Summer Community Book Scavenger Hunt

It's Summer at Your Library, and the fun has just begun! In July and August, Washington County Library will be hiding books each week for our next community book scavenger hunt. This time, you'll have a chance to find bundles of books wi...

Books to Celebrate Pride Month!

June is Pride Month, an annual celebration of LGBTQ+ Americans. Pride Month is celebrated each June to honor the 1969 Stonewall Uprising in Manhattan, and has grown to include celebrations across the country – including here in the Twin Cities.&...

Let's Make Stuff at Home!

Get crafty and learn something new! Join staff from Washington County Library for Let's Make Stuff! at home. Each video has a list of supplies and instructions to complete a fun project. 

Be sure to share your completed craft with us &...

Summer at Your Library begins June 1!

Our annual summer programs are back, with activities,events, and prizes to help you make the most of your summer!

From June 1 - August 31, grab a game card to participate in one of our programs for kids, teens, and adults. You can pick up a game card at yo...

Minnesota Author Project contest open for entries

Entries are open for this year's Minnesota Author Project contest for independently-published young adult and adult fiction. The contest is also accepting entries for the Communities Create category, which seeks written work by Minnesota organiza...

Jazz and Friends National Day of Community Readings

On Thursday, February 25, communities across the United States join The Human Rights Campaign Foundation's Welcoming Schools program for Jazz & Friends National Day of School and Community Readings in support of transgender and non-binary you...

Celebrate Black History this month and all year long!

Are you looking for ways for your family to celebrate Black History Month? Our librarians have compiled three lists of exceptional books for you: 

• Black Joy
• Contemporary Voices
• Black History

There are also a variety of online resources that might hel...

Our top checkouts and best loved books of 2020

The end of 2020 is near, and with it comes the change to reflect back on a year of reading. We've tallied the checkouts and gathered our staff favorites to present some of our best reads of the year. You can browse popular and recommended tiles f...

Creative connections: Art and books we want to re-read

Creativity in the arts opens doors to a different world outlook. We seek other’s ideas, especially at a time when we are focused inward due to COVID-19. Amy Zeuli, Andrea Garvey, and Sylvia Roman tell us what books they were inspired to read or ...

Creative connections: Art and children's books

Art, both in paintings and writing, speaks to the community in different voices. Yet both explore and light up the world through imagination, giving us the opportunity to examine ideas through a different perspective.

Kate Buechler, youth services libraria...

NorthStar Watermedia art exhibition at Wildwood Library

From October 3 to November 13, stop by Wildwood Library in Mahtomedi to see paintings on display with the NorthStar Watermedia Society's 6th annual National Juried Art Exhibition. 

Artists from 18 states will be represented in the exhibit...

Resources for your career and job search

Washington County Library is ready to help you conquer your job search, whether you’ve just started looking, are rethinking your career, or need help prepping for the interview. No matter your age or level of experience, we have something that c...

Get more for free with your library card!

When you think about using your library card, it's natural to think about what you can check out by coming into the library – books, magazines, video games, and more. But your library card also grants you access to digital tools and col...