We visit Central Library to learn more about the Wisconsin Talking Book and Braille Library (WTBBL) — a public service offering audiobooks and brailled materials to blind and disabled Wisconsinites.

We visit Milwaukee Public Library's Central branch to learn about Audio and Braille Literacy Enhancement (ABLE) — a nonprofit that transcribes materials into braille and audio formats for blind and print disabled individuals to enhance both literacy and quality of life.

Ahead of Milwaukee Zine Fest, Lake Effect's Audrey Nowakowski spoke with rare books librarian Timothy Rush to learn more about Central Library's zine collection.

Lake Effect's Audrey Nowakowski visits Sharrie Agee, the Cargill Community Kitchen Consultant, at the Milwaukee Public Library Mitchell Street Branch.

Librarians clipped recipes from the "Milwaukee Journal" over the course of 20 years. Today, it’s a digitized collection called the "Historic Recipe File."

The Milwaukee Public Library's Entrepreneur-in-Residence program was launched in summer 2024 as a collaboration between the library and a local entrepreneur. It provides free workshops, one-on-one consultations, mentoring, and more for current and aspiring entrepreneurs and small business owners.

The library is more than just books, and our series with the Milwaukee Public Library— Books and Beyond—showcases that by sharing resources, book recommendations and just some cool stuff you might not know about. Today, we are showcasing some spooky Milwaukee history—the haunting of Engine House 35.

Lake Effect's Audrey Nowakowski visits Milwaukee Public Library's Central Branch to learn more about the Great Lakes Marine Collection with local author Anna Lardinois, who's written about shipwrecks, and Special Collections librarian Tobias Fudge.

Lake Effect's Books and Beyond series visits the Rare Books Room at Central Library in downtown Milwaukee to explore some of the unique materials housed there.

Are you interested in researching your own family history? Our "Books and Beyond" series looks into how the Milwaukee Public Library and the Milwaukee County Genealogical Society can help get you started.