(Woodland, CA) – Join Yolo County Library staff at Raley Field on Friday, May 26 as we kick-off our annual Summer Reading Program. Watch the Sacramento River Cats battle the Memphis Redbirds and support the Library by purchasing special Assembly section seats for the game. Tickets may be purchased online by going to www.yolocountylibrary.org. Simply click […]
6 Shakespeare Quotes: What’s Your Favorite?
Are you a Shakespeare fan? Here are a few of our favorite quotes from the bard, what are yours? Let us know on FaceBook or in the comments below! Do you have a teen who wants to become a Shakespeare Fan? Sign Up for the Teen […]
What is the foundation of learning and literacy? Play!
This year, through the Big Day of Giving, WFoL is partnering with Project Playground to rebuild the stage portion of City Park. This article, by Cheryl Moore, discusses the vital link between play and literacy. My children and I just left the town library where we got an armful of new books and listened to […]
Have You Seen Our Little Free Libraries?
There are four small wooden boxes around town that look like little houses fastened on posts. They have pitched roofs and a door with a big window. Have you noticed them? Have you looked inside? Go ahead, check them out. See if you can find all four. What are they? They are Little Free Libraries, […]
A Picture of Story Time and the Support of the Friends
Notice as of January 2018 – Family Storytime Wednesday Mornings at 10:30 am, Bilingual Storytime Thursday evenings at 6 pm. In the northeast corner of the Winters Community Library, Linda Glick awaits a small stampede. Everything is quiet and empty until the strollers, parents and grandparents roll in to fill the chairs and carpet […]
Youth Day Book Give-Away
The Winters Friends of the Library (WFOL) will be hosting our traditional Free Book Booth at the Youth Day Festival on April 25th at the downtown park beginning at Noon. Our volunteers will have an assortment of books for all ages, from picture books to chapter books, with one available for each child that visits our booth. The books range in […]
The Books for Babies Program – Sparking an Early Love of Reading and Learning in the Winters Community
The Books for Babies Program began in 2003 by Winters Friends of the Library (WFOL) members Susan Swenson and Joan Brenchley. It started from a desire to welcome each new baby born into the Winters community with the tools to begin a lifetime of reading. The goal is that these Books for Babies gift boxes will […]
