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The library will be closed the following dates for the winter holidays:

  • Christmas Eve: Wednesday, December 24
  • Christmas Day: Thursday, December 25
  • New Year's Eve: Wednesday, December 31
  • New Year's Day: Thursday, January 1
     
 

Library Positions Available
Join our wonderful Winfield Library staff! As of December 23, 2025, we have the following positions available:

  • Young Adult Assistant
    Schedule: Part-time, 28 hours per week including evenings and two Saturdays per month
    Pay Rate: $18.00 per hour
    Benefits: Paid vacation, sick, and personal time off after 90-days. IMRF included.
    Details: Young Adult Assistant job listing

  • Library Cleaner
    Schedule: Part-time, Non-Exempt, 12 hours per week (2 hours per day, 6 days per week)
    Hours: Flexible scheduling during library closed hours
    Benefits: Paid Time Off under Illinois’ Paid Leave for All Workers Act
    Pay Rate: $23.00 per hour
    Details: Library Cleaner job listing
     
Adult Winter Reading Program 2026. Read, White, and Blue. Image of the Statue of Liberty standing on a stack of books, surrounded by snowflakes.  

Read, White and Blue: Adult Winter Reading Program
January 2 - February 28

Participate in our virtual adult winter reading program and celebrate America @ 250! Log into ReadSquared via our website or app to get started. Log six books to complete the program. Participants can also write reviews of their books. Everyone who completes the program is automatically entered into a drawing to win one of two $25 Target Gift Cards.

Click here to participate in our Adult Winter Reading Program, starting January 2.

     
  Wintertainment Bundles for Teens
December 1 – January 31

Bored in the house and in the house bored? Put that library card to use and reserve a free personalized Wintertainment Bundle! Open to grades 7-12.

Answer a short survey and the library will curate a bundle of books/movies, snacks, and trinkets we think you’ll enjoy. In 3–5 business days, your bundle will be ready for pickup on the hold shelf near the entrance. Click here to fill out the survey for a Wintertainment Bundle for Teens.
     
  Kids Winter Reading Challenge: Reading in a Winter Wonderland
January 2 - February 28

Pick up a log at the Youth Services desk and write down the titles of nine books you read or were read to you. For each completed log you return to the library, you will receive a snowflake to place on the bulletin board and an entry for a prize drawing.
     
     
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Use the Find Food IL map to find places in your community offering free food or meals.

Winfield Library is participating with a Little Free Pantry
Our Little Free Pantry is on a cart on the lower level near our holds pickup shelves. Anyone experiencing food insecurity is welcome to pick up items from this cart.

If you would like to donate nonperishable items, you may add them to the cart at any time. Thank you for supporting the more than 100 Winfield residents who receive food benefits, and the 1 in 8 Illinois residents who experience food insecurity but may not qualify for assistance.
     
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Events Calendar & Program Registration
Events are clearly labeled on the calendar view as Registration Open, Registration Full, or Waiting List Open. Events are color-coded: dark blue for adults, green for teens, purple for children, and light blue for all ages.

     
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Find Your Next Read in Your Email
NextReads is an email service that provides reading suggestions for all ages in more than 23 reading interest categories, including links to Winfield Library’s online catalog. Sign up to get email newsletters featuring new and favorite books in your preferred genres!

     
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Stay Linked to the Library with our eNewsletter
Stay up-to-date on all library events and news by signing up for our Library Link eNewsletters. Choose All Events, Children’s Events and/or Adult Events. Sign up here for the library's digital newsletter.

     

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