What is the purpose of a library? According to IloveLibraries.org, libraries are community hubs. Connecting people to information and people to people. Patagonia Public Library is more of a heart for this town than a hub, though. It is where you go that everyone knows your name and your dog’s, too. It’s a place to connect with your community. 

Check out our bulletin boards with library and community offerings. You can check your email, read a magazine, join in the latest puzzle, peruse the selection of Friends books and DVDs for sale, skim our new and growing selection of books, or sit quietly in the Southwest room. 

Our library staff can offer you book and movie suggestions based on your interests. If we don’t have the book, we can order it through our interlibrary loan program. Ask a clerk for more information. Our staff can assist you with technical help on our public computers. We offer fax and copy services. We can help you scan documents to a USB (please bring with you). 

We have added new magazines to our collection, available in February. We are building a gameboard section. These will be available for play in the library beginning in January. 

Beginning in the new year the library will be launching a new program series, “Conversations with Living Treasures,” which is near and dear to our hearts and we hope yours too. This program will be offered two Saturdays per month. We will showcase individuals or a panel of people who are experts in their field. If you have a great story to share or know of someone who does, we want to hear from you. 

Also available in the new year, the library will have available a private room to rent for small meetings by the hour. Fully equipped with wifi, a laptop, a camera and TVs for your meeting’s convenience. Call the library for more information.

One final note: If you are having issues with Kanopy, our free video streaming service, please log in, scroll all the way to the bottom of the page and click “Contact.” A series of questions will appear. Answer all of them and submit. This will alert Kanopy that something is wrong with their system. Thank you for helping us with this. 

Check out our website for all our program offerings at patagoniapubliclibrary.org and like us on Facebook at Patagonia Public Library.