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The Milwaukee Legal Resource Center will offer two classes on how to use WestlawNext. WestlawNext searches across multiple content sets by jurisdiction providing more comprehensive and more relevant search results. An Introductory course at 12:00 P.M. is followed by an Advanced course at 1:00 P.M.

Location: Central Library's Meeting Room 1

Date: Tuesday, June 25th, 2013

Time(s): 12:00 P.M. to 12:50 P.M. Introductory Course

1:00 P.M. to 1:50 P.M. Advanced Course

Registration is required and limited. Call 286-3011 to register. This is not a hands-on class. Attorneys can earn one CLE credit for each course.

You're invited! The East Library will be having a closing celebration on Saturday, June 22, which is the last day the old East building will be open to the public. The celebration will last all day, 10am to 5pm. Artists Working in Education [http://www.awe-inc.org/] will be helping us create a scrapbook of memories of the old East Library, and we need your input! You can also come get an "I Closed East Library" magnet (while supplies last), meet Browser the Library Lion, and more.

Bring your camera or other photo-taking device for a photo booth! Take a picture with East Library mementos, upload it to our Facebook Event page (coming soon) or post it to Twitter, and show us the photo on your device to get a FREE pass to the Milwaukee Art Museum (while supplies last).

Check out our flier for the I Closed East Library Celebration.

As a reminder, the East Library will be closed from June 23-June 30, and we will re-open at our temporary location at 2430 N. Murray Ave. on July 1, 2013. We hope to see you at the closing celebration and at the temporary library!

Submitted by Sophie @ East

Library: Central Library, 814 W. Wisconsin Ave.
Location: Richard E. and Lucile Krug Rare Books Room, 2nd Floor
Date: Saturday, June 22
Time: 1:00-3:00 p.m. Seating is limited. Please call 414.286-3011 to register.

Were you at the March on Washington? We want to hear from you. Tell us your memories, describe the scene, tell us how you got to Washington, tell us how it changed your life.

The Library will be commemorating the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom and Dr. Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech this August with an exhibit and event. Share your story, photos and memorabilia with us. We may even ask you to be a part of our program.

Send an email to webmaster@mpl.org and include "March 50" in the subject line of your e-mail. Or call (414) 286-3023 and leave a message mentioning the March along with your name and how best to reach you.

There are many different types of breast cancer. Breast cancer can also even be diagnosed in males. What can you do to decrease your risk for breast cancer? When is it a good time to go for a screening or reach out to a health professional if you have a concern? Where can you go if you don't have a doctor or insurance? Everyone is welcome to join in the discussions! Speaker: Alonzo P. Walker, MD.

Contact: Mia DeFino
Contact Number: (414) 955-5754

WHEN: Tuesday, June 18th 6:00PM to 7:30PM
WHERE: Central Library, 814 W. Wisconsin Ave, Meeting Room 1

Age Group(s): Adults, Young Adults (Teens)

Click here to learn more and register!

Science Cafés are a program of the Community Engagement Key Function of CTSI. Funding for this program comes from CTSI and Advancing a Healthier Wisconsin Research and Education Intitiative Fund. Permission to use a library meeting room does not imply library endorsement of the aims, views, policies, or activities of any group or organization. Upon reasonable notice, efforts will be made to accommodate the needs of individuals with disabilities. For more information or to request accommodations, contact us at (414) 955-5754 or mdefino@mcw.edu.

On June 12, 1967, the United States Supreme Court passed down a unanimous decision in the case of Loving v. Virginia, declaring finally that anti-miscegenation laws are unconstitutional. The case was brought to the court by Mildred and Richard Loving, a couple who had married in Washington, DC but lived in Central Point, Virginia. In what seems unthinkable now, police actually raided their home at night to arrest them simply for being married. Convicted of felony charges, they had the courage to take their case to court and helped the fight against blatant racial discrimination in state laws. You can learn more about the case from resources at your local library!

In honor of both this landmark decision and Mildred and Richard themselves, this day is now celebrated as Loving Day by many across our nation, to educate about the history of interracial relationships in order to fight prejudice and also build multicultural awareness, understanding, acceptance, and identity.