Winfield Public Library

08/28/2026

08/27/2026

Celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Mother Road together! We will make crafts, including painted suncatchers, representing locations long the route. Ages 5–12. Click here to register: https://winfield.librarycalendar.com/events/month/2026/09

08/27/2026

Hot Air Balloons are a theme this fall for Youth Services. Tomorrow is the start of the 69th Gordon Bennett Long Distance Gas Balloon Race! You can follow live online and track the balloons during the race: https://gordonbennett2026.de/en/ or Facebook.

Find out more information about the World Championship in Longdistance Gasballooning! The Gordon Bennett Race will launch in Münster, Germany

08/27/2026

This year the legendary “Mother Road” turns 100! Celebrate iconic firsts in DuPage County in this companion lecture to the DuPage County Historical Museum exhibit. Illinois Route 66 passports and travel guides to the “First 300 Miles” will be available.
Registration required. Click here to register: https://winfield.librarycalendar.com/events/month/2026/09

08/26/2026

Representatives from the DuPage County Recorder’s Office will staff a booth in the lower-level entryway. The booth offers signups for their free Property Fraud Alert Program, free Veterans Assistance Program, and free Property Research Seminar for DuPage's historic properties.

08/26/2026

Come to the library and check out the library's collection of books on pets, and animals!

08/25/2026

Join Tony LaPalio, Founder and CEO of Senior Tech Support, for a presentation on wearable tech, with a special focus on the Apple Watch. Registration required. Click here to register: https://winfield.librarycalendar.com/events/month/2026/09

08/25/2026

We are saddened to hear of the passing of Dolly Parton who touched and inspired countless lives. Through her Imagination Library, millions of children have received books of their very own, inspiring a lifelong love of reading. She has left an incredible legacy.

08/25/2026

Chicago women's historian Laurie Russell examines how Chicago women were the epitome of the Roaring Twenties. From jazz to daring flights, to bootleg gin and using a revolver like a pro, they defined the decade. They also symbolized a new, modern woman and empowered the growing women’s liberation movement. Registration required. This program is sponsored by the Village of Winfield. Click here to register: https://winfield.librarycalendar.com/events/month/2026/09

08/24/2026

We are so excited to share that 470 books were gifted to 245 children in Winfield this summer! 😍 Many thanks to the Friends of the Library, Adrienne K. Rose, and the Dollywood Foundation for giving the gift of reading to so many.

If you haven't yet enrolled your child under 5, go to imaginationlibrary.com/check-availability today!