Prescott Public Library

10/16/2026

Happy National Dictionary Day! Our librarians did pretty amazing job figuring out the definitions of these esoteric words. How did you do?

We have lots of dictionaries for your word finding needs. Check out our website at https://library.prescott-az.gov/ for more info.

Sources: https://wordinfo.info/

https://www.dictionary.com/

https://www.merriam-webster.com/

https://logeion.uchicago.edu/

Dictionary Shown: Websters 2002 New International Unabridged Dictionary.

10/15/2026

“If we get to the point where we don’t help each other anymore, that’s when we stop being human.”

To place any of the Dungeon Crawler Carl books or any other books on hold you can stop by the desk, visit us online https://library.prescott-az.gov/ or call us at 928-777-1500.

10/13/2026

The library has a full week of programming for children, teens, and adults📚. Will you be attending?

Check out the library's full calendar of events @ https://library.prescott-az.gov/

10/12/2026

We will be closed today for Staff Training Day. While we are not available to help you with account questions, don't forget to download the YLN Catalog app where you can view your checkouts, renew your items, view the catalog, and put things on hold.

10/09/2026

We will be closed on Monday, October 12th for Staff Training Day. While we are not available to help you with account questions, don't forget to download the YLN Catalog app where you can view your checkouts, renew your items, view the catalog, and put things on hold.

10/09/2026

10/08/2026

“You think kindness is some silly frivolous side virtue, when it is in fact the whole... thing!” ~Caro Claire Burke. Overdue for a good book? This is Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke. While we have a waitlist on all items, we have many options: large print, audiobook on CD, ebook, and audiobook on Libby.

10/06/2026

We had a lot of fun choosing "The Many Things That Frighten Librarians" for one of this month's displays. Take a look at some of the titles that made the list... 👻

10/06/2026

Want to learn for about library history? On Tuesday, October 6th at 6 pm, our own Kristen Kauffman will be presenting many of the photos and stories from her book "Prescott Public Library" by Arcadia Publications. Come by and learn about why our library is so great 📚

10/05/2026

Will we see you this week? The library has lots of fun programming for kids, teens, and adults all week long. Hope to see you soon 📚😃

Check out the library's full calendar of events @ https://library.prescott-az.gov/