Name: When Milwaukee Went to War
Start: 2025-06-09T19:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-06-09T20:00:00-05:00
Location: Brookfield Public Library

When Milwaukee Went to War

Monday, June 9, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm

Community Room at Brookfield Public Library

Program Type:

History & Genealogy

Age Group:

Adults

Event Details:

Author Thomas H. Fehring presents the incredible stories behind the many men and women--from all walks of life--who stepped up and proudly worked toward a common goal during World ...

Library Branch: Brookfield Public Library

Room: Community Room

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: History & Genealogy

Event Details:

Author Thomas H. Fehring presents the incredible stories behind the many men and women--from all walks of life--who stepped up and proudly worked toward a common goal during World War II.

Talking About Books

Tuesday, June 10, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm

Rotary Club of Brookfield Room at Brookfield Public Library

Program Type:

Book Group

Age Group:

Adults

Talking About Books:

Can’t decide on your favorite genre? Then this is the perfect group for you -- we discuss everything from classics to current nonfiction. The only requirement is a love of books. N...

Library Branch: Brookfield Public Library

Room: Rotary Club of Brookfield Room

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Book Group

Can’t decide on your favorite genre? Then this is the perfect group for you -- we discuss everything from classics to current nonfiction. The only requirement is a love of books. New attendees are always welcome. Books are available at the Circulation Desk one month before the meeting date. Talking About Books (TAB) meets on the second Tuesday of the month. A list of upcoming selections is available here.

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Fiber Arts Fanatics

Tuesday, June 10, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm

Harnischfeger Activity Room at Brookfield Public Library

Program Type:

Arts & Crafts

Age Group:

Adults

SEW Amazing:

Bring your own materials and equipment and join fellow sewers, both novices and experts, to work on your project. No instructor will be present.

Library Branch: Brookfield Public Library

Room: Harnischfeger Activity Room

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Arts & Crafts

Bring your own materials and equipment and join fellow sewers, both novices and experts, to work on your project. No instructor will be present.

Tosa Jazz

Wednesday, June 11, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm

Community Room at Brookfield Public Library

Program Type:

Music, Games & Fun

Age Group:

Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults

Event Details:

Join us for a night of jazz!

Library Branch: Brookfield Public Library

Room: Community Room

Age Group: Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults

Program Type: Music, Games & Fun

Event Details:

Join us for a night of jazz!

Short and Sweet Book Group

Thursday, June 12, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Harnischfeger Activity Room at Brookfield Public Library

Program Type:

Book Group

Age Group:

Adults

Event Details:

Short and Sweet Book Group discusses short stories and novellas. New attendees are always welcome. Books are available at the Circulation Desk one month before the meeting date. S...

Library Branch: Brookfield Public Library

Room: Harnischfeger Activity Room

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Book Group

Event Details:

Short and Sweet Book Group discusses short stories and novellas. New attendees are always welcome. Books are available at the Circulation Desk one month before the meeting date.

Dungeons & Dragons

Thursday, June 12, 2025 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm

Harnischfeger Activity Room at Brookfield Public Library

Program Type:

Music, Games & Fun

Age Group:

Teens

Dungeons & Dragons:

Join us for adventure as we play 5th Edition Dungeons and Dragons. Registration is required. These sessions are currently full, but we will post an update if space becomes availabl...

Library Branch: Brookfield Public Library

Room: Harnischfeger Activity Room

Age Group: Teens

Program Type: Music, Games & Fun

Join us for adventure as we play 5th Edition Dungeons and Dragons. Registration is required. These sessions are currently full, but we will post an update if space becomes available.

Dungeons & Dragons

Thursday, June 12, 2025 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm

Rotary Club of Brookfield Room at Brookfield Public Library

Program Type:

Music, Games & Fun

Age Group:

Teens

Dungeons & Dragons:

Join us for adventure as we play 5th Edition Dungeons and Dragons. Registration is required. These sessions are currently full, but we will post an update if space becomes availabl...

Library Branch: Brookfield Public Library

Room: Rotary Club of Brookfield Room

Age Group: Teens

Program Type: Music, Games & Fun

Join us for adventure as we play 5th Edition Dungeons and Dragons. Registration is required. These sessions are currently full, but we will post an update if space becomes available.

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Family Time

Friday, June 13, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:00am

Courtyard at Brookfield Public Library

Program Type:

Family Friendly Activities, Storytime & Early Literacy

Age Group:

Children

Event Details:

Ages 0-12: Stories, songs, action rhymes, and fingerplays! Please bring a blanket to sit on.

