Library News

2020 Creative Writing Contest Winners

We’re excited to announce the Creative Writing Contest Winners for 2020. You are invited to read all of the Short Story and Poetry winners, sorted by age group. Congratulations to our winners! Are you interested in entering a piece of Read More …

Let’s Talk Books – The Leavers by Lisa Ko

Let’s talk books! In the video below, Jessica talks about The Leavers by Lisa Ko – a 2017 finalist for the National Book Award. Check out the video and then find this item in our catalog here.

Book Donations Suspended

donations, Bookends,

Unfortunately, due to space and quarantine restrictions, WNPL is not able to accept book donations on behalf of the Friends of WNPL until further notice. In addition, the Book Ends bookstore is not currently open. Once the library begins accepting Read More …

The King of Confidence by Miles Harvey

James J. Strang was the founder and ruling figure of The Church of Latter Day Saints (Strangite), a small splinter group of Mormons that formed in the power vacuum left by the assassination of Joseph Smith in 1844. Strang persuaded Read More …

Celebrate 50 Years of Frog and Toad!

50 years of frog and toad! Frog and Toad riding a tandem bike

Frog and Toad are Friends was first published in 1970 by Arnold Lobel and the Frog and Toad books have been the favorites of beginner readers ever since! Lobel’s Frog and Toad are Friends was awarded as a Caldecott Honor Read More …