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Women's History Month 2024

Celebrating Women Who Advocate for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
This Women's History Month, help us celebrate "Women Who Advocate for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion." The theme recognizes women throughout the country who understand that, for a positive future, we need to eliminate bias and discrimination entirely from our lives and institutions. Women from every background have long realized that an uneven playing field will never bring equality or justice.
Yolo County Women's History Month Committee Keynote Speakers
TODAY! Saturday, March 2, 10:30am - 1:00pm
Gibson House Property - 512 Gibson Road in Woodland
The Yolo County Women's History Month Committee is hosting a FREE event with keynote speakers Tessa Smith, Yolo County Health and Human Services Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Coordinator & Dr. Dawnte Early, West Sacramento City Council member and CEO of United Way California Capital Region. Come and enjoy refreshments, visit the Gibson House Museum, and visit tables from libraries, archives, and local history and women's organizations. 
 
Weather permitting. Check facebook.com/YoloCountyWomensHistoryMonth for the most up-to-date information.
Learn more about women and their stories by downloading our Women's History Month reading list below and visiting our Overdrive for audio and ebooks. Also, don't forget to pick up a bookmark when you visit your local branch!
Download the 2024 Women's History Month reading list [pdf]

In-N-Out Cover to Cover Reading Program

March 2 through April 13  |  For ages 4-12
In-N-Out Cover to Cover Club
Participants, ages 4-12, can read 5 books or 300 minutes to earn a coupon for a free In-N-Out hamburger, cheeseburger, grilled cheese sandwich, or veggie sandwich. Participants can earn up to three awards during this program. Children who are unable to read themselves may be read aloud to.
 
Register at a Yolo County Library branch and pick up your In-N-Out "Cover to Cover" reading log.

Upcoming Closures
Illustration of Cesar Chavez

Sunday, March 31: 
All branches CLOSED for Cesar Chavez Day

Monday, April 1: 
All branches CLOSED for Cesar Chavez Day (Observed)
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Reading Recommendations

This Month's Highlight: Historical Fiction
Edith Holler by Edward Carey

Edith Holler 
by Edward Carey
We Must Not Think of Ourselves by Lauren Grodstein

We Must Not Think of Ourselves
by Lauren Grodstein
The Roaring Days of Zora Lily by Noelle Salazar
Browse our Reading Recommendations

Upcoming Events
StoryWalk® throughout March: Like a Girl by Lori Degman
Like a Girl by Lori Degman
 
Take a stroll through Community Park on the north side of the Stephens-Davis branch library and read a story as you go. Our latest StoryWalk book, Like a Girl by Lori Degman, honors a multitude of women who made a difference.
Historical Exhibition: "Pathways of Resistance: Women at the Turn of the 20th Century"
Opening Reception: Thursday, March 14, 5:30 - 8:30pm 
Gibson House Property - 512 Gibson Road in Woodland
This new Yolo County Historical Collection exhibition at the Gibson House explores how women gained independence through increased access to education, voting rights, and freedom from restrictive clothing to seek out new opportunities, establish a new place in the world, and make their voices heard.
Selection from Yolo Democrat 1911.10.19 and objects in the Yolo County Historical Collection YO1-C364-04 & YO1-C94-68
On display March 14 - June 1
Regular open hours: Thursdays 2:00 - 4:00pm

Mini Exhibit at Library Branches: 
"Hatpins - A Moment of Resistance"

On display throughout March

At the turn of the 20th Century, hatpins were women’s first line of defense when it came to handsy men in public. This March, explore the world of hats and hatpins from the Yolo County Historical Collection at all library branches. 
Image of hatpins from the Yolo County Historical Collection
Hatpins in the Yolo County Historical Collection
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Get Tax Help with VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance)

All branch libraries will have Federal and State tax forms and booklets available as soon as we receive them. Form and booklet availability is dependent on the government distribution schedule. Special forms will be printed on request.

Arthur F. Turner Community Library
Saturdays from February 3 through April 13
11:00am - 3:00pm
By appointment only: call 2-1-1 to make an appointment.

Mary L. Stephens Davis Branch Library
Tuesdays from February 13 through April 2 (excluding March 19 and 26)
2:00 – 5:00pm
Appointments are highly encouraged: call 2-1-1 to make an appointment. Drop-ins are welcome, as time permits.

An Evening of Magical Stories with Zuni Chopra
Saturday, April 13, 7:30 - 9:00pm
Veterans Memorial Theatre - 203 E. 14th Street Davis, CA 95616
An Evening of Magical Stories with Zuni Chopra
Register here
Join us for a free author talk and storytelling event featuring 22-year-old Zuni Chopra, writer of The House that Spoke (Penguin India, 2017) along with the to-be-announced winner of this year’s countywide high school writing contest. Program will include a live performance of stories and a Q&A and book signing with the author.
 
All ages welcome. Registration required. This event is FREE to attend. Tickets with optional donation are now available through Eventbrite.
Partners include the Yolo County Library Foundation and Stories on Stage Davis. Stories on Stage Davis is a fiscally sponsored project of YoloArts and supported by the 2022 City of Davis Arts Grant (funded by the Yolo County Foundation, a California Non-Profit Corporation). 
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Phone: (530) 666-8005
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