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Did you know? you can now pay fines with PayPal or a credit card via your account in our online catalog, STARCat!
 

 New! DVD/Video borrowing rules: 7 day loan, 5 item limit. 

Take a look at our NOOK color tablet-you can check it out for in-library use.

You can read the New York Times daily, and childen can read picture books or have them read to them using the "read to me"option. Several games are also loaded onto the NOOK.

 Library Services and Collections:  

     Books, e-books, audiobooks, downloadable audiobooks, DVD
Magazines, newspapers
Public access desktops, laptops and Wi-Fi
Photocopier and fax machine
Programs for children and adults
Children’s collection & Teen Collection
Business and Career Collection
Federal and State Laws & Statutes
Caldecott Medal Collection
Free Parking

Online catalog: starcat.stls.org  Click on the "STARcat" image below to go there.

Digital catalog: stls.lib.overdrive.com  Click on the "Download" image below to go there.


 
 
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Become a library Friend!

The Friends of Watkins Library (FOWL) have provided wonderful support and great programs and activities at the library since 1977!  Each year they sponsor

  • Books Sandwiched In series
  • National Library Week Library Ambassador,
  • A terrific Used Book Sale in partnership with the ARC of Schuyler County
  • Light Up the Lake flare sale
  • Storytellers and musicians
  • Beautification and care of our facilities

Their annual membership drive starts in January.

You can click here: Membership Form  to download the PDF.

To contact the Friends: friendsofwatkinslibrary@gmail.com

 
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Watkins Glen Public Library
610 S Decatur Street
Watkins Glen NY 14891
Phone: 607-535-2346
Fax: 607-535-7338
Email: watkins@stls.org
Online Catalog: http://starcat.stls.org/

 
 
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Library Trustees

  • President: Carol Franzese
  • Vice President: Brian O'Donnell
  • Secretary: Kenneth Wilson
  • Trustee: Judith Phillips
  • Trustee: Margaret (Maggie) Field
  • The Board meets monthly, usually on the 2nd Wednesday at 4 pm at the library. The public is welcome.

Next meeting: Wednesday June 12th at 4 pm at the library.
 
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The library will be closed Monday May 27 for Memorial Day

 Take advantage of the Big Library Read before June 1st! Get the free eBook “The Four Corners of the Sky” by Michael Malone on our digital website stls.lib.overdrive.com.
Join millions of eBook readers around the world reading one book.

Friends of the Library Annual Book Sale! Will be held at the ARC of Schuyler, 12th Street, Watkins Glen on Thursday June 6th  4:00 pm to 8:00 pm; Friday June 7th 10:00 am to 8:00 pm and Saturday June 8th 8:00 am to 4:00 pm.

Donations for the sale will be accepted starting May 1 at the smaller ARC building on the north side of 12th Street during ARC business hours, 9:00 am to 4:00 pm.

 
Thanks to an Outreach Mini-Grant from the Southern Tier Library System, we are adding new DVDs with a "Described Video Track" for the visually impaired to our collection. These grant-funded DVDs are available for holds and for loan throughout the library system.

    

 Pre-school Storytime: Wednesday at 10 am.  Home School Storytime: Thursday at 9 am. All are welcome

The library is a Wi-Fi hotspot! check at the desk for network password.

 Did you know? You can search and place holds in STARcat with an iPOD or iPad or Android device using the updated free BookMyne app, available at the App Store. Forgot the title of that bestseller or award winner? Book Myne includes many lists of current NY Times bestsellers and every award you can think of!

New! login to your account from the library's Facebook Page! Click on "Search STARCat".

Free eBooks from our digital catalog are compatible with Kindle, Nook, Sony e-reader iPad and many other devices. New titles are being added every day. Go to stls.lib.overdrive.com (or click on the link on this website) to select your titles or place holds on them! Having trouble downloading library ebooks? we can usually help! give us a call or email watkins@stls.org 

NOOK now has an Overdrive Media Console app!  Many NOOK owners can now download library ebooks directly to their NOOK via a wireless connection.—no need to transfer via the computer.

 
 
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Happy Spring and Easter from Pre-K library visitors!
  
 
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Library Hours

Monday

 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.                7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Tuesday 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.                7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Wednesday 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.                7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Thursday 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.                7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Friday 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.                7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Saturday 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Sunday 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
 

** Preschool Storytime: Starts September 19th at 10 am 

** Home school Story and Study time: Starts September 20th at 9 am

 
  
 
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     Library Staff

  • Director: Harriet Eisman   
  • Assistant Librarian: Linda Fowler
  • Children's Librarian: Carol LaFever
  • Library Aide: Peggy Albee 
  • Volunteer Coordinator: Judi Richards
  • Volunteers: Wonderful! We would be lost without them.  Contact us if you'd like to join them!
 
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