(Woodland, CA) – Enjoy the holly, jolly season with the following programs held during the month of December at Yolo County’s Winters Community Library, located at 708 Railroad Avenue in Winters:
- December is Kindness Month. December is Kindness Month. Yolo County Library and Resilient Yolo invite you to “be the one” this December by extending an act of kindness every day this month toward a friend or family member, your community, the environment, or yourself. A person’s life can change for the better with one positive connection with another person. Check out our kindness calendar, display and bibliography for inspiration.
- December 18: Gingerbread House Extravaganza, 3:00 p.m. Visit the library to build and decorate your own gingerbread house. Supplies provided.
- December 19: Aguas Frescas: Winters Posada Navideña, 6:00 p.m. Join us for a cup or two of hot chocolate and antojitos. Come and decorate your very own Winter stocking, build a gingerbread house, and create your very own reindeer candy canes. Materials provided.
The following ongoing programs continue in December:
- 3D Printer Appointments Available: Sign up to use the 3D printer. Mondays: 2:00 to 5:00 p.m.; Tuesdays: 4:00 to 7:00 p.m.; Wednesdays: 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.; Thursdays: 4:00 to 7:00 p.m.; Fridays: 12:00 to 3:00 p.m.; Saturdays: 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Contact the Library for more information.
- SUCCESS: Tuesdays andThursdays at 3:30 p.m.
- Tales for Tails:Tuesdays at 3:30 p.m.
- Needle Arts:1st and 3rd Tuesdays of the month at 4:00 p.m.
- Winters Casual Cribbage Club: 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month at 6:00 p.m. in the Margaret Parson’s Room or the Quiet Reading Corner.
- Winters Origami Club: Last Tuesday of the month at 5:00 p.m.
- Family Story Time: Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m. Cancelled December 25.
- Literary Trails: Wednesdays at 3:00 p.m. Cancelled December 25.
- Fiesta de Colores: An hour of arts and crafts on Thursdays at 6:00 p.m.
- Grupo de conversación en inglés / English Conversation Group: Juevesa las 6:00 p.m. / Thursdays at 6:00 p.m.
- Libros y Chisme:2nd Thursday of the month at 6:00 p.m.
- Aguas Frescas: Last Thursday of the month at 6:00 p.m. Meeting December 19 this month.
- Hora de Cuentas/Bi-lingual Story Time: Thursdays at 6:30 p.m. Sponsored by First 5 Yolo.
- Lego Block Party: 2nd Saturday of the month at 2:00 p.m.
- Family Movie: Last Saturday of the month at 2:00 p.m.
NOTICES: On December 24 and 31 the Winters Community Library will be closed at 6:00 p.m. All Yolo County Library branches will be closed on December 25 for Christmas Day and January 1 for New Year’s Day.
The Winters Community Library will revert to the School Break schedule from December 23 through January 5 with the following hours:
- Monday and Wednesday: 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
- Tuesday and Thursday 12:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
- Friday and Saturday: 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
- Sunday closed.
Food for Fines & Pay It Forward: The Yolo County Library is offering residents and library card holders two opportunities to feed and support their communities this holiday season with ‘Food for Fines’ and ‘Pay It Forward.’
The Library’s annual “Food for Fines” program allows library card holders to clear $1 in overdue fines for each nonperishable food item donated at the circulation desk of any Yolo County Library location. The program runs December 4 through December 31 and there is no limit to the number of donations or reduction in fines cardholders can receive. Library card holders are welcome to donate even if they do not have any overdue fines.
The Library’s ‘Pay It Forward’ program allows customers to donate money to help library card holders pay off their overdue fines. Donors will write a message on a star-shaped note that will be posted on a board behind the circulation desk for cardholders to redeem and lower their fines.
Except where noted, all programs are sponsored by the Winters Friends of the Library, are free to attend, and no registration is required. For more information, contact library staff at (530) 795-4955, visit the Yolo County Library at: www.yolocountylibrary.org (see Events calendar for Winters Community Library-specific events) or connect with the Yolo County Library on Facebook at: www.facebook.com/yolocountylibrary.org.
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