The Hardwood Creek Library in Washington County and Wyoming Area Giese Memorial Library in Chisago County offer not only a robust catalog of inventory to check out , but frequent community events .

Hardwood Creek Library ( 19955 Forest Rd . N ) offers free library services to residents of the county and any individual who has a membership with another public library in the region .

Individuals who do not reside in Washington County can call or visit the branch with their library card number to access the wide array of books , movies or CDs that can be rented from its inventory . A catalog of inventory can be found online at washcolib . org / 445 / Hardwood-Creek-Library .

The Wyoming Area Giese

Memorial Library ( 26855 Forest Blvd .) is part of the East Central Regional Library system and offers library cards for free to Chisago County residents , excluding Taylors Falls , and anyone who participates at a regional library . To apply for a card area residents can register online or in person . A catalog of written , audio and visual content can be found online at ecrlib . org / at-your-library /.

COMMUNITY EVENTS Both libraries have carved

out spots in their communities as gathering places for not only tried-and-true library users , but for families , teens and young adults .

The Hardwood Creek Library hosts many family , teen , adult or senior events each month . There are teen and family art carts where craft materials are available for free use and weekly toddler story time sessions .

Once a month a Dungeons and Dragons teen group meets as well as a monthly knitting group and book club .

There are technology assistance sessions available for seniors to get tech assistance a few times a month , too . All community events and information can be found online at washcolib . org / events .

The Wyoming Area Giese Memorial Library offers a breadth of activities including art displays , board games , activity kits , various groups to connect with .

There are preschool storytimes at 10:30 a . m . on Wednesdays for young learners to engage in stories , songs , fingerplays and crafts .

Community events are available for non-library card holders and more information about the East Central Regional Library ’ s upcoming events can be found online at ecrlib . libcal . com / calendar / events .