Shorewood Shuffles: Board Games Highlight

Posted June 27, 2025

Shorewood Shuffles: Board Games Highlight Hello Shorewood community! I’m your resident board gamer Michael Smith, discussing some more board games in anticipation of our upcoming dates of Shorewood Shuffles, our board game nights hosted at the library on select Thursdays. Today I’m covering Zombie Kittens, Sleeping Queens, and Dr. Who: Don’t Blink, all of which will be available and ready to play at our next Shorewood Shuffles event. Read More

COMING IN APRIL: LIBRARY TO HOST ADVANCE SCREENING OF INDIE LENS DOCUMENTARY FREE FOR ALL: THE PUBLIC LIBRARY

Posted March 19, 2025

COMING IN APRIL: LIBRARY TO HOST ADVANCE SCREENING OF INDIE LENS DOCUMENTARY FREE FOR ALL: THE PUBLIC LIBRARY We’re celebrating National Library Week with a shortened, preview version of the upcoming Independent Lens documentary Free for All: The Public Library. The film, by Dawn Logsdon and Lucie Faulknor, tells the story of the quiet revolutionaries who created a civic institution where everything is free and the doors are open to all; a simple idea that shaped a nation. Read More

Shorewood Shuffles: Board Game Nights

Posted January 23, 2025

Shorewood Shuffles: Board Game Nights From Uno to Settlers of Catan, I have played my fair share of Board Games (or Tabletop Games as some like to call it), enough to call myself a board game fanatic. Each game is a unique experience with a wide variety of art and gameplay, and serves as a wonderful way to meet new people and pass the time with an engaging roll of the dice or a flip of the card. That is why I am extremely excited to have started this new program for the library: Shorewood Shuffles, our biweekly game night on Thursdays! Below, I will be discussing some of the many board games we have here at the library, and my experience playing them in preparation for our first Shorewood Shuffles night on January 30th. Read More

2025 Conservation Committee Film Festival: Related Reads

Posted January 3, 2025

2025 Conservation Committee Film Festival: Related Reads As Earth Day approaches in the spring, the Shorewood Conservation Committee will offer free screenings of several documentaries in the Shorewood Village Center. To complement the environmental themes associated with these films, Shorewood Public Library has gathered a list of related reads to go along with each film. Read More

Changes coming to Hoopla in 2025

Posted December 27, 2024

Changes coming to Hoopla in 2025 We deeply value the enjoyment and enrichment Hoopla has provided our patrons over the past few years. However, due to rising costs associated with the service, we have had to reassess how we offer Hoopla. Read More