2025 Summer Reading Program

Summer Reading Program

Add color to your summer at your Winfield Public Library. Earn prizes for reading, learn a new skill, create something magnificent, enjoy colorful events, and more!

For Kids

Prepare to color your world at the library this summer! Babies, toddlers, children, and teens- we have fantastic summer activities for ALL of you!


Summer starter packs are available beginning May 17. Check below for upcoming events.

Events for Kids:

  • Teen Volunteers -SUMMER WORK DAYS

    05/28/25 @ 10:00am – 05/28/25 @ 4:00pm Community Room Winfield Public Library Summer has arrived! Let the fun begin! This summer’s theme is “COLOR OUR WORLD” and our brilliant teen volunteers help us create, design, plan, and decorate the fantastic summer adventures ahead.  These are fun […]

  • Teen Volunteers -SUMMER WORK DAYS

    05/29/25 @ 10:00am – 05/29/25 @ 4:00pm Community Room Winfield Public Library Summer has arrived! Let the fun begin! This summer’s theme is “COLOR OUR WORLD” and our brilliant teen volunteers help us create, design, plan, and decorate the fantastic summer adventures ahead.  These are fun […]

  • Teen Volunteers -SUMMER WORK DAYS

    05/30/25 @ 10:00am – 05/30/25 @ 4:00pm Community Room Winfield Public Library Summer has arrived! Let the fun begin! This summer’s theme is “COLOR OUR WORLD” and our brilliant teen volunteers help us create, design, plan, and decorate the fantastic summer adventures ahead.  These are fun […]

  • Color Our World Family Nights- all ages welcome

    06/02/25 @ 6:30pm – 06/02/25 @ 7:30pm Community Room Winfield Public Library  Join us for fun, free, entertaining family nights at the library! We have special guest performers and presenters all throughout the summer. Special thanks to the Friends of the Library for making these popular […]

  • Tinker Tuesdays (grades K-8)- come and go free play and weekly specials

    06/03/25 @ 10:00am – 06/03/25 @ 3:00pm Community Room Winfield Public Library Blast through summer boredom at Tinker Tuesdays! We’ll have a variety of hands-on activities, board games, Legos, snap circuits, and a special featured activity each week. These are offered 10am-3pm, come and go, […]

  • PAWS to Read (with Love on a Leash)

    06/04/25 @ 2:00pm – 06/04/25 @ 3:00pm Community Room Winfield Public Library We are thrilled to have special guests visiting us- therapy dogs who love to listen to you read. The therapy dogs are provided by volunteers in the Love on a Leash program.  Stop by the library, grab something […]

  • Teen Volunteers -Summer Plan & Prep

    06/04/25 @ 3:00pm – 06/04/25 @ 5:00pm Community Room Winfield Public Library Ages 12+Teen Volunteers Plan & Prep work days Teen volunteers help plan and prepare for our weekly story times, as well as any other special programs. We brainstorm, get creative, make props, make up silly […]

  • Teen Volunteers -Summer Plan & Prep

    06/05/25 @ 2:00pm – 06/05/25 @ 5:00pm Community Room Winfield Public Library Ages 12+Teen Volunteers Plan & Prep work days Teen volunteers help plan and prepare for our weekly story times, as well as any other special programs. We brainstorm, get creative, make props, make up silly […]

  • Summer Story Times! ages 0-7ish

    06/06/25 @ 10:30am – 06/06/25 @ 11:15am Community Room Winfield Public Library Join us for all kinds of exciting and colorful adventures through books brought to life (by our fabulous teen volunteers), silly rhymes, and catchy tunes! Story times are laid back and so much fun!Ages 0-7ish 

  • Summer Story Times! ages 0-7ish

    06/07/25 @ 10:30am – 06/07/25 @ 11:15am Community Room Winfield Public Library Join us for all kinds of exciting and colorful adventures through books brought to life (by our fabulous teen volunteers), silly rhymes, and catchy tunes! Story times are laid back and so much fun!Ages 0-7ish 

  • Funny Ones Youth Book Club (grades K-3ish)

    06/09/25 @ 10:00am – 06/09/25 @ 10:45am Discovery Room Winfield Public Library Youth Book Club, Grades K-3(ish)Monday afternoons, June 9-July 2110:00 am – 10:45 amJoin us Monday mornings for hilarious tales of adventure and mystery starting with Inspector Flytrap by Tom Angleberger and […]

