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Arab American Heritage Month
Celebrating Arab American Heritage and Identity
Join Yolo County Library and celebrate Arab American Heritage Month this April. Each library branch will have a booklet with cultural recipes for you to take home and try out. 
 
Pick up your booklet while supplies last!
2025 Arab American Heritage Month reading list [PDF]

Día de los Niños
April 5 - 27
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Día de los Niños/Día de los Libros is a yearly celebration that emphasizes the importance of literacy for children from all backgrounds while encouraging libraries and community organizations to inspire and empower the next generation.
 
County Librarian and Chief Archivist Diana Lopez invites all Yolo County residents to attend: “Día champions the importance of literacy for children of all linguistic and cultural backgrounds and fosters connections between children and families, weaving a rich tapestry of books, languages, and cultures. Our team has planned diverse and delightful family programs and will be giving away a terrific variety of children’s books. We hope you join us in this fabulous celebration!”
 
Children who attend will receive a free book, participate in educational activities, watch a special performance, and enjoy a storytime program.
April 5 at 11 a.m.
South Davis Montgomery Library 1441 Danbury Street, Davis  Folklorico and Dilly Dally the Clown
April 12 at 1 p.m.
Yolo Branch Library
37750 Sacramento Street, Yolo Steve Chaney and Corny Crow
April 16 at 2 p.m.
Esparto Regional Library
17065 Yolo Avenue, Esparto Sacramento Philharmonic & Opera
April 19 at 11 a.m.
Winters Community Library
708 Railroad Avenue, Winters Ballet Folklorico del Ecuador INTI-TULPA
April 23 at 2:15 p.m.
Clarksburg Branch Library
52915 Netherlands Ave, Clarksburg 
Ukelele Storytime
April 26 at 1 p.m.
Arthur F. Turner Community Library
1212 Merkley Ave, West Sacramento Folklorico Latino de Woodland
April 26 at 1:30 p.m.
Knights Landing Branch Library 42351 Third St, Knights Landing  Magician
April 27 at 2 p.m.
Mary L. Stephens Davis Branch Library, 315 E. 14th St, Davis  Cascada de Flores  
Programs are sponsored and supported by Yolo County Library Friends of the Library groups and the Yolo County Library Foundation.
Yolo County Library Event Calendar

April Staff Picks
Check out what library staff read in their spare time.
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By Chigozie Obioma
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By Michael Chabon
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By Louise Erdrich
Brown-skinned young woman with gold chain necklaces, a purple jumpsuit, and dark brown hair with yellow curls in the back
By Omar Tyree
 
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Get Drawn to the Library during National Library Week
April 6 - 12
Drawn to the Library / Cautivados por la Biblioteca National Library Week. Above the text are three boxes: The first shows two children reading books in the grass, the second a child in a wheelchair checking a book out at the reference desk, and the third a child drawing a comic strip.
This National Library Week, April 6 - 12, take time to rediscover the library and see how it draws us together as a community. 
 
Branches will celebrate National Library Week with library-themed book displays, “Drawn to the Library” bookmarks, and Library Love displays where patrons can write what the library means to them. Look for the Library Love display and use the provided heart cut-outs to write what you love most about the library.  Then, add your heart to the display.

Upcoming Closures
Monday, April 21
Staff Training Day
 Branches open from 2 - 6 p.m. 
except Winters which opens at 8 a.m.
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Locations and Hours

Upcoming Events
Briana Loewinsohn and Thien Pham will be
in-conversation about Making Comics
Sunday, April 13, 2 - 3 p.m.
Thien Pham (Bald man, middle-aged, Vietnamese, with glasses) and Briana Loewinsohn (White woman with long brown ponytail and glasses) between the covers of their graphic novels Family Style and Raised by Ghosts
Want to learn how to comic? Come listen to two graphic novel authors on Sunday, April 13 at 2 p.m. at the Mary L. Stephens Davis Branch Library. Briana Loewinsohn, author of “Raised by Ghosts” and Thien Pham author of “Family Style” will be in conversation about making comics and publishing graphic novels. Book sales and signing will be available.

Walnut Park Library Groundbreaking Ceremony
Friday, April 18, 11 a.m.
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We cordially invite you to join us for the new Walnut Park Library Groundbreaking Ceremony. This event marks the start of an exciting project that will benefit our community for generations to come. 

Repair Café
Saturday, April 26, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.
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The Davis yololab will host a Repair Café on Saturday, April 26 from 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. at the Mary L. Stephens Davis Branch Library. The Repair Café encourages the repair and reuse of goods.
 
Bring your broken electronics, furniture, and small appliances. Davis Makerspace volunteers will assist with the repair process. 

Kitten Shower
Saturday, April 26, 1 - 3 p.m.
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Friends of the Yolo County Animal Shelter are asking for donations for the upcoming kitten season. Please bring donations to the “Kitten Shower” on Saturday, April 26 from 2 -4 p.m. at the Mary L. Stephens Davis Branch Library. We will have information demos, kid's crafts, kitten adoptions, and possible sneak peeks.
 
The following donations are needed: Kitten milk replacement, small nursing bottles, kitten food, SnuggleSafe heating pads, non-clumping litter, small litter pans, cat nail clippers, bottles-petag nursing kits, the miracle nipples, fleece blankets, and baby shampoo.

Know Your Rights Presentations
Yolo County Library and Catholic Charities will host two upcoming Know Your Rights presentations. The presentations will be on Zoom and moderated by Clarence E. Mamaril, Managing Immigration Attorney at Catholic Charities, and a Catholic Charities DOJ Accredited Representative of the Immigration Legal Services Team.
Ask questions and learn about your legal protections, what to do if you encounter immigration enforcement, and how to navigate the system empowered with knowledge.

Claudia Krich on Those Who Stayed: A Vietnam Diary
Wednesday, April 30, 6 p.m.
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Join us in celebrating local author Claudia Krich’s new book “Those Who Stayed: A Vietnam Diary.”
 
On April 30, 1975, the American war in Vietnam ended and almost all Americans left in a chaotic evacuation. Claudia Krich directed the American Friends Service Committee Vietnam program from 1973 until July 1975.
Speaking Vietnamese, she kept a sharp eye and a carefully detailed diary. Instead of fleeing home to the U.S. when the new socialist government took control, she stayed to bring us this amazing look into that revolution.
 
Book sales and signing will be available.

Mary's Supper for Stories
Woodland United Methodist Church
Saturday, May 17, 6:00-8:00 P.M.
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Join Yolo County Library Foundation and County Supervisor Mary Vixie Sandy on Saturday, May 17th at 6 pm at the Woodland United Methodist Church for their first-annual joint community fundraising event! It will be a multicultural feast from House of Shah with live music from Mariachi Los Claveles. The event supports programming and materials across all branches of the Yolo County Library, particularly for the most under-resourced individuals and regions. Purchase your tickets here.
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