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Board President John Gurda Retires Milwaukee historian John Gurda retires from the Milwaukee Public Library Board of Trustees after an unprecedented 25 years of service.

Local historian and the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel on May 4. “One reason I Milwaukee son John Gurda accepted the post and stayed for so long was to repay some retired from the Milwaukee of what I’ve received over the years.” Public Library Board of Trustees on Monday, May 21 And repay he has. During his tenure on the Building and after 25 years of service. His Development Committee of the Board of Trustees, Gurda last four years on the board helped lead numerous capital projects from tuck-pointing, were served as president. renovations of branch libraries and the beautiful down- town Central Library, redesigns such as the Central Gurda is the descendant of Polish immigrants who settled Library Drive-up, total rebuilding projects of the Bay in Milwaukee in the late 1800s. “Our ancestors came to View, Washington Park, and Tippecanoe libraries, and the a strange country with almost nothing but hope, and the new mixed-use developments including the Villard Square, present generations have, to one degree or another, realized East, Mitchell Street, and upcoming Good Hope branches. that hope,” said Gurda. Gurda is frequently in attendance at library programs and In 1974 he wrote a neighborhood history of the south side events, not only as a board member, but as a concerned surrounding Journey House, interviewing residents of the and involved member of the community. His presence area as they reminisced on the changes that took place puts a stamp of importance on events for both the public through the years. From there, Gurda developed a career of and the staff alike. documenting the histories of Milwaukee area businesses, churches and neighborhoods, culminating in The Making of As one of the library’s most faithful patrons and researchers, Milwaukee, his defi nitive history of the city. That book, in he is a familiar face in the Frank P. Zeidler Humanities conjunction with the many others he has written, ensured Room, and staff feel a kinship with him that has extended his induction to the Wisconsin Writers Wall of Fame at the beyond his role as a board member. So much so, that when Central Library in 2000. the Milwaukee Public Library held its biennial staff retirement dinner this year, Gurda was invited to attend John Gurda is an author, photographer, lecturer, columnist as a “retiree” and special guest. and, possibly of greatest importance to the library, a civic-minded individual dedicated to preserving the Though he may be retiring from the Board of Trustees, Milwaukee Public Library and its place both in the history there is little doubt that Gurda is nowhere near retiring and future of Milwaukee. from writing, or from continuing to serve the interests of the Milwaukee Public Library. Benjamin Franklin, father “When Mayor John Norquist appointed me to the board in of the public library, said “Either write something worth 1993, I was near the midpoint of my career and absolutely reading, or do something worth writing.” John Gurda dependent on the public library’s collections, particularly continues to do both. its local history materials,” wrote Gurda in his column for FROM THE ITY LIBRARIAN Celebrate Hmong C PAULA A. KIELY Culture with

According to Forbes online magazine, LunaBellas there are four essential questions a company’s mission and vision state- Experience a Hmong cultural ments must answer: What do we do? presentation through dance to How do we do it? Whom do we do it for? What value learn about the Hmong journey at are we bringing? the Central Library Schoenleber Reading Room on Saturday, When we developed the library’s current vision and July 14, from 2-3 p.m. mission statements in 2013, we knew the library’s identity as a “keeper of books” was already well LunaBellas is a Hmong dance team established. What we needed to impart was the vital role the library plays in the community and how it from Sheboygan, Wisconsin whose dances are inspired by the beauty contributes to a strong city - beyond the catalog of Central - Schoenleber books. of the many different cultures of Southeast Asia.7/14 Sat. 2-3 pm Celebrate Vision - MPL is an anchor institution that helps build Hmong Culture with LunaBellas. Expe- healthy families and vibrant neighborhoods - the rience a Hmong cultural presentation foundation of a strong Milwaukee. through dance to learn about the Hmong Journey. LunaBellas is a Hmong dance Mission - Inspiration starts here - we help people team from Sheboygan, WI. Th eir dances read, learn, and connect. are inspired by the beauty of the many It is important to the community that the library diff erent cultures of Southeast Asia. provides access to books, materials, and free online resources for early literacy, English as a Second Language, academic studies, job and career enhance- ment, and of course self-improvement and enjoyment.

