Friday, October 13, 7:00-9:00 pm, Winters Community Library Tell us a story or perform a poem! WFoL is partnering with Winters Theatre Company to present Lit Fest, a live storytelling and poetry event. Adults and teens ages 16+ are invited to polish up their best story or poem to share. Click here for details on how to apply.
Library Support Stories: Learning English
I could not speak English when I joined the English conversation group at the library. Now my boys and I practice speaking English every day. I can communicate with my housekeeping clients now. I am looking forward to the day the library is open for our meetings. – Rosa How has the library supported you […]
Library Support Stories: From First Library Visit to Citizenship
My name is Maria Molina. I have lived in Winters for more than nine years. I really love this town. I remember the first time when I went to the library. I was walking with my son Mateo and he told me that he wanted go inside. I was very nervous because I didn’t speak […]
Our Library and Lifelong Learning: A Letter of Appreciation
Dear library staff and volunteers, I want to thank everyone who is part of the programs offered by the library. When I arrived from Mexico, the first people who showed me their support were there. Revie was my first teacher. She always showed me the support to motivate me to learn English. With her I […]
Old Dogs, New Tricks: Embracing E-books
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 […]
Conversation and Connection: Winters Library English Conversation Groups
I looked forward to Thursdays because whatever else was going on in my life I knew that I’d get new perspective, I’d learn something new and there would almost always be a great discussion about delicious food. My Thursdays included helping instruct a great group of ladies in an ESL class at the Winters Branch […]
Tell Your Story Writing Contest for Yolo County Teens
We are excited to announce a new collaboration this year between Winters Friends of the Library, the Yolo County Library, and Stories on Stage. This program combines a writing contest for teens with an online presentation from author Reyna Grande on April 24. Essays must be submitted by March 25. Read on for submission and […]
Library Love Letters
Sharing some library love – present and past. If you want to add your love letter, send your story to reply@wfol.org or you may try adding it to the form on this post. Enjoy reading and sharing the library love! Ms. Rodriguez makes kids feel loved. Before the pandemic she welcomed kindergartners into the library […]
Tiny Library and WFoL Love Stories
We’ve been missing getting together at the library and at our events sharing stories and our love for all things library, literacy, lifelong learning, and community. We’ve been trying to think of more ways that we can connect with each other from afar. One of our Board members, Revalee Hemken, pointed out the wonderful model […]
Newcomers Find Happiness in Their New Home Town
My husband and I didn’t know anyone in Winters when we retired here. One of our first stops was the Winters Community Library. The friendly staff told us about all the services available and opportunities to volunteer at the library or with Winters Friends of the Library events. We got our library cards, joined WFoL […]
