Winters Friends of the Library invites everyone to celebrate the Fourth of July with a free outdoor concert by The Bottom Dwellers on Thursday, July 4, 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. Formed in 2003, the four-piece Americana band from […]
2019 Summer Concert Series
Summer Concerts at the Gazebo in Winters One of the real pleasures of the season is to listen to live music outdoors on a balmy summer evening. Winters Friends of the Library invites everyone to enjoy the 22nd season of free Summer Concerts at the Gazebo on Thursday evenings in July, 7:00–8:30 p.m. at the […]
Students Express Appreciation
Did you know that on May 21 Author Lynn Fulton not only talked with adults at our evening WFOL Author Talk event, she also visited with students from Waggoner Elementary School? Below is a letter of thanks from the students and some photos showing their engagement and signing up for the Summer Reading program. Thank […]
“The Book of Weirdo” Comes to Winters
During the 1980s, when two of the world’s greatest underground cartoonists, Robert Crumb and Aline Kominsky Crumb, lived in Winters, they produced Weirdo, an irreverent, outrageous, hilarious, often politically-incorrect comix magazine. Weirdo was R. Crumb’s inspired answer to the “greed is good” Reagan era. In its time, the periodical featured the finest work of many artists, particularly R. […]
Library Community Teaching Garden Project Update
One of the first steps completed on the Winters Community Library Teaching Garden was the removal of several trees and a number of shrubs from the area for the pollinator garden. Pat Riley (WFoL member) donated his time, expertise, and equipment (chain saws, shredder, and stump remover) for removing trees and shrubs with the help […]
Thank You!
When you invest in Winters Friends of the Library, you invest in your library. When you invest in your library, you provide support and resources to create a stronger community. Thank you all for caring enough to generously support WFoL so we can continue to support our library and enrich our community with programs and […]
Winters Friends of the Library Social on May 2
Join us for a special Winters Friends of the Library Social event on the Big Day of Giving where you can find out more about how WFoL programs and funding Support, Connect, and Engage community members to help strengthen Winters. The event is from 6-7:30 p.m. on May 2, the Big Day of Giving, at […]
Bedtime Story Challenge
Save the Date so you don’t miss out on this special WFoL Big Day of Giving event! Join us at the Winters Community Library or on our Facebook Page for a special Big Day of Giving event on May 2, 2019. Help us win a prize for the most NEW donors giving in this hour […]
Author Lynn Fulton to Speak May 21 at the Winters Community Library
We are excited to announce our upcoming Author Talk, scheduled for Tuesday, May 21, at 7:00 p.m. at the Winters Community Library. Our featured speaker that evening will be author Lynn Fulton. Lynn grew up loving books and wanting to write them, but never actually finished anything until she learned to type. Her keyboard skills led […]
Winters Shakespeare Workshop Offers Summer Internship for Students
Want to work in theatre? Get experience now and apply for a summer internship with the Winters Shakespeare Workshop. The WSW Internship opportunity is open to teenagers 13-19 years old. The time frame is from June 16 to July 20, 2019 during the evening Sunday thru Thursday. This is a great way to get experience […]
Winters Shakespeare Workshop Registration Open for 2019 Acting Camp
WSW 2019 postponed. Email Mary Lou Linvill at marylou.linvill@gmail.com to be put on the waiting list for 2020 enrollment. Teens ages 13 to 19 are invited to sign up now for Winters Shakespeare Workshop (WSW), a five-week intensive acting camp open to all teens. WSW actors will create a complete production of Shakespeare’s The Comedy […]
Support the Yolo Community Library Foundation Launch
Winters Friends of the Library is excited to collaborate with the Yolo Community Library Foundation to strengthen our county library system. The mission of the newly formed Yolo County Library Foundation (YCLF) is to raise funds to support all the Yolo County libraries. The YCLF will not be competing with the local friends groups, rather […]
