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January • Return to top of page
LIBRARY CLOSED
January 1, 2012; All day
New Years Day
Location: Watertown Regional Library, 160 6th Street NE, Watertown, South Dakota, 57201-0250, USA
LIBRARY CLOSED
January 2, 2012; All day
New Years Holiday
Location: Watertown Regional Library, 160 6th Street NE, Watertown, South Dakota, 57201-0250, USA
Story Time Registration
January 9, 2012; All day
Registration for winter story time will be January 9th through January 13th at the library. These sessions are for children ages 3-Kindergarten. This series will begin Wednesday, January 17th and will go through February 16th. Openings are available for Wednesdays 10:00--10:45am, Thursdays 10:00—10:45am and Thursdays 1:00—1:45pm.
Location: Watertown Regional Library, 160 6th Street NE, Watertown, South Dakota, 57201-0250, USA
eBook Training
January 10, 2012; 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Learn how to find ebooks that you can checkout from the library. Have us show you how to get them on you device.
Location: Watertown Regional Library, 160 6th Street NE, Watertown, South Dakota, 57201-0250, USA
Learn to Download Audio Books
January 10, 2012; 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Learn how to find downloadable audio books that you can checkout from the library. Have us show you how to get them on you device.
Location: Watertown Regional Library, 160 6th Street NE, Watertown, South Dakota, 57201-0250, USA
eBook Training
January 10, 2012; 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Learn how to find ebooks that you can checkout from the library. Have us show you how to get them on you device.
Location: Watertown Regional Library, 160 6th Street NE, Watertown, South Dakota, 57201-0250, USA
LIBRARY CLOSED
January 16, 2012; All day
Martin Luther King Day
Location: Watertown Regional Library, 160 6th Street NE, Watertown, South Dakota, 57201-0250, USA
Evening Book Club
January 18, 2012; 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
"Secrets to the Grave" by Tami Haog. Everyone is welcome.
Location: Watertown Regional Library, 160 6th Street NE, Watertown, South Dakota, 57201-0250, USA
Brown Bag Book Club
January 23, 2012; 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
"The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox" by Maggie O'Farrell. Everyone is welcome.
Location: Watertown Regional Library, 160 6th Street NE, Watertown, South Dakota, 57201-0250, USA
February • Return to top of page
Library Board Meeting
February 7, 2012; 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Regular meeting of the board. If you wish to have a topic added to the agenda contact the Library Director by Monday of the previous week.
Location: Watertown Regional Library, 160 6th Street NE, Watertown, South Dakota, 57201-0250, USA
eBook Training
February 15, 2012; 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Learn how to find ebooks that you may check out for free with a valid Watertown Regional library card. Get tips on how to see only the ebooks that are available and how to find a specific subject or author. Bring you ereader and we will show you how to get the ebooks on it.
Location: Watertown Regional Library, 160 6th Street NE, Watertown, South Dakota, 57201-0250, USA
eBook Training
February 15, 2012; 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Learn how to find ebooks that you may check out for free with a valid Watertown Regional library card. Get tips on how to see only the ebooks that are available and how to find a specific subject or author. Bring you ereader and we will show you how to get the ebooks on it.
Location: Watertown Regional Library, 160 6th Street NE, Watertown, South Dakota, 57201-0250, USA
eBook Training
February 18, 2012; 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Learn how to find ebooks that you may check out for free with a valid Watertown Regional library card. Get tips on how to see only the ebooks that are available and how to find a specific subject or author. Bring you ereader and we will show you how to get the ebooks on it.
Location: Watertown Regional Library, 160 6th Street NE, Watertown, South Dakota, 57201-0250, USA
What Makes a South Dakotan?
February 18, 2012; 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Join the open mike event in the Library Community Room and share your perspectives on "What makes a South Dakotan?" Your entries and perspectives will make up the fifth volune of SD Humanities Council's "South Dakota Stories."
Location: Watertown Regional Library, 160 6th Street NE, Watertown, South Dakota, 57201-0250, USA
LIBRARY CLOSED
February 20, 2012; All day
Presidents Day
Location: Watertown Regional Library, 160 6th Street NE, Watertown, South Dakota, 57201-0250, USA
March • Return to top of page
Library Board Meeting
March 6, 2012; 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Regular meeting of the board. If you wish to have a topic added to the agenda contact the Library Director by Monday of the previous week.
