Get ready to Read, Create and Engage with us again this summer! Register for the Daily Reading Challenge AND the Create & Engage Challenge to earn badges, tickets and prizes throughout the summer. Program will be virtual on Beanstack again this summer. Pre-registration begins May 17.
The library is hosting a Summer Photo Contest for photography lovers of all ages! Take a photo of something that shows summer is here with any type of camera or cell phone and submit it to our contest for a chance to win a prize! We are accepting entries June 7-August 1 and will post the […]
Ready for a summer full of fun crafts to try at home? From June 21st to August 1st, we're making new Teen Craft Kits available for pickup every week (starting on Mondays)! Featured crafts will include DIY slime, rainbow bath bombs, Harry Potter friendship bracelets, & more! Registration is not required; all Kits will be […]
New Preschool and School Age Take & Make Kids Crafts will be available starting on Monday's of each week. Kits are available while supplies last. Each week will feature a fun craft, literacy or S.T.E.A.M. activity to bring home and enjoy!
Join Miss Tina at Brandt Quirk Park every Tuesday at 10am for in-person Storytime! We will have weekly stories, songs, rhymes, stamps & more! Weekly Take & Make Kids Crafts will be available to bring home as well. Please plan on bringing a blanket to sit on for the programs each week.
Start your Wednesdays off with a joke that is sure to make you roll your eyes and groan! We'll post a video of a new bad joke every Wednesday at 8:30 am. We'll post on our YouTube Channel and share the link on our Facebook page.
This super fun school age program is for all kids entering Kindergarten through 5th grade! Join the Children's Room staff for some summer fun in the sun! This Week: Squirt Gun Painting Do you like to paint? Have you ever painted with a squirt gun? Yep, us either! So let's try it out together for […]
Teen Time is a ridiculously fun event series for teens and "tweens" that's set to take place every Thursday at 1PM from June 24th to July 29th in Clark Park! Every week will feature a new activity, including . . . Bring Your Own Tie-Dying (6/24) -- Kick off the summer by bringing 100%-cotton items […]
Miss Beth is back with in-person Read, Rhyme, Rhythm classes for children ages 3-5. You'll enjoy songs, stories, dancing, rhymes, and more! If you've got little ones, they are in for a treat with Read, Rhyme, Rhythm every Friday in July! This program will be held at Clark Park. Bring a blanket along to enjoy […]
Stop by the library or print at home weekly Back to School BINGO activity sheets. Complete 2 Bingos on your card by doing the reading, creating, or engaging activities listed, then stop by the library to spin the Prize Wheel! Prizes are school supplies to get you ready for the new school year! One card […]
Reading with Rover is back! Join us not once, but twice a month to read with specially trained therapy dogs in the Children's area of the library! Furry friends will be here the first and third Thursday of every month from 6:30pm-7:30pm. Just drop in, find a good book, and snuggle up with a puppy […]
Reading with Rover is back! Join us not once, but twice a month to read with specially trained therapy dogs in the Children's area of the library! Furry friends will be here the first and third Thursday of every month from 6:30pm-7:30pm. Just drop in, find a good book, and snuggle up with a puppy […]
The Buddy Reading Program is designed for adult readers who are looking for a customized, self-directed book club experience. The program provides an opportunity to read and discuss a book with someone who has both similar reading preferences and time available to devote to discussion. The library will match Buddies based on common reading interests and discussion […]
Who's ready for a family LEGO challenge? Family Building Battles will have a new theme each month and are a chance to work as a family to build with LEGOs and create a winning build in just one hour. Pick a time that works for your family to spend one hour making your best creation based on […]
It's time for a new round of Teen Subscription Boxes! This month, we're celebrating by filling all 12 of our available Boxes with books and extra goodies in two unique themes: "Plugged-In" (for the tech lovers) and "Unplugged" (for those who'd rather leave most tech behind). Registration will NOT be required, and Boxes will be available while supplies last. To get one, […]
Reading with Rover is back! Join us not once, but twice a month to read with specially trained therapy dogs in the Children's area of the library! Furry friends will be here the first and third Thursday of every month from 6:30pm-7:30pm. Just drop in, find a good book, and snuggle up with a puppy […]
The Watertown Public Library is a welcoming community destination that provides opportunities to engage, enrich, and entertain.
| Mon. – Thu. | 8:30 am – 8:00 pm |
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| Fri. | 8:30 am – 6:00 pm |
| Sat. | 9:00 am – 1:00 pm |
| Sun. | 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm |
100 South Water Street,
Watertown, Wisconsin
Circulation ext. 1
Children’s Room ext. 2
Reference ext. 3
