Looking for your next read as you await warmer weather? Here's what library books were checked out the most from Milwaukee libraries in January 2026.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. South Milwaukee residents will decide if they’ll accept a $425,000 increase to the property tax levy to support returning their ...

MILWAUKEE - Milwaukee Library Director Joan Johnson is visiting all 13 library branches to get people's feedback on what to keep or enhance with budget challenges ahead this year. "We really want to ...

The program is MPL's latest intervention in the literacy crisis, hoping to improve young readers' letter recognition and ...

A vintage photo of a halloween celebration in Milwaukee. The library is more than just books, and WUWM’s Books and Beyond series with Milwaukee Public Library showcases just that. We share resources, ...

Since 2019, the budget for the South Milwaukee Library has gone down by 20%, reducing staff and materials.“The sharpest change has been the loss of hours which is a result ...

Libraries in recent years have had to deal with a staffing shortage and controversies over what books should be on their shelves. The public library system in Milwaukee decided to use humor and some ...

There's never a shortage of ink to be spilled over the Milwaukee Public Library. It's TikTok famous. (No, really.) And, before its fortunes changed dramatically in just one year, possible cuts to the ...

MILWAUKEE - A Milwaukee woman said someone destroyed a Little Free Library that she put in the community. It didn't just promote reading, she said, it honored her family. On Monday, Nicole Goins got a ...

Public libraries have had to deal with staffing shortages and controversies over book bans. Milwaukee Public Library's push back against that is humor and social media posts that have gone viral.