The Friends of the Winona Public Library value, support, and champion the public library. The purpose of this organization is to:
- Maintain an association of persons interested in libraries
- Focus public attention on the Winona Public Library
- Stimulate the use of the library’s resources and services
- Receive and encourage gifts, endowments and bequests to the library
- Support and cooperate with the library in developing library services and facilities for the community
- Support the freedom to read as expressed in the American Library Association Bill of Rights
- Volunteer for Friends events
Join the Friends
Fill out our online form to become a member.
Friends Membership Benefits
- $5 Book Sale Shelf Certificate – This card gets you up to $5 of items from the book sale shelf in the library.
Find out more about us in our membership brochure (PDF). Memberships renew annually in January.
The Friends of the Winona Public Library Annual Meeting
The Friends of the Winona Public Library are holding their annual meeting on Thursday, April 27th from 6:30-8 pm in the Winona Public Library’s Central Exchange Room. There will be a brief update on the organization and then Minnesota Marine Art Museum (MMAM) Executive Director, Scott Pollock, will speak about the new Literary Arts Gallery at the museum. This event is free and open to the public.
Friends Meetings
The next Friends Meeting is on Saturday, May 20th at 9:30 am and will be held in the Bell Art Room.
Monthly meetings are typically held on the third Saturday of each month from 9:30 – 10:30 am in the Bell Art Room of the library. Meeting minutes are posted after formal approval.
All Friends and potential Friends are welcome to attend.
Meeting Minutes & Reports
Friends Board Members
President: Blandine Berthelot (2022-2025)
Vice President: Dick Dahl (2020-2023)
Treasurer: Suzanne Johnson (2022-2025)
Secretary: Mary Farrell (2022-2025)
Membership Coordinator: Gayle Garrity (2020-2023)
Board Member: Katelyn Foerster (2022-2025)
Board Member: Sam Hanson (2022-2025)
Board Member: Ali Liffrig (2022-2023)
Board Member: Matthew Marek (2022-2025)
Board Member: Emily Tipton (2022-2025)
Library Liaison: Samantha Berhow
Contact Us
winonalibraryfriends@gmail.com
Winona Public Library
Attn: Friends of the Library
151 West 5th St
P.O. Box 1247
Winona, MN 55987