The library is closed to the public as of Wednesday, March 18. We will follow guidelines from officials, and announce a reopening date when it becomes appropriate. All physical library events, programs, and meetings have been canceled until further notice. In the meantime, check out our digital offerings, and stay healthy!
Join us in playing Quarantine Bingo! While you're staying home, enjoy a fun Bingo game to distract you from everything going on. Quarantine Bingo is geared for older children up through adults. All participants will get a bookmark and be entered in for a West Bend Chamber of Commerce gift card. Email Sara at sdavister@westbendlibrary.org with any questions.
Book Madness will continue while the library is closed! Vote online every week, and watch as the books progress through the competition!
Fraudsters find ways to take advantage of people in every situation. The COVID-19 pandemic is no exception. Join information security expert Robert Ratayczak to learn about the current threats specific to the pandemic and the things you can do to protect yourself and your family. Space is limited; RSVP to sdavister@westbendlibrary.org.
Don't worry about returning physical materials while we're closed! All due dates will be extended until May 1. We'll also hang onto your holds until then. If you do want to return materials while we're closed, the book and media drops on the north side of the building will be open 24/7. Please don't hesitate to call us at 262-335-5151 with questions!
We've got answers! During our COVID-19 closure, librarians will be available by phone and by email, Monday-Friday, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Call us at 262-335-5151, or email libref@westbendlibrary.org!
Our wireless internet is on even when we're closed, and it reaches outside the building! Hang out in the car, or in Patrons Park, and you'll pull a signal from WBCMLWireless. No password required, available 24/7!
Stay on top of the evolving library social distancing situation by following our Instagram account!
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While the library is closed, tax forms will not be available. But, you can visit the IRS website at IRS.gov! Call the IRS at 800-829-3676 to request tax forms from the IRS.
Tax forms for the state of Wisconsin are available from the Department of Revenue. You can contact the DOR at 608-266-1961 to order forms.
You can download ebooks and audiobooks from the Libby App to your smart phone or tablet while you are social distancing or staying home! All you need is your library card. Find out more!
Want to download ebooks and audiobooks to your personal device, like your smartphone, tablet, or ereader? You can do that here!
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Did you know you can download the Monarch2Go app to your phone or tablet? You can search the Monarch catalog, place holds, and renew your items all in one place! Download to your iPhone, iPad, or Android device!
A bargained-for bride
McClure, Marcia Lynn, author.
A big day for baseball
Osborne, Mary Pope, author, narrator.
A lady's guide to gossip and murder
Freeman, Dianne, 1958- author.
A plain vanilla murder
Albert, Susan Wittig, author.
A reluctant bride
Hedlund, Jody, author.
A rising man
Mukherjee, Abir, author.
A season in hell
Jackson, Easy, author.
Africa speaks
Santana (Musical group), composer, performer.
After the end : a novel
Mackintosh, Clare, author.
Albert Einstein : a graphic history of the father ...
Hartley, Ned, author.
Almost midnight
Doiron, Paul, author.
America before : the key to Earth's lost civilizat...
Hancock, Graham, author, narrator.
America's reluctant prince : the life of John F. K...
Gillon, Steven M., author.
American duchess : a novel of Consuelo Vanderbilt
Harper, Karen (Karen S.), author.
Bad Axe County : a novel
Galligan, John (Mystery writer), author.
Bayou born
Edwards, Hailey, author.
Beating endo : how to reclaim your life from endom...
Orbuch, Iris Kerin, author.
Becoming a veterinarian
Kachka, Boris, author.
Big sky : a novel
Atkinson, Kate, author.
Birthday
Russo, Meredith, author.
Blood
Collective Soul (Musical group), performer.
Blue roses
Runaway June (Musical group), composer, performer.
Born just right
Reeves, Jordan, author.
Can Cat and Bird be friends?
Muir, Coll, author, illustrator.
Charity's burden
Maxwell, Edith, author.
Clare Bowen.
Bowen, Clare, composer, performer.
Conagher : a novel
L'Amour, Louis, 1908-1988, author.
Death comes to Bath
Lloyd, Catherine, 1963- author.
Death from a top hat
Rawson, Clayton, 1906-1971, author.
Die me a river
Swanson, Denise, author.
Doom days
Bastille (Musical group), composer, performer.
Eye spy
Lackey, Mercedes, author.
Fool me once
Bybee, Catherine, author.
Game of bones
Haines, Carolyn, author.
Gone too long : a novel
Roy, Lori, author.
Happy money : the Japanese art of making peace wit...
Honda, Ken, author.
Heart of barkness
Quinn, Spencer, author.
Help us stranger
Raconteurs (Rock group), composer, performer.
Home again
McCoy, Shirlee, author.
Knife
Nesbø, Jo, 1960- author.
Late night feelings
Ronson, Mark, 1975- performer.
LeBron, Inc. : the making of a billion-dollar athl...
Windhorst, Brian, author.
Let me hear a rhyme
Jackson, Tiffany D., author.