  • Youth Book Club- The Red Pyramid (grades 3-7)ish

    06/09/25 @ 4:30pm – 06/09/25 @ 5:30pm Discovery Room Winfield Public Library Youth Book Club, Grades 3-7 (ish)Monday afternoons, June 9-July 214:30 pm – 5:30 pmJoin us as we embark on a heroic adventure reading The Red Pyramid together, the first book of the Kane Chronicles series by Rick […]

  • Tinker Tuesdays (grades K-8)- come and go free play and weekly specials

    06/10/25 @ 10:00am – 06/10/25 @ 3:00pm Community Room Winfield Public Library Blast through summer boredom at Tinker Tuesdays! We’ll have a variety of hands-on activities, board games, Legos, snap circuits, and a special featured activity each week. These are offered 10am-3pm, come and go, […]

  • Fun with Early Readers Book Club (grades K-3ish)

    06/11/25 @ 10:00am – 06/11/25 @ 10:45am Discovery Room Winfield Public Library Grades K-3(ish)Wednesday mornings and afternoons, June 11-July 2310:00 am – 10:45 am and/or 2:00 pm – 2:45 pmJoin us on a discovery of the best early readers! We will read them together- Reading out loud is not […]

  • Fun with Early Readers Book Club (grades K-3ish)

    06/11/25 @ 2:00pm – 06/11/25 @ 2:45pm Discovery Room Winfield Public Library Grades K-3(ish)Wednesday mornings and afternoons, June 11-July 2310:00 am – 10:45 am and/or 2:00 pm – 2:45 pmJoin us on a discovery of the best early readers! We will read them together- Reading out loud is not […]

  • Youth Book Club- Harry Potter (grades 3-7)ish

    06/11/25 @ 4:30pm – 06/11/25 @ 5:30pm Discovery Room Winfield Public Library Youth Book Club, Grades 3-7 (ish)Wednesday afternoons, June 11-July 164:30 pm – 5:30 pmWe are excited to experience the magic of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J. K. Rowling as we read it together this […]

  • Tweens/Teens Night, ages 10+

    06/11/25 @ 6:00pm – 06/11/25 @ 7:30pm Community Room Winfield Public Library TWEENS & TEENS, Ages 10 +These are special evenings just for you! Wednesday, June 11- “Googly-Eyes, Bob Ross, and Happy Little Masterpieces” Let’s get a little wild and create some art. Remember- “You […]

  • Teen Volunteers -Summer Plan & Prep

    06/12/25 @ 2:00pm – 06/12/25 @ 5:00pm Community Room Winfield Public Library Ages 12+Teen Volunteers Plan & Prep work days Teen volunteers help plan and prepare for our weekly story times, as well as any other special programs. We brainstorm, get creative, make props, make up silly […]

  • Summer Story Times! ages 0-7ish

    06/13/25 @ 10:30am – 06/13/25 @ 11:15am Community Room Winfield Public Library Join us for all kinds of exciting and colorful adventures through books brought to life (by our fabulous teen volunteers), silly rhymes, and catchy tunes! Story times are laid back and so much fun!Ages 0-7ish 

  • Summer Story Times! ages 0-7ish

    06/14/25 @ 10:30am – 06/14/25 @ 11:15am Community Room Winfield Public Library Join us for all kinds of exciting and colorful adventures through books brought to life (by our fabulous teen volunteers), silly rhymes, and catchy tunes! Story times are laid back and so much fun!Ages 0-7ish 

  • Funny Ones Youth Book Club (grades K-3ish)

    06/16/25 @ 10:00am – 06/16/25 @ 10:45am Discovery Room Winfield Public Library Youth Book Club, Grades K-3(ish)Monday afternoons, June 9-July 2110:00 am – 10:45 amJoin us Monday mornings for hilarious tales of adventure and mystery starting with Inspector Flytrap by Tom Angleberger and […]

  • Youth Book Club- The Red Pyramid (grades 3-7)ish

    06/16/25 @ 4:30pm – 06/16/25 @ 5:30pm Discovery Room Winfield Public Library Youth Book Club, Grades 3-7 (ish)Monday afternoons, June 9-July 214:30 pm – 5:30 pmJoin us as we embark on a heroic adventure reading The Red Pyramid together, the first book of the Kane Chronicles series by Rick […]

  • Color Our World Family Nights- all ages welcome

    06/16/25 @ 6:30pm – 06/16/25 @ 7:30pm Community Room Winfield Public Library  Join us for fun, free, entertaining family nights at the library! We have special guest performers and presenters all throughout the summer. Special thanks to the Friends of the Library for making these popular […]

