Winchester Public Library

Bring your family and friends, to enjoy this beloved annual community event on Saturday, December 10th, from 11:00 am-1:00 pm.

Enjoy door prizes, the viewing of the lovely trees on display, a program of holiday music, refreshments, and a special holiday Storytime will be held at noon.

Make plans to attend, and to share a cup of wassail and holiday cheer with your friends and neighbors! We hope to see you there!

Fresh, Cheerful. For yourself or for a friend. Your poinsettias will bring beauty to your holidays! Poinsettias are $15, and available in 4 beautiful colors, and benefit the library (this is our only yearly fundraiser).

Please consider the purchase of a poinsettia this holiday season, we thank you for your support!
More information, and a printable form is available HERE or by clicking the link at the top of the home page.

The Winchester Public Library will be hold a quilt show, beginning October 12th, and lasting until November 12th. All quilters, or those who would like to display a quilt, are urged to contact the library at 913-774-4967 or director@winchesterlibrary.org to reserve a secure place to place it on display.  We will welcome all forms of quilting, and hope to make this the best quilt show in the area!

Catch up on library trends and news by picking up a copy of our Fall newsletter! Inside is information about fun topics, and upcoming events.

Copies of the newsletter are available to pick up at the library, free of charge; and are also mailed to those on our mailing list….including past and present volunteers, donors, members of city government, or trustees. If you would like to have a copy of the newsletter mailed to you, please call the library at 913-774-4967 or email: director@winchesterlibrary.org

You may also subscribe to our email newsletter (which is delivered instantly) by contacting the above email address with your information!

Would you like some suggestions for great reads? Would you like to know more about the different genres of books, and possibly discover a new favorite book and author?

Join us in a 40 minute review of several books;  some new, some not so new (but that you possibly haven’t heard of), in two separate interactive sessions. There will be video book trailers (similar to movie trailers…they are very fun) and lively discussions, so please join us either on Friday, August 26th,  at 2:00 pm, or Tuesday, September 6th, at 4:00 pm. We will be having light refreshments, so an RSVP of your attendance would be most appreciated at: 913-774-4967 or director@winchesterlibrary.org

Beer and libraries….something you don’t see every day. Yesterday, Winchester Public Library trustee, patron, and Northeast Kansas Library System executive board member, John Duty, brought a few of his many German beer deckels for display in our case.  This is such a unique display, you just MUST come and visit the library, and see it for yourself! And while you are here……check out one of the many new books and movies that are on display.

The Winchester Public Library is currently looking for folks interested in serving the library on our board. Right now, we are currently only accepting interested people who live within the city limits. Commitment would include one Monday evening a week for a meeting, and occasional help at events or with fundraisers. Please speak with someone at the circulation desk, or contact the director for more information, at: 913-774-4967, or director@winchesterlibrary.org.

Join us in reading Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s  “The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes”, and then watch the 2010 movie adaptation (starring Robert Downey Jr.) on Tuesday, February 15th at 5:00 pm, in the Lindsey Meeting Room.   All adults and young adults ages 14 and up are invited to attend!!

Need a copy of “Sherlock Holmes?” Please contact the library at 913-774-4967, director@winchesterlibrary.org, through our facebook page, or stop by the circulation desk to reserve your own great read!  See you on the 15th!

*photo courtesy “times past old time radio archives”