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West Public Library

Welcome to West Public Library

West Public Library Services are free to the community.  You can check-out books and DVDs, use the computer, and access WIFI without charge.  Also free are meetings of Book Club, Crafters, and Game players, and Czech Genealogy research.  There is a nominal charge for printing and for transfer services for VHS tapes to digital.  

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Books unavailable at the West Public Library can be requested for delivery to West from the Waco-McLennan County Library, if available, and then checked out in West.  All requests must be placed at our library.  Delivery and pick-up are each Thursday.  This is a free service.

TexShare Databases: books, articles, research databases, and more
Good Reads: book reviews, top sellers, author interviews, and news headlines
The New York Times Best Seller List: Authoritatively ranked lists of books sold in the United States.
Czech Genealogical Research Assistance - Free research assistance to those of Czech Descent looking for information on their family.

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Tex Share Databases are filled with magazine articles, encyclopedia entries, and other materials to help you discover more on any subject, from general interest to business, hobbies, and more. Please see your librarian for a username and password.

Library Activities

Free Services:  

Book check-out (adults, teens, children, large print).  Computer use.  WIFI.  Scanning.  Genealogy resources.  

Services for a small fee:  

Printing.  VHS tape transfer to digital.  

Free Activities:

Crafting.  Mondays at 3:30

Games.  Wednesdays at 1:00

Book Club.  2nd Wednesday 10:30-11:30

Summer Storytime.  Presented by Tale Tellers.  June 5-July 24, 2024. Crafts, games, snacks!

Free Online Resources:  

West News 1910-2002 online at Portal to Texas History.  

Resources for adults and youth (homework skills, college prep, job hunting, etc.).