Imagination Library is available to all eligible children, birth to age four years, nine months in Yolo County. Children receive one free book monthly until their fifth birthday.
To strengthen early literacy and create a love of reading in Yolo County preschoolers, Imagination Library mails one high-quality, age-appropriate book to a child’s home, addressed to them, at no cost to the child’s family.
Imagination Library is a free service, brought to you by the United Way Capital Region, the California State Library, and Yolo County Library.
When will I receive the first book? Please allow up to 12 weeks for the first book to arrive.
For more ideas on how to inspire a love of reading, visit Yolo County Library’s “Early Learners” webpage.
Imagination Library de Dolly Parton es un programa para regalar libros que envía libros cada mes directamente a su hogar, ¡GRATIS!
¿Cuándo recibirás tu primer libro? Generalmente toma entre 6 y 12 semanas desde el momento en que se recibe su formulario hasta que se entrega el primer libro.
Para obtener más ideas sobre cómo animar el amor por la lectura de su hijo, consulte la página de “Early Learners”.
Registrarse aquí (ve a la barra roja arriba y haz clic en Traducir)
In November 2024, Davis voters approved Measure T, which increased the special tax for the Yolo County Library, with funds earmarked for the expansion of the facilities and services of the Mary L. Stephens Davis Branch Library and funding for library services at the new Walnut Park Library in South Davis. The library parcel tax for the fiscal year 2026-27 is $175.66 for a single-family residence and $87.83 per unit for a multi-family residence.
Exemptions to the special tax are granted for the following:
1. Property zoned and used for agriculture and not containing a residence. To qualify for the agricultural exemption for 2026-27, complete the Application for Agricultural Special Tax Exemption form and mail to SCI Consulting Group at the address listed below.
2. A property which is not buildable or developable because of some reasonably permanent incapacity, including odd parcels or pieces which for historic or other reasons have not been merged into adjacent parcels, but which, because of size or other reasonably permanent disability, do not, or cannot, comprise a separate building site.
3. Property owned and occupied by persons of low income. “Persons of low income” shall mean property owner/occupants where total household income is less than $64,300 for 2025.
To qualify for the low-income exemption for 2026-27, complete the Application for Low-Income Special Tax Exemption form (English or Español) and provide verification of income using either the 2026 Low Income Exemption Application (English or Español) or submitting a copy of your 2025 income tax return. Required documents should be mailed to SCI Consulting Group at the address listed below. Instructions can be found here (English or Español).
A separate exemption must be completed for each parcel on which an exemption is requested. No additional documentation providing proof of ownership is required.
The deadline to file for an exemption from the Davis special library parcel tax is June 1, 2026.
Completed application & exemption forms must be submitted to the Library’s consultant at:
SCI Consulting Group
4745 Mangels Blvd.
Fairfield, CA 94534
Questions should be directed to the Library’s Consultant:
SCI Consulting Group, (707) 430-4300, attention: Susan Barnes.
Printed exemption forms are also available at:
Mary L. Stephens Davis Branch Library, 315 E. 14th Street, Davis, CA 95616
Shipley Walters Center for Yolo County Archives and Library Services, 226 Buckeye Street, Woodland, CA 95695
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