Tuesday, February 14, 2012
The Whitefish Bay Public Library is decorating its walls with your library love letters in celebration of National Library Lovers Month.
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Tuesday, February 14, 2012
It's the week of Valentine's Day, and Whitefish Bay Public Library is asking for you to write your own heart-shaped Valentine about why you love the library. Stop by the red and pink-themed circulation desk and fill out one of the hearts as part of National Library Lovers Month at the library. Your heart-shaped letter of appreciation will then be posted on the walls. This event is one of several celebrations leading up to the library's 10th anniversary of the building's renovation in 2002. Stay tuned for more details on what the library is planning for the big celebration.
Thursday, December 1, 2011
New rapid flashing beacon system comes with $10,000 price tag.
No, those are not strobe lights outside of the Whitefish Bay Public Library. The new solar-powered safety signals at the library crosswalk are called a rectangular rapid flashing beacon system, and they were installed last week as a way to let drivers know about pedestrians in the crosswalk. Two of these devices are already operating in Bayside, but this is the first such crosswalk signal in Whitefish Bay. The library crosswalk already had crossing signs, but these signs are larger, more visible, and with the push of a button from a pedestrian, the flashing lights will go off. "There's always been a concern with that cross walk to make it more pedestrian friendly for people coming in and out of the library," Assistant Village Engineer …
Sunday, November 13, 2011
Thanksgiving crafting and a "Rio" movie night are also on tap in this week's Whitefish Bay events calendar.
Here's a look at some of the events in our events calendar this week. If we're missing, you can add it to the calendar. Bay Ball: The Whitefish Bay Public Education Foundation's main fundraising dinner will be held Saturday night at Discovery World. The night will start with dinner from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., then musical entertainment at 9:30 p.m. High school musicians perform during cocktail hour. Students from the Whitefish Bay High School art club will have their artwork available in a silent auction. In addition, there will be a live auction and a fifty-fifty raffle. Thanksgiving Craft: Are you in the Thanksgiving spirit? Take the kids to the Whitefish Bay Public Library Friday for Thanksgiving crafting from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Book and Film…
Monday, October 31, 2011
The Friends of the Whitefish Bay Library Used Book Sale will be held Saturday, and a bag sale will be held Sunday.
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Monday, October 31, 2011
The Friends of the Whitefish Bay Library Used Book Sale will be held Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m, and a bag sale will be held Sunday from noon to 2 p.m. The sale will include used books of all kinds, framed artwork, DVDs and other kinds of media. “We have a huge variety of used books and other media for sale," Library Director Linda Pierschalla said. "Some of it is historical in nature and some items are contemporary. There is everything from children’s books, books for teens and adults, as well as music and movies for sale. Something for everyone!” Books and media sold at the sale come from public donations. The library staff goes through the donations, and if anything can be used for the library it is kept there and added to the …
Sunday, October 30, 2011
Here's a look at some of the things happening in Whitefish Bay this week.
Here's a look at some of the events on Whitefish Bay Patch's calendar this week. If we're missing something important to you, add it to the calendar. Last day of pumpkins: Monday is the last day of The Great Pumpkin Festival in Old Schoolhouse Park. In case you missed it, here is a video from the first day of the event, a feature story about the festival's "master carver" and a story about the festival's 18-year history in Whitefish Bay. Stressed out? Gilda's Club hosts a weekly relaxation techniques workshop at 10 a.m. Tuesday. The techniques are designed to help you sleep better, increase energy and decrease tension. The workshop is held at the Jewish Community Center, 6255 N. Santa Monica Blvd. Movie night: The Whitefish Bay Public …
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Mimi Bird's 39-volume history of Whitefish Bay and surrounding communities is now available online in a searchable database.
