{"id":42,"date":"2020-11-13T11:51:53","date_gmt":"2020-11-13T17:51:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/libraries\/?page_id=42"},"modified":"2026-03-23T09:55:17","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T14:55:17","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/libraries\/","title":{"rendered":"UWM Libraries"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-banner\"><div class=\"uwm-p-banner--single\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/libraries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/572\/2025\/04\/uwm-libraries-sculptures.jpg\" alt=\"Sculptures outside of the UWM library.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1500\" height=\"400\" \/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"uwm-bg-gray-dark uwm-u-py-0 uwm-lib-search \"><div class=\"uwm-l-container--base uwm-l-container--overflow-hidden\">\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" 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