Reading

Reading programs

Sign up for the Winter Reading Program 2021 – the Cozy Reading Challenge.

Yolo County Library offers a variety of reading programs for adults, teens, and children.

What Should I Read Next?

Personal reading recommendations from a library staff person. We’ll match your reading tastes with books and authors we think you’ll love.  Simply answer a few questions about what you like (and dislike) to read, and we’ll provide you with a list of at least three suggestions to try next… all within 72 hours.

eBooks/eAudiobooks/eMagazines

Try Libby – the new OverDrive app for enjoying ebooks and audiobooks (help)

Flipster – allows you to explore, download, and read magazines anytime on your mobile device.

Tumblebook Library – animated books for children 0 – 12 years old.

Enki Library – popular eBooks for all ages (help) and an additional enki biblioboard collection.

Try SimplyE – a library app that brings all the libraries’ ebooks into one app. Find it on Apple Store or Google Play

LINK+

At this time we can’t accept in-person returns, please return your LINK+ items at any YCL book drop.  

LINK+ is suspended until further notice.  Returns are still accepted at the library book drops.

LINK+ is a union catalog of contributed holdings from participating libraries (academic and public) in California and Nevada.

UPDATE:  The $1 a day late fee for LINK+ items has been eliminated.
NOTE:  Lost or damaged materials will still have fines.

When will I get my item?
Due to COVID-19 safety procedures, items will be quarantined for 4 days. Items will be available at the requestor’s library approximately 7 to 10 days after the request.

How long can I borrow the item?
The loan period for books and some media is 21 days with one 21-day renewal. The loan period for selected media is 7 days. No renewal is allowed for media selected for 7-day loan.

ZIP books

If you don’t find the title you are looking for in our catalog or LINK+, you can request it through the ZIP book program.