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Wednesday, October 12, 2011
You may not have heard of Mimi Bird, but if you grew up in the North Shore, chances are she could have told you enough about the history of your family, house and community to send chills up your spine. So dedicated to local history, she was, that she once took a spade to the Town of Milwaukee Union Cemetery by Bayshore to dig up old tombstones. In 2002, after 20 years of extensive research on Whitefish Bay and other North Shore communities, Bird died from emphysema at age 69. On Saturday, the Whitefish Bay Public Library unveiled a new online collection containing scanned and searchable files from all 39 of her volumes. The process of moving binders of handwritten notes and newspaper clippings to an online archive was a long and tedious …
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Sunday, September 25, 2011
Here's a look at some of the things happening in Whitefish Bay this week.
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Sunday, September 25, 2011
Here's a look at what's in store this week in Whitefish Bay: Two-day tennis tourney The Whitefish Bay High School girls tennis team will swing into action Monday and Tuesday in the North Shore Conference tournament that will be held here and at Nicolet High School. Other teams competing are: Nicolet, Germantown, Grafton, Homestead, Milwaukee Lutheran, Port Washington, and Cedarburg. Kickers hope to keep on rolling Meanwhile, the Bay boys soccer team will take part in a battle for first place in the North Shore Conference when it takes on Homestead in Mequon on Tuesday. The Highlanders go into Tuesday's action leading with conference with a 4-1 record, while the Blue Dukes are in second with a 3-1 conference record. Does your kitchen need a…
Saturday, July 16, 2011
The Whitefish Bay Farmers Market and summer concerts are just a few of the fun events to look forward to this week.
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Saturday, July 16, 2011
If you're headed downtown for Bastille Days Sunday, check out Whitefish Bay High School seniors Brendan Demet and Isaac Young perform in the jam band Evergreen. The guys play at 7 p.m. on the Kilbourn stage. If you're looking for something fun to do with the kids, the Whitefish Bay Public Library has a full slate of activities this week, including "Buddies, Books and Movies" from 10:15 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. Monday, "One World, Many Scoops of Ice Cream" from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday and "We all Watch Movies" at 7 p.m. Tuesday. Come and listen to the sounds of Tweed Funk in Hubbard Park Thursday night at Shorewood's Summer Sounds Community Concert Series. The music starts at 6:30 p.m. It's that time of year again! The Whitefish Bay Farmers …
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Huge selection of books, CDs and VHS tapes to pick from at May 7 sale.
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Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Spring is a time of new beginnings, and what better way to begin anew than starting a new (used) book? For ideas on your next great read, check out the Friends of the Whitefish Bay Public Library's semi-annual book sale Saturday, May 7th, from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Friends of the Library are invited to attend the preview sale Friday night May 6th from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. You may sign up to join the Friends when you visit the library, or on Friday night, May 6th. This year for the first time, the group is holding a "bag sale" on Sunday from noon to 2 p.m. All regularly priced books and library discards will go for $4 a bag. There will be a huge selection of fiction, non-fiction, adult and children's books, collectible books, CDs, books …
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Wednesday, April 13, 2011
The Whitefish Bay Public Library is undertaking a project that compiles firsthand accounts of the village's history to create a historical multimedia scrapbook.
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Wednesday, April 13, 2011
This week is National Library Week, and as part of the national theme of "Create Your Own Story @Your Library," the Whitefish Bay Public Library is undertaking a project that compiles firsthand accounts of the village's history to create a historical multimedia scrapbook. The goal of the history project is to collect and share interviews with people about their experiences of the Bay. They can be childhood memories of special events or people, stories about your neighborhood, tales of Bay traditions; Anything that will help to tell the story of life in the Bay for future generations. The interviews and stories the library collects will be added to the library’s historical collection. Print versions will be housed in the adult collection. …
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Bob McBride
8:45 am on Saturday, December 3, 2011
I've yet to see these, but if they're anything like the flashing strobe light stop signs on Morris south of Capitol in Shorewood, I wonder if we're going to end up with situations where someone comes close to being hit because a driver was distracted by the flashing lights that took their focus away from activity in the crosswalk itself. The other issue is uniformity. There seems to be now two … more ›