Recent News from the Library
Learning Express Library
Learning Express Library - For Kansas job seekers, new help has arrived. LearningExpress Library offers extensive online resources including occupational and scholastic tests, skill-building courses, and a segment of the service titled, “Job and Career Accelerator. Read more…
Wireless Printing
For your printing convenience, click on this link to easily connect to our wireless printing system from your portable computer.
Memoir Writer’s Workshop
The Winfield Public Library and Cowley County Historical Society will be sponsoring a Memoir Writer’s Workshop on Saturday, September 25, 9:00am to noon to be held at the Winfield Public Library. This is a free workshop and registration is required. Contact the library to reserve a spot at 620-221-4470. Charley Kempthorne, author of For All Time: A Complete Guide to Writing Your Family History, will guide attendees thru narrative writing techniques and journaling to begin writing their memoirs and personal/family history. Read more…
Film Movement Series
The Winfield Public Library will be featuring monthly movies that are award-winning independent and foreign films offered thru Film Movement. The film featured Sunday, September 26, 2:00pm is The Wind Journeys directed by Ciro Guerra. Wind Journeys is in Spanish with English sub-titles and runs 120 min.
Free Workshops by WORKFORCE and KANSASWORKS
The Winfield Public Library and WORKFORCE CENTER & KANSASWORKS will have available free workshops designed to help individuals with their resumes, interviewing techniques introduction to Microsoft Word 2007 and Intermediate Microsoft Word 2007. These free workshops will be held on Tuesday, Sept. 7, Sept 14, Sept 21, and Sept. 28 from 1:00pm-3:30pm. Read more…
Film Movement Series
The Winfield Public Library will be featuring monthly movies that are award-winning independent and foreign films offered thru Film Movement. The film featured Sunday, August 22, 2:00pm is Welcome directed by Philippe Lioret in 2009. Welcome is in English, French, Kurdish with English sub-titles and runs 109 min. Read more…
Gourd Art by Topeka Artist Nancy J. Overmyer
Overmyer will be presenting a program, Gourd Art, on Sunday, August 29 at 2:00pm at the Winfield Public Library. This program will tell about her journey as a gourd artist and the fascinating history of the gourd.
Film Movement Series
The Winfield Public Library will be featuring monthly movies that are award-winning independent and foreign films. The film featured Sunday, July 25, 2:00pm is Storm directed by Hans-Christian Schmid in 2009. Storm is in English, German, Bosnian, Serbian with English sub-titles and runs 105 min. Read more…
Adult Summer Reading Program June 1-July 23
Don’t let the kids have all the fun this summer!
Create a Kansas Summer TITLE Wave. Soak up a good book and review and rate your books as you read for Prizes! June 1-July 23rd. No registration required. Click here for details!
Make a Splash@your library
Start the summer off with a splash! Join us on the back patio for games, face painting, fishing for prizes, sidewalk art, balloon animals and more!
With this year’s “Make a SPLASH”@ your library” theme, our summer is all about water! Throughout June and July, in addition to the summer rea
ding club, we are offering weekly programs for children of all ages. These programs provide children opportunities to explore the ocean, learn to talk like pirates, perform water experiments, listen to fun tales about fishing, learn more about outdoor safety (Hooks, Ticks and Ivy), and create something each week to take home and enjoy. Fun for all ages! “Polliwogs & Wiggle Worms” programs for babies, toddlers and preschoolers include puppet shows, crafts, movement songs, and interactive stories. “First Mates” adventure programs for children ages 6 - 11 include special guest presenters like Exploration Place, Singer/Songwriter Thad Beach, Farm Bureau of Cowley County, Wildlife and Parks and a variety of activities and crafts. “Beach Bums” programs for tweens and teens include a variety of hands-on projects and games. We conclude each week with movies on Fridays for all ages to enjoy, and we’ll wrap-up the summer with an outdoor summer splash party with the Winfield Fire Department as our special guests! Check out the event calendar for a weekly schedule!