  • Tinker Tuesdays (grades K-8)- come and go free play and weekly specials

    06/17/25 @ 10:00am – 06/17/25 @ 3:00pm Community Room Winfield Public Library Blast through summer boredom at Tinker Tuesdays! We’ll have a variety of hands-on activities, board games, Legos, snap circuits, and a special featured activity each week. These are offered 10am-3pm, come and go, […]

  • Fun with Early Readers Book Club (grades K-3ish)

    06/18/25 @ 10:00am – 06/18/25 @ 10:45am Discovery Room Winfield Public Library Grades K-3(ish)Wednesday mornings and afternoons, June 11-July 2310:00 am – 10:45 am and/or 2:00 pm – 2:45 pmJoin us on a discovery of the best early readers! We will read them together- Reading out loud is not […]

  • Fun with Early Readers Book Club (grades K-3ish)

    06/18/25 @ 2:00pm – 06/18/25 @ 2:45pm Discovery Room Winfield Public Library Grades K-3(ish)Wednesday mornings and afternoons, June 11-July 2310:00 am – 10:45 am and/or 2:00 pm – 2:45 pmJoin us on a discovery of the best early readers! We will read them together- Reading out loud is not […]

  • Teen Volunteers -Summer Plan & Prep

    06/18/25 @ 3:00pm – 06/18/25 @ 4:30pm Community Room Winfield Public Library Ages 12+Teen Volunteers Plan & Prep work days Teen volunteers help plan and prepare for our weekly story times, as well as any other special programs. We brainstorm, get creative, make props, make up silly […]

  • Youth Book Club- Harry Potter (grades 3-7)ish

    06/18/25 @ 4:30pm – 06/18/25 @ 5:30pm Discovery Room Winfield Public Library Youth Book Club, Grades 3-7 (ish)Wednesday afternoons, June 11-July 164:30 pm – 5:30 pmWe are excited to experience the magic of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J. K. Rowling as we read it together this […]

  • Summer Story Times! ages 0-7ish

    06/20/25 @ 10:30am – 06/20/25 @ 11:15am Community Room Winfield Public Library Join us for all kinds of exciting and colorful adventures through books brought to life (by our fabulous teen volunteers), silly rhymes, and catchy tunes! Story times are laid back and so much fun!Ages 0-7ish 

  • Summer Story Times! ages 0-7ish

    06/21/25 @ 10:30am – 06/21/25 @ 11:15am Community Room Winfield Public Library Join us for all kinds of exciting and colorful adventures through books brought to life (by our fabulous teen volunteers), silly rhymes, and catchy tunes! Story times are laid back and so much fun!Ages 0-7ish 

  • Funny Ones Youth Book Club (grades K-3ish)

    06/23/25 @ 10:00am – 06/23/25 @ 10:45am Discovery Room Winfield Public Library Youth Book Club, Grades K-3(ish)Monday afternoons, June 9-July 2110:00 am – 10:45 amJoin us Monday mornings for hilarious tales of adventure and mystery starting with Inspector Flytrap by Tom Angleberger and […]

  • Youth Book Club- The Red Pyramid (grades 3-7)ish

    06/23/25 @ 4:30pm – 06/23/25 @ 5:30pm Discovery Room Winfield Public Library Youth Book Club, Grades 3-7 (ish)Monday afternoons, June 9-July 214:30 pm – 5:30 pmJoin us as we embark on a heroic adventure reading The Red Pyramid together, the first book of the Kane Chronicles series by Rick […]

  • Color Our World Family Nights- all ages welcome

    06/23/25 @ 6:30pm – 06/23/25 @ 7:30pm Community Room Winfield Public Library  Join us for fun, free, entertaining family nights at the library! We have special guest performers and presenters all throughout the summer. Special thanks to the Friends of the Library for making these popular […]

  • Tinker Tuesdays (grades K-8)- come and go free play and weekly specials

    06/24/25 @ 10:00am – 06/24/25 @ 3:00pm Community Room Winfield Public Library Blast through summer boredom at Tinker Tuesdays! We’ll have a variety of hands-on activities, board games, Legos, snap circuits, and a special featured activity each week. These are offered 10am-3pm, come and go, […]

  • Teen Volunteers -Summer Plan & Prep

    06/24/25 @ 3:00pm – 06/24/25 @ 5:00pm Community Room Winfield Public Library Ages 12+Teen Volunteers Plan & Prep work days Teen volunteers help plan and prepare for our weekly story times, as well as any other special programs. We brainstorm, get creative, make props, make up silly […]

