Michael Hemken loved listening to stories since his first encounter with Captain Kangaroo back in the 50’s. He also loved reading, but it was slow going due to dyslexia. Mike started borrowing audio books from Winters Community Library when he was receiving radiation treatments. He always had a story on when he was resting or […]
Lessons in Reading Aloud and Books vs. Movies
Page Adventures: Fostering a Love to Read | a series by Crystal Apilado After about three weeks of reading to the girls before bedtime I had read a few of their favorite picture books multiple times. I know the repetitive nature of reading the same books to my toddler is good for her. The word […]
Diving Back into Reading
Page Adventures: Fostering a Love to Read | a series by Crystal Apilado Skimming through the titles on book spines and pulling books off of the library shelf is one of my favorite childhood memories. From fantasy, horror, sci-fi, historical fiction–there was no limit to the number of book genre options available to choose from. […]
Author Lynn Fulton to Speak May 21 at the Winters Community Library
We are excited to announce our upcoming Author Talk, scheduled for Tuesday, May 21, at 7:00 p.m. at the Winters Community Library. Our featured speaker that evening will be author Lynn Fulton. Lynn grew up loving books and wanting to write them, but never actually finished anything until she learned to type. Her keyboard skills led […]
New Spanish Book Club at the Winters Community Library
(Woodland, CA) – A new Spanish Book Club will have its second meeting at the Winters Community Library, located at 708 Railroad Avenue in Winters, on Tuesday, September 12 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. This free program is presented by the Yolo County Library. No reservations are required and all are welcome to join. For […]
Tales for Tails Program at the Winters Community Library
Have you heard about a great reading program we have here at the library on Tuesday afternoons from 3:30 to 5:00? It is called Tales for Tails and is geared toward new or reluctant readers. Each week readers have an opportunity to read to a very mellow service dog. Dogs are great listeners! They listen […]
A Child’s Garden of Daydreams: Author Catriona McPherson Talks Libraries
Catriona McPherson is a multi-award winning mystery author who has lived in Winters since 2010. Find out more about her and her books at www.catrionamcpherson.com Talk about libraries? Are you kidding? You’ll have to start a petition to get me to shut up! Every book I write (and I’ve just printed out the third draft […]