Northwest Regional Library, serving an area of 48,000 residents, has a collection of 80,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 176 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 440 video items, such as DVDs and VHS tapes. Staffing consists of 5 employees, including one fully accredited librarian, plus volunteers. The system comprises one central library, plus one bookmobile. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $9,200. Patrons make 115,000 visits annually, and check out materials 18,900 times. Twenty-eight percent of all check-outs are children's materials.
Location:
185 Ashwood Drive, P.O. Box 1527, Winfield Alabama 35594
Telephone
205-487-2330
Other Public Libraries nearby:
(Adamsville) Adamsville Public Library
(Arley) Arley Public Library
(Jasper) Carl Elliott Regional Library
(Jasper) Carl Elliott Regional Library
(Hamilton) Clyde Nix Public Library
(Columbus) Columbus-Lowndes Public Library
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06/08 Coming to The Winfield area
Mountain Brook Spring Art Show Mountain Brook AL April20 Up to one hundred local member artists
will display original artwork for sale in an outdoor setting in quaint Mountain
Brook near Crestline Village. Artwork available will range in size from minis to
extra large canvases and all price ranges. Jazz band will be featured and food
will be available at field.
Panoply Arts Festival Huntsville AL April26-28 Each spring in the heart of the Rocket City the arts are in full bloom at the Panoply Arts Festival.
Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum Car Show Birmingham AL October11-13 Triumph Dealers of North America display,
Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum Merchandise Trailer featuring event TShirts, Pins, and Posters,
Official Barber Vintage Festival event merchandise,
Southern Vintage Fire Apparatus Association display, and
Concessions
Kentuck Festival of the Arts Northport AL October19-20 Nationally and internationally acclaimed folk artists,
270+ folk, visionary, and contemporary artists and expert craftspeople presenting their work to you,
free hands-on art-making for children in Kentuck for Kids and throughout the park,
interactive live demonstrations by expert craftspeople—basketmakers, blacksmiths, woodworkers, traditional potters, fiber and fabric artists, quilters, jewelers, and a glassblower,
live music and story-telling, food and fellowship.
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