NEW! Friends of the Library

NEW! Friends of the Library

We’re happy to announce that our library now has a Friends of the Prescott Public Library group! The Friends are just getting started and are currently in the planning stages, working behind the scenes to build something wonderful for our library and community. More...
Library Love Story

Library Love Story

Library Love Story 2026 5 minutes. One question. Huge impact. Our elected officials and funders need to hear from you! Tell them how the library helps you and your community. We’ve made it so easy! Click to use the online form to tell us your story. We’ll do the rest....
Holiday Hours

Holiday Hours

The library will be closed December 24 and 25 (in observance of the Christmas holiday) and January 1 (New Year’s Day).
Internet Outage Dec. 12

Internet Outage Dec. 12

The Library’s internet provider has scheduled a planned internet outage on December 12, 2025 starting at 8AM. We are hoping that it is a short outage (less than one hour), but if there are any issues that require troubleshooting, it could take longer. During the...

The Price & Politics of EBooks

“Why is the wait time so long for the book I want to read?”   “Why are books #1-5 in this series available, but #6-10 are missing?”  “Why can’t the library just buy ebooks from Amazon like I can?”  These are some of the most common questions heard from library patrons...