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 […]
Benefit Performance Of Inherit the Wind 2019
On March 9th, 2019, the Winters Theatre Company will present a benefit performance of their Spring show, “Inherit the Wind” by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee’s. All proceeds will go to benefit Winters Friends of the Library. Tickets price will be $25 and that will include one drink ( beer or wine) and dessert. […]
WFoL 2019 Fruit Tree Sale
A forest of trees will grace the parking lot at Railroad Street and Edwards in downtown Winters on Saturday, March 2nd. The Winters Friends of the Library will hold its annual Fruit Tree Sale from 9 am until the trees are sold out. The big news for WFoL members is that if you have a […]
WFoL Family Holiday Festival on December 1st from 10 to 2 PM in the Winters Community Center.
Come to the WFoL Family Holiday Festival on Saturday, December 1st from 10 to 2 PM in the Winters Community Center. There will be children singing, holiday books to purchase, holiday crafts to make, delicious soup and cookies, children dancing, and, of course, Santa. The Family Holiday Festival opens at 10 AM when children’s musician, […]
WFoL Annual Membership Gathering on November 8, 2018
Save the Date! The WFoL Annual Gathering is on Thursday, November 8, 2018 at 6 p.m. at the Winters Community Library. Save the Date! The WFoL Annual Gathering is on Thursday, November 8, 2018 at 6 p.m. at the Winters Community Library. Meet the 2019 WFoL Board, listen to guest speaker Maceo Montoya, enter the […]