Biologist and natural science illustrator Robin Lee Carlson will be the speaker at the Winters Friends of the Library annual gathering on Monday, November 7 at 6:00 p.m. at the Winters Community Library. When Stebbins Cold Canyon burned in 2015, many Winters residents who love to hike in the nearby nature preserve were devastated. Robin […]
Writing During the Pandemic—Author Talk June 16
Writing is a solitary pursuit, but writers depend on contact with others for research, for informal critiques and formal editing, for support and solidarity, and to make sure they don’t go batty staring at the blank page. Professional writers are called on to speak and read their work to live audiences; they teach and lead […]
Stories on Stage with Reyna Grande
Join us for a special virtual event with Reyna Grande in a partnership with Yolo County Library, Davis Stories on Stage, & the Winters Friends of the Library. Featuring an excerpt of Grande’s bestselling memoir The Distance Between Us, the event will also include a live Q&A with Grande after the performance.Reyna Grande is the […]
Tell Your Story Writing Contest for Yolo County Teens
We are excited to announce a new collaboration this year between Winters Friends of the Library, the Yolo County Library, and Stories on Stage. This program combines a writing contest for teens with an online presentation from author Reyna Grande on April 24. Essays must be submitted by March 25. Read on for submission and […]
WFoL Annual Gathering 2020 on Nov. 2 with Author Tamsen Schultz
Please join us for our Winters Friends of the Library Annual Membership gathering from 5:30 to 8 pm on Monday, November 2nd. This fun and informative evening is held to elect our 2021 WFoL Board Officers and also enjoy a talk from a guest speaker. This year we will hear from author Tamsen Schultz. As […]
Community Writes Workshop Celebrates Independent Authors
Winters Friends of the Library invites anyone who likes to read—or has ever wanted to try their hand at writing—to a free writing workshop on Saturday, October 12th, 2:00-4:30 p.m. at the Winters Community Library. Participants will learn the ins and outs of writing humor, memoir, and mysteries from local authors. This event, called Community Writes, is billed as […]
Community Writes – October 12, 2019
Join us from 2-4:30 on Saturday, October 12th, 2019 at the Winters Community Library and explore the nuances and fun of writing humor, memoir, and mysteries.
“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. […]
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 […]
WFoL Author Talks Presents Ed Dawkins on October 16, 2018 at the Winters Community Library
Join us at the Winters Community Library on Tuesday, October 16 at 7 pm to hear Doctor Ed Dawkins talk about his new book Reckless But Lucky. Books will be available for purchase at the event. About the author: Doctor Ed has lived in Winters for 25 years, and before that, in Davis since 1965. He […]
Author Lisa Nalbone Speaks at Winters Community Library on August 14, 2018
The Winters Friends of the Library will be hosting an author talk on August 14 at 7pm at the Winters Community Library. Local author Lisa Nalbone will speak about her guide and workbook LIFESPARKS: Ask hard questions, TRY new things, Do what matters. which offers strategies and practical steps for using self-directed learning to navigate life’s […]
Author Melina Sempill Watts Speaks at Winters Community Library on April 24, 2018
Please join us to hear author Melina Sempill Watts will speak about her novel Tree from 7-8 pm on April 24, at the Winters Community Library. Tree is a novel focusing on the life of a California live oak over 229 years of California history. About the Author Watts began her career in Hollywood as a […]