However, the library’s role within the neighborhood and throughout the city at large is equally important. Our free meeting spaces, computer classes, job help, homework help, outreach to childcare centers, summer reading programs, book clubs, story times, author visits and special events and programs touch the lives of people of all ages and backgrounds. MILWAUKEE PUBLIC LIBRARY And we continue to find new ways to build up our EADE Events  Books  Services community. The new Office of Early Childhood Initiatives, which will be located within the Vision: Th e Milwaukee Public RLibrary is an anchor institutionR that helps build healthy Milwaukee Public Library, will coordinate and families and vibrant neighborhoods – the foundation of a strong Milwaukee. Mission: increase access to quality services and programs Inspiration starts here – we help people read, learn, and connect. Library Director ...... Paula A. Kiely available to Milwaukee parents, ensuring that their Board of Trustees ...... Michele Bria, president; young children get an equal start in life and are Joan Prince, vice president; Chris Layden, fi nancial secretary; Ald. Milele Coggs, prepared to enter kindergarten ready to learn. Sharon Cook, Ald. Cavalier Johnson, Ald. Nik Kovac, Supv. Marcelia Nicholson, Dir. Mark Sain, Jennifer Smith MPL Foundation Board of Directors President ...... Nancy Hernandez Whether we are helping to build healthy families and Friends of the Milwaukee Public Library President .... Barbara Franczyk vibrant neighborhoods, or encouraging people to read, Th e Reader is published ten times per year by the Milwaukee Public Library to celebrate learn, and connect, inspiration reading and share news about books, library services and events. Th e Reader is mailed truly starts here. to members of the Friends of the Milwaukee Public Library, distributed free at library locations and available at www.mpl.org. Call (414) 286-3572 or send an e-mail with 2 questions or comments to [email protected] FROM THE FOUNDATION

Th ank You For Your Support in 2017

Milwaukee Public Library Foundation is grateful for the generous donors and community partners who have made a difference in 2017 for those who rely on the Milwaukee Public Library every day – that’s 2.2 million annual visitors. The following gifts to the Milwaukee Public Library Foundation were made between January 1, 2017 and December 31, 2017. Thank you!

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Please accept our apologies and bring Gail Sahagun Rosalind Rouse any error to our attention by calling (414) 286-3784, or Gwen Sauer Michael Ward email [email protected]. 8 Kelly Saunders & Daniel Vinson Richard Watt FROM THE FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY

Th ank You Friends Volunteers Friends volunteers contributed 3,772 volunteer hours in 2017 selling books in the Bookseller Used Bookstore, sorting books, operating Used Book Sales, and leading tours of historic Central Library. Thank you to the volunteers who donate their time for these and other events to help support Milwaukee Public Library! Friends Board Members Louisa Walker and Erin Frank help with Friends Membership signups at the Milwaukee Public Market “Pop Up” Used Book Sale. Bookseller Friends Volunteers Docent Friends Volunteers Monika Bachhuber Carol Ann Kucharski Sharon Rauen Nina Edelman Elizabeth Burgert Peggy Lippke Sharon Reinelt Annie R. Smith Ian Campbell Natalie Lloyd-Jones Lorie Rieden Anne Steinhilb Maria Caravello Bailee Mendelson Robert Schweers Matt Sullivan Ann Cross Barbara Michaels Anne Sheldon Paul Tanzer June Davis Gene Muehlbauer Jerry Veit Susie Zimmerman Paula Jones Diana Pine Christina Wang Johnny Kimble, Jr. Carol Pleas-Carnie Agnes Wenner Architectural Tour of Central Library and a FREE Book at the Bookseller and Cafe Experience fascinating Milwaukee Public Library history every Saturday at 11 a.m. at the Central Library, located at 814 West Wisconsin Avenue. Tours begin in the rotunda and tour goers will receive a coupon for a free book at the end of the tour in the Bookseller Book Store and R Café. Central Library is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. To arrange for a special tour or to learn more about becoming a docent, please call (414) 286-TOUR. 25-cent Used Book Sale Friends of the Milwaukee Public Library Saturday, September 15, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Central Library, 814 W. Wisconsin Ave. “Pop Up” Used Book Sale Community Room 1, fi rst fl oor Sunday, Aug 26, 2018 Featuring a large selection of gently used books featuring 11 a.m. -4 p.m. adult fi ction and nonfi ction titles for only 25-cents each. Milwaukee Public Market Children’s books 2 for 25-cents. Join or renew your Friends 400 N. Water Street, 2nd Floor membership on the day of the sale to be entered to win a library gift basket! All proceeds from this sale benefi t the Milwaukee Public Library. Friends members may enter sales 30 minutes before the public with current membership card. Please use the Eighth Street entrance and present your card. Interested in volunteering in the Bookseller or at Friends Book Sales? Email [email protected] for more information. Next Sale: Saturday, November 17, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Holiday and Children’s Sale 9 THE BOOKSHELF