  • Fun with Early Readers Book Club (grades K-3ish)

    06/25/25 @ 10:00am – 06/25/25 @ 10:45am Discovery Room Winfield Public Library Grades K-3(ish)Wednesday mornings and afternoons, June 11-July 2310:00 am – 10:45 am and/or 2:00 pm – 2:45 pmJoin us on a discovery of the best early readers! We will read them together- Reading out loud is not […]

  • Fun with Early Readers Book Club (grades K-3ish)

    06/25/25 @ 2:00pm – 06/25/25 @ 2:45pm Discovery Room Winfield Public Library Grades K-3(ish)Wednesday mornings and afternoons, June 11-July 2310:00 am – 10:45 am and/or 2:00 pm – 2:45 pmJoin us on a discovery of the best early readers! We will read them together- Reading out loud is not […]

  • Youth Book Club- Harry Potter (grades 3-7)ish

    06/25/25 @ 4:30pm – 06/25/25 @ 5:30pm Discovery Room Winfield Public Library Youth Book Club, Grades 3-7 (ish)Wednesday afternoons, June 11-July 164:30 pm – 5:30 pmWe are excited to experience the magic of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J. K. Rowling as we read it together this […]

For Adults

There are lots of opportunities for adults to Color Our World at WPL this summer, too! Explore color through food, yarn, crafts, TED Talks, book discussions and more.

Pick up a starter pack at the library beginning on May 17 and check below for upcoming events.

Bonus: As you attend programs and check out books you can collect beads to customize a bookmark (kind of like a camp necklace, but from the comfort of your library).

Events for Adults:

  • Color Our World – Yarn Lab

    06/02/25 @ 12:00pm – 06/02/25 @ 1:00pm Library Commons Area Winfield Public Library Spend an hour with yarn enthusiasts! Bring your knitting, crocheting, your works in progress, your finished pieces, your patterns, and/or your questions and craft along with others while swapping tips, […]

  • Color Our World Family Nights- all ages welcome

    06/02/25 @ 6:30pm – 06/02/25 @ 7:30pm Community Room Winfield Public Library  Join us for fun, free, entertaining family nights at the library! We have special guest performers and presenters all throughout the summer. Special thanks to the Friends of the Library for making these popular […]

  • Family Food Lab with KSRE

    06/04/25 @ 12:00pm – 06/04/25 @ 1:00pm Community Room Winfield Public Library Registration is required. Registration starts: 04/27/2025 @ 8:00am Registration end: 06/01/2025 @ 8:00pm […]

  • Color Our World – Yarn Lab

    06/09/25 @ 12:00pm – 06/09/25 @ 1:00pm Library Commons Area Winfield Public Library Spend an hour with yarn enthusiasts! Bring your knitting, crocheting, your works in progress, your finished pieces, your patterns, and/or your questions and craft along with others while swapping tips, […]

  • Family Food Lab with KSRE

    06/11/25 @ 12:00pm – 06/11/25 @ 1:00pm Community Room Winfield Public Library Registration is required. Registration starts: 05/04/2025 @ 8:00am Registration end: 06/08/2025 @ 8:00pm […]

  • TED Talk Lunch Series

    06/12/25 @ 12:00pm – 06/12/25 @ 1:00pm Community Room Winfield Public Library Pack a lunch, invite a friend, and join the discussion! This month we’re exploring the remarkable ability of the children’s cartoon “Bluey” to make adults feel…playful. Sarina Peterson explores how “Bluey” […]

  • Color Our World – Yarn Lab

    06/16/25 @ 12:00pm – 06/16/25 @ 1:00pm Library Commons Area Winfield Public Library Spend an hour with yarn enthusiasts! Bring your knitting, crocheting, your works in progress, your finished pieces, your patterns, and/or your questions and craft along with others while swapping tips, […]

  • Color Our World Family Nights- all ages welcome

    06/16/25 @ 6:30pm – 06/16/25 @ 7:30pm Community Room Winfield Public Library  Join us for fun, free, entertaining family nights at the library! We have special guest performers and presenters all throughout the summer. Special thanks to the Friends of the Library for making these popular […]

  • Family Food Lab with KSRE

    06/18/25 @ 12:00pm – 06/18/25 @ 1:00pm Community Room Winfield Public Library Registration is required. Registration starts: 05/11/2025 @ 8:00am Registration end: 06/15/2025 @ 8:00pm […]

