Writers
Your story matters. Our tools help you write it, shape it and share it.
If you're passionate about writing or looking to meet, collaborate and share with other writers, you've found the right place! We offer writing-focused programs and events for all levels to help you develop your skills. Connect with fellow writers at open mics.
Thank you if you attended The 2025 Writers Conference. Miss a session? Check out our OnDemand video playlist.  »
Staff Picks
Writing Creative Nonfiction
Whether it's a creative nonfiction essay or an investigative narrative nonfiction book, these resources will help guide your writing!
Publish Your Writing
These resources can help guide you through contracts, marketing, self publishing, and how to get your work into the hands of readers.
List of Lists for Local Writers
All of our lists on miscellaneous topics, like getting published, writing poetry, doing research, and more!
Practical Tips for Creative Motivation
Need inspiration to finish your novel, or "permission" to allow yourself to focus on your creative aspirations? Find tips and tricks!
Submissions & Spotlights
We love local authors! Read works from past writing contest winners on themes such as "Architecture of Home", "Golazo!", "Color Our World", "Humanity" and "Family".
Previous Writing Contest Winners
Kopper wins Library essay contest with "Childhood Home"
Kopper connects home and community in her essay, which won one of the prizes for the Library's Architecture of Home contest
Lexie Pusty wins contest: "There's No Place Like Good Bones"
Pusty evokes the emotional essence of the word "home" for our Architecture of Home essay contest.
Resa Sobandi wins "Architecture of Home" Essay contest
In her essay, Resa Sobandi beautifully captures how she found an item to represent her sense of belonging in each of the places she's lived,
Cox Wins Short Story Contest
Celesta Cox wins Short Story category of Writing Contest the Architecture of Home with her piece "Margaret, Mothers, and the Messy Room."
Trending Resources
Gale Books and Authors
Explore books, authors, genres and topics plus reading recommendations for similar titles.
NoveList
Reading recommendations, book group guides, book reviews, plot summaries and articles about authors.
Bloom's Literature
A comprehensive resource for the study of literature covering thousands of great writers and their works.
Literary Reference Source
Literary criticism, author biographies, plot summaries and book reviews.
Writers Conference Recorded Sessions from 2024
Watch recorded sessions from the 2024 Writers Conference on our YouTube channel!
Brainfuse Adult Learning Center
Study resources and live tutoring for high school equivalency, U.S. citizenship, Microsoft Office help, career exploration and more.
The Great Courses
The best of The Great Courses featuring in-depth video lessons on hundreds of topics taught by expert professors. Stream through Kanopy.
OnDemand: Authors & Writers
Watch previously recorded Writers Conference sessions and all of our OnDemand discussions with authors and writers.
In the Catalog
Events for Writers
We offer writing-focused programs and events for all levels to help you develop your skills and connect with other local writers.
Scribbler Society
Young writers ages 9-13 are invited to this monthly collaborative writing club for prompts, activities and encouragement.
Teen Writing Workshops
Teens ages 12-16 are invited to this one-hour collaborative writing workshop. Come for prompts, activities and plenty of encouragement.
4th Friday Open Mic, part of a series
Bring your poems, short stories, essays and excerpts to share, or come just to listen.