Paper Ghosts by Julia Heaberlin. Our Kind of Cruelty by Araminta Hall. AAfter training half her life to be ready for MostM people would assume their ex had aanything, a young woman in Texas has movedm on after receiving an invitation to sseized the opportunity to spend time with theirt wedding months after the breakup. tthe man she’s certain killed her sister. She’s MikeM isn’t most people. He’s sure this ddetermined to find out what happened, and isi just another move in the intricate and pprepared for everything she can imagine… secrets game they used to play…and now bbut does that include the truth? it’si his turn.

The Ghost Notebooks by Ben Dolnick. The Girl Who Smiled Beads: A Story of War and What NickN and Hannah move to the small town of Comes After by Clemantine Wamariya. HiberniaH in upstate New York when Hannah From ages 6-12 the author came to know acceptsa a job at the Wright Historic House hunger and suffering moving from Burundi asa the museum’s live-in director. As the to Mozambique to Zambia as a refugee monthsm pass, the couple experiences super- fleeing Rwanda. After being granted naturaln occurences in the historic house and asylum in the U.S., will she ever recover comec to believe that they could be the work from the injuries and aftershock of war? ofo the home’s original 19th century owner.

My Oxford Year by Julia Whelan. Death Rides the Ferry by Patricia Skalka. A graduate student finally takes her dream Forty years after the death of a woman and RhodesR year at Oxford but finds her metic- the theft of a 16th century instrument, the ulousu plans tossed in the wind after meet- Viola de Gamba Music Festival returns to ingi and falling for a professor with a big, the far reaches of Door County. When an life-changingl secret. estranged woman is found dead at the festival, local Sheriff Dave Cubiak is forced to follow a trail of murder, kidnap- ping,piing anandd ddedeceit,ceiit while managing his troubled personal life. Song of Blood and Stone by L. Penelope. AnA outcast due to her ability to tap into Last Stories by William Trevor. forbiddenf magic, a young woman who only A final collection of ten stories from wishesw to keep to herself is unwittingly oneo of the great writers of our time. Last drawnd into a war between two nations when StoriesS is a wonderful introduction for shes rescues a spy. readersr new to Trevor, who died in 2016, anda a fitting goodbye for long-time fans.

