Of course you probably already know our small but mighty organization is powered by volunteers. Did you know that even the pandemic has not stopped our volunteer efforts? They may look different, but there is still lots to do even though we can’t gather in person. What’s Going On? Our WFoL Board continues to work […]
WSW Virtual Comedy with Errors – Your Turn!
WSW 2020 Virtual Challenge – A Comedy with Errors – You are invited to paritcipate!
Summer Reading Returns to Yolo County Library May 2020
Join Yolo County Library’s virtual Summer Reading Program, running from May 18 through August 28. Although all Yolo County Library branches are closed until further notice, children, teens and adults can celebrate this year’s theme, Dig Deeper: Read, Investigate, Discover, by logging their reading, earning prizes, and participating in special virtual programs and activities that […]
Thank You!
Thank you! Despite these challenging times, we saw an outpouring of support yesterday, and received over $10,000 in donations through the Big Day of Giving! This amount includes a generous donation of $3,000 in matching funds from an anonymous donor. All of these dollars will go directly to support the library and it’s programs as […]
Give Where Your Heart Is
The Winters Friends of the Library has participated in the Big Day of Giving for many years. Big Day is a regional day of fundraising for nonprofits. Our friends and supporters have been generous with their donations in past years, which we have used in myriad ways from buying books, computers, and other materials, to creating […]
WFoL Little Free Libraries Update
During the current stay-at-home orders, the Little Free Libraries around Winters are not being filled by WFoL volunteers, and that makes it a perfect time to refurbish them. All-around-handyman and volunteer extraordinaire, Bruce Bailey is doing just that. He removes one book-house from its pedestal and takes it to his home where he fixes the […]
Thanks to the Winters Friends of the Library: Yolo County Library/Winters Community Library Beginning Life Skills ESL Class for Caregivers in Rural Communities
written by Patricia Willers, ESL instructor This spring, Yolo County Library/Winters Community Library introduced animpactful new program for community members. Thanks to the generosity of Winters Friends of the Library, each Friday night mid-January to mid-March, the lights of the meeting room burned bright as participants came to study English as a Second Language. “Beginning […]
Gracias a Winters Friends of the Library Una Clase de la Biblioteca de Winters: ESL para Cuidadores en Comunidades Rurales
por Patricia Willers, maestra de ESL En enero, febrero y marzo, cada viernes por dos horas, en la biblioteca en Winters Toni no apaga las luces después de la puesta del sol. Con dedicación y energía, 25 participantes vinieron a la sala de reuniones para aprender y estudiar inglés. Esta clase de ESL especial, ESL […]
Digital Events and 10 Free Library Resources You Can Use at Home
(Woodland, CA) – Yolo County residents are invited to join Yolo County Library online for a wide range of information and entertainment – free from home during the County’s shelter-in-place order. Wondering if you need to return your library materials? Please keep your materials at home until the library re-opens. Due dates have been extended until May […]
3 Tips to Encourage Young Writers
Since April 10 is National Encourage a Young Writer Day and many of us have more time at home with our young ones right now, here are some tips from three of our Winters Friends of the Library volunteers to encourage young writers. 1. Read, Read, Read! Eileen Rendahl, a multi talented author of thrillers, […]
Let’s Stay Connected
Missing the library wifi? Well, we have good news. The Library WiFI is on and accessible outside the building. The network is named PUBLIC and no library card number is required. PLEASE remember to use social distancing, you may even be able access the wifi from your car in the front parking spots. Many people […]
Winters Shakespeare Workshop Goes Virtual for 2020!
Join Us to Create a Virtual Performance of A Comedy with Errors! Open to All! Weekly challenges will accept rolling enrollments. See below for Weekly Challenge enrollment form and description of how our virtual program for 2020 will work. Teens, almost teens, used to be teens and families are invited to create a crowd sourced, […]