Location: Watertown Regional Library, 160 6th Street NE, Watertown, South Dakota, 57201-0250, USA
Hutterites of South Dakota
March 18, 2012; 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Joanita Kant, SD Humanities scholar, author and former director of the Codington County Historical society, will present “Hutterites of South Dakota”. The program is based on her contacts and friendship with Hutterites since 1976 in eastern South Dakota. Kant examines their worldview through colony clothing patterns, children rearing practices, food customs, and history since their founding in 1528 in Europe. Those who attend may want to read publications by John Hostetler: Hutterite Society and Hutterite Life, and Michael Holzach’s The Forgotten People. Hosted by the Friends of the Watertown Regional Library, funding for this presentation was made possible by the SD Humanities Council, an affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities. This is the first of a series of 4 entitled "Discover South Dakota: Interesting places and people" Stay tuned for more information...
Location: Watertown Regional Library, 160 6th Street NE, Watertown, South Dakota, 57201-0250, USA
Registration For Spring Story Time
March 23, 2012; 10:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Registration will be held on March 23rd from 10:00AM to 12:30PM in the children's area. Story times will run from April 3rd through May 10th. This session is for children in preschool through kindergarten.
Location: Watertown Regional Library, 160 6th Street NE, Watertown, South Dakota, 57201-0250, USA
eBook Class
March 28, 2012; 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Learn how to find ebooks that you may check out for free with a valid Watertown Regional Library card. Get tips on how to see only the ebooks that are available and how to find a specific subject or author. Bring your ereader and we will show you how to download the ebooks onto it.
Location: Watertown Regional Library, 160 6th Street NE, Watertown, South Dakota, 57201-0250, USA
eBook Class
March 28, 2012; 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Learn how to find ebooks that you may check out for free with a valid Watertown Regional Library card. Get tips on how to see only the ebooks that are available and how to find a specific subject or author. Bring your ereader and we will show you how to download the ebooks onto it.
Location: Watertown Regional Library, 160 6th Street NE, Watertown, South Dakota, 57201-0250, USA
eBook Class
March 31, 2012; 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Learn how to find ebooks that you may check out for free with a valid Watertown Regional Library card. Get tips on how to see only the ebooks that are available and how to find a specific subject or author. Bring your ereader and we will show you how to download the ebooks onto it.
Location: Watertown Regional Library, 160 6th Street NE, Watertown, South Dakota, 57201-0250, USA
April • Return to top of page
Using a Computer
April 2, 2012; 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
This class is for beginners. Learn to turn it on and off, use a mouse and the layout of the keyboard. Preregistration is required and space is limited.
Location: Watertown Regional Library, 160 6th Street NE, Watertown, South Dakota, 57201-0250, USA
Using a Computer
April 2, 2012; 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
This class is for beginners. Learn to turn it on and off, use a mouse and the layout of the keyboard. Preregistration is required and space is limited.
Location: Watertown Regional Library, 160 6th Street NE, Watertown, South Dakota, 57201-0250, USA
Beginner's Internet
April 3, 2012; 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
This class is for the novice on the Internet who knows the basics of using a computer. Learn the basics about using a web browser. Preregistration is required and space is limited.
Location: Watertown Regional Library, 160 6th Street NE, Watertown, South Dakota, 57201-0250, USA
Library Board Meeting
April 3, 2012; 4:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Regular meeting of the board. If you wish to have a topic added to the agenda contact the Library Director by Monday of the previous week.
Location: Watertown Regional Library, 160 6th Street NE, Watertown, South Dakota, 57201-0250, USA
Beginner's Internet
April 3, 2012; 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
This class is for the novice on the Internet who knows the basics of using a computer. Learn the basics about using a web browser. Preregistration is required and space is limited.
Location: Watertown Regional Library, 160 6th Street NE, Watertown, South Dakota, 57201-0250, USA
Email
April 5, 2012; 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
This class is for the person wanting to begin using or who has just started using web based email. We will cover how to send and receive emails, adding people to your address book and netiquette. Preregistration is required and space is limited.
