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Valley Outreach Food-to-Go Bags Available at Library

Food-to-Go Bags: A Community Resource To help meet greater community needs during the disruption to SNAP food benefits, Valley Outreach Food-to-Go Bags are now available at the library’s 4th Street entrance for anyone seeking quick, shelf-stable meal options. Each bag...

Youth Mystery Writing Contest Winners

November 3, 2025: Congratulations to all of our Youth Mystery Writing Contest participants! Twenty young writers (ages 8-12) submitted original stories to our mystery writing contest inspired by The Books of Elsewhere and Long Lost, middle-grade novels by Minnesota...

Try our Library Value Calculator

How valuable is the library to you? The potential impact on your life of using all that Stillwater Public Library has to offer is priceless, but even modest use of library resources can save you significant money each year! Try our library value calculator to estimate...

Kanopy: Stream Movies and TV with Your Library Card

February 24, 2025: We've now added the streaming service Kanopy to our digital library! With a library card from Stillwater, Bayport, or Washington County libraries, you can access a wide selection of films, TV shows, documentaries, and educational content—available...

Stillwater Public Library Featured on KSTP-TV’s So Minnesota

We are thrilled and so appreciative that Stillwater Public Library was recently featured on KSTP-TV's So Minnesota! We’re grateful for the opportunity to share our story and celebrate the library's impact on Stillwater. Thank you, KSTP, for this special recognition!...

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November is Native American Heritage Month

November is Acts of Kindness month!

Get inspired to an Act of Kindness with these books!