Adulting 101

Calling all Yolo County teens! Register for Adulting 101: Life Skills for Teens on September 9 from 9:00am-3:00pm at the Woodland Community & Senior Center. Teens choose their own schedule in this conference-like event to learn skills that they might not learn in high school but will definitely need for post-high school life. All attendees with receive community service hours for attending the event and be entered in a raffle to win prizes like  Google Chromebooks and gift cards. Learn more or register for Adulting 101 today!

Library Card Sign-up Month

This September, the Woodland Public Library is joining libraries nationwide for Library Card Sign-Up Month, a time to remind parents, caregivers and students that a library card is the first step toward academic achievement and lifelong learning. Libraries play an important role in the education and development of children. Studies show that children who are read to at home and who use the library perform better in school and are more likely to continue to use the library as a source of lifelong learning. 

Our library programs serve students of all ages. For younger children, we offer early literacy resources to help them learn to read and encourage school readiness. For teens and older students, we provide access to technology and digital tools (such as 3D printers, laser cutters, and telescopes) as well as free one on one tutoring available online. 

Since 1987, Library Card Sign-up Month has been held each September to mark the beginning of the school year. During this time, we join other libraries in a national effort to ensure all residents sign up for a library card and know about all that the Woodland Public Library offers.  We currently serve 36,308 library card holders including all WJUSD students who also can use their student ID card as a library card. Library Users borrowed over 202,000 physical and digital items last year.

Children's Programming:  Returning Favorites and New Clubs

In the fall, returning children’s programming include four weekly storytimes, Tween Library Club, Awesome Readers, an all-ages chess club, and passive afterschool programs happening Tuesday-Thursday in the Children’s area from 3:30-4:30. 

Weekly on Tuesdays there will be a character scavenger hunt, craft cart Wednesdays, and Lego Club Thursdays. 

Baby Storytime is on Tuesdays from 9:30-10am, followed by Bilingual Storytime at 10:30. Toddler Storytime is on Wednesdays from 10-10:30, and Outdoor Saturday Family Storytime starts at 10am on the library front lawn. 

Stay and Play will resume in October, geared towards children ages 0-5 and their caregivers. 

More information about upcoming children’s programming can be found on our calendar.