What's New @ The Library

Poetry Contest 2018

The Thirteenth Annual Children's Poetry Contest First Prize and Honorable Mention Poems: A Friends of the Watertown Library Collection is now available on Biblioboard.

This Poetry Contest is open to Watertown and Oakville students in third through eighth grade. There was a total of 368 poems submitted for the contest. The theme for each grade this year was "Kindness and Friendship". Selecting just a few poems to represent all of the student submissions isn't easy. All the poems are wonderful and imaginative.

Congratulations to all the writers this year for their commitment and their spirit.

All who work on this program continue to be very proud of all the students and we are all already looking forward to next year!

Passport To Connecticut Libraries

In celebration of National Library Week the Watertown Library and the Oakville Branch Library along with over 100 other Connecticut libraries are participating in the Passport to Connecticut Libraries Program from Monday, April 2, 2018 through Monday, April 30, 2018.

This program is open to adults and children and is meant to encourage residents to explore the amazing diversity of our public libraries.

To participate, visit the Watertown Library (map) or Oakville Branch Library (map) and pick up your Passport. We will stamp it and give you a token gift to get you started.

Take your Passport along as you visit other participating libraries. At each visit, you must show your library card, and then the library will stamp your passport and give you another small gift.

Visit at least five participating libraries and return your passport to a participating library by May 7, 2018 to be entered into a drawing for a chance to win one of two $150 Visa gift card for adults (18 and up) and one of two $100 Visa gift card for children (under 18).

There will be a second drawing for the remaining Visa gift cards from the adult and child participants who visit the most libraries.

For more information about the Passport to Connecticut Libraries Program contact the Watertown Library Association at (860) 945-5360.

This program is a Connecticut Library Association Initiative.

Please Note

The BOOK NOOK is now closed for the duration of the construction on the Woodward Atrium Project.

For more information on this project contact the Watertown Library at 860-945-5360.

Watertown Library Association FY 2019 Budget Presentation

The attached link is a copy of the Watertown Library Association FY 2019 Budget Presentation.

It was presented February 20, 2018 to the Watertown Town Council Finance Subcommittee.

Woodward Atrium Expansion Project

Introducing the Woodward Atrium Expansion Project at the Watertown Library. This new expansion will enhance our facade, enlarge our interior space and revitalize the building.

The Woodward Atrium Expansion Project will feature:
• An expansive Multi-Purpose Community Room
• Two Public Meeting Rooms
• Additional Handicapped Parking
• A more accessible and comfortable home for our popular Book Nook

The last time the Watertown Library Association took on an expansion project at the Watertown Library was in 1976 and resulted in the Children's and mezzanine areas.

Donations may be made by check or electronically. Watertown Library Association is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. All donations are tax deductible.

To make a donation to the Woodward Atrium expansion project by check:

• Checks should be made payable to the Watertown Library Association
• Checks may be mailed or dropped off at the Watertown Library, 470 Main Street, Watertown, CT 06795-2613 (map)

To make a donation to the Woodward Atrium expansion project online:



Please Note: You do not need to have a PayPal account to donate electronically.

For more information on this project contact the Watertown Library at 860-945-5360.

Mystery Book Club

Mystery Book Club - Fall 2017 / Spring 2018 - Watertown Library (map) - WEDNESDAYS at 7pm

• September 20, 2017: Michael Dibbin, Back To Bologna*
• October 18, 2017: Marcia Muller, Wolf In The Shadows*
• November 15, 2017: Amanda Cross, Death In A Tenured Position*
• December 20, 2017: Nicolas Freeling, A Dwarf Kingdom*
• January 24, 2018: Georges Simenon, any Maigret novel AND Maigret's Memoirs
• February 21, 2018: Tana French, Faithful Place
• March 21, 2018: Anne Perry, A Sudden, Fearful Death
• April 18, 2018: Charles Cumming, A Foreign Country
• May 16, 2018: Ed McBain, The Frumious Bandersnatch
• June 20, 2018: Alan Bradley, The Sweetness At The Botton Of The Pie

*copies available

FRIENDS TUESDAY BOOK CLUB

FRIENDS TUESDAY BOOK CLUB 2017 - 2018 - Watertown Library (map) - TUESDAYS at 2PM (Hosted by Robin Osborn)

• September 5, 2017: George Orwell, 1984
• October 3, 2017: Elizabeth Fernea, Guests of the Sheik*
• November 7, 2017: Chitra Divakaruni, Mistress of Spices*
• December 5, 2017: Carol Shields, The Stone Diaries*
• January 9, 2018: Patience Bloom, Romance Is My Day Job
• February 6, 2018: Bharati Mukherjee, Jasmine*
• March 6, 2018: David Guterson, Snow Falling on Cedars*
• April 3, 2018: Diana Vreeland, Luncheon of the Boating Party(*)
• May 1, 2018: George Orwell, Down and Out in Paris and London*
• June 5, 2018: Fredrik Backman, A Man Called Ove

*copies available  /  (*)some copies available

Walk-Ins Are Always Welcome @ The Library

The Watertown Library is pleased to announce an ongoing program that is free and open to the public.

• Learn how to access and use ICONN - Connecticut's Research Engine
• Meet our team of professional librarians and get connected!

Information Sessions will be held every Friday between 1pm & 3pm at the main library.

If you know you want to attend:
please call the library at: 860-945-5360 or send an EMAIL to: reference@watertownlibrary.org