Watsonville Public Library

Established in 1905. The Watsonville Public Library has a large selection of Books, Movies, CDs, DVDs, Magazines, Newspapers and Audio-Books available to borrow. The library also provides an Inter-Library Loan service to borrow materials from other libraries that we do not own. The first floor has the children's area, with a story-time room, pictur... e book area and various reading nooks. There are also computers just for children with age appropriate content and programs. The second floor has a Teen room and all of the rest of the collection and materials. Both floors have materials in English and Spanish. There is a large computer lab on the second floor with the ability to print in black and white, as well as free WiFi throughout the building. There are photocopiers (also black and white) available on both floors of the library. We have small study rooms available for checkout on a first come basis, in addition to a larger conference room and meeting room that can be reserved in advance. Librarians are available all hours the library is open to help with research. We love helping people and answering questions! Lastly, we have all kinds of events and programs on a variety of topics through the year and story-times for children of varying ages. Watsonville's first library building was funded by Andrew Carnegie and designed by local architect William H. Weeks. It was constructed by the Granite Rock company in 1905. This library is fondly remembered by many Watsonville citizens. In November of 1973 the Watsonville City Council approved plans for a new library measuring 16,750 square feet and costing $860,000, with Max Kappler and Robert Axt as architects. The old Carnegie Library building was razed in November of 1975, and the new library building dedicated in 1976. The current library building in the Watsonville Civic Plaza on Main Street opened in 2008.Read More