Hear from our Membership Coordinator about the many reasons to join. Despite the hardship that our community has endured this year, WFoL continues to support library services and promote literacy and lifelong learning for our town. We need our library now more thanever! LOOK FOR YOUR RENEWAL PACKET IN THE MAIL SOON! If you are […]
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 […]
2019 WFoL Highlights: Supporting our Library and Community
Please take a look at the highlights from this year and consider joining or renewing your membership today to continue our programs in 2020. Thanks to our members, volunteers, and donors we’ve helped our library and community in many ways in 2019. We started the year with a successful retreat in January that focused on […]
School Principal and Author Jeff Kubiak to Speak at Winters Friends of the Library Annual Gathering Monday, November 4
Winters Friends of the Library (WFoL) will host their annual gathering on Monday, November 4 at 6:00 p.m. at the Winters Community Library, located at 708 Railroad Avenue. Everyone is invited to enjoy a social hour with delicious hors d’oeuvres created by the Winters High School Culinary Arts class, a brief overview of WFoL activities […]
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 […]
WFoL Hosts Coffee Chat for New Members and Volunteers on July 12, 2018
Winters Friends of the Library(WFoL) is hosting a Coffee Chat at 10 am on July 12 at Steady Eddy’s in downtown Winters. Come and meet WFoL members and volunteers and chat out about our programs and events, what you like to do, and how you might get involved. Hope to see you there! Bring a […]
Change in 2018 WFoL Board Leadership
A new slate of officers for the 2018 year was elected at the Winters Friends of the Library Annual Gathering in November. Since that time, elected board president, Bianca Cox, needed to step down as she and her family pursue new life adventures. The WFoL Board and Committee Chairs evaluated options for replacing her position […]
How to Grow
We are all interested in helping our Winters community grow in the right way. But really, how can just one person help? We know how. Become a member of Winters Friends of the Library (WFoL). Your membership is certain to make a difference. Here’s why – libraries are a central and focal point for communities. […]
Mrs. Gildart’s Book Cart
In honor of what would have been her mother’s 100th birthday this past September, Rebecca and Woody Fridae and their extended family have donated a lovely green book cart to the Winters Friends of the Library to use at book sales and events. Painted green and hand-lettered with the words, “Mrs’ Gildart’s Book Cart, Woody […]
2016 Family Holiday Festival Presents Katie Henry
Don’t miss the Winters Friend of the Library Family Holiday Festival, December 3, 2016, from 10 AM to 2 PM. Admission is Free. Outstanding Musician and music educator, Katie Henry began an eight-week program of singing with Winters preschools, under a grant from Winters Friends of the Library. Katie will conclude her sessions with a […]
Author Kris Calvin Speaks at WFoL Annual Gathering on Nov 14, 2016
Join us at our annual gathering to hear author Kris Calvin speak on the topic, “Lies, Politics and Creativity—Writing from the Heart When the World is Broken.” Having spent years working as a child advocate in Sacramento, Ms. Calvin will talk about using real-life experience in politics to fuel fiction, and how working for […]
One WFoL Member’s Story of Support
I joined the Winters Friends of the Library(WFoL) when the organization was first formed in response to the temporary closing of our local branch of the Yolo County Library after the passage of Proposition 13 in 1979. I’d always enjoyed reading books, and I didn’t want to drive to Davis or Vacaville in order to […]