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September 2025

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It's Library Card Sign-up Month

One Card = Endless Possibilities

Celebrate library cards by using yours at any of the 24 libraries in Bridges Library System and enjoy the endless possibilities!

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Something for everyone

Your library has what you want to read! Borrow books, ebooks, audiobooks, magazines, newspapers, comics and more!

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Access to tech tools and kits

Use computers, WiFi, hotspots, printers, and copiers in the library. Enjoy hands-on activities using STEM kits.

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Free online classes

Udemy offers nearly 20,000 on-demand video learning courses that can be accessed anytime, anywhere for free with your library card.

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The Library of Things

Borrow unique items from the library and save money! Use free Explore Passes and discover local attractions and museums with your library card!

Use Your Library Card

Thanks for playing Journey of Dragons

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The Journey of Dragons Library Challenge event has come to an end, but adventures continue at the libraries all year long!


Thank you to everyone that joined the fun! We had a wonderful time welcoming visitors to our libraries!


Check out all passwords on the answer key and read the stories from each realm about the adventurers.

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The August winners are:

• Amber L. – Sobie’s Restaurant Gift Card
• Jonah S. – PaddyShack Golf & Game Lounge Gift Card
• Caius R. – Literatus & Co. Books & More Gift Card
• Staci D. – Waukesha Civic Theatre Gift Card

Around the Libraries

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Authors Visit:
Ken Waldron & Allan Koritzinsky

Karl Junginger Memorial Library (Waterloo)

Join psychology professionals and the authors of "The Road to Marital Success is Unpaved" as they discuss the "secret" insights into marriage.

Thursday, September 25
6:00 - 7:00 pm
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Author Visit:
Rivalry: Packers v. Bears

New Berlin Public Library

Packer historian and author Jim Rice will discuss one of football’s most intense rivalries! Revisit the big games, the great players, and some of the rivalry antics, along with highlighting some of Jim's storied memorabilia collection.

Thursday, September 25
6:30 - 8:00 pm
Learn more and register

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Author Visit:
E. Clare Nehls

Hartland Public Library

Join local author E. Clare Nehls for a reading and Q&A session of her debut children’s book, "Kira Cat and the Gratitude Attitude." She will also talk about her experiences with the audience.

Monday, September 29
5:30 - 6:30 pm

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Author Visit:

Malcolm McDowell Woods

Elm Grove Public Library

Join us for an evening with editor and journalist Malcolm McDowell Woods as he discusses his debut novel, "What the Tide Leaves Behind." A story of self-discovery in Ireland’s County Donegal.

Tuesday, October 7
6:30 - 8:00 pm
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Fall Memory Cafés

  • Sept. 24: Chair Yoga • L.D. Fargo Public Library, Lake Mills

  • Sept. 27: Great American Road Trip • Waukesha Public Library

  • Oct. 3: Spooky Sweets • Pewaukee Public Library

  • Oct. 9: Fall Fun • Alice Baker Memorial Library, Eagle

  • Oct. 13: Gratitude Feathers • Jefferson Public Library

Memory Café Events

Registration open for Library Memory Project's Fall Family Day on Sunday, September 28, 2025. Open house from 1-4 p.m. Free admission at Retzer Nature Center.

Fall Family Day

Sunday, September 28

Open House: 1:00 - 4:00 pm

Retzer Nature Center, Waukesha

We invite those living with memory loss, their care partners and families (grandkids, too), to attend our free family-friendly outing. 

• Planetarium Shows
• Art Project
• Animal Education
• Bingo & Music
• Accessible Trails
• Refreshments

Learn more and register

On The Shelf

Murder Mysteries for Spooky Season

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The Thursday Murder Club

by Richard Osman

Cover art for "Tuesday Mooney Talks to Ghosts"

Tuesday Mooney Talks to Ghosts
by Kate Racculia

Cover art for "The Woman in the Library"

The Woman in the Library: A Novel

by Sulari Gentill

Cover art for "Mother-Daughter Murder Night"

Mother-Daughter Murder Night

by Nina Simon

Cover art for "The Night in Question"

The Night in Question

by Susan Fletcher

Cover art for "How to Solve Your Own Murder"

How to Solve Your Own Murder: A Novel

by Kristen Perrin

Find Your Library

Jefferson County

Dwight Foster Public Library (Fort Atkinson)
Jefferson Public Library

Johnson Creek Public Library

Karl Junginger Memorial Library (Waterloo)
L.D. Fargo Public Library (Lake Mills)
Powers Memorial Library (Palmyra)
Watertown Public Library

Whitewater Public Library


Waukesha County

Alice Baker Library (Eagle)
Big Bend Public Library
Brookfield Public Library
Butler Public Library
Delafield Public Library
Elm Grove Public Library
Hartland Public Library
Menomonee Falls Public Library
Mukwonago Community Library
Muskego Public Library
New Berlin Public Library
Oconomowoc Public Library
Pauline Haass Public Library (Sussex)
Pewaukee Public Library
Town Hall Library (North Lake)
Waukesha Public Library

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