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The Rotary Club of Wimberley meets most Tuesdays at noon in the Wimberley Village Library Friends meeting room. Visitors are welome!

The Rotary Club of Wimberley was founded in 1996 and has representatives from financial institutions, education, engineering, science, legal and accounting professions, real estate, insurance, tourism, health and fitness, retail, public relations and publishing. The benefits of being a Rotarian include serving the community, networking, friendship, and promoting ethics and leadership skills. We are 1.2 million neighbors, friends, and community leaders who come together to create positive, lasting change in our communities and around the world.

10/30/2026

Regretfully, the Wimberley Rotary will not be on the Square handing out books as we usually do. The weather forecast says increasing chances of rain, and we’re concerned our books will the damaged and/or destroyed. Look for us next year!

10/28/2026

🎃 Trick-or-Treating on the Square — Friday, October 30! 🎃

We’re excited to welcome our community back for one of Wimberley’s favorite Halloween traditions!

This year, Trick-or-Treating on the Square will take place Friday, October 30 from 4–7 PM, rather than Halloween night.

With Halloween falling on a Saturday this year, we made the decision to move the Square celebration to Friday with safety as our top priority. Saturdays are typically one of the busiest days in downtown Wimberley, with significantly more vehicle and pedestrian traffic throughout the Square. Moving the event to Friday evening will help create a safer, more enjoyable environment for our trick-or-treaters, families, merchants, and visitors.

Law enforcement and volunteers will also be on hand Friday evening to help with pedestrian crossings and keep things running smoothly.

We know changing a longtime tradition can take a little getting used to, and we truly appreciate our community’s understanding and support.

👻 Friday, October 30
🍬 4–7 PM
📍 Wimberley Square

Costumes, candy, and all the Halloween fun are still happening, just one night early! We can’t wait to see everyone on the Square!

10/27/2026

Wimberley Rotarians labeled books on Tuesday, October 27th, in anticipation of the free book giveaway at the community's Halloween on the Square event on Friday Oct 30 from 4-7 pm. The Rotary booth is called Trick 'o' Read located in front of the Wimberley Cafe. Come by, kids, and get your free book!

10/01/2026

Happy October birthdays to Nora, Chris & Brent!

09/26/2026

The Tribute to Dolly Parton Book Drive brought in enough books to just about fill the shelves of the Book Nook with gently used children's books. A HUGE thank you to the Rotarians who made this a success: Carolyn Manning, Nomi Gonzalez, Gregory Ross, Tricia Gangstad, Iris Campbell, Shelley Hicks, Chris Nichols, all the Rotary supporters, and our generous Wimberley community.

09/24/2026

On September 22nd, the Rotary Club of Wimberley had some very special guests: Todd and Becky Kier and their canine partners River (beagle) and Shine (black lab). They represent Freedom Canines International, a non-profit that raises and trains mobility service dogs, hearing dogs, diabetic alert dogs, and facility dogs— at no cost to those persons who need their services. The Kiers already have some partnerships in place with Wimberley ISD, and are working with TEA for approved curriculum for high school age students who want to become trainers. They are currently in need of persons who can foster dogs. Their annual fundraising is coming soon on October 31st: The Best Little Dog Walk in Texas. Watch for more info coming soon.

09/24/2026

Reminder: On Friday, September 25, look for these colorful tubs at King Feed and at both front entrances of the Wimberley Village Library, from 9 am to 5 pm. The Rotary Club of Wimberley is accepting donations of new and gently used children’s books for redistribution throughout our community.

09/23/2026

On Monday night September 21, the Wimberley ISD School Board recognized the Barnabas Connection and their partners for 20 years of service provided to the community school children. This includes the Back to School Fiesta where students can get health screenings, backpacks of school supplies and other local resources. Members of the Rotary Club of Wimberley were present as they have partnered with Barnabas since year one, providing both backpacks and free books to every child present. Superintendent Greg Bonewald (a Rotarian) gave everyone a beautiful commemorative coin engraved for Champions for Children. (WISD photo)

09/21/2026

Tuesday, September 22, the Rotary Club of Wimberley will hear from Todd Kier of Freedom Canines, an organization that trains and provides service dogs. Visitors welcome at noon-1 pm at the Wimberley Village Library.

09/15/2026

The Rotary Club of Wimberley will host a community book drive on September 25, 2026, as a tribute to the late Dolly Parton. Joining other events springing up across the nation, the Wimberley Rotarians are calling their event “9-2-5,” and will be held that Friday from 9 am to 5 pm with collection sites at both entrances of the Wimberley Village Library and the entrance of King Feed. Containers will be labeled.

“The focus will be on getting new and gently used books into the hands of local kids,” said local president Chris Nichols. “Since our chartering with Rotary 30 years ago, the Rotary Club of Wimberley’s primary local mission has been literacy. Throughout the years, we’ve given away new books and backpacks in partnership with Barnabas through the annual Back to School Fiesta, contributed to the Barnabas Christmas store, made a gift of new books at each Trick ‘o’ Read on the Square, and stocked gently used books in community Little Free Libraries and at the Book Nook located on the grounds of Emily Ann Theater.”

One hundred percent of the physical books collected will be donated to the Wimberley Rotary’s free book giveaways. The need is for children’s books, picture books, board books, and young adult novels. Please no adult fiction or non-fiction, and we request that the used books not be heavily damaged or torn.

The late Dolly Parton’s projects regarding book giveaways to children naturally dovetailed with Rotary’s missions. Since 2009, Rotary International and Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library have partnered to provide books to young children in communities around the world. Ms. Parton was the keynote speaker on June 23, 2010 at the Rotary International Convention in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Following her presentation, she was presented the Paul Harris Fellow recognition (Rotary’s highest) for her “dedication to childhood literacy and community service.”

In addition to book giveaways, the Wimberley Rotary has sponsored reading incentives for junior high school students, tutored struggling readers at the elementary level, sponsored 2-4 high school juniors each year to a leadership conference, provided annual academic scholarships, and more.

Anyone wishing to donate money for the book projects can do so by visiting the website at rotaryclubofwimberley.com and going to the “Sponsor/Donor” page for a QR code, or through the mail at: P.O. Box 2612, Wimberley, Texas 78676. The local Rotary group meets on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of each month at the Wimberley Village Library meeting room from noon-1 pm. Visitors are welcome.

This “9-2-5” event is an independent community project organized by the Rotary Club of Wimberley. It is not sponsored, endorsed, administered by, or affiliated with Dolly Parton, Dolly Parton Productions, the Imagination Library, or any of their affiliates.

President Nichols adds, “In summation, Ms. Parton was a literacy partner with a common mission, and we want to take this opportunity to honor her. She was much more than a singer-songwriter; she was an educator- librarian at heart.”

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Wimberley, TX
78676

Opening Hours

12pm - 1pm

Telephone

+15125581626

Website

http://Www.rotaryclubofwimberley.com/

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