Film Movement Series
The Winfield Public Library will be featuring monthly movies that are award-winning independent and foreign films. The film featured Sunday, May 23, 2:00pm is Mother of Mine by Klaus Haro. During World War II, more than 70,000 Finnish children were evacuated to neutral Sweden to avoid conflict. Mother of Mine tackles that painful patch of history. Eero, a 9-year-old child , feels increasingly abandoned by his biological Finnish mother and is not attached to his Swedish surrogate mom. When Eero is returned to Finland, his confusion intensifies. This film is in Finnish and Swedish with English subtitles running 105 min.
Friends of the Library Annual Book Sale
The Winfield Public Library will be having their Annual Book Sale and Membership Drive at the Winfield Fairgrounds Bldg.8 on April 30th and May 1st. Friday night April 30th from 5:00 to 8:00pm, the book sale will be open to Friends of the Library members only. The public is invited to become a Friend of the Library. Memberships are available at the door for $5.00. One of the perks of being a Friend is having fun rummaging thru boxes of books before the sale is open to the public on Saturday, May 1st, from 9:00 to 4:00pm. Read more…
Free Workshops by the Cowley County Workforce
The Winfield Public Library and Cowley Workforce Center will have available free workshops designed to help individuals with their resumes, interviewing techniques, online job search and Microsoft Word 2007. These free workshops will be held on Tuesday April 6, 13, 20, 27. Read more…
STORY TIMES AT THE LIBRARY
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FALL SEASON: SEPT. 8 - NOV. 24, 2010 Story times are fun, interactive and playful. The sessions, led by Youth Services Librarian, “Miss Jo,” are designed to foster a love for books and life long relationships between children and the library. Please contact the library to register. Story times are held every Wednesday from September 8 - November 24, 2010. Three sessions are available to serve children of various ages.
“Wiggle Worms” (Preschool, ages 3 - 5) 9:45 am - 10:15 am� |
Film Movement Series
The Winfield Public Library will be featuring monthly movies that are award-winning independent and foreign films. The film featured Sunday, March 28, 2:00pm is Grocer’s Son. The film is in French with English sub-titles and runs 96 min.
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Kansas Small Business Development Center Free Workshop
Marketing 2.0-Leveraging Social Media to Grow Your Business will be presented by Lisa Roberts, SVP and Corporate Marketing Director, Home National Bank on March 25, 1:00 to 3:00pm. Social media…Twitter, Facebook, blogging….so many choices, so little time. For the busness owner on a budget, social media can be both a dream come true, and his or her worst nightmare. “It’s very inexpensive.” explained Roberts, “However, if you dive into it without doing your homework first, it can become the most expensive marketing you’re ever tried- eating up your time & energy and potentially exposing your business to some rather harsh criticism.” Read more…
Free Workshops by the Cowley County Workforce
The Winfield Public Library and Cowley Workforce Center will have available free workshops designed to help individuals with their resumes, interviewing techniques, and introduction to Microsoft Word 2007. These free workshops will be held on Tuesday March 2, 9, 16, and 23. Read more…
Film Movement Series
The Winfield Public Library will be featuring monthly movies that are award-winning independent and foreign films. The film featured Sunday, February 28, 2:00pm is Arranged by Stefan Schaefer and Diane Crespo. It is the story of two young female teachers at a public school in Brooklyn; one is an Orthodox Jew and the other a Muslim of Syrian origin. They both are in the process of getting “arranged marriages”. Their friendship helps them through this difficult time, striving to be strong women in charge of their own happiness, while keeping their deep religious and cultural convictions. The film is in English and runs 89 mins.
Free Workshops by the Cowley Workforce Center
The Winfield Public Library and Cowley Workforce Center will have available free workshops designed to help individuals with their resumes, interviewing techniques, and introduction to Microsoft Word 2007. These free workshops will be held on Thursday February, 4,11,18, and 28. Read more…
Film Movement Series
The Library will be featuring monthly movies that are award-winning independent and foreign films. The first movie in this series is a documentary, Mine. It is the story of the bond between animals and humans, set against the backdrop of Hurriane Katrina. This character-driven story follows New Orleans residents as they attempt the task of reuniting with their pets who have been adopted by families all over the country. Read more…