Summary: When Wisconsin's newly elected Governor Scott Walker introduces a bill that threatens to wipe away worker rights and lock out public debate, six ordinary Wisconsinites join thousands of protesters at the State Capitol, building a citizen-driven uprising that not only challenges the bill, but the soul of a nation.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Bal Maiden Films 2012
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1 available in TC Film Fest DVDs, Call number: DVD TCFF WEMcAlevey, Jane
Summary: "For decades, intractable social and economic problems have been eating away at the social fabric of the United States. The crisis is now so deep it's threatening democracy. Income inequality has reached epic proportions, resulting in a lopsided political system that bestows tax breaks on the rich while the rest of the country has been economically abandoned. There's a single, obvious solution...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Ecco 2019
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Eccentricity defines daily life in Rome, Wisconsin, where the Tin Man from "The wizard of Oz" is murdered, a student brings a severed hand to school for show-and-tell, and a woman runs over her husband with a steam roller pleading "not guilty by reason of menopause." Sheriff Jimmy Brock has seen it all. Indeed, behind the tidy picket fences of this quirky little town lie all the same problems...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2007
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV PICMorrison, Marie
Summary: "Garbage trucks crush, collect, and carry waste and, without them, life could get very messy indeed! In this book, young readers will learn more about the huge trucks they probably see every week but may not know much about. Intriguing facts about these extra-large trucks will draw students in, as will full-color photographs of different kinds of garbage trucks at work. Meanwhile, information...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: PowerKids Press 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 628.4 MORBleiweiss, Ben
Summary: Celebrating the 25th anniversary of the world's most popular trading card game, this provides values for nearly 20,000 of the most collectible cards. Also includes pro tips for collecting.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Krause Publications, a division of F+W Media, Inc. 2018
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 793 BLEClements, Andrew
Summary: "Grace and Ellie have been best friends since second grade. Ellie's always right in the center of things -- and Grace is usually happy to be Ellie's sidekick. But what happens when everything changes? This time it's Grace who suddenly has everyone's attention when she accidentally starts a new fad at school. A fad that has first her class, then her grade, and then the entire school collecting...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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Place a hold to request this item.Kuklinski, Joanne Myrechuck.
Summary: Jan Majercak was born 22 May 1865 in Lapsze Wyzne, Poland. His parents were Joannes Majerzcak and Anna Nemecz. He married Barbora Penxa (1862-1945) in Budapest, Hungary. He died in 1915 in Chicago, Illinois. Their son, Andrew Joseph Myrechuck (1893-1937) married Katherine Ann Wanichek in 1916 in Plainfield, Wisconsin. Includes Wanechek, Vanicek, Vandehey and related families.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Marc & Joanne Kuklinski 2006
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1 available in Genealogy, Call number: R-GEN 929.273 KUKCicchini, Michael D.
Summary: "A criminal defense attorney goes beyond the popular Netflix documentary to detail the legal nightmare that led to the conviction of Steven Avery"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Prometheus Books 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 345 CICButing, Jerome F.
Summary: Interweaving an insider's account of the true crime saga behind "Making a Murderer" with other controversial cases from his career, Steven Avery's defense attorney reveals the flaws in America's criminal justice system and puts forth a persuasive call for reform.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Harper 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 345 BUTAbdo, Kenny
Summary: "This title looks at the Pokémon Trading Card Game and gives information related to its release, its rise in popularity, and the way it has changed tabletop games forever"--Amazon.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Fly!, an imprint of Abdo Zoom 2024
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE ABDHuhti, Thomas
Summary: "From majestic forests and verdant farms to rushing rivers and tranquil lakes, experience the Badger State's classic Midwestern charm with Moon Wisconsin"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Moon Travel, Hachette Book Group 2023
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Eccentricity defines daily life in Rome, Wisconsin, where the Tin Man from The Wizard Oz is murdered, a student brings a severed hand to school for show and tell, and a woman runs over her husband with a steam roller pleading "not guilty by reason of menopause". Everyone knows everyone else's business - or at least they think they do.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV PICErickson, Vernon D.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Heritage Books 1997
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1 available in Genealogy, Call number: GEN 929.3775 BIRWilkes, Maria D.
Summary: An abridged version of the story of young Caroline Quiner, who would grow up to become Laura Ingalls Wilder's mother, and her family surviving their first year without Father in the frontier town of Brookfield, Wisconsin.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: HarperTrophy 2007
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Summary: Describes the history, vision and impact of The Urban Ecology Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and its model for urban environmental education. Strategies that can be used elsewhere called the Neighborhood Environmental Education Project are included.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Morgan James Publishing 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 304 LEIWargin, Kathy-jo.
Summary: Colorfully illustrated story of an eagle that inspired a Wisconsin infantry unit in the Civil War.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Sleeping Bear Press 2006
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J America WarginCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FIC WARHerrick, Linda M.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Origins 1996
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2 available in Genealogy, Call number: GEN 929.3775 HERCall number: R GEN 929.3775 HER
Kemp, Guy
Summary: As his life unfolds before you, Guy Kemp shares his experiences and life-changing decisions during his first 72 years, after his adoption at age four. Life with a new family, a new name, and frequent change of surroundings comes with challenges. But Guy faces the obstacles head-onand learns to handle adversity in his own, interesting -- and sometimes surprising ways. He takes you across the...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Lovstad Publishing 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 KEMP, GUY KEMGenhart, Michael
Summary: Follows the reaction of a neighborhood of birds, from a congress of crows to a gaggle of geese, when a flamboyance of flamingos moves in.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Magination Press, an imprint of the American Psychological Association 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE GENJohnson, Ian
Summary: "The tectonic plates that form China have left it a checkerboard of mountains and rivers and memories. From the south, the Indian plate pushes up into the Eurasian, creating the Himalayas and the vast Tibetan plateau that almost cuts the country off from the rest of the continent. Rippling outward are smaller mountain ranges that ebb and flow toward the Pacific Ocean, like deep swells heaving...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 2023
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1 available in New Non-fiction, Call number: 907.2 JOHWilder, Laura Ingalls
Summary: A year in the life of two young girls growing up on the Wisconsin frontier, as they help their mother with the daily chores, enjoy their father's stories and singing, and share special occasions when they get together with relatives or neighbors.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J PA FIC WILGalligan, John
Summary: "Fifteen years ago, Heidi White's parents were shot to death on their Bad Axe County farm. The police declared it a murder-suicide and closed the case. But that night, Heidi found the one clue she knew could lead to the truth--if only the investigators would listen. Now Heidi White is Heidi Kick, wife of local baseball legend Harley Kick and mother of three small children. She's also the...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Atria Books 2019
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC GALGalligan, John
Summary: Sheriff Heidi Kick has a dead body on her hands: a homeless young man last seen alive miles from the Bad Axe. The medical examiner confirms what Sheriff Kick has been experiencing in her own reoccurring nightmares of late: the victim was buried alive. As the relentless summer heat bears down and more bodies are discovered, Sheriff Kick also finds herself embroiled in a nasty reelection...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atria Paperback 2021
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC GALNania, Jeff
Summary: "Olympic medalist Anna MacDonald comes home to Namekagon County to emcee the Great Wilderness Race as predators stalk the Northwoods. While occasional interactions with potentially dangerous animals are old hat for most residents, this changes when unpredictable behavior patterns make it unclear who is the hunter and who is the hunted. Sheriff John Cabrelli and the new Musky Falls chief of...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Feet Wet Writing 2021