Watson-Mason-Edgewood Community Library in Operation

The Watson-Mason-Edgewood Community Library is now open for business.

The library is located in the former Edgewood Grade School building at 710 indiana Street in Edgewood.

The Children/Young Adult section is in place. Computers with Internet access are available for the public, as well as a printer. The Adult section will be ready by late summer or early fall.

The membership fee is $5/library card for the entire family. Membership is not required to participate in activities, including the summer reading program.

Regular library hours are:

Mondays 3-7pm

Tuesdays 9-11am

Wednesdays 9-11am

Thursdays--9-11am, 2-7pm

Saturdays 1-4pm

Closed Fridays and Sundays.

The inaugural summer reading program, Superhero Reading Adventure, is underway and will continue through August 1. There will be weekly activities and prizes, as well as a drawing for a bicycle at the end of the program.

The WME Community Library serves citizens of Watson, Mason, Edgewood and West and Union townships, as well as other surrounding townships. The Watson-Mason-Edgewood Community Library is a small grassroots library that is currently supported solely by donations and volunteers.

Contact Tonia Harris at 618-238-9213 or email wmecommunityworks@gmail.com for more information about the library project, or to volunteer. You can also visit the webpage at www.wmecommunitylibrary.org.