Location: Watertown Regional Library, 160 6th Street NE, Watertown, South Dakota, 57201-0250, USA
PowerPoint
April 5, 2012; 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Learn the basics to create a slideshow using Microsoft PowerPoint. Registrants need to be comfortable using a computer. Registration is limited, so you must preregister at the front desk. Class will be held in the computer lab.
Location: Watertown Regional Library, 160 6th Street NE, Watertown, South Dakota, 57201-0250, USA
Microsoft Word
April 6, 2012; 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
This class is for the beginning user of Microsoft Word. We will show how to format a letter, change the font, center text, create a numbered list and move text. Preregistration is required and space is limited.
Location: Watertown Regional Library, 160 6th Street NE, Watertown, South Dakota, 57201-0250, USA
Northeast Artists Network
April 6, 2012; 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
All those interested in art welcome to attend. Sharing artwork is encouraged.
Location: Watertown Regional Library, 160 6th Street NE, Watertown, South Dakota, 57201-0250, USA
LIBRARY CLOSED
April 8, 2012; All day
Easter
Location: Watertown Regional Library, 160 6th Street NE, Watertown, South Dakota, 57201-0250, USA
Friends of the Library Book Sale
April 13, 2012; All day
The book sale will be at the Watertown Mall again this year. At this time the exact location within the Mall is not known. Please keep your books at home until the notice goes out to take them to the sale location.
Location: Watertown Regional Library, 160 6th Street NE, Watertown, South Dakota, 57201-0250, USA
Friends of the Library Book Sale
April 14, 2012; All day
The book sale will be at the Watertown Mall again this year. At this time the exact location within the Mall is not known. Please keep your books at home until the notice goes out to take them to the sale location.
Location: Watertown Regional Library, 160 6th Street NE, Watertown, South Dakota, 57201-0250, USA
Friends of the Library Book Sale
April 15, 2012; All day
The book sale will be at the Watertown Mall again this year. At this time the exact location within the Mall is not known. Please keep your books at home until the notice goes out to take them to the sale location.
Location: Watertown Regional Library, 160 6th Street NE, Watertown, South Dakota, 57201-0250, USA
Friends of the Library Book Sale
April 16, 2012; All day
The book sale will be at the Watertown Mall again this year. At this time the exact location within the Mall is not known. Please keep your books at home until the notice goes out to take them to the sale location.
Location: Watertown Regional Library, 160 6th Street NE, Watertown, South Dakota, 57201-0250, USA
May • Return to top of page
Library Board Meeting
May 1, 2012; 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Regular meeting of the board. If you wish to have a topic added to the agenda contact the Library Director by Monday of the previous week.
Location: Watertown Regional Library, 160 6th Street NE, Watertown, South Dakota, 57201-0250, USA
Library Board Special Meeting
May 3, 2012; 4:00 PM - 4:05 PM
The library board will meet to approve expenditures for April and authorize the library director to apply for a SD Broadband Initiative grant. The meeting will be in the Community Room.
Location: Watertown Regional Library, 160 6th Street NE, Watertown, South Dakota, 57201-0250, USA
Northeast Artists Network
May 4, 2012; 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
All those interested in art welcome to attend. Sharing artwork is encouraged.
Location: Watertown Regional Library, 160 6th Street NE, Watertown, South Dakota, 57201-0250, USA
The Faces Not on Mount Rushmore
May 6, 2012; 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Local history enthusiast Lee Schoenbeck will share fascinating stories of South Dakota's colorful political history and display his extensive collection of campaign buttons/pins dating back to Andrew Jackson.
Location: Watertown Regional Library, 160 6th Street NE, Watertown, South Dakota, 57201-0250, USA
LIBRARY CLOSED
May 28, 2012; All day
Memorial Day
Location: Watertown Regional Library, 160 6th Street NE, Watertown, South Dakota, 57201-0250, USA
June • Return to top of page
Northeast Artists Network
June 1, 2012; 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
All those interested in art welcome to attend. Sharing artwork is encouraged.
Location: Watertown Regional Library, 160 6th Street NE, Watertown, South Dakota, 57201-0250, USA
Library Board Meeting
June 4, 2012; 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Regular meeting of the board. If you wish to have a topic added to the agenda contact the Library Director by Monday of the previous week.
