The Mitchell Street Library branch in the heart of the city’s south side is the largest of Milwaukee Public Library’s branch libraries. This Books & Beyond segment explores what you can find at Mitchell Street that’s not available at other Milwaukee libraries.

This month's Books and Beyond highlights MPL’s partnership with Reach Out and Read, a nonprofit that incorporates books into pediatric care to encourage families to read together.

Milwaukee librarian Jacki Potratz shares some of MPL's hottest titles from the past six months.

Four Milwaukee Public Library locations offer seed libraries for the community. You can take seeds and donate them for others to use.

The program is MPL's latest intervention in the literacy crisis, hoping to improve young readers' letter recognition and kindergarten readiness.

There are only about 120 complete sets of John James Audubon’s Birds of America in the world today, and one of them is at the Milwaukee Public Library's Richard and Lucile Krug Rare Books Room.

MPL's Archives & Special Collections department is home to a wide range of primary documents that highlight the spooky side of Milwaukee history.

This "Books & Beyond" story tags along with the Milwaukee Public Library Educational Outreach Services team as they bring the library to people across the city.

Milwaukee Public Library's Timothy Rush talks about the Rare Books Room's collection of almost 200 gig posters.

From Billy the Bookworm to Browser the Library Lion, we learn about the history and characteristics of Milwaukee Public Library's Summer Reading Program mascots.