Cottonwood Public Library

10/13/2026

There is still time to join our Fall Reading Challenge! See post for details!

📚 Mini Reading Challenge! 🍂

Ready for a little reading challenge? Starting tomorrow, kids and teens can pick up a reading log at the Youth Services Desk and start reading!

Complete your age group’s challenge by November 15:

📖 Ages 0–7: Read or listen to 30 picture books
📚 Ages 8–12: Read 5 books, including at least 1 chapter book
📕 Ages 13–17: Read 2 chapter books

Once your log is complete, fill out your name, age, and phone number on the back and return it to the Youth Services Desk by November 15 to be entered into our raffle.

🎉 This challenge is about setting a goal and challenging yourself to read! Completing the challenge earns you a chance to win a raffle prize—prizes are not guaranteed.

Stop by the Youth Services Desk in October to pick up your reading log and get started! 📚✨

10/10/2026

What an amazing gift!

10/06/2026

WOW! We have some pretty exciting news to share!

Adela, Paula, Danielle, and our Youth Services staff helped make this summer’s reading challenge something really special.

And now we get to celebrate them!

The Joyful Reading Company gave Cottonwood Public Library an Honorable Mention in its 2026 Summer Reading Challenge after seeing how strongly our community participated. When community size was taken into account, Cottonwood had one of the highest participation percentages among their library partners!

They even awarded us a $100 THNKS gift card to help us keep the reading fun going!

We are SO proud of this team for bringing so much energy, creativity, and magic to our reading challenges.

And the best part? Our kids showed up, families cheered them on, local businesses supported the fun, and Cottonwood spent the summer READING.

Now that is something worth celebrating.

09/30/2026

📚 Mini Reading Challenge! 🍂

Ready for a little reading challenge? Starting tomorrow, kids and teens can pick up a reading log at the Youth Services Desk and start reading!

Complete your age group’s challenge by November 15:

📖 Ages 0–7: Read or listen to 30 picture books
📚 Ages 8–12: Read 5 books, including at least 1 chapter book
📕 Ages 13–17: Read 2 chapter books

Once your log is complete, fill out your name, age, and phone number on the back and return it to the Youth Services Desk by November 15 to be entered into our raffle.

🎉 This challenge is about setting a goal and challenging yourself to read! Completing the challenge earns you a chance to win a raffle prize—prizes are not guaranteed.

Stop by the Youth Services Desk in October to pick up your reading log and get started! 📚✨

09/15/2026

Stop by the library anytime during September and check out these displays in honor of Library Card Sign Up Month and tell us what makes the library great! Leave a staff shoutout, a book review, or tell us about a library program you attended! We want to hear from you!

09/15/2026

Roger Naylor Reveals His Top 25 Historic Sites in Arizona

An Exclusive Presentation Oct. 3 at Cottonwood Library

Take a journey through the past unlike any other when award-winning author, Roger Naylor, discusses his favorite historic sites at the Cottonwood Public Library on Saturday, October 3 at 11 a.m.

Arizona’s history is as diverse as its landscapes, and Roger Naylor knows them both intimately. Through his decades of traveling the state, these 25 memorable sites are ones that captured his heart. They include remnants from ancient times to the Spanish frontier to the Wild West all the way up to mid-century icons. These are the places, still preserved and protected, that define the Arizona of today.

Peel back the layers of Arizona’s incredible past through the words and photos of a master storyteller. Discover a wealth of information and plan your next road trip to begin visiting the amazing 25 historic sites that made Naylor’s list of favorites.

This special event is brought to you by the Cottonwood Historical Preservation Commission in partnership with the Cottonwood Public Library. It is an exclusive presentation featuring a slide show and Q & A. It is free and open to the public. The Cottonwood Public Library is located at 100 S. 6th Street. For more information, call 928-634-7759.

Roger Naylor is an award-winning Arizona travel writer and author. He has resided in Cottonwood for the past 30 years. Naylor’s work has appeared in the Arizona Republic, USA Today, The Guardian, Country Magazine, Arizona Highways, and dozens more. He was inducted into the Arizona Tourism Hall of Fame in 2018. He is also the narrator of the Verde Canyon Railroad.

Naylor has authored several books including Arizona Boots and Burgers, Arizona Route 66 Road Trip, Arizona National Parks and Monuments, Awesome Arizona: 200 Amazing Facts about the Grand Canyon State, Arizona’s Scenic Roads and Hikes, Arizona State Parks, The Amazing Kolb Brothers of Grand Canyon, Arizona Kicks on Route 66, and Crazy for the Heat: Arizona Tales of Ghosts, Gumshoes, and Bigfoot. For more information, visit www.rogernaylor.com.

09/11/2026

Your next chapter could start at the library! 📖

We are looking for a cheerful, patient Library Aide to join our team and help patrons tackle the mysteries of smartphones, public computers, printers, scanners, and all the other library magic. This position is one day a week, every Saturday from 9:00 a.m. to 2:15 p.m. with opportunities to cover additional shifts as needed. See the job description for more details.

Apply through the City of Cottonwood employment page here: https://cottonwoodaz.gov/600/Employment-Opportunities

09/09/2026

In honor of Library Card Sign Up Month, we want to hear from you! What is one library service you wish more people knew about, or what is your favorite thing about the library?

08/31/2026

The Cottonwood Public Library received a generous $500 donation of children’s books and farm-to-table educational kits from the Arizona Flywheelers, supporting youth education about nutrition, agriculture, and sustainability.

These materials have expanded the library’s environmental and food education resources and are now available for checkout. We appreciate the Arizona Flywheelers for their thoughtful support of youth learning.

08/28/2026

The 2026 Summer Reading Challenge, "Unearth a Story," was a tremendous success, bringing readers of all ages together to celebrate reading, learning, and community. This year, 662 participants logged more than 800,000 minutes of reading and redeemed over 3,000 rewards. Thank you to everyone who participated and helped make this year's challenge one to remember.

None of this would have been possible without the generosity of our 40+ local sponsors, whose support helped provide books, prizes, programs, and memorable experiences for readers of all ages.

Thank you to everyone who read, attended programs, volunteered, sponsored, and celebrated with us this summer. We hope you'll continue reading throughout the year, and we look forward to seeing you for our Mini Winter Reading Challenge!

Bookmarks - Friends of the Cottonwood LibraryCity of Cottonwood, ArizonaCottonwood Parks and Recreation Dept.Out of Africa Wildlife Park & SanctuaryArizona Public Service - APSGame On - CottonwoodOld Town RocksThe Blazin' M RanchVerde Lea Market Deli and Grill--More sponsors in the comments!