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May 2024

Bridges Library System

Library Treasure Adventure

June 1 - August 31, 2024

Calling all adventurers!


Join us for a journey through history and mystery! Dust off your imagination, sharpen your intellect and set out on a free epic quest to discover amazing treasures at all 24 member libraries!


People of all ages are encouraged to solve the clues, locate the treasures, and collect keywords and stamps for chances to win prizes throughout the summer. Start your adventure June 1, 2024.

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Let the adventure begin!

Read With B93.3

Wednesday, May 15
Hartland Public Library

11 am


Come enjoy a special storytime featuring Joe, B93.3 FM radio's on-air personality! Enjoy stories, movement, snacks and prizes while we read. No registration required, just drop in.

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Award Winning Libraries

Partnering for a Purpose Award

Literacy Services of Wisconsin awarded the Waukesha Public Library with this year's "Partnering for a Purpose Award" for being a dedicated champion of community and learning for decades.

Screenshot of a video from Literacy Services of Wisconsin with Bruce Gay, Waukesha Public Library Director, sitting at a table talking to the camera.

Their enhanced partnership integrates programming and shared space to create the best outcomes for adult students.

Catch the award video on Facebook

Outstanding Organization of the Year Award

The Delafield Area Chamber of Commerce awarded the Delafield Public Library with the "Outstanding Organization of the Year" award for their support of the community.

Discover all the winners
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Around the Libraries

May is Mental Health Awareness Month
Programs to support others in our community

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Suicide - Tragedy, Healing, Prevention

Town Hall Library (North Lake)

Join the panel at Town Hall Library to hear personal narratives and about professional efforts and resources.

Tuesday, May 14
6:30 - 7:30 pm
Ages 18+

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VA S.A.V.E. Suicide Prevention Training

Johnson Creek Public Library

Join this free Veteran Affairs S.A.V.E. training at Johnson Creek Public Library to teach people how to help a veteran or other person who is in crisis or having thoughts of suicide.

Wednesday, May 15

1 - 2 pm
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S.A.V.E. Suicide Prevention Training

Muskego Public Library

Join this free Veteran Affairs S.A.V.E. training at Muskego Public Library and learn how to identify the signs that someone may be at risk for suicide or in crisis, and learn how to provide ways to help.

Wednesday, May 22

6:30 - 7:30 pm
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Program: Helping My Friend With Grief 

Elm Grove Public Library

Learn ways to help someone with their grief at Elm Grove Public Library. Understand what grief is and how it works, and get tips on what to say and not say. No registration required.

Wednesday, June 12
1 - 2 pm

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On The Shelf

Mental Health Awareness Month

Cover art for "Hidden Valley Road: Inside the Mind of an American Family"

Hidden Valley Road: Inside the Mind of an American Family

by Robert Kolker

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Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed
by Lori Gottlieb

Cover art for "Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle"

Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle
by Emily Nagoski

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Nobody's Normal: How Culture Created the Stigma of Mental Illness

by Roy Richard Grinker

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Broken (In the Best Possible Way)
by Jenny Lawson

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No One Cares About Crazy People

by Ron Powers

Find Your Library

Jefferson County

Dwight Foster Public Library (Fort Atkinson)
Irvin L. Young Memorial Library (Whitewater)
Jefferson Public Library

Johnson Creek Public Library

Karl Junginger Memorial Library (Waterloo)
L.D. Fargo Public Library (Lake Mills)
Powers Memorial Library (Palmyra)
Watertown Public Library


Waukesha County

Alice Baker Library (Eagle)
Big Bend Public Library
Brookfield Public Library
Butler Public Library
Delafield Public Library
Elm Grove Public Library
Hartland Public Library
Menomonee Falls Public Library
Mukwonago Community Library
Muskego Public Library
New Berlin Public Library
Oconomowoc Public Library
Pauline Haass Public Library (Sussex)
Pewaukee Public Library
Town Hall Library (North Lake)
Waukesha Public Library

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Bridges Library System
741 N Grand Ave #210
Waukesha, Wisconsin 53186
(262) 896-8080

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