It’s every town’s dream: Raise young people who participate in the town’s quality programs and they will return to give back to those programs and support another generation. Andrew Fridae and Emma Pfanner are longtime friends and were actors together in the 2008 Winters Shakespeare Workshop production of “The Tempest,” and will be teaming up […]
Auditions for Winters 2015 Shakespeare Workshop for Teens!
Read for parts on Sunday, June 7, 2015. See this post for more details and to download forms.
WFoL Summer Concerts
Did you know that our Summer Gazebo Concert series is one of our most popular programs? The summer concerts are one of the Winters Friends of the Library programs to promote community engagement and enhance the cultural life of the community and they take place on Thursday evenings in July. You can enjoy free outdoor […]
A Picture of Story Time and the Support of the Friends
Notice as of January 2019 – Family Storytime held Wednesday Mornings at 10:30 am, Bilingual Storytime held Thursday evenings at 6 pm. In the northeast corner of the Winters Community Library, Linda Glick awaits a small stampede. Everything is quiet and empty until the strollers, parents and grandparents roll in to fill the chairs and […]
And the 2015 Winner Is….
Hap and Maj Hapworth are the lucky winners of the Winters Literary Treasure Basket! “We couldn’t be more thrilled!” Long time WFoL and Library supporters, Maj and Hap expressed their pleasure at how the library and it’s programs have grown. “And WFoL has been a big part of that. You’ve been working for a long […]
Berryessa Gap Vineyard Big Day of Giving Event Recap
Thank you to our hosts and great library supporters Berryessa Gap Vineyards who hosted our Big Day of Giving Donation and Celebration event at their Tasting Room at 15 Main Street in downtown Winters. We appreciate this second year of wonderful support for our library and our community. We hope you will stop by to […]
Look What Small Can Do! #BIGDoG2015 Prize Update
You may have already seen our end of night preliminary results from the Big Day of Giving here. We just found out that in addition to our donation totals, we won $1000 in prizes from TWO prize challenges: We won the Yolo Big Dog Donor Challenge ($500) in the small organization category and the Yolo […]
A BIG #BIGDoG2015 Thank You!
Thank you to all of our wonderful donors, volunteers, supporters, partners, and collaborators! Thanks to your help, WFoL’s preliminary tally on the night May 5 was $27,645 * in donations from 201 donors. Out of 529 local nonprofits, we came in 25th place for the number of donors and 40th place for the amount raised. […]
Library Fun on the Big Day of Giving 2015
Lot’s of activities are planned at the library on May 5th, for The Big Day of Giving. The Winters Community Library is located at 708 Railroad Avenue in Winters. You can donate while at the library, all throughout the day (8am – 8pm) Support will be available if you need help accessing the donation website. From […]
Sign Up Now for Teen Actors Workshop 2015!
Teens! The stage is waiting for you! This summer Winters’ teens can make new friends, and sharpen their performing skills in the Winters Shakespeare Workshop production of The Comedy of Errors. Set deep in the 21st century, The Comedy of Errors will open a window into the future. Acting, juggling, music, dancing, and stage combat […]
Youth Day Book Give-Away
The Winters Friends of the Library (WFOL) will be hosting our traditional Free Book Booth at the Youth Day Festival on April 25th at the downtown park beginning at Noon. Our volunteers will have an assortment of books for all ages, from picture books to chapter books, with one available for each child that visits our booth. The books range in […]
3 Fun Events – 24 Hours to Give!
Save the date to donate, win big for Winters Community Library, and have all kinds of fun on May 5, 2015. There are 24 hours to give online from your home, tablet or phone. Or you can gather with friends and other library supporters to give where you live to make our library and community […]
