Tidy up your home and promote literacy in Winters. The books you and your kids have outgrown are needed now! Marie Kondo says, “Don’t miss out on this unique opportunity to spark the joy of reading in our young neighbors.” No, she didn’t really say that, but it is true nonetheless. We especially need: sturdy […]
Continue the Mission: Serve on the WFOL Board
Hello Winters Friends of the Library members! It’s that time of year when we are seeking your support for our Friends group. Please consider serving as a member of our WFoL Board. The Friends have a record of outstanding commitment to literacy and the Winters Community Library. Over the past two years, our fundraising efforts […]
Los Tres de Winters at the Gazebo in Winters July 25
Los Tres de Winters van a presentar música tradicional norteña y más el 25 de julio de 7 pm a 8:30 pm en el kiosko del Rotary Park de Winters. El conjunto: en el acordeón José Luis Echeverria, en el bajo quinto Adolfo Valenzuela, y en el bass Rafael Echeverria. Traigan sillas o una cobija para […]
Tropicali Flames Heat Up the Gazebo in Winters July 18
The Winters Friends of the Library Summer Concerts at the Gazebo series continues with a free outdoor concert by Tropicali Flames on Thursday, July 18, 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 Sacramento-based quartet plays high-energy swing, vintage jazz, rhythm & blues, and […]
Clinton Davis Trio at the Gazebo in Winters July 11
The Winters Friends of the Library summer concert series continues with a free outdoor concert by The Clinton Davis Trio on Thursday, July 11, 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. Clinton Davis plays old-time American folk music. A fifth-generation Kentuckian, Davis grew up […]
The Bottom Dwellers at the Gazebo in Winters July 4
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 […]
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 […]
