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Genealogy & Historical Research Classes
Discover Your Roots This Winter Researching local history or tracing your family roots has never been easier. Stillwater Public Library offers both hands-on learning opportunities and powerful online tools to help you delve into the past. Genealogy Research...
Winter Reads 2026
Warm Up with Winter Reading Make the chilly months fly by with a great book! Curl up, get cozy, and let the pages keep you warm during our Winter Reading Challenge for adults. Submit Book Reviews & Enter to Win Share your reading this winter—submit book reviews in...
Take Our Survey
Let Your Voice Count – Complete Our Polco Survey The library offers a variety of services to keep patrons learning, connected, and engaged. We'd like to know what you value about the library. Share your thoughts with us via Polco, a survey platform used by the City...
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...
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...
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!...
MDL Contributor’s Choice 2025
Twenty years ago, Stillwater Public Library became one of the founding contributors to the Minnesota Digital Library (MDL) online collection of historical images. To celebrate this milestone, the library was invited to choose a favorite image for the MDL’s...