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Universal YUM

Young foodies! We invite you to our Universal Yum program where we will learn about a different country each month through delicious snacks and interactive activities. This recurring program will occur on Friday, October 13 at 2:00pm. 

This progra...

Annular Solar Eclipse

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...

Library Tech Night

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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Family Movie Nights

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, October 4
• Wednesday, November 1 
• Wednesday, December ...

Crafternoon

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. 

Supplie...

Mothersong

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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Pajama Storytime

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...

Toddler Storytime

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. ...

Bilingual Baby Laptime

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 ...

Science Night

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 Ene...

Battalion Fire Chief retires after more than 33 years of service

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...

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

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...

Free Community Compost

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...

Free Shade Trees for Watsonville Business Owners and Residents

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...

Podcast: Biblito

We invite you to tune into our seventh episode of our library podcast called Biblito. ?? In our latest Biblito episode, our librarian co-hosts discuss their monthly non-fiction reads, The Ghosts that Haunt Me: Memories of a Homicide Detective by Steve Rya...

Virtual Author Talks

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...