Washington County Library, MN

All Washington County Branch Libraries will be closed on Wednesday, March 17, so that library employees can attend a staff training event.

Finding books, DVDs, CDs and more gets a whole lot easier with a new Washington County Library online catalog! With one simple search, all the resources of Washington County Library will be at your fingertips. Try it! In a few weeks, this new catalog will replace our current library catalog.

Legacy Arts and Cultural Heritage Programs at Washington County Library

FREE Foreclosure Counseling & Information Workshops, sponsored by Washington County HRA (Housing and Redevelopment Authority) and Washington County Library. Next workshop: Wildwood Library, Saturday, April 10, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Read more...

NEW! Science Storytimes at R. H. Stafford Library. 
Next event -- Saturday, March 20, 10:30 a.m. More...

Zoomobile visits Wildwood Library - Saturday, April 17, 10:30 a.m.

Help us make a "Community Story Quilt"
Guests from the MN Textile Center will help children create fabric art pieces to be assembled into a quilt for display in the library. Where and when on the Kids Connection page...

New service, Homework Rescue Online Tutoring -- get help from live, online tutors, 1 to 11 p.m. daily. And it's not "just for kids!"

"Fiber Art" class at Oakdale Library, 6:30-7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 10. More about this class and other mini classes at Oakdale Library...

"Genealogy 102" at Oakdale Library, 10-11:30 a.m. Saturday, March 27. Librarians will show you how you can use Ancestry Library Edition (one of Washington County Library’s electronic references) to locate census records. Registration required: 651-730-0504.

Meet the author, Catherine Thimmesh -- Saturday, April 10, 1 p.m. at Hardwood Creek Library -- an author program for kids & adults

Volunteers are needed to help with a USED BOOK SALE, April 23-25, at the R. H. Stafford Library. Sign up at the Library's Info Desk, or call 651-731-1320.

Displays at Washington County Libraries...
Through the end of April, the picture rail at Oakdale Library features watercolor paintings by local artist Julie Schroeder. Julie has studied with nationally known artists, and is a member of the Northstar Watercolor Society and the Minnesota Watercolour Society. Online preview...

The picture rail display at the R. H. Stafford Library during March and April of 2010 features watercolor paintings by Judy Fawcett. "Painting is my way of searching for meaning. In this exhibit I use memory, imagination and dreams to explore my experience of relationships with family, friends and the places that hold us. I seek to present my spiritual belief that at a basic level, we are all one." More...

In celebration of Youth Art Month, artwork from the Forest Lake Middle and High Schools is on display at Hardwood Creek Library through March 24.

Registration is open! 2010 Quiet on the Set Short Film Competition.
In connection with QOTS, two filmmaking workshops offered at Oakdale Library.

Check it out! Valley Reads...St. Croix Valley's community-wide, multi-generational reading program, Mar. 1-14, 2010. This year theme: "Welcome Home." Visit the ArtReach Alliance website to find out what titles have been selected for 2010. View the Valley Reads calendar of events...

The Collectors' Corner Neighborhood Trading Post at the R. H. Stafford Library in Woodbury encourages children of all ages to explore their natural surroundings and learn about the objects they discover. The Trading Post is a collaborative effort of Washington County Library and the Science Museum of Minnesota. Hours are Tuesdays from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Learn more about Collectors' Corner Trading Post...
A call for Collectors' Corner volunteers, issued Jan. 2010 ...
A list of Nature Reads...