Location: Watertown Regional Library, 160 6th Street NE, Watertown, South Dakota, 57201-0250, USA
eBook/Audiobook Class
June 27, 2012; 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Learn how to find books that you may download for free with a valid Watertown Regional Library card. Get tips on how to see only the books that are available and how to find a specific subject or author. Bring your device and we will show you how to download the ebooks or audiobooks onto it.
Location: Watertown Regional Library, 160 6th Street NE, Watertown, South Dakota, 57201-0250, USA
eBook/Audiobook Class
June 27, 2012; 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Learn how to find books that you may download for free with a valid Watertown Regional Library card. Get tips on how to see only the books that are available and how to find a specific subject or author. Bring your device and we will show you how to download the ebooks or audiobooks onto it.
Location: Watertown Regional Library, 160 6th Street NE, Watertown, South Dakota, 57201-0250, USA
eBook/Audiobook Class
June 30, 2012; 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Learn how to find books that you may download for free with a valid Watertown Regional Library card. Get tips on how to see only the books that are available and how to find a specific subject or author. Bring your device and we will show you how to download the ebooks or audiobooks onto it.
Location: Watertown Regional Library, 160 6th Street NE, Watertown, South Dakota, 57201-0250, USA
July • Return to top of page
LIBRARY CLOSED
July 4, 2012; All day
Independance Day
Location: Watertown Regional Library, 160 6th Street NE, Watertown, South Dakota, 57201-0250, USA
Northeast Artists Network
July 6, 2012; 2:00 PM - 12:00 AM
All those interested in art welcome to attend. Sharing artwork is encouraged.
Location: Watertown Regional Library, 160 6th Street NE, Watertown, South Dakota, 57201-0250, USA
Library Board Meeting
July 11, 2012; 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Regular meeting of the board. If you wish to have a topic added to the agenda contact the Library Director by Monday of the previous week.
Location: Watertown Regional Library, 160 6th Street NE, Watertown, South Dakota, 57201-0250, USA
August • Return to top of page
Northeast Artists Network
August 3, 2012; 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
All those interested in art welcome to attend. Sharing artwork is encouraged.
Location: Watertown Regional Library, 160 6th Street NE, Watertown, South Dakota, 57201-0250, USA
Daydreamers Book Club
August 6, 2012; 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Book club for ages 9-11. The group will be reading historical fiction.
Location: Watertown Regional Library, 160 6th Street NE, Watertown, South Dakota, 57201-0250, USA
Library Board Meeting
August 7, 2012; 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Regular meeting of the board. If you wish to have a topic added to the agenda contact the Library Director by Monday of the previous week.
Location: Watertown Regional Library, 160 6th Street NE, Watertown, South Dakota, 57201-0250, USA
South Dakota One Book Discussion
August 11, 2012; 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
This year’s book, Dammed Indians Revisited by Michael L. Lawson examines the negative repercussions of the 1944 Pick-Sloan plan, which created economic opportunities but also flooded more than two hundred thousand acres of bottom lands that sustained the Sioux, requiring entire communities to relocate. This program is made possible by the South Dakota Humanities Council, an affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Location: Watertown Regional Library, 160 6th Street NE, Watertown, South Dakota, 57201-0250, USA
eBook Training
August 13, 2012; 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Learn how to find ebooks that you may check out for free with a valid Watertown Regional library card. Get tips on how to see only the ebooks that are available and how to find a specific subject or author. Bring you ereader and we will show you how to get the ebooks on it.
Location: Watertown Regional Library, 160 6th Street NE, Watertown, South Dakota, 57201-0250, USA
Genealogy Class
August 14, 2012; 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Learn how to use Ancestry.com to help track your ancestors.
Location: Watertown Regional Library, 160 6th Street NE, Watertown, South Dakota, 57201-0250, USA
Brown Bag Book Club
August 20, 2012; 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
The group will be discussing "The Heretic's Daughter" by Kathleen Kent. Pickup a copy at the circulation desk and read it before the meeting. Open to everyone.
