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2014 Book Sale – Another huge success!

Our 10th  anniversary Fall Book Sale held on October 25th and 26th broke the record by netting the Friends well over $12,000!   Kudos to great volunteers who worked together to make this absolutely the best sale ever!  In the words of Book Sale chair, Billie Stewart: “Whatever we’re doing, we should keep doing it”.  What we do is […]

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2013 Book Sale – Best One Yet!

The 9th Annual Fall Book Sale, held on Saturday and Sunday, October 26 and 27 at Grant Park High School, was another success, generating over $10,600 – the best year yet! There were nearly 150 people lined up at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday for the start of the sale, and traffic was great all weekend. Best […]

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Susan Fraser honoured with Manitoba Library Service Award

The Friends of the Winnipeg Public Library are proud to announce that Susan Fraser was awarded the 2013 Manitoba Library Service Award in the volunteer category. The service award honours an individual who has made an important contribution to the development of libraries and library services in Manitoba. Susan received her award at the Manitoba […]

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Friends of Winnipeg Public Library wins National Award

See Gabriele Schreiber Friends of the Year Award letter. (PDF)

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