Library Branch: Brookfield Public Library

Room: Courtyard

Age Group: Children

Program Type: Family Friendly Activities, Storytime & Early Literacy

Event Details:

Ages 0-12: Stories, songs, action rhymes, and fingerplays! Please bring a blanket to sit on.

Please note:

Caregivers required.

Outside weather permitting; inside if necessary.

LEGO Club

Saturday, June 14, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:30am

Community Room at Brookfield Public Library

Program Type:

Arts & Crafts, Family Friendly Activities, Music, Games & Fun

Age Group:

Children, Tweens

LEGO Club:

Build your own creation and complete our challenge!

Library Branch: Brookfield Public Library

Room: Community Room

Age Group: Children, Tweens

Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Family Friendly Activities, Music, Games & Fun

Build your own creation and complete our challenge!

A pair of glasses, a few black-and-white photographs, an open book, and a pencil atop an old-looking map

Armchair Travel Book Group Selection Meeting

Tuesday, June 17, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am

Community Room at Brookfield Public Library

Program Type:

Book Group

Age Group:

Adults

Armchair Travel Book Group:

Explore new worlds and enjoy intriguing adventures through reading! This book group discusses nonfiction and fiction titles written by and about travelers throughout the world. New...

Event Details:

In this meeting, group members will decide on selections for the 2025-26 season. No book will be discussed.

Library Branch: Brookfield Public Library

Room: Community Room

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Book Group

Event Details:

Explore new worlds and enjoy intriguing adventures through reading! This book group discusses nonfiction and fiction titles written by and about travelers throughout the world. New attendees are always welcome. Books are available at the Circulation Desk one month before the meeting date. Armchair Travel Book Group meets on the third Tuesday of the month. A list of upcoming selections is available here.

In this meeting, group members will decide on selections for the 2025-26 season. No book will be discussed.

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At Knit's End

Tuesday, June 17, 2025 at 12:00pm - 3:00pm

Rotary Club of Brookfield Room at Brookfield Public Library

Program Type:

Arts & Crafts

Age Group:

Adults

At Knit's End:

Join fellow knitters, both novices and experts, at our knitting group.

Library Branch: Brookfield Public Library

Room: Rotary Club of Brookfield Room

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Arts & Crafts

Join fellow knitters, both novices and experts, at our knitting group.

First Stage Acting Tween

Tuesday, June 17, 2025 at 1:30pm - 2:30pm

Community Room at Brookfield Public Library

Program Type:

Arts & Crafts

Age Group:

Tweens

Library Branch: Brookfield Public Library

Room: Community Room

Age Group: Tweens

Program Type: Arts & Crafts

Library Board Meeting

Wednesday, June 18, 2025 at 6:45pm - 7:45pm

Board Room at Brookfield Public Library

Program Type:

Public Meeting

Library Branch: Brookfield Public Library

Room: Board Room

Program Type: Public Meeting

Digital Downloads

Wednesday, June 18, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm

Community Room at Brookfield Public Library

Program Type:

Technology Help

Age Group:

Adults

Digital Downloads:

Learn how to use the Libby app to access eBooks and eAudiobooks from Wisconsin’s Digital Library.

Library Branch: Brookfield Public Library

Room: Community Room

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Technology Help

Learn how to use the Libby app to access eBooks and eAudiobooks from Wisconsin’s Digital Library.

A pair of glasses sitting on an older-looking book open to an image of a map.

Back in Time Book Group

Thursday, June 19, 2025 at 1:30pm - 2:30pm

Harnischfeger Activity Room at Brookfield Public Library

Program Type:

Book Group

Age Group:

Adults

Back in Time Book Group:

Discover days gone by with the Back in Time Book Group, which discusses historical fiction. New attendees are always welcome. Books are available at the Circulation Desk one month ...

Library Branch: Brookfield Public Library

Room: Harnischfeger Activity Room

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Book Group

Discover days gone by with the Back in Time Book Group, which discusses historical fiction. New attendees are always welcome. Books are available at the Circulation Desk one month before the meeting date. Back in Time Book Group meets on the third Thursday of the month. A list of upcoming selections is available here.

Tips and Tricks for Caregivers

Thursday, June 19, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm

Community Room at Brookfield Public Library

Program Type:

Health & Wellbeing

Event Details:

A Compassus Health Aide will offer suggestions for families who are taking care of their loved ones. Bring your questions for this valuable seminar on being a caregiver.