Location: Watertown Regional Library, 160 6th Street NE, Watertown, South Dakota, 57201-0250, USA
Using a Computer Class
August 27, 2012; 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Location: Watertown Regional Library, 160 6th Street NE, Watertown, South Dakota, 57201-0250, USA
Beginners Internet Class
August 28, 2012; 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Location: Watertown Regional Library, 160 6th Street NE, Watertown, South Dakota, 57201-0250, USA
Email Class
August 30, 2012; 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Location: Watertown Regional Library, 160 6th Street NE, Watertown, South Dakota, 57201-0250, USA
Microsoft Word Class
August 31, 2012; 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Location: Watertown Regional Library, 160 6th Street NE, Watertown, South Dakota, 57201-0250, USA
Excel Class
August 31, 2012; 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Location: Watertown Regional Library, 160 6th Street NE, Watertown, South Dakota, 57201-0250, USA
September • Return to top of page
LIBRARY CLOSED
September 3, 2012; All day
Labor Day
Location: Watertown Regional Library, 160 6th Street NE, Watertown, South Dakota, 57201-0250, USA
Library Board Meeting
September 4, 2012; 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Regular meeting of the board. If you wish to have a topic added to the agenda contact the Library Director by Monday of the previous week.
Location: Watertown Regional Library, 160 6th Street NE, Watertown, South Dakota, 57201-0250, USA
Northeast Artists Network
September 7, 2012; 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
All those interested in art welcome to attend. Sharing artwork is encouraged.
Location: Watertown Regional Library, 160 6th Street NE, Watertown, South Dakota, 57201-0250, USA
Laura Ingalls Wilder Program
September 9, 2012; 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
It's BACK TO SCHOOL time...no matter what your age! What better way to celebrate the start of a new school year than to spend an hour with a "19th-century school teacher" who will tell us about Laura Ingalls Wilder, her family, and those early school days in DeSmet? South Dakota Humanities Speaker Marian Cramer will ring the school bell in the Community Room of the Watertown Regional Library at 2:00 p.m. DON'T BE LATE! She has a surprise for you. Sponsored by Friends of the Watertown Regional Library with a grant from SD Humanities Council.
Location: Watertown Regional Library, 160 6th Street NE, Watertown, South Dakota, 57201-0250, USA
October • Return to top of page
Library Board Meeting
October 2, 2012; 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Regular meeting of the board. If you wish to have a topic added to the agenda contact the Library Director by Monday of the previous week.
Location: Watertown Regional Library, 160 6th Street NE, Watertown, South Dakota, 57201-0250, USA
Northeast Artists Network
October 5, 2012; 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
All those interested in art welcome to attend. Sharing artwork is encouraged.
Location: Watertown Regional Library, 160 6th Street NE, Watertown, South Dakota, 57201-0250, USA
LIBRARY CLOSED
October 8, 2012; All day
Native American Day
Location: Watertown Regional Library, 160 6th Street NE, Watertown, South Dakota, 57201-0250, USA
How to Use a Computer
October 15, 2012; 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Participants must register at the front desk before attending.
Location: Watertown Regional Library, 160 6th Street NE, Watertown, South Dakota, 57201-0250, USA
Searching the Internet
October 16, 2012; 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Participants must register at the front desk before attending.
Location: Watertown Regional Library, 160 6th Street NE, Watertown, South Dakota, 57201-0250, USA
Microsoft Word Class
October 16, 2012; 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Participants must register at the front desk before attending.
Location: Watertown Regional Library, 160 6th Street NE, Watertown, South Dakota, 57201-0250, USA
Email Class
October 18, 2012; 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Participants must register at the front desk before attending.
Location: Watertown Regional Library, 160 6th Street NE, Watertown, South Dakota, 57201-0250, USA
Facebook Class
October 18, 2012; 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Participants must register at the front desk before attending.
Location: Watertown Regional Library, 160 6th Street NE, Watertown, South Dakota, 57201-0250, USA
Hands On! South Dakota Immigrants Through Objects
October 28, 2012; 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
The presenters from the South Dakota State Historical Society will incoporate objects, written records, and photographs to tell the story of immigrants groups who settled in South Dakota.
Location: Watertown Regional Library, 160 6th Street NE, Watertown, South Dakota, 57201-0250, USA
November • Return to top of page
Northeast Artists Network
November 2, 2012; 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
All those interested in art welcome to attend. Sharing artwork is encouraged.
