Highlights &
Awards

Let us help!  We gather good used books year round for the Friends’ Fall Book Sale. CDs, DVDs & LPs too.

Your gently used books will be welcomed and recycled into another loving home.

Books & Brunch, the signature fundraiser of the Friends of the Winnipeg Public Library, will be held on Sunday, May 7, 10:30 am – 1:30 pm at The Gates on Roblin.

Tickets are on sale at the Best of Friends Gift Shop in the lobby of Millennium Library. Shop hours: Monday to Saturday, 11 am to 4 pm; phone 204-947-0110 (voice mail available).

Thursday, March 23, 2017

1:00 – 2:30 p.m.

Millennium Library

251 Donald Street, second floor

Buchwald Room

All members are encouraged to attend.

Guest Speaker:

Ed Cuddy, Manager of Library Services

For further information —

Please leave a message at 204-488-3217

Or email info@friendswpl.ca

Books & Brunch 2017 will feature retired broadcaster Terry MacLeod and writer and actress Anita Daher on Sunday, May 7, 10:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. at The Gates on Roblin.  Ticket sales begin on March 1, 2017. 

December 24: 11 am – 4 pm
December 25 – 27: CLOSED
December 28 – 31: 11 am – 4 pm
Jan. 1 & 2: CLOSED
Jan. 3 – Jan. 6: CLOSED for inventory

Friday, Nov.18 & Saturday Nov. 19

11 AM TO 6 PM
Your downtown shop for unique gifts

• 10% Off Regular Merchandise
• PLUS 50% OFF Clearance Table
• GREAT USED BOOKS!
• Check the Buy One/Get One Free Table

Find us in the lobby of the Millennium Library at Donald & Graham. See Flyer.

Grant Park High School gym, 450 Nathaniel at Grant

Saturday, October 15:     10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Sunday, October 16:        11 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Half price on Sunday

To all our Book Sale Fans who are asking “When?!”  There has been a delay in getting our Permit from the Winnipeg School Division to use Grant Park High School Gym for the sale.  But stay tuned – we hope to announce it very soon.

Consider donating your gently used books, CDs, DVDs & LPs for our fall book sale.  Label the bags or small sturdy boxes “FRIENDS” and take them to any branch of Winnipeg Public Library.  If needed, we can pick up larger donations, which must be packed in smaller, sturdy boxes.  Leave a message at (204) 488-3217 or email to info@friendswpl.ca.

BOOKS & BRUNCH 2016 was another winner.  The sunny blue sky and warm temperature was a perfect backdrop to The Gates’ setting on May 1^st for the 11^th annual BOOKS & BRUNCH.    A capacity crowd enjoyed the superb buffet as well as the Rainbow Auction (our best yet – over $2,000 in prizes!)  The highlights of course were our “Books I Have Known and Loved” speakers, Lara Rae and Catherine Hunter  They hit both literary and entertainment notes, and had the crowd enthralled.  Ben McPhee-Sigurdson was once again our charming MC.

We were pleased to acknowledge Manager of Library Services Rick Walker in the crowd, which sparked a nice round of applause for him.   We closed the day thanking Ray Louie of The Gates on Roblin, and setting the next B&B date:  Sunday, May 7^th, 2017.

Some comments from happy B&B-ers:

“Best one yet!!!!!! I can’t say enough about it.”

“I really can’t think of one thing that would need to be changed.  A very classy affair.”

“No negatives – everyone at the table enjoyed the event immensely.”

“This year’s event was right up to par with all the others…..that is to say, fantastic!  Once again the setting was lovely, the food was great and the speakers very interesting.  It’s already marked on our calendar for next year.”