Despite the hardship that our community has endured in 2020, WFoL continued to support library services and promote literacy and lifelong learning for our town. Please take a look at the highlights from this year and consider joining or renewing your membership today to continue our programs in 2021 Thanks to our 2020 Board who served […]
12 Days of Christmas Crafts
We found 12 festive crafts to make, and books to go along with each of them. Every book below is available to request from the library
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 […]
Why Join the Friends?
Hear from our Membership Coordinator about the many reasons to join. Despite the hardship that our community has endured this year, WFoL continues to support library services and promote literacy and lifelong learning for our town. We need our library now more thanever! LOOK FOR YOUR RENEWAL PACKET IN THE MAIL SOON! If you are […]
WFoL Joins the Winters Scarecrow Fest
Have you noticed all the scarecrows around town? The businesses and organizations in Winters have gone all out and filled the town for the annual Winters Scarecrow Fest. This year WFoL volunteers have created many scarecrows and installed them all around town at the Library and the WFoL Little Free Libraries too. Please stop by […]
WFoL Annual Gathering 2020 on Nov. 2 with Author Tamsen Schultz
Please join us for our Winters Friends of the Library Annual Membership gathering from 5:30 to 8 pm on Monday, November 2nd. This fun and informative evening is held to elect our 2021 WFoL Board Officers and also enjoy a talk from a guest speaker. This year we will hear from author Tamsen Schultz. As […]
WFoL Book Sale on Saturday, November 14th
For many people, one of the only good things coming out of this pandemic has been the time to read and read. But perhaps you have read all the books on your shelf. No worries, Winters Friends of the Library is here to help. Books, books, and more books will be available to buy at […]
The Little Free Libraries are Back Up and Running!
Winters Friends of the Library (WFoL) has seven Little Free Libraries around town that have been refurbished recently, and are now all back up and running. At the end of March, because of the pandemic induced shutdown, WFoL stopped maintaining the libraries that it sponsors. It was a good time to repair them and give […]
Register Now! Hot Spots and ESL Program
Registration deadlines for two programs to help families in Yolo County are approaching quickly! See below for details on the Hot Spots and Online ESL programs and how to apply before September 25, 2020. Hot Spots To help families access the internet to complete distance learning, Yolo County Library has purchased 100 hotspots with unlimited […]
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. […]
Summer Joys: Reading and Swimming
By Revalee Hemken My family did not have much extra cash when I was growing up in Redlands, California in the 50’s and 60’s. We didn’t have air-conditioning to combat the unbelievably hot summers. We didn’t have a bookshelf full of books to read. What would an avid reader do to survive June, July, August? […]
Winters Shakespeare Workshop 2020 The Virtual Season: A Comedy with Errors
Winters Shakespeare Workshop presents our first ever virtual show, A Comedy with Errors, on Saturday, July 18 at 8 PM. The community is invited to our live event streamed on our Winters Friends of the Library FaceBook page. Admission is free. Scroll down the page to watch the video of the show. Donations to support […]
