Tag: Milwaukee Public Library

Tonight: Wave Chapelle kicks off Milwaukee Public Library’s ‘Songs From The Stacks’ series

September 22, 2026

Approximately half the city packed the Milwaukee Central Library earlier this month for a free concert from local hip-hop stars 414BigFrank, AyooLii, and more. The so-called Library Show was such a hit that the...

Getting a new library card: The Milwaukee Record Review

Tyler Maas

April 29, 2025

It sure has taken its sweet time to get here, but spring has finally arrived in Milwaukee and summer is right around the corner. Milwaukee's warm weather months are a prime time to do some reading at the beach,...

Milwaukee Public Library’s video homage to Stephen King is perfect

Matt Wild

October 5, 2022

Along with being awesome in general, Milwaukee Public Library is awesome at social media. MPL's Twitter and TikTok accounts are loaded with funny, cheeky, and delightfully DIY videos. And a new video celebratin...

Mandatory Milwaukee: Central Library has been an incomparable, important public resource since 1898

Tyler Maas

February 24, 2020

broadstreet.zone(77472); Some places come and go, while some places become icons. Mandatory Milwaukee is all about the latter. Join us as we revisit beloved and well-worn local staples with fresh eyes, and exp...

Check out this gloriously ’80s commercial for the Milwaukee Public Library

Matt Wild

January 10, 2018

Remember last year when some goof tweeted that "nobody goes to libraries anymore," and that all public libraries should be closed? Remember when the internet put him on blast, pointing out that, hey, everyone—e...

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