Celebrate National Library Week and Create your own story @ your library® at the Watertown Public Library, April 10-16.

First sponsored in 1958, National Library Week is a national observance sponsored by the American Library Association (ALA) and libraries across the country each April.

Watertown, Wisconsin – Libraries are places for new beginnings. Whether you are getting your first library card, learning new computer skills or planning a trip, the library is the place where your story begins. This National Library Week, join our nation’s libraries and librarians and Create your own story @ your library.

The Watertown Public Library is celebrating National Library Week by offering the following:

• Fine Forgiveness: On Tuesday, April 12th and Wednesday, April 13th bring in items for the Humane Society and receive $1 off your current fines per item (up to $5).

• Family Tales Storytime: Tuesday, April 12th. 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Register in the Children's Room.

• Movies for Munchkins: Tuesday, April 12th. 10 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

• Jellybean Guess: Kids can come to the library and guess the amount of jellybeans in a jar. The closest guess can pose for a personalized READ poster.

• Teen Book Spine Poem: Teens can create a poem for book spines and stack selected titles on top of each other to make the poem.

• Craft Table: Wednesday, April 13th. All day or until we run out of materials.

• Culver's Coloring Contest: Stop by the Children's Room for a coloring sheet. Entries will be accepted through April 30th.

• Introduce Family and Friends to the Library: When they check out their first item, you and the new cardholder will be entered into a drawing for 2 $25 gift cards to local businesses. Not valid with lost cards. New registrations only.

• Stump the Librarian: Visit the Reference Desk from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. and see if you can STUMP THE LIBRARIAN. Give us any question and our librarians will see if they can answer it in 15 minutes or less. If we can’t, you will be entered into a drawing for a GRAND PRIZE.

For more information call 262-4090 or visit the library.