Paul Kiely is the Director of the Milwaukee Public Library.
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A New Leader for City’s Library System
Who is Joan Johnson and how will she be changing the libraries?
Dec 30th, 2020 by Ana Martinez-Ortiz
27 Years As a City Librarian
Retiring Milwaukee Public Library director Paula Kiely reflects on how system has changed.
Dec 29th, 2020 by Ana Martinez-Ortiz
Inside the New Good Hope Library
Years later than expected, new library is open. Was it worth the wait? Yes.
Jul 29th, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene
Johnson Will Lead City’s Public Library System
Joan Johnson will be first Black director in the library's 142-year history.
Jul 28th, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene
City Announces Upgrades for Fall Election
Steps to improve voting by mail, higher pay for poll workers, plan for 171 polling places.
Jul 13th, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene
Library Director Paula Kiely Retiring
Kiely has led library since 2006, presided over great change.
Jul 6th, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene
Library Will Lend Books Again
Milwaukee Public Library will start offering a drive-thru book lending service.
May 5th, 2020 by Graham Kilmer
Council Approves Revised Library Deal
Library hopes third time is the charm for new branch on Martin Luther King Dr.
Dec 18th, 2019 by Jeramey Jannene
Meet the City’s New Poet Laureate
Dasha Kelly Hamilton has completed two novels, three collections of poetry and four CDs.
Nov 14th, 2019 by Karen Slattery
Timber Tower Grows Taller
Plus: Convention center expansion advances, MSO moves 631-ton wall, Brewers invest in The Avenue
Aug 18th, 2019 by Jeramey Jannene
Inside the Good Hope Library
New library will open in November. See the progress in construction.
Aug 15th, 2019 by Jeramey Jannene
Painting Headed Back to Governor’s Mansion
Rejected by Walker, Evers will have painting of three Milwaukee children re-installed.
Mar 1st, 2019 by Michael Horne
Event Has Food From 27 Restaurants
Carnival Milwaukee offers showcase of city's diversity, culture, music and dance.
Feb 25th, 2019 by Jack Fennimore
New Library Embraces the Future
Mitchell Street branch is the city’s most technologically advanced.
Oct 9th, 2017 by Graham Kilmer
Journal Sentinel Archive Will Return?
JS President blames computer mixup, pledges return of 120-year archive, won't say when.
Sep 2nd, 2016 by Bruce Murphy
Library Charged $1.5 Million for Journal Archive
Library turned down NewsBank offer; Journal Sentinel promises archive, but when?
Aug 23rd, 2016 by Michael Horne
Public Input Sought on South Side Library
Community input will help planning of Milwaukee Public Library's new branch on Mitchell Street.
Sep 9th, 2015 by Marlita Annette Bevenue
50 Years of Maurice Sendak
Milwaukee Public Library exhibition celebrates the life and work of the children's book writer and illustrator.
Jul 10th, 2015 by Laura Thompson
Huge Turnout for East Library Opening
It was a truly an East Side event, and a crowd with tons of notables celebrated history in the making.
Nov 24th, 2014 by Michael Horne
New East Library is a Jewel
Wow, what an improvement. Our photos capture the technology-rich and architecturally impressive new library
Nov 21st, 2014 by Jeramey Jannene
Milwaukee Public Library
Giant Eagle sculptures outside of the central branch evince an intriguing history.
Sep 18th, 2014 by Brian Jacobson
The Standard at East Library
Our photos take you inside the new library and apartment building on North Ave.
Jul 17th, 2014 by Jeramey Jannene
New East Library Complex Rising
Will The Standard set a new standard for local libraries? Our photos capture progress of construction.
Nov 24th, 2013 by Dave Reid
Obama Official Lauds City’s Sustainability Programs
Energy Department official visits to praise Milwaukee's green efforts, which now save $500,000 annually. Our photos capture the event.
Nov 6th, 2013 by Jeramey Jannene
Rebuilding Another Library
Neighbors discuss plan to replace Forest Home Library with new mixed-use building modeled after East Side branch.
Oct 10th, 2013 by Maria Corpus
East Library Groundbreaking
Photos capture groundbreaking for new mixed-use development combining East Library, retail and apartments. Take that, Bayshore.
Jul 30th, 2013 by Jeramey Jannene
Temporary East Library Opens
It's just a block and a half away from the old library, and as Mayor Barrett demonstrated at its opening, you can still check out books.
Jul 1st, 2013 by Jeramey Jannene
Books Aren’t Banned Here
Little free libraries are welcome in Milwaukee -- unlike in Whitefish Bay.
Nov 20th, 2012 by Gretchen Schuldt
City Land Sale for East Library Redevelopment Held at Committee
At the March 27th, 2012 meeting of the Public Works Committee, the committee briefly took up the purchase agreement between the City of Milwaukee and HSI Properties, LLC, which had it been approved, would have been the next step in the city's effort redevelop the East Library site.
Mar 28th, 2012 by Dave Reid
East Library Redevelopment Update and Estimated Schedule
A public meeting was held at Milwaukee Public Library's East Library last night to present updates and answer questions on East Library redevelopment proposal.
Feb 9th, 2012 by Jeramey Jannene
HSI/WiRED Properties Proposal Picked for East Library
The Milwaukee Public Library Board of Trustee’s Building and Development Committee met at the East Library on Wednesday night to hear final proposals from the three respondents to the East Library Redevelopment RFP. Following a closed session for deliberations, the Building and Development Committee voted to move the proposal from HSI Properties forward to the full Library Board.
Nov 10th, 2011 by Jeramey Jannene
Mixed-Use East Library Proposals Meet the Neighbors
Wednesday night, Alderman Nik Kovac held a public meeting to allow feedback to be voiced regarding the three proposed alternatives for the redevelopment of the one-story East Library into a mixed-use facility. The meeting was a follow-up to a meeting last November discussing the potential of issuing a request-for-proposal (RFP) for the redevelopment of the East Library site. Attendees at the meeting were provided with an update on the process and allowed to ask questions about the process and proposals. The predictable East Side public meeting questions were aired, but which, if any, of the proposals will be selected?
Sep 15th, 2011 by Jeramey Jannene
Rivianna, Villard Square, and New Riverwalk Sections Approved at ZND Meeting
Harry Drea, one of the developers of the Rivianna project, was before the committee to request an amendment to the previously approved General Planned Development, and approval of the Detailed Planned Development.
Jul 22nd, 2009 by Dave Reid
Villard Square Receives Strong Support From City Plan Commission
Gorman & Company has been working with the Northwest Side Community Development Corporation to construct a mixed-use development on the 3400 block of W. Villard Ave. The four-story, 47-unit building will also include 12,000 square feet of space to house the Villard Avenue Library. The file before the City Plan Commission on Monday was an amendment to a previously approved Detailed Planned Development which specified the zoning and design of the proposed building.
Jul 14th, 2009 by Dave Reid
