News and Updates
February reading challenge
Monday, February 9th, 2026
The 2026 Winter Olympics will be held in the Italian cities of Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo. Athletes will compete in fun sports like skiing, snowboarding, and ice skating in the snowy mountains and on the ice.
Celebrate by logging your reading on Beanstack and earning Olympic-inspired badges throughout the month.
Stay In, Read Books!
Sunday, February 1st, 2026
Staying in out of the cold? Make some hot cocoa and borrow free ebooks, eaudiobooks, and more right from home with Hoopla and Libby!
For more information on getting started, visit our eBooks and Apps page.
New Year, New Skills
Saturday, January 31st, 2026
Did you know that you can take FREE online courses from Universal Class with your library card? Choose from hundreds of courses in categories including: Office Skills, Crafts and Hobbies, Mathematics, Test Preparation, and Entrepreneurship.
Sign up through the link provided to get started today!
IMPORTANT: If you have not created a Universal Class account yet, you must immediately scroll down and select 'Register Now' and complete registration before browsing the course list to access FREE courses using your library card.
Wichita Falls Public Library 2025 in Review
Wednesday, December 31st, 2025
2025 was a big year here at Wichita Falls Public Library! We updated old infrastructure, started new services, and continued providing popular programs like Summer Reading and Touch-A-Truck! Here are some of the big things we did over the past year:
- We started a third book club for adults focused on comics and graphic novels, Graphic Ink.
- The Wichita Falls Public Library Van made its debut this year, appearing at After Hours Art Walk, the Fishing Rodeo, and elsewhere around town bringing the library out into the community!
- With funding from a grant, we were able to replace our obsolete public computers with brand new computers.
- We also installed beautiful new carpet in the library - a massive undertaking!
- We brought back Mango Languages, giving our patrons a free way to start learning a new language.
- We added video tutorials from Niche Academy to many resources on our Database and eBooks and Apps pages.
- We had a fantastic Summer Reading program with 560 participants who earned 2,384 beanstack badges and redeemed almost a thousand prizes!
We have even more great things planned for 2026 so stay tuned!