Once a Professor: A Memoir of Teaching in Turbulent TimesT by Jerry Apps. Look Alive Out There by Sloane Crosley. FFormer UW-Madison professor Jerry Apps IIn her new collection of essays, Crosley wwrites about the historic events he experi- mmanages to be both laugh-out-loud funny eenenced during his tenure at UW. Starting in aand really, really smart. This is the book tththeh late 1950s and ending in the mid-1990s, yyou’ll love this summer, and the one you’ll AApps takes readers through his own person- rrecommend to all your friends. aal journey of teaching and how his philoso- pphphy of education was greatly influenced by CContributed by the East Branch staff. the time he spent at UW. 10 CHILDREN’S ROOM

First-Rate Reads for Super Reader Squad & Summer Challenge! Walk and See The Last by Katherine Applegate; illus- Colors by Rosalind trated by Max Kostenko. Ages 9-12. Beardshaw. Ages 0-3. When Byx’s pack is eliminated, she believes she may be the last of her kind. She sets out on a quest to discover if any other dairnes like her may still exist, meeting friends and foes along the way.

Sunny by Jason Reynolds. Ages 10-14. Two children explore and discover In the third book in the riveting Track the many colors in nature in this charmingly illustrated series, Sunny struggles with his challeng- board book. ing relationship with his father and finding his place on the Defenders track team. Summer Supper by Rubin Pfeffer; illustrated by Mike Austin. Ages 3-6. Monday’s not Coming by Tiffanyiff D. A delicious summer supper is Jackson. Ages 12-14. cultivated from a garden. Children No one seems concerned about the where- will discover a rich vocabulary all abouts of Claudia’s best friend Monday. beginning with the letter “s” in this After not hearing from her all summer vibrant story. Claudia is determined to find out what is Terrific Tongues! by Maria going on. Gianferrari; illustrated by Jia Liu. Ages 3-9. War Storm by Victoria Aveyard. Ages Animal tongues are compared to 12-14. objects familiar to children in this Find out what King Maven’s plans are and engaging and informative guessing who Mare must side with in order to save game style book. the kingdom as the saga continues in this fourth and final book of the Red Queen Peter & Ernesto: A Tale of Two Sloths Series. by Graham Annable. Ages 6-9. Peter and Ernesto are two very different Leah on the Offbeat by Becky Albertalli. sloths. One seeks adventure and one is Ages 15-18. content to stay home, but they discover In this sequel to Simon vs. the Homo their time apart only deepens their Sapiens Agenda, Leah Burke can keep a friendship in this graphic novel for early beat when drumming but in her daily life readers. the rhythm just isn’t there, especially when she has a secret she hasn’t shared with her The Unicorn Rescue Society: The Creature of the friends. Pines by Adam Gidwitz; illustrated by Hatem Aly; created by Jesse Casey, Adam The Way You Make Me Feel by Maurene Gidwitz and Chris Smith. Ages 8-11. Goo. Ages 15-18. What begins as a class field trip turns into Clara Shin took a prank too far and is now a wild and life-changing adventure for forced to work on her father’s food truck Elliot & Uchenna who become part of the for the summer. Will she find a way to Unicorn Rescue Society. manage her love interest and figure out her 11 relationship with her estranged mother? MILWAUKEE PUBLIC LIBRARY EADE RREvents  Books  Services 814 W. Wisconsin Avenue Milwaukee, WI 53233

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Memory Cafés offer Book Club people with dementia Join the King Drive and their care partners Book Club presented the opportunity to enjoy by the Martin Luther regular, enjoyable social King Branch Library in interaction with others partnership with Rise & in similar circumstances Grind Café. Check out in a safe, welcoming environment. First time attend- the book at the library, then join the discussion at Rise & ees must register with the Alzheimer’s Association of Grind Café at 2737 N. King Drive. Southeastern Wisconsin at 1.800.272.3900. Tuesday, July 17, 1:30 pm | Capitol Branch Thursday, July 12, 11 am-noon Ice Cream Social American Fire: Love, Arson, and Life in a Vanishing Tuesday, August 21, 1:30 pm | Atkinson Branch Land by Monica Hesse. Rhythm for Unity Drum Circle Thursday, August 9, 11 am-noon For a complete list of 2018 programs and locations see The Ministry of Utmost Happiness by Arundhati Roy. the library’s website at mpl.org or ask library staff for a program flyer.

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