Author: Site Administrator

Good news – the Library’s downstairs is open again to the public. With the majority of the HVAC work complete, we have opened the downstairs meeting rooms, hallways, children’s area, and circulation desk. The entire collection is available for checkout. Thank you for your patience and understanding over this 3 1/2 month project. We appreciate your support.

Celebration Followed by Open House, Music, Refreshments and Time Capsule Exhibit.

The Library upstairs is open. The YA Section, study rooms, adult books, DVD’s, magazines and bathrooms are open. Please use the main entrance and the elevator. All Holds are located at the upstairs circulation desk. The children’s section, meeting room, and hallways are closed through the first week of May. You may place holds for materials. Staff can assist you when it is safe to do so. Thank you for your patience.

The Library is closed for construction all day April 5 and April 6. Thursday Tot Times will take place at the City Hall Council Chambers. The library will re-open on Friday, April 7. The downstairs will be closed when we re-open. The Children’s section will be closed for the month of April, and re-open at the beginning of May.

East Central College, Scenic Regional Library, and Washington Public Library invite you to join us for This Community Reads Culinary Show. The free, all-ages event will take place on Friday, April 14, at the West Elementary school in Washington from 5-8 PM. Showcase your culinary business or gadgets during this “all things food(ie)” evening. Sales are allowed, and samples are encouraged. No alcohol permitted. To sign up, fill out the Google form at bit.ly/CommunityReadCulinaryShow Questions? Contact Megan Maurer or Christy Schink at 636-583-0652.

Join Kelly Brinkmann for an author talk and book launch for “Art for the Soul: Growing Your faith Through Creativity.” Saturday March 25 @ 1:00 pm. All Ages.

The Community Literacy Foundation, in partnership with the School District of Washington, Washington Public Library, Friends of the Library and the Washington Optimist Club, will host Family Reading Night on Friday, March 3, at Washington Middle School. The program kicks off at 6 p.m. with picture book author and illustrator Colter Jackson sharing her book, “Rhino Suit,” a story of a young girl who feels things so deeply, she builds a tough-skinned rhino suit for protection. But she discovers that to feel the good, it’s important to learn ways to deal with the not-so-good.

Friends of the Library present “The Life and Times at Meyer’s Grove” with author Lu Ann Meyer Luecke. Author Talk and book signing, Thursday, February 9th @ 6:30 p.m.