  • Exploring Color: pour paint art

    06/18/25 @ 6:30pm – 06/18/25 @ 7:30pm Community Room Winfield Public Library We had so much fun with March’s “Galaxy Paint Night” that we’re bring it back!  Join WHS Art Teacher Carlyn Apley for a crash course in color.  We’ll explore the color wheel, learn about complementary colors and […]

  • Color Our World – Yarn Lab

    06/23/25 @ 12:00pm – 06/23/25 @ 1:00pm Library Commons Area Winfield Public Library Spend an hour with yarn enthusiasts! Bring your knitting, crocheting, your works in progress, your finished pieces, your patterns, and/or your questions and craft along with others while swapping tips, […]

  • Color Our World Family Nights- all ages welcome

    06/23/25 @ 6:30pm – 06/23/25 @ 7:30pm Community Room Winfield Public Library  Join us for fun, free, entertaining family nights at the library! We have special guest performers and presenters all throughout the summer. Special thanks to the Friends of the Library for making these popular […]

  • Family Food Lab with KSRE

    06/25/25 @ 12:00pm – 06/25/25 @ 1:00pm Community Room Winfield Public Library Registration is required. Registration starts: 05/18/2025 @ 8:00am Registration end: 06/22/2025 @ 8:00pm […]

  • REaD Your Numbers

    06/26/25 @ 10:30am – 06/26/25 @ 11:30am Community Room Winfield Public Library Blood pressure is a critical indicator of heart health and knowing your numbers is key!  Thanks to funding through the American Heart Association’s “Libraries with Heart” program, Winfield Public Library is a […]

  • Iced Tea Blend workshop

    06/29/25 @ 2:30pm – 06/29/25 @ 3:30pm Community Room Winfield Public Library Building on our January Tea Blend Workshop, this hands-on event will allow participants to experiment with a variety of tea leaves and herbal add-ins to create a personalized tea blend to enjoy iced (or hot!). […]

  • Color Our World – Yarn Lab

    06/30/25 @ 12:00pm – 06/30/25 @ 1:00pm Library Commons Area Winfield Public Library Spend an hour with yarn enthusiasts! Bring your knitting, crocheting, your works in progress, your finished pieces, your patterns, and/or your questions and craft along with others while swapping tips, […]

  • Color Our World Family Nights- all ages welcome

    06/30/25 @ 6:30pm – 06/30/25 @ 7:30pm Community Room Winfield Public Library  Join us for fun, free, entertaining family nights at the library! We have special guest performers and presenters all throughout the summer. Special thanks to the Friends of the Library for making these popular […]

  • Bookn’ with Friends

    06/30/25 @ 6:30pm – 06/30/25 @ 8:00pm Discovery Room Winfield Public Library Bookn’ with Friends will meet at 6:30pm on Monday, June 30 for a discussion on their June book, The Mighty Red by Louise Erdrich.  Selected for the 2025 Reading Challenge “a book with a color in the title,” The […]

  • Color Our World – Yarn Lab

    07/07/25 @ 12:00pm – 07/07/25 @ 1:00pm Library Commons Area Winfield Public Library Spend an hour with yarn enthusiasts! Bring your knitting, crocheting, your works in progress, your finished pieces, your patterns, and/or your questions and craft along with others while swapping tips, […]

  • Color Our World Family Nights- all ages welcome

    07/07/25 @ 6:30pm – 07/07/25 @ 7:30pm Community Room Winfield Public Library  Join us for fun, free, entertaining family nights at the library! We have special guest performers and presenters all throughout the summer. Special thanks to the Friends of the Library for making these popular […]

  • TED Talk Lunch Series

    07/10/25 @ 12:00pm – 07/10/25 @ 1:00pm Community Room Winfield Public Library Pack a lunch, invite a friend, and join the discussion! July’s selected talk is an oldie but a goodie – “Optical illusions show us how we see” by Beau Lotto.  Recorded in 2009 this fun and playful talk uses […]

  • Color Our World – Yarn Lab

    07/14/25 @ 12:00pm – 07/14/25 @ 1:00pm Library Commons Area Winfield Public Library Spend an hour with yarn enthusiasts! Bring your knitting, crocheting, your works in progress, your finished pieces, your patterns, and/or your questions and craft along with others while swapping tips, […]

  • Color Our World Family Nights- all ages welcome

    07/14/25 @ 6:30pm – 07/14/25 @ 7:30pm Community Room Winfield Public Library  Join us for fun, free, entertaining family nights at the library! We have special guest performers and presenters all throughout the summer. Special thanks to the Friends of the Library for making these popular […]

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