Library Branch: Brookfield Public Library

Room: Community Room

Program Type: Health & Wellbeing

Event Details:

A Compassus Health Aide will offer suggestions for families who are taking care of their loved ones. Bring your questions for this valuable seminar on being a caregiver.

Family Time

Friday, June 20, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:00am

Courtyard at Brookfield Public Library

Program Type:

Family Friendly Activities, Storytime & Early Literacy

Age Group:

Children

Event Details:

Ages 0-12: Stories, songs, action rhymes, and fingerplays! Please bring a blanket to sit on.

Library Branch: Brookfield Public Library

Room: Courtyard

Age Group: Children

Program Type: Family Friendly Activities, Storytime & Early Literacy

Event Details:

Ages 0-12: Stories, songs, action rhymes, and fingerplays! Please bring a blanket to sit on.

Please note:

Caregivers required.

Outside weather permitting; inside if necessary.

Crochet Club

Monday, June 23, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Community Room at Brookfield Public Library

Program Type:

Arts & Crafts

Age Group:

Tweens

Event Details:

Mondays: June 23, July 14, and August 4Ages 10-12: All levels of crocheters welcome! Ms. Rachel will teach beginning crochet skillswith a scarf project. We will su...

Required

Library Branch: Brookfield Public Library

Room: Community Room

Age Group: Tweens

Program Type: Arts & Crafts

Required

Seats Remaining: 20

Event Details:

Mondays: June 23, July 14, and August 4

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Great Lives Book Group

Monday, June 23, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Harnischfeger Activity Room at Brookfield Public Library

Program Type:

Book Group

Age Group:

Adults

Great Lives Book Group:

This book group proves that truth is often stranger than fiction by discussing both historical and current biographies. New attendees are always welcome. Books are available at the...

Library Branch: Brookfield Public Library

Room: Harnischfeger Activity Room

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Book Group

This book group proves that truth is often stranger than fiction by discussing both historical and current biographies. New attendees are always welcome. Books are available at the Circulation Desk one month before the meeting date. Great Lives Biography Book Group meets on the fourth Monday of the month. A list of upcoming selections is available here.

SETUP Library Event

Wednesday, June 25, 2025 at 3:30pm - 6:00pm

Community Room at Brookfield Public Library

Program Type:

Science & Technology

Age Group:

Adults

Event Details:

Presented by Dr. Dennis D. Roscoe

Library Branch: Brookfield Public Library

Room: Community Room

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Science & Technology

Event Details:

Presented by Dr. Dennis D. Roscoe

Searching for Earth II

Wednesday, June 25, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm

Community Room at Brookfield Public Library

Program Type:

Science & Technology

Age Group:

Adults

Event Details:

Over 30 years ago, we discovered the first planet residing outside our own solar system. Since then, we have detected nearly 6,000 of these exoplanets, many of them in the habitabl...

Library Branch: Brookfield Public Library

Room: Community Room

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Science & Technology

Event Details:

Over 30 years ago, we discovered the first planet residing outside our own solar system. Since then, we have detected nearly 6,000 of these exoplanets, many of them in the habitable zone.

Family Time

Friday, June 27, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:00am

Courtyard at Brookfield Public Library

Program Type:

Family Friendly Activities, Storytime & Early Literacy

Age Group:

Children

Event Details:

Ages 0-12: Stories, songs, action rhymes, and fingerplays! Please bring a blanket to sit on.

Library Branch: Brookfield Public Library

Room: Courtyard

Age Group: Children

Program Type: Family Friendly Activities, Storytime & Early Literacy

Event Details:

Ages 0-12: Stories, songs, action rhymes, and fingerplays! Please bring a blanket to sit on.

Please note:

Caregivers required.

Outside weather permitting; inside if necessary.

First Stage Acting Teeen

Monday, June 30, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm

Community Room at Brookfield Public Library

Program Type:

Arts & Crafts

Age Group:

Tweens

Library Branch: Brookfield Public Library

Room: Community Room

Age Group: Tweens

Program Type: Arts & Crafts

At Knit's End

Tuesday, July 1, 2025 at 12:00pm - 3:00pm

Rotary Club of Brookfield Room at Brookfield Public Library

Program Type:

Arts & Crafts

Age Group:

Adults

At Knit's End:

Join fellow knitters, both novices and experts, at our knitting group.

Library Branch: Brookfield Public Library

Room: Rotary Club of Brookfield Room

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Arts & Crafts

Join fellow knitters, both novices and experts, at our knitting group.

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