Location: Watertown Regional Library, 160 6th Street NE, Watertown, South Dakota, 57201-0250, USA
LIBRARY CLOSED
November 11, 2012; All day
Veterans Day
Location: Watertown Regional Library, 160 6th Street NE, Watertown, South Dakota, 57201-0250, USA
Library Board Meeting
November 14, 2012; 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Regular meeting of the board. If you wish to have a topic added to the agenda contact the Library Director by Monday of the previous week.
Location: Watertown Regional Library, 160 6th Street NE, Watertown, South Dakota, 57201-0250, USA
South Dakota: Interesting Places and People
November 18, 2012; 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
South Dakota Game Day! Join us for a fun filled hour of games with a South Dakota theme. Prizes will be given and refreshments will be served. Sponsored by the Friends of the Watertown Regional Library.
Location: Watertown Regional Library, 160 6th Street NE, Watertown, South Dakota, 57201-0250, USA
LIBRARY CLOSED
November 22, 2012; All day
Thanksgiving Day
Location: Watertown Regional Library, 160 6th Street NE, Watertown, South Dakota, 57201-0250, USA
December • Return to top of page
Library Board Meeting
December 4, 2012; 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Regular meeting of the board. If you wish to have a topic added to the agenda contact the Library Director by Monday of the previous week.
Location: Watertown Regional Library, 160 6th Street NE, Watertown, South Dakota, 57201-0250, USA
Northeast Artists Network
December 7, 2012; 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
All those interested in art welcome to attend. Sharing artwork is encouraged.
Location: Watertown Regional Library, 160 6th Street NE, Watertown, South Dakota, 57201-0250, USA
LIBRARY OPEN LIMITED HOURS
December 24, 2012; 9:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Christmas Eve we will close at noon.
Location: Watertown Regional Library, 160 6th Street NE, Watertown, South Dakota, 57201-0250, USA
LIBRARY CLOSED
December 25, 2012; All day
Christmas Day
Location: Watertown Regional Library, 160 6th Street NE, Watertown, South Dakota, 57201-0250, USA
LIBRARY OPEN LIMITED HOURS
December 31, 2012; 9:30 AM - 5:00 PM
New Year's Eve we will close at 5:00 p.m.
Location: Watertown Regional Library, 160 6th Street NE, Watertown, South Dakota, 57201-0250, USA
January • Return to top of page
LIBRARY CLOSED
January 1, 2013; All day
New Year's Day
Location: Watertown Regional Library, 160 6th Street NE, Watertown, South Dakota, 57201-0250, USA
LIBRARY CLOSED
January 21, 2013; All day
Martin Luther King Day
Location: Watertown Regional Library, 160 6th Street NE, Watertown, South Dakota, 57201-0250, USA
Cracker Barrel
January 26, 2013; 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Meet with state legislators from District 5
Location: Watertown Regional Library, 160 6th Street NE, Watertown, South Dakota, 57201-0250, USA
February • Return to top of page
Northeast Artists Network
February 1, 2013; 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
All those interested in art welcome to attend. Sharing artwork is encouraged.
Location: Watertown Regional Library, 160 6th Street NE, Watertown, South Dakota, 57201-0250, USA
Library Board Meeting
February 5, 2013; 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Regular meeting of the board. If you wish to have a topic added to the agenda contact the Library Director by Monday of the previous week.
Location: Watertown Regional Library, 160 6th Street NE, Watertown, South Dakota, 57201-0250, USA
Brown Bag Book Club
February 11, 2013; 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Discussing "Blue Nights" by Joan Didion
Location: Watertown Regional Library, 160 6th Street NE, Watertown, South Dakota, 57201-0250, USA
Islam and Women
February 16, 2013; 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Dr. Hassan Sheikh Hussein Osman will speak about women in Islam and how different groups treat them.
Location: Watertown Regional Library, 160 6th Street NE, Watertown, South Dakota, 57201-0250, USA
LIBRARY CLOSED
February 18, 2013; All day
President's Day
Location: Watertown Regional Library, 160 6th Street NE, Watertown, South Dakota, 57201-0250, USA
Zinio Digital Magazine Class
February 20, 2013; 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Learn how to access the library's digital magazine collection.
