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No Contact Curbside Service is available at the Watertown Library for our patrons with a valid Watertown Library Card.
For more information about this service please contact the Watertown Library Association at (860) 945-5360.
Space Place Partnership
Watertown Library
is pleased to announce it's community partnership with NASA's Space Place.
Over 350 museums, planetariums and libraries participate in NASA's Space Place community partner program. Watertown Library patrons can visit monthly displays in the library to keep abreast of NASA's exploration efforts along with a bi-monthly newsletter created exclusively for Community Partners.
Visit the Book Nook - the library book store
The BOOK NOOK sells a wide assortment of HARDCOVERS and PAPERBACKS, both fiction and non-fiction, all BELOW RETAIL PRICES!
Run and organized by the FRIENDS of the WLA - proceeds benefit the Watertown Library Association.
Don't miss Hardcover Sale Days! The entire months of April, August and December!
Beginning Monday, May 2, 2022 and running through Friday, May 13, 2022, Bumblebee Craft Kits will be available at Watertown Library to either take home or make at the library!
If you need more information please contact the library at (860) 945-5360.
The Watertown Library is offering two Zoom Workshops for young adults and new graduates aged 16+ focused on job searching and interview skills. Each workshop will last approximately 60 minutes.
Both programs will be presented by Joyce Mandel. Ms. Mandel has worked in human resources and as an employment specialist. She presents her various workshops that deal with employability skills, and life skills to both adults and youths. She has presented similar programs in-person as well as virtually across the country.
Registration is required for these programs in order to receive the Zoom link to participate. To register, please contact the library at (860) 945-5360 or email Wtnzoom@watertownlibrary.org
Join us on Thursday May 19, 2022 from 11am to 12pm at the Watertown Library for a special in-person story time when members of the Ivy of Watertown Assisted Living Community return to share their love of reading with a new generation.
Coloring pages and crafts will be available following the story.
This program is for children ages 3-6 years old.
Space is limited, registration is REQUIRED. Please contact the library at (860) 945-5360 or email Reference@watertownlibrary.org.
Join us on Tuesday, May 24, 2022 from 6:30pm to 7:30pm for Zoom program investigating the extraordinary life, work, and legacy of Kay Sage, a 20th-century surrealist painter and poet. The program will also include a discussion on surrealism and how Sage's work ended up at the Mattatuck Museum.
This lecture is part of the Mattatuck Museum's MATT ON THE GO outreach program that focuses on topics that are relevant to the community and museum today!
Registration is required in order to receive the Zoom link.
To register contact the Watertown Library at (860) 945-5360 or email us at WTNZoom@WatertownLibrary.org.
Mystery Book Club - Virtual Program - Hosted by Robin Osborn
The Mystery Book Club meets at 7:00pm on the third Wednesday of each month via Zoom.
If you are interested in participating, please send an email to wtnlib@watertownlibrary.org or call the Watertown Library at 860-945-5360. You will then be put on the list to receive a Zoom invite.
The Watertown Library Association will be closed on Monday, May 30, 2022 for Memorial Day.