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February 2026

Library Lovers Month with heart and book on a striped background

Happy Library Lover's Month

There are so many fun and easy ways to celebrate Library Lovers’ Month!

  • Use your library! Visit often and check out materials.

  • Treat yourself! Buy books at library book sales or snag some great library merchandise.

  • Support your library! Join the Friends of the Library group, donate, or volunteer.

  • Share the love! Tell a friend about a great find or a helpful visit, or leave a quick Google review to help others discover what the library offers.

  • Send us a message! Tell us why you love your library.

Send your libraries some love!

In the News

New Berlin Public Library Promotes Library Lover's Month

New Berlin Public Library's Delaney Dorothy and Tiff Kelly joined Fox 6's Wisconsin Live Desk show to share all the fantastic ways to celebrate Library Lover's Month at public libraries in February and beyond.

Screenshot of two New Berlin Public Library staff on Wisconsin Live Desk
Watch the Wisconsin Live Desk segment

Advocating for libraries at Library Legislative Day

A large group of library staff and trustees with Senator Julian Bradley at the Capitol building in Madison, Wisconsin

Library staff, trustees and friends from around the state had the opportunity to meet with legislators and their staff to thank them for funding libraries. 


Many stories were also shared about libraries making a positive impact on their communities.

Library Legislative Day details

Around the Libraries

Celebrate Pokémon with your libraries!

Four Pokémon characters

Pokémon Day

Watertown Public Library

Come celebrate 30 years of Pokémon fun at the library! No registration necessary.


Saturday, February 21
10:00 - 11:00 am
Pokémon Day event details

Pokémon Day

Delafield Public Library

Celebrate with games and activities at the library! No registration necessary.


Friday, February 27
3:00 - 4:30  pm
Pokémon Day event details

Pokémon Palooza

Menomonee Falls Public Library

Catch ‘em all! Enjoy activities inspired by the world of Pokémon. No registration necessary.


Saturday, February 28
10:00 - 11:00 am
Pokémon Palooza event details

Cozy library fun perfect for winter

Teenage Girl Reads Book in Modern Library

Love of Literacy through Silent Reading

Alice Baker Memorial Library (Eagle)

Nurture a love of literacy by going to the library for 45 minutes of silent reading time, followed by 15 minutes of discussions about authors and books. All ages welcome.

Monday, February 23
6:30 - 7:30 pm
Silent Reading event details

Stack of Books with Two Mugs of Hot Cocoa and Marshmallows

Late Night Hygge and Hot Cocoa Lock-In

Dwight Foster Public Library (Fort Atkinson)

Stay late at the library for a cozy winter evening warming up with the Danish concept of hygge. Bring your favorite fluffy blanket, cozy slippers, and a good book and we’ll provide the hot cocoa, tea lights, and warmth from our fireplaces. Doors lock at 6 pm.

Friday, February 27
5:30 - 7:30 pm

Lock-In event details

Memory Cafés

Library Memory Project logo.

Upcoming Memory Cafés

  • Feb. 16: Memory Wire Bracelet • Menomonee Falls Public Library 

  • Feb. 25: Heavenly Delight • Waukesha Public Library
                  With the 'A Little Bit of Heaven' band

  • Mar. 6: Mocktail Party • Pewaukee Public Library

  • Mar. 9: The Great Daffodil Appeal • Powers Memorial Library in Palmyra

  • Mar. 12: Ukulele Memory Café • Muskego Public Library

View the Memory Café Events Calendar

On The Shelf

Celebrating the Winter Games

The Games: A Global History of the Olympics by David Goldblatt

The Games: A Global History of the Olympics

by David Goldblatt

One Jump at a Time: My Story by Nathan Chen

One Jump at a Time: My Story

by Alice Park and Nathan Chen

The Making of a Miracle: The Untold Story of the Captain of the 1980 Gold Medal-Winning U.S. Olympic Hockey Team by Mike Eruzione

The Making of a Miracle

by Mike Eruzione and Neal Boudette

Speed Kings: The 1932 Winter Olympics and the Fastest Men in the World by Andy Bull

Speed Kings

by Andy Bull

Unforgiving: Lessons from the Fall by Lindsey Jacobellis

Unforgiving: Lessons from the Fall

by Lindsey Jacobellis

Brave Enough by Jessie Diggins

Brave Enough

by Jessie Diggins

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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