Location: Watertown Regional Library, 160 6th Street NE, Watertown, South Dakota, 57201-0250, USA
Nuts and Bolts of the U.S. Constitution
February 23, 2013; 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Local attorney Bruce Ford will make an hour long presentation about the US Constitution. Question and answers will follow.
Location: Watertown Regional Library, 160 6th Street NE, Watertown, South Dakota, 57201-0250, USA
March • Return to top of page
Notrheast Artists Network
March 1, 2013; 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
All those interested in art welcome to attend. Sharing artwork is encouraged.
Location: Watertown Regional Library, 160 6th Street NE, Watertown, South Dakota, 57201-0250, USA
"Don't Be a Drip About What's in Your Faucet"
March 3, 2013; 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Is our drinking water safe? Where does it come from? How is it treated? Thought-provoking answers from Jeff DeVille, the Superintendent of Watertown's Water Department.
Location: Watertown Regional Library, 160 6th Street NE, Watertown, South Dakota, 57201-0250, USA
Daydreamers Book Club
March 4, 2013; 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Will be discussing humorous fiction. Open to all ages 9-11.
Location: Watertown Regional Library, 160 6th Street NE, Watertown, South Dakota, 57201-0250, USA
Library Board Meeting
March 5, 2013; 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Regular meeting of the board. If you wish to have a topic added to the agenda contact the Library Director by Monday of the previous week.
Location: Watertown Regional Library, 160 6th Street NE, Watertown, South Dakota, 57201-0250, USA
Zinio Digital Magazine Class
March 11, 2013; 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Learn how to access the library's digital magazine collection.
Location: Watertown Regional Library, 160 6th Street NE, Watertown, South Dakota, 57201-0250, USA
Genealogy Program
March 12, 2013; 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Free and open to all.
Location: Watertown Regional Library, 160 6th Street NE, Watertown, South Dakota, 57201-0250, USA
Brown Bag Book Club
March 18, 2013; 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Will be discussing "The Language of Flowers" by Vanessa Diffenbaugh. Free and open to all.
Location: Watertown Regional Library, 160 6th Street NE, Watertown, South Dakota, 57201-0250, USA
eBook Class
March 18, 2013; 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Learn how to access and use the library's eBook collection.
Location: Watertown Regional Library, 160 6th Street NE, Watertown, South Dakota, 57201-0250, USA
Evening Book Club
March 20, 2013; 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Will be discussing "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand. Open to all.
Location: Watertown Regional Library, 160 6th Street NE, Watertown, South Dakota, 57201-0250, USA
Health Information Online Class
March 21, 2013; 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Learn to find consumer health information online, including drug side effects, conventional and alternative medical treatments of diseases, weight loss, nutrition.
Location: Watertown Regional Library, 160 6th Street NE, Watertown, South Dakota, 57201-0250, USA
Frames
March 24, 2013; 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
An interactive animation presentation that explores how the frames through which we experience reality have a greater weight on our perception than reality itself. Presented by Lawrence Diggs. The program is free and open to all.
Location: Watertown Regional Library, 160 6th Street NE, Watertown, South Dakota, 57201-0250, USA
iPad Basics Class
March 25, 2013; 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Learn the basics of using an iPad such as navigating the iPad, finding and downloading apps, organizing apps, or simply getting into the settings. Please bring your Apple ID with if you want to download an app.
Location: Watertown Regional Library, 160 6th Street NE, Watertown, South Dakota, 57201-0250, USA
Microsoft Excel Class
March 28, 2013; 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Learn the basics of working with spreadsheets using Microsoft Excel 2007. Topics include entering data and formulas, moving and copying data, formatting & print previewing worksheets.
Location: Watertown Regional Library, 160 6th Street NE, Watertown, South Dakota, 57201-0250, USA
LIBRARY CLOSED
March 31, 2013; All day
Easter
Location: Watertown Regional Library, 160 6th Street NE, Watertown, South Dakota, 57201-0250, USA
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Teach Yourself: Computer Self-Study
April 1, 2013; 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Discover free computer tutorials on the web. Search Watertown Regional Library’s Catalog for books, and DVDs to help you learn computer programs and concepts on your own. Find resources on Word, Excel, Office, the Internet, and other topics.
