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November 2024

Why are you thankful for your library?

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Are you thankful for your library?

We’d love to hear from library enthusiasts like you! Share how your library has made a difference in your life and help us celebrate the impact of libraries in our community.

Submit your stories on our website

Veterans and Military Families Month

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Warrior Ink Traveling Exhibit

November 1 - 30

Pauline Haass Public Library 

Visit Pauline Haass Public Library in Sussex to view an incredible photographic exhibit featuring Wisconsin veterans and the stories behind their meaningful tattoos. The exhibit is on loan from the Menomonee Falls Public Library.

Visit the library website for details

Around the Libraries

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Monster Jam Library Reading Challenge

November 4 - January 11

Earn a free child ticket to Monster Jam on January 10 or 11 at the Fiserv Forum! Visit a participating library, read five books, and get your logs stamped. Then, visit the box office and turn in the stamped log to reserve a child ticket with the purchase of an adult ticket.

Paticipating libraries:

 • Jefferson Public Library

 • Menomonee Falls Public Library

 • New Berlin Public Library

 • Oconomowoc Public Library

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Finding Those Who Served: Military Genealogy 

Pauline Haass Public Library

Do you have a veteran in your family tree? Discover sources, tips, and tricks that you can use to learn about your military ancestor from the Civil War to the present at the Pauline Haass Public Library in Sussex. Presented by Russell Horton, Reference & Outreach Archivist from the Wisconsin Veterans Museum.

Thursday, November 14
6:30 - 7:30 pm
No registration required.
Event details on Facebook

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Hand-Painted Candle Crafting

Butler Public Library

Try your hand at painting or doing a heat transfer design onto a wax candle. A taper or pillar candle will be provided at the event.

Saturday, November 23 
12 - 2 pm
For ages 13+
Learn more and register

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Preventing Diabetes: 
A Cup of Health Program

Elm Grove Public Library

Learn about your risk for prediabetes and what steps you can take to prevent it from developing into type 2 diabetes.

Free to attend. 

Tuesday, November 26
1:30 - 2:30 pm
Learn more and register

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November Memory Cafés

  • Nov. 11: Giving Gratitude • Powers Memorial Library (Palmyra)

  • Nov. 14: Magical • New Berlin Public Library

  • Nov. 18: Giving Thanks • Brookfield Public Library

  • Nov. 19: Colors and Painting • L.D. Fargo Public Library (Lake Mills)

  • Nov. 20: Schlitz Mansion Tour Presentation •  Waukesha Public Library

Memory Café Details

On The Shelf

Native American Heritage Month

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Calling for a Blanket Dance

by Oscar Hokeah

Cover art for "The Lost Journals of Sacajewea"

The Lost Journals of Sacajewea: A Novel
by Debra Magpie Earling

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Love After the End 
by Joshua Whitehead

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Night of the Living Rez
by Morgan Talty

Cover art for "Every Drop Is a Man's Nightmare"

Every Drop Is a Man's Nightmare
by Megan Kamalei Kakimoto

Cover art for "A Council of Dolls: A Novel"

A Council of Dolls: A Novel

by Mona Susan Power

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

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