Friends of WPL

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.

Donate!

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.

Scott Pollock Minnesota Marine Art Museum

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

February 2023 (PDF)
January 2023 (PDF)
December 2022 (PDF)

Annual Meeting (April 2022): President’s Report (PDF)

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