New Hours Begin Today!
Reminder! The Brown Deer Library now has new hours!
Monday: 10:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Tuesday: 1:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Wednesday: 10:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Thursday: 1:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Friday: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday: 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Sunday: Closed
We now have access to Ancestry.com!
Exciting news! The Brown Deer Library now has access to Ancestry.com through CountyCat! To use it, you must physically be in the library, so come in soon and try it out!
“It Is Never Just One Thing”
Rarely does any one factor determine the final out come from a single event in life or in nature. It is just too complicated; so many factors come into play over the course of time that determines the final outcome. This is certainly true with trees and tree health. Trees in developed landscapes and in the forest are continually subjected to various stress factors that depending upon circumstances can lead to decline and eventual death of a tree.
Tree stress may result from a natural causal agent or may be from human activity. A myriad of factors may be involved which may include, but is not limited to some of the following:
Wisconsin Humane Society Racine Campus Opens Today
Wisconsin Humane Society Racine Campus Opens Today
The Wisconsin Humane Society Racine Campus will open for animal adoptions on Monday, January 7, just one week after acquiring the former Countryside Humane Society in Racine.
Spring Storytime begins next week!
There is still time to register for our Spring Storytimes!
The Spring session begins next week Monday, Jan 14th, at 10:30 AM.
HELL-BENT ON HATE & JUDGING
It appears that too many of us must hate and judge. We seem to find ways to hate each other, and to look down and judge people who are not like us. Though civilization has been around a long time, we seem to be becoming more hateful, bigoted, and ignorant in these matters. The thought process goes something like: I am listening to those people with whom I agree, I know what's right, I have my guns, I have found my church, I have found my neighborhood, ad infinitum. May we pause for one moment, please?
"If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other." -Mother Teresa
GUNS-GREED, GUNS-GREED, GREED-GUNS
The nation is somewhat more focused on deliberating about guns in America, and what to do about the gun fixation in this country. It isn't only the National Rifle Association that is spending and fighting against any control of the gun craziness. Yes, it is craziness. Let's start with the Second Amendment distortion.
The Second Amendment was put in the Bill of Rights because this new nation had just come through a revolutionary war in which individual gun ownership was important. The war was fought thousands of miles away from England, so it was somewhat easy to defeat an organized army with rifle-toting farmers. So, it was natural to put something in the Constitution to acknowledge this phenomenon, lest this tiny new nation is again threatened by "tyranny." And almost every citizen in the new U.S. had a rifle to hunt for food. It was a necessity. And the rifles on 1776 were simple pieces of equipment firing one round. The Founding Fathers could not have imagined the mechanical guns of today. The old fashioned machine gun was still years away from being invented. A rifle in a 1776 household was as normal and as necessary as a fireplace. We were basically a rural, somewhat primitive society.
Next Children's Movie Night is January 24th!
Our next children's movie night will be on Thursday January 24th at 6:00 PM.
We will be watching "Paranorman".
Tree Pruning Fact Sheet
An educated and experienced arborist knows that all tree pruning is not equal. The arborist assesses each tree individually and then decides what type of pruning the tree is in need of. Crown cleaning, crown thinning, crown raising, deadwood pruning and training pruning are nationally accepted standards of tree pruning developed by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). The ANSI A300 pruning standards are extensive and involved. They are there to protect the consumer. If these pruning standards are not addressed in the tree pruning proposals or estimates you receive you are not getting a professional job. At Wachtel our educated and experienced Certified Arborists will help you benefit from these standards and assist you in determining what type of pruning your trees will need.
The different classifications of tree pruning are:
SICKNESS OF GUN-TOTING RIGHT-WING
C'mon, I am sick and tired of the obfiscation, the excuses, the intentional diversion, and the lies of those who defend our gun craziness in America. We own more guns per capita than any western society. We kill more people with guns per capita than any industrial society. We have more mass shootings than any nation. There is no argument, the American nation and the American society are sick. And war and guns are a big part of it. We have a male population that exhibits a lack of real manhood and tries to camouflage it with the pseudo-toughness of war and guns. It is a sickness.
As the parents of the little children shot and killed in an elementary school in Connecticut gathered to express themselves about the future of the school building, the impact that event has had on their lives, the lingering depression, etc., one mother said she misses her little boy so much that she still reaches down to take his hand when she is walking. That burns its way into your heart and soul. Meanwhile some gun advocates are screaming about the Second Amendment. They want their right to a 21st century assault rifle, with a clip for as many bullets as the want. Well, Mr. Gun Advocate: boo-hoo. Your little shoot-em-up days should have been put to rest when you were about 8 years old. The gun does not make you a man!
