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Posted on: September 20, 2023

Annular Solar Eclipse

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Interested in viewing the Annual Solar Eclipse on October 14 but don’t have a pair solar eclipse glasses? Watsonville Public Library will be distributing glasses beginning on Wednesday, September 13 at both the Main and Freedom Libraries.&nb...

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Posted on: September 18, 2023

Library Tech Night

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Join us for Library Tech Night ~Learn about podcasting equipment, play with bots and other technologies! This program will take place on Monday, October 9 from 5:00-6:30pm at the Main Library. 

This program is for all ages.  

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Posted on: August 30, 2023

Escape This!

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Have you ever wanted to visit an escape room? Join us for “Escape This!” our quarterly escape room program where you will get to meet new people and collaborate and solve puzzles together to reach an end prize.  

Our first prog...

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Posted on: August 23, 2023

Family Movie Nights

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Join us for a Family Movie Night at 5:30pm on the first Wednesday of each month at the Main Library in the Children’s Storytime Room. Movies will be rated G or PG.  

  • Wednesday, September 6 
  • Wednesday, October 4
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Posted on: August 31, 2023

Crafternoon

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Looking for a fun and creative way to spend your Wednesday afternoons with your family? Join us for our weekly Crafternoon on Wednesdays at 2pm at our Main Library. Each week will feature a new and easy craft to complete at your own pace. 

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Posted on: August 28, 2023

Mothersong

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Join us for Mothersong every first Friday of the month ~ sing and dance with us at our Main Library, Meeting Room at 10:30am. 

The audience for this program is families. 

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Posted on: August 14, 2023

Pajama Storytime

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Grab your favorite stuffed animals and slippers! Come to our Pajama Storytime on the third Tuesday of every month dressed in your favorite pajamas, and have fun with stories and songs. 

Pajama Storytime takes place at our Main Library, Storytime R...

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Posted on: August 3, 2023

Toddler Storytime

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Our Bilingual Toddler Storytime features fun songs, rhymes and books that foster early literacy ~ this program takes place in-person at the Freedom Branch, Meeting Room on Wednesdays at 11:30am, and at the Main Library, Storytime Room at 10:30am. ...

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Posted on: August 3, 2023

Bilingual Baby Laptime

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Join us for some fun while helping your child build socialization and early literacy skills ~ our Bilingual Baby Laptime will take place in-person at the Freedom Library, Meeting Room on Wednesdays at 10:30am, and at Main Library, Meeting Room on Fridays ...

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Posted on: August 2, 2023

Science Night

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Create, experiment, and engineer! Join us for Science Night every Thursday at 6:30pm during the month of September for interactive science activities. 

Science Night themes are as follows: Week 1: Pop Toy – Elastic Potential Energy&nb...

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Posted on: June 23, 2023

Battalion Fire Chief retires after more than 33 years of service

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Congratulations on your well-deserved retirement, Battalion Fire Chief Kirt Vojvoda!   

Kirt began his career with the City of Watsonville in 1989 as a Reserve Firefighter. That same year, he was given his first assignment following the d...

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Posted on: June 6, 2023

County and 9-1-1 launch improved alert and warning system

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The County of Santa Cruz and Santa Cruz Regional 9-1-1 have launched CruzAware, an innovative and comprehensive community alert and warning system designed to keep residents informed and safe.   

CruzAware represents a significant upgrade...

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Posted on: April 27, 2023

Free Community Compost

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Thanks to Watsonville businesses for your efforts to separate food and plant wastes into the green container. Now, Watsonville residents and businesses can benefit from the high quality compost recycled from our organic waste.  Limited free compo...

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Posted on: April 27, 2023

Free Shade Trees for Watsonville Business Owners and Residents

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Watsonville Wetlands Watch invites business owners in the city of Watsonville and residents to join us in growing our town’s  tree canopy by planting shade trees on your commercial property and home.

 

Trees can benefit your busi...

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Posted on: March 22, 2023

Podcast: Biblito

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We invite you to give it a listen. ?? In our newest Biblito episode, our librarian co-hosts chat about books that they recently read and share their thoughts about them ~ we hope their talk inspires your next read. ?? 

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Posted on: March 14, 2023

Virtual Author Talks

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Enjoy live virtual author talks this September ~ each talk features the opportunity to participate in an author Q&A or pre-submit questions during registration. 

The first author talk will feature Emmy award-winning public television host, a b...

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Posted on: September 14, 2023

Planning Commission Recommends City Council Adoption of the Downtown Watsonville Specific Plan

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The Planning Commission has unanimously recommended that the City Council adopt the Downtown Watsonville Specific Plan (DWSP) during its October 10 council meeting.

Begun in 2019, this Plan was developed with extensive input from a broad range of stakeholders which included residents, business owners, workers, property owners, Caltrans, and representatives of community associations.

The DWSP will provide clear policie...

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