The Friends of the Winnipeg Public Library is a support, advocacy and fundraising charitable organization to help make our libraries the best they can be.
What do we do?
• We operate the Best of Friends Gift Shop at the Millennium Library.
• We organize the fabulous Books & Brunch; a special
event for book lovers in the Spring.
• We run the huge fall Book Sale of prime-quality used books.
Through these activities and with member fees, donations, corporate support we support the library in ways such as:
• Since 2000, we have contributed $15,250 to the
Writer-in-Residence program.
• Since 2006 we have sponsored Spring Break family
programming; total to date is $15,000.
• We bought furnishings for the new West End Library - $3,500.
• We supplied book baskets to all libraries - $3,200.
• We bought materials for the Summer Reading Program - $1,000.
• We purchased animal Ottomans for all children’s areas - $6,500.