Let's rock
Black Keys (Musical group), compser, performer.
Little sunny sunshine = Sol solecito
Jaramillo, Susie, author, illustrator.
Lock every door : a novel
Sager, Riley, author.
Lost and found
Steel, Danielle, author.
Lost lake
Littlejohn, Emily, author.
Luna : the science and stories of our moon
Aguilar, David A, author.
Madame X
Madonna, 1958- composer, performer.
Mistress of the Ritz
Benjamin, Melanie, 1962- author.
Moth : an evolution story
Thomas, Isabel, 1979- author.
Mrs. Everything : a novel
Weiner, Jennifer, author.
Only the stubborn survive
Stone, R. W., author.
Open carry
Cameron, Marc, author.
Originals
Prince, composer, performer.
Orion
X Ambassadors (Musical group), performer.
Paper son
Rozan, S. J., author.
Pretty revenge
Liebert, Emily, author.
Putting peace first : 7 commitments to change the ...
Dawson, Eric David, author.
Queen bee : a novel
Frank, Dorothea Benton, author.
Ride me back home
Nelson, Willie, 1933- composer, performer.
Rocket says look up!
Bryon, Nathan, author.
Rocks and minerals
Strother, Ruth, author.
Searching for Sylvie Lee : a novel
Kwok, Jean, author.
Soccerverse : poems about soccer
Steinglass, Elizabeth, author.
Someone to honor : a Westcott novel
Balogh, Mary, author.
Stone cold heart : a novel
Frear, Caz, author.
Stranger songs
Michaelson, Ingrid, performer.
String of pearls
Carlson, Melody, author.
Summer by the tides
Hunter, Denise, 1968- author.
Surfside sisters : a novel
Thayer, Nancy, 1943- author.
Surfside sisters : a novel
Thayer, Nancy, 1943- author.
Sweet on you
Wade, Becky, author.
Temper
Fargo, Layne, author.
The Amish cookie club
Price, Sarah, 1969- author.
The artful match
Delamere, Jennifer, author.
The bookish life of Nina Hill
Waxman, Abbi, author.
The charmer in chaps
London, Julia, author.
The conservative sensibility
Will, George F., author.
The Dancing Turtle: A Folktale from Brazil
DeSpain, Pleasant
The end of forgetting : growing up with social med...
Eichhorn, Kate, 1971- author.
The gifted school
Holsinger, Bruce W., author.
The golden hour : a novel
Williams, Beatriz, author.
The governess of Penwythe Hall
Ladd, Sarah E., author.
The guest book
Blake, Sarah, 1960- author.
The hard stuff : a novel
Gordon, David, 1967- author.
The heart of a king : the love of Solomon
Smith, Jill Eileen, 1958- author.
The history behind game of thrones
Weinczok, David C., author.
The Kennedy heirs : John, Caroline, and the new ge...
Taraborrelli, J. Randy.
The killer collective
Eisler, Barry, author.
The last book party : a novel
Dukess, Karen, author.
The last house guest : a novel
Miranda, Megan, author.
The long flight home
Hlad, Alan, author.
The memory of light
Stork, Francisco X., author.
The method to the madness : Donald Trump's ascent ...
Salkin, Allen, author.
The night before
Walker, Wendy, 1967- author.
The poison bed
Fremantle, Elizabeth, author.
The Satapur moonstone
Massey, Sujata, author.
The scent keeper : a novel
Bauermeister, Erica, author.
The shameless
Atkins, Ace, author.
The stories you tell : a Roxane Weary mystery
Lepionka, Kristen, author.
The sum of all shadows
Lustbader, Eric, author.
The summoning
Graham, Heather, author.
The tenth muse : a novel
Chung, Catherine, author.
The travelers : a novel
Porter, Regina, author.
The vagabonds : the story of Henry Ford and Thomas...
Guinn, Jeff, author.
There's something about Sweetie
Menon, Sandhya, author.
This is not a love scene
Megale, S.C.
This time will be different
Sugiura, Misa, author.
Tim
Avicii, 1989-2018, composer, performer.
Truth or lie : dinosaurs!
Perl, Erica S, author.
Truth or lie : sharks!
Perl, Erica S., author.
Under currents
Roberts, Nora, author.
Unfreedom of the press
Levin, Mark R. (Mark Reed), 1957- author, narrator.
Voyager
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Wanderers : a novel
Wendig, Chuck, author.
Western stars
Springsteen, Bruce, composer, performer.
Wherever you go
Peterson, Tracie, author.
Whiskers in the dark : a Mrs. Murphy mystery
Brown, Rita Mae, author.
Who slays the wicked
Harris, C. S., author.
Years to burn
Calexico (Musical group), composer, performer.
The library is closed to the public as of March 18. We will reopen when it is safe to do so. Due dates will be extended accordingly. Watch this space for more details.
Read on to discover what the West Bend Library staff have been reading lately! We have poetry, historical fiction, mystery, cookbooks, suspense, and nonfiction - truly something for everyone!