Location: Watertown Regional Library, 160 6th Street NE, Watertown, South Dakota, 57201-0250, USA
Digital Scrapbooking
April 4, 2013; 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Use technology to beautify, enhance, record, celebrate, and tell the stories of your life.
Location: Watertown Regional Library, 160 6th Street NE, Watertown, South Dakota, 57201-0250, USA
eBook Class
April 6, 2013; 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Learn to use both of the ebook collections the library now has.
Location: Watertown Regional Library, 160 6th Street NE, Watertown, South Dakota, 57201-0250, USA
Library Board Meeting
April 8, 2013; 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Regular meeting of the board. If you wish to have a topic added to the agenda contact the Library Director by Monday of the previous week.
Location: Watertown Regional Library, 160 6th Street NE, Watertown, South Dakota, 57201-0250, USA
eBook Class
April 9, 2013; 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Learn to use both of the ebook collections the library now has.
Location: Watertown Regional Library, 160 6th Street NE, Watertown, South Dakota, 57201-0250, USA
Friends Book Sale
April 19 - April 22, 2013; All day
The Friends used book sale will be April 19-22, 2013 at the Watertown Mall next to Dunham's Sports. Please donate your gently used books, movies and music at the Watertown Mall, beginning Monday, April 15th. Take items inside the Mall to the drop off area next to Dunham's. Please do not bring items to the Library.
Location: Watertown Regional Library, 160 6th Street NE, Watertown, South Dakota, 57201-0250, USA
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iPad Basics
May 6, 2013; 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Learn the basics of using an iPad such as navigating the iPad, finding and downloading apps, organizing apps, or simply getting into the settings. Please bring your Apple ID with if you want to download an app.
Location: Watertown Regional Library, 160 6th Street NE, Watertown, South Dakota, 57201-0250, USA
Library Board Meeting
May 7, 2013; 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Regular meeting of the board. If you wish to have a topic added to the agenda contact the Library Director by Monday of the previous week.
Location: Watertown Regional Library, 160 6th Street NE, Watertown, South Dakota, 57201-0250, USA
Microsoft Excel
May 13, 2013; 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Learn the basics of working with spreadsheets using Microsoft Excel 2007. Topics include entering data and formulas, moving and copying data, formatting & print previewing worksheets.
Location: Watertown Regional Library, 160 6th Street NE, Watertown, South Dakota, 57201-0250, USA
Evening Book Club
May 15, 2013; 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
The evening book club will be reading "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary Pearson.
Location: Watertown Regional Library, 160 6th Street NE, Watertown, South Dakota, 57201-0250, USA
Brown Bag Book Club
May 20, 2013; 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
The Brown Bag Book Club will be reading "Blue Asylum" by Kathy Hepinstall.
Location: Watertown Regional Library, 160 6th Street NE, Watertown, South Dakota, 57201-0250, USA
Summer Reading Registration
May 24, 2013; 9:30 AM - 1:00 PM
For children preschool through children in grade five.
Location: Watertown Regional Library, 160 6th Street NE, Watertown, South Dakota, 57201-0250, USA
LIBRARY CLOSED
May 27, 2013; All day
Memorial Day
Location: Watertown Regional Library, 160 6th Street NE, Watertown, South Dakota, 57201-0250, USA
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Wet Your Whistle on Lake Kampeska History
June 2, 2013; 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Codington County Heritage Museum and the Friends join forces to discover the role Lake Kampeska of the "shining shells" has played in the history and development of Watertown. Museum Director Christy Lickei will share highlights of the summer exhibit about the lake.
Location: Watertown Regional Library, 160 6th Street NE, Watertown, South Dakota, 57201-0250, USA
Library Board Meeting
June 4, 2013; 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Regular meeting of the board. If you wish to have a topic added to the agenda contact the Library Director by Monday of the previous week.
Location: Watertown Regional Library, 160 6th Street NE, Watertown, South Dakota, 57201-0250, USA
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Taking a 'Thoreau' Look at Walden Pond
November 3, 2013; 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Lois Hart, literature instructor at Mount Marty College, will take us to Walden Pond to see if Henry David Thoreau still speaks to us.
Location: Watertown Regional Library, 160 6th Street NE, Watertown, South Dakota, 57201-0250, USA
