The Winters Friends of the Library will be holding its annual meeting, Monday November 1, at 7pm. Because of the rise in Covid19 cases, it will be held remotely on the Zoom platform. All are invited to attend, and the link to the meeting is at the end of this article. WFoL began nearly 45 […]
Easy Winners Play Early 20th Century Popular Music July 29
Join us for a free outdoor performance by The Easy Winners on Thursday, July 29, 7:00–8:30 p.m. at the Rotary Park Gazebo, on Main Street at Railroad Avenue, in front of the Community Center in Winters. The concert, the last of of this summer’s series, will feature early twentieth-century music, including classic rags, waltzes, cakewalks, tangos, marches, […]
Los Tres de Winters at the Gazebo in Winters July 22
The Winters Friends of the Library summer concert series continues with a free outdoor performance by Los Tres de Winters on Thursday, July 22, 7:00–8:30 p.m. at the Rotary Park Gazebo, on Main Street at Railroad Avenue, in front of the Community Center in Winters. The trio plays Norteño-style music, with José Luis Echeverria on accordion, Adolfo Valenzuela on bajo quinto (a […]
Meredith Axelrod and Craig Ventresco at the Gazebo in Winters July 8
The Winters Friends of the Library summer concert series continues with a free outdoor concert by Meredith Axelrod and Craig Ventresco on Thursday, July 8, 7:00–8:30 p.m. at the Rotary Park Gazebo, on Main Street at Railroad Avenue, in front of the Community Center in Winters. Meredith Axelrod is a multi-instrumentalist with a passion for early jazz […]
Old Dogs, New Tricks: Embracing E-books
Michael Hemken loved listening to stories since his first encounter with Captain Kangaroo back in the 50’s. He also loved reading, but it was slow going due to dyslexia. Mike started borrowing audio books from Winters Community Library when he was receiving radiation treatments. He always had a story on when he was resting or […]
National Library Week April 4-10, 2021
National Library Week is a time to celebrate how strong libraries strengthen communities. And in particular how our Winters Community Library contributes to the health, strength, learning, and enjoyment of our Winters Community. It may be awhile since we’ve been able to gather at the library on a crowded Thursday evening filled with families participating […]
Why Join the Friends?
Hear from our Membership Coordinator about the many reasons to join. Despite the hardship that our community has endured this year, WFoL continues to support library services and promote literacy and lifelong learning for our town. We need our library now more thanever! LOOK FOR YOUR RENEWAL PACKET IN THE MAIL SOON! If you are […]
Thank You!
Thank you! Despite these challenging times, we saw an outpouring of support yesterday, and received over $10,000 in donations through the Big Day of Giving! This amount includes a generous donation of $3,000 in matching funds from an anonymous donor. All of these dollars will go directly to support the library and it’s programs as […]
Donations for #BDOG2018 Can Be Scheduled Now!
Look at the wonderful article from our local newspaper the Winters Express announcing our Big Day of Giving campaign and letting people know that the donations can begin now! Big Day of Giving WFoL Donations Begin Today ( published on 4/18/18) By Emma Johnson Wednesday, Apr. 18, is the first day to schedule advanced donations […]
WFoL Tree Sale 2017
Save Saturday, March 4th 2017 to do all of your tree shopping. The Winters Friends of the Library will be holding its annual fruit tree sale in Winters at the parking lot at Railroad Avenue and Baker Street. Doors open, rain or shine, at 9 am to the general public. Members can enter at 8:30, […]
Winters Friends of the Library Fruit Tree Sale March 5, 2016
Save Saturday, March 5 to do all of your tree shopping. The Winters Friends of the Library will be holding its annual fruit tree sale in Winters at the parking lot at Railroad Avenue and Baker Street from 9 am (members can enter at 8:30) until all the trees are sold, rain or shine. Bare […]
Let’s Get Personal: My Library and Volunteering Love Story
Hi, my name is Lisa and I love libraries, learning, and doing good to feel good. Yes, I’m an annoyingly enthusiastic WFoL Volunteer and will be a member for life. I can’t help myself, I keep coming back for more. Little did I know when I moved to town in 1987, and stumbled into a […]
