300,000 free ebooks and audiobooks

Posted by egray on 02 April 25

You can access more than 300,000 e-books and audiobooks available on The Palace Project, a free mobile phone app, thanks to a grant from the California State Library.

Palace Project has integrated Yolo County Library’s Overdrive, SimplyE, enki books, audiobooks, and more all in one place. Find it in the  Apple Store or Google Play

Take a look at this short intro video and learn how to use the Palace Project app.

We hope you give it a try!

TumbleBook Library

Posted by Aaron on 29 August 24

TumbleBook Library

Animated books, audiobooks, puzzles, and games in English and Spanish for children 0 – 12 years old.

View a 10-minute how-to video

NoveList

Posted by Aaron on 24 August 24

NoveList

Read-alike recommendations, series information, book reviews, reading lists, and more.

View a 2-minute introductory video

View NoveList search strategies

eMagazines Moving to OverDrive/Libby

Posted by egray on 02 August 24

Beginning on August 1st,  access to emagazines will switch from Flipster to OverDrive & Libby.

However, some popular titles are not available on OverDrive and the library will continue to offer these titles on Flipster:

• The Atlantic Monthly
• Consumer Reports Buying Guide
• People
• Real Simple
• Sunset

What’s behind this change?

OverDrive provides convenient access to many more titles than YCL has ever been able to offer—including hundreds of children’s titles and Spanish-language titles, and titles in world languages such as Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and more.

Same Libby app, just more new titles.

Same OverDrive page, now with eMagazines. 

Summer Reading Program ends August 15

Posted by egray on 10 June 24

Remember to complete the Summer Reading challenge and return to your local branch library by August 15 to collect your prizes (while supplies last) and be entered into the grand prize drawing.

Also, please fill out a short survey in English or Spanish to share your feedback about this year’s program.

Across Yolo County, over 5,000 people are participating in the Summer Reading Program. So far, they have read over 30,000 books and for more than 10,000 hours. Amazing!

A schedule of ongoing events can be found on the library’s online calendar at YoloCountyLibrary.org/Events.

PebbleGo

Posted by rcordova on 05 March 24

Yolo County Library is excited to announce a new K-2 library resource. PebbleGo is a database specifically geared toward the needs of K-2 learners. It helps them learn foundational research skills and provides critical early-reader support like audio voiceovers and text highlighting.

It can be accessed from the library, home, or on the go—anywhere with an internet connection at https://yolocountylibrary.org/learning/children/

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Clases de inglés para adultos

Posted by rcordova on 16 January 24

La biblioteca del condado de Yolo ofrece clases de inglés para principiantes. Las clases son para adultos que no hablan inglés como su primer idioma. No se necesita documentación personal para inscribirse y el libro para la clase es gratis (incluido con la clase). Clases están disponibles en la biblioteca de Esparto, Knights Landing, South Davis y Winters. Para obtener más información por favor envíenos un correo electrónico o llame al (530) 666-8081.

Home Literacy Fun for the Winter Break

Posted by egray on 04 December 23

Time off for the holidays?  Many of us will be sharing kindness, embracing our loved ones, and making lasting memories. This is an exciting time of the year for children and there are lots of ways to include literacy into the FUN!

Spending time together can often include reading and storytelling. Try to find opportunities during the winter break to read together.  Visit your local public library for books on holidays you celebrate. Our library has a big selection of books. Check out books on holidays that are celebrated around the world.

Here are other early literacy activities your family can do over the winter break.

• Come up with a list of “common” holiday words.
• Get your flashlight, pillow, and blanket. Read your books under the covers.
• Create a calendar of how many books you have read during the winter break.
• Have fun with crayons, pens, and paper. Use scratch paper and thick crayons, pencils, and pens for fun doodling and scribbling time. This is great for fine motor skills! Ask children to:
  • Draw a picture of you and them
  • Write what they want to eat
  • Be curious about what they draw – ask them to show you more!
• Play alphabet games with toys you have at home.
  • Name the first letter of each toy and write it on a card.
  • Pick a letter card and have your child bring you toys that start with that letter.
• Singing the ABC song while you move from one activity to the next:
  • Change the words, be silly, have fun!
  • Waiting for dinner to be served
  • Washing hands or changing clothes
  • Cleaning up toys
  • Getting in the car
• Make a family book: collect family pictures to create your own book.

CultureGrams

Posted by Aaron on 14 July 23

CultureGrams

Unique, concise, and reliable cultural information, multimedia, and vital statistics on the countries of the world, U.S. states, and Canadian provinces.*

View a 15-minute CultureGrams demo video

TeachingBooks

Posted by Aaron on 14 July 23

TeachingBooks.net

A collection of engaging resources about authors, books, and reading. Identify exceptional books that reflect diverse cultural experiences, interests, and ability levels.*

View a 3-minute introductory video

View a 20-minute how-to video