Thanks to everyone who attended Booklady Bingo. We hope you enjoyed it as much as we did! 😊

Here is the much-requested recipe for the party mix that was served that evening. Enjoy!

Free State Park passes are available now! To get a park pass, you need to have a valid Waukesha Public Library card and you must know the date that you’ll be visiting a State Park. Each pass admits one vehicle into the park (including everyone inside). Passes are limited to one pass, per family, per month. These passes work only for State Parks. They do not work for county or local parks. Passes do not need to be returned to the Library. That’s just one more thing you can get with your library card! Enjoy! 😊🌳🦆

Let your summer adventures begin with a book! Kids, teens, and adults can sign up for our Summer Library Program by stopping by the registration table on the second floor of the Library or by using our website. Don’t miss out on the chance to win free books, reading rewards, and entries into our Grand Prize Drawing. Registration is required and begins June 1. Don’t forget to check out the schedules for our kids & teen events (also available in Spanish) and our adult events. There’s something for everyone this summer at the Library. 🏖️🌞

The Bridges Library System is excited to announce the free Library Treasure Adventure event happening at public libraries in Jefferson and Waukesha counties throughout the summer. Residents and visitors are invited to explore all 24 member library locations to solve clues, locate the treasures and collect stamps for a chance to win prizes! The program will run June 1 through August 31, 2024.

To begin the Library Treasure Adventure, participants can pick up a treasure map at any Bridges library location and solve the clues to locate the treasure and secret keyword within each library. After collecting any eight library keywords and stamps, participants will be eligible to fill out one entry form to be submitted to the monthly prize drawings. Collecting sixteen libraries will earn a second entry form, and all twenty-four libraries earn an additional two entries. That’s four total chances to win monthly prizes.

The last day to get passports stamped and turn in any prize drawing entry forms is August 31, 2024. An active Bridges Library System library card is required to be eligible to win. Library cards are free and give borrowing privileges at all 24 libraries and access to shared digital collections. Checking out items is not required, but always encouraged. Only one winner per household will be selected.

Summer hours are in effect. The Library will be CLOSED on Sundays for the remainder of the summer. Sunday hours will resume on September 8.

Beginning May 1, all libraries in the Bridges Library System will be reducing the number of Hoopla checkouts to two items per month. We know that Hoopla is popular, but the costs for offering it surpass our budget limitations. Reducing the number of checkouts was the best way to control the cost while still offering the service. Here are some other options for getting popular ebooks, audiobooks, and movies:

1. Libby – Libby is the reading app by OverDrive and is loved by millions of readers worldwide. Borrow ebooks, audiobooks, magazines, and more with your library card. Use it on your personal computer or on a mobile device. Libby works much like your local library, so some titles will have a holds list.
2. Hoopla’s Bonus Borrows – Hoopla now offers “Bonus Borrows” the last seven days of each month. They’re a way for you to access additional content when you may have already met your borrowing limit. Use them in addition to your two monthly items.

For more information, please see the Bridges Library System website.

Look no further! The Library has something for everyone, whether you’re looking to learn something new or just to connect with other community members. Click on the links below for a preview of the events we have coming up this summer. Paper handouts will be available in the Library starting May 1.

Adults
Kids & Teens
Kids & Teens in Spanish

The Library was recently awarded the “Partnering for a Purpose” award from Literacy Services of Wisconsin. This award goes to an organization that “enhances the opportunities afforded to our students by combining and maximizing resources.”

From the award ceremony program:

“The Waukesha Public Library has been connected to our mission for decades through the Greater Waukesha Literacy Council. As a library, they are a champion of community and learning. We have always appreciated their willingness to share their space and serve as a location for students and tutors to gather. In the last couple of years, we have enhanced our partnership to better align with our respective goals and integrate programming in a way that creates the best outcomes for adult students in Waukesha County.”

Thank you to Literacy Services of Wisconsin for this great honor.

Don’t know what to do with your eclipse glasses now that the eclipse is over? Bring them to the Library! We are working with a company called Eclipse Glasses USA to redistribute glasses for future eclipse events in other areas of the world. Many beneficiaries are children in countries that might not have easy access to these safety glasses. By redistributing them, we hope to provide educational institutions with the tools they need to offer their students a safe and enlightening eclipse viewing experience. Bring your glasses to our Public Services Desk by Friday, August 16 to share them with someone else.

The Library has added a Seed Library across from the Special Services Desk. A variety of flower, fruit, and herbs seeds are available for you to take home and enjoy. Each seed packet contains a small number of seeds so you can grow something new in your garden. There are also seeding squares, soil testers, and gardening books that can be checked out. Exercise your green thumb and pick up some seeds today. 🌱🪴

Seed packets do not need to be checked out, and we ask that you limit yourself to four envelopes. Don’t forget to share you growing experience with us by using #WPLSeedLibrary on your social media posts.