Woodland Pattern

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Woodland Pattern Book Center is dedicated to the discovery, cultivation and presentation of contemporary literature and the arts. Founded in 1979 as a non-profit organization in Milwaukee, Wisconsin's Riverwest neighborhood, the center houses a bookstore with over 27,000 small press titles otherwise unavailable in our area.

Because we are nonprofit, our inventory decisions aren't dictated by commercialism.

As booksellers and as presenters of art and literature, we want people to know that there is more than what you see at your chain bookstore or are taught in school. We hope to act as a catalyst, putting readers together with small press literature. Come browse our selection of poetry, chapbooks, fine print materials, broadsides, and multicultural literature! Our space also includes an art gallery where we present exhibitions, artist talks, readings, experimental films, concerts and writing workshops for adults and children.