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CHENEY, BUSH, THE INQUISITION TORTURE
Cullen Murphy has written a book titled GOD'S JURY. In it he describes the nature and specifics of the Three Inquisitions. One, led by a Pope in the Vatican, murdered just about all they considered unworthy of being acceptable Christians, and finally ran out of firewood and it ended. The Second Inquisition, was intended to get rid of people of other faiths who were secretly practicing "outside" the Vatican's set of rules. It similarly ended when all the Jews and other "unworthy" Christians were tortured, killed, or exiled from Spain. The Third, aimed at Protestants and open reading of the new printing press, ended when the Enlightenment began to herald in a new era of thinking. However the Enlightenment never seemed to "catch on" with Dick Cheney, George W. Bush, and the right-wingers in the United States.
Why draw a parallel between the Cheney years and the Inquisition? For many reasons, but an obvious one is that both used similar means of torture. At least one captive died at Guantanamo during the Bush-Cheney years from the Inquisition's "pulley method" of torture. And water boarding, which the Bush-Cheney cabal said was not torture, was officially labeled torture by the Vatican who practiced it openly and commonly during the Inquisition.
North Shore Firefighters Need Your Help!
North Shore Firefighters are joining their peers from the fourteen Milwaukee County Fire Departments to collect peanut butter for the Hunger Task Force. Peanut Butter is a staple in Hunger Task Force's distribution to those in need and Hunger Task Force is running short of peanut butter. So, next time your out shopping, pick up an extra jar of peanut butter and drop it at one of North Shore Fire/Rescue's Stations:
Station #1: 4401 W. River Lane in Brown Deer
A PRESIDENT OF GREAT MERIT
The current President of the United States is outstanding. He and his family represent the best in America. In fact, the entire conduct and representation they present to the nation and the world is quite special.
It is interesting to watch, read, and listen to the right-wing extremists, the bigots, the gun nuts, the greedy, the war corporations, the radio screamers, etc. look for ways to try and demean him. Lies about his nationality, lies about him in general have been disgusting. We are fortunate to have a man of President Obama's taste, intellect, and principles in the White House. Think back just over 4 years ago to see the stark difference. President Bush began as President with a budget surplus from the Clinton years. Bush destroyed the national budget by pandering to the war corporations and greed-mongers who were "buddies." Bush started two wars, at least one of which was unnecessary, and the other was atrociously conducted. Bush spent like a drunken sailor. He nearly ruined the American economy and would have if he were not limited to just two terms. Guess who benefited from these excessive adventures? Guess who got the brunt of the benefits from his tax revisions? Guess who Bush passed all this to?
Tonight's Movie is Now Frankenweenie!
Tonight's movie night movie has been changed, due to technical difficulties with our disk.
We will now be watching "Frankenweenie", which is rated PG. The movie will begin at 5:30.
Lego Club - Tomorrow Night!
The next meeting of our Lego Club is tomorrow, Tuesday January 29th, from 6:00-7:00 PM.
We hope to see you here!
Gov. Walker's lack of education
One doesn't have to sit in a college classroom or receive a degree to be talented and insightful. But it helps. And the more we get a view of Governor Scott Walker's thought process, the more we have to wonder why he did not finish his education. I know the nice, little story he tells. But I mean the REAL reason.
Apparently because Walker has some sort of inferiority complex about his incomplete education, he likes to sit in the lecture and judgment chair concerning education and make sweeping decisions. He is hurting our kids, to say nothing of the education system in the state, generally. Wisconsin has a rich history in the field of education. Our University is first-class, and has been the genesis of many unique ideas and programs. But Walker will limit its budget money to make his point ...which is? Take a guess.
Sky Hunters: Birds of Prey
Friends of the Brown Deer Library with Schlitz Audubon Nature Center Present
Sky Hunters: Birds of Prey
Valkyrie the juvenile Bald Eagle and Windchill Mc Cloud the Snowy Owl
WHEN: Saturday February 9th, 2013 starting at 11:00 AM
WHERE: Brown Deer Public Library 5600 W Bradley Road
WHO: Free and open to the public, young and old alike
Book Blind Date begins February 1st!
For Children and Teens
Looking for a little romance? Some adventure? A good laugh? An out-of-this-world fantasy? Go on a blind date with a book at the Brown Deer Library and you may just fall in love.
Feel the Love at the Library!
Join us on Wednesday February 13th from 6:00-7:00 PM for Valentine's Day crafts, games, and snacks. Make something for your sweetheart, or just eat some sweet tarts.
Kids and teens - please register at the reference desk, or by phone at 414-357-0106. Registration closes on Monday February 11th.
