling helps us reduce waste, save energy, and conserve precious resources.

Tech-splanation @ MPL

Mon, Dec 01, 12:00pm - 1:30pm

Business Commons, Gift of Schoenleber Foundation and Elaine C. Lange - Collaboration Table #2

Do you have a question about your smartphone, tablet, or other electronic device? Need help accessing library resources? We can help!

Neon Narratives

Mon, Dec 01, 4:00pm - 4:45pm

Children's Herzfeld Activity Center

Light up the winter with neon colors! In this program, we'll get inspired by the most colorful books we have and create some neon masterpieces.

Aurora Mobile Health Clinic

Tue, Dec 02, 10:30am - 11:15am

Children's Herzfeld Activity Center

A 20-minute story time for young children is followed by open play time. For children ages 3 and under, with a caregiver.

Tue, Dec 02, 11:30am - 1:30pm

Mozart's Grove

Your health matters. Come talk to us! Aurora Mobile Health is providing free health services at Milwaukee Public Library Central Library for community members.

Wed, Dec 03, 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Children's Room - Back Area

Come build with us! We'll supply a variety of building materials and you'll bring the creativity. Meet friends and see what you can create together.

Thu, Dec 04, 10:30am - 11:00am

Children's Story Steps

Young children and their caregivers are invited to story time filled with fun stories, songs, and finger plays designed to help little ones develop important early literacy skills.

Job Search and Resume Assistance - Provided by Goodwill Workforce Connection Center

Thu, Dec 04, 11:00am - 11:20am

Children's Room - Back Area

Share simple stories, playful songs and gentle movement in this lapsit story time for babies aged 0-18 months, with a caregiver.

Thu, Dec 04, 1:00pm - 4:00pm

Main Street - Second Floor

A Goodwill Consultant will be available to provide job search assistance, resume-building help, and interview preparation.

Cozy Book Tasting Cafe

Thu, Dec 04, 4:30pm - 5:30pm

Children's Herzfeld Activity Center

Get a good taste of new YA Fantasy, Mystery, or Thriller books from our collection paired with yummy snacks to cozy up with this winter!

Sat, Dec 06, 10:30am - 11:30am

Children's Herzfeld Activity Center

Stories and a fun letter craft help build pre-reading and fine motor skills to support early literacy. This interactive program focuses on letter recognition. Each week, learn all about a new letter!

Beyond Books: Exploring Archives @ MPL

Sat, Dec 06, 11:00am - 12:00pm

Central Library Tours

Join a Docent Tour Guide on a tour of the Central Library! The Docent will share the history of the Milwaukee Public Library and provide insight on architectural points of interest.

Collecting Is Cool!

Mon, Dec 08, 4:00pm - 4:45pm

Children's Herzfeld Activity Center

Collecting is cool! What do you collect? Come show-and-tell a favorite collectible from home. Or maybe you're thinking of becoming a collector? Make a simple display case to help you get started.

Mon, Dec 08, 4:30pm - 6:30pm

Art, Music & Recreation Room

Come explore some of the Milwaukee Public Library's unique archives and special collections in our Art, Music and Recreation Room on the 2nd floor of Central Library.

Tue, Dec 09, 10:30am - 11:15am

Children's Herzfeld Activity Center

A 20-minute story time for young children is followed by open play time. For children ages 3 and under, with a caregiver.

Wed, Dec 10, 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Children's Room - Back Area

Come build with us! We'll supply a variety of building materials and you'll bring the creativity. Meet friends and see what you can create together.

Thu, Dec 11, 10:30am - 11:00am

Children's Story Steps

Young children and their caregivers are invited to story time filled with fun stories, songs, and finger plays designed to help little ones develop important early literacy skills.