Washburn Public Library

10/01/2026

10/01/2026

Join the Washburn Public Library Tuesday, October 20, at 6 pm, for our next book club meeting & a visit from Bismarck, ND, author Paulette Bullinger. She will be discussing 'Nothing Hidden' & other books she has coauthored, and we will learn about her upcoming Great Reads from Great Places ND tour. The event is open to anyone interested. Don't have time to join book club? We have extra copies of the book!

09/30/2026

Please come say goodbye to Ichabod. He will be at the library tomorrow, Wednesday, all day, and Thursday morning.

08/12/2026

The Washburn Public Library wrapped up the 2026 Summer Reading Program. To all of our readers and support from our community-you are awesome! There were 57 participants that turned in 322 weekly reading logs (that's 644 hours of reading!!!) and 22 blackout bingo cards! 45 participants received a college SAVE certificate and the blackout bingo cards received a pass to Gateway to Science. 3 Washburn families participated in the 3rd annual McLean Mercer Regional Library crawl and our very own Rohan family was drawn for the $100 Barnes & Noble gift card this year! There were 6 Grand Prize winners drawn from the weekly slips that received Raging Rivers passes:
Kora Henke
Lydia Hetletved
Ivy Cleveland
Jewel Schaan
Rody Rohan
Angel Brewer
A special thanks to the McLean County Historical Society for providing the use of the Nettle Creek Schoolhouse for our weekly events and to the Park Board for moving picnic tables around for us as needed!

08/03/2026

The Washburn Public Library invites you to "check out" the FREE Community Produce Shelf. Take produce, leave produce, or trade produce. The shelf is 24-hour accessible and located on the sidewalk in front of the library on Main Ave.

07/28/2026

A HUGE thank you to the District 5 North Dakota CattleWomen for donating Vet Kids Cattle Club books to our library today! These books are agriculturally accurate, beef-related children's chapter books that reflect modern beef production and authentic ranch life and include visits to a North Dakota ranch! Look for them on our shelves soon!

07/22/2026

7/20/26 Summer Reading Program
A HUGE thank you to Mark Zimmerman with the Audubon National Wildlife Refuge for hosting today's presentation! We learned about the North Country National Scenic Trail Junior Ranger program, looked at some items that you can make at their events including birdhouses and walking sticks, and everyone got to put together and take home their own dinosaur fossil! Check out their upcoming events and GET OUTDOORS!

07/14/2026

7/13/26 Summer Reading Program
A HUGE thank you to Nina Loeks with the State Historical Society of North Dakota for hosting today's presentation! We learned about the displays at the North Dakota Heritage Center & State Museum and participated in so many activities! We created our own dinosaurs with foam dinosaur bones, made pasta pterodactyls, and everyone went home with a take & make fuzzysaur!

07/08/2026

7/6/26 Summer Reading Program
A HUGE thank you to Hailee Presser with the South McLean County Soil Conservation District for hosting today's presentation! We learned why trees are so important, what chlorophyll is, and how the photosynthesis process works. She read "A Kiss Goodbye" by Audrey Penn and everyone made a suncatcher out of dried flowers and leaves!