Press Release
Winters Library Closes for Move into New Building
Dedication November 13 – Grand Opening November 14
(Woodland, CA) – Yolo County’s Winters branch library, the Winters Community Library, will close for three weeks starting October 23. Currently located at 201 First Street in Winters, the closure will allow the library to move to the newly constructed building at 708 Railroad Avenue, a few blocks away. A building dedication is planned for November 13. On November 14, a community grand opening will be held with special activities for families. More information to follow on both.
During the three week transition, Winters library users should be aware of the following:
- Library materials can be returned in the book drop located outside the front door of the library on First Street. The new library’s book drop will become available on November 12.
- One week prior to the closure, beginning October 16, users will not be able to place holds on Winters branch materials, and inter-library loan requests for pickup at Winters will be suspended. Library users will continue to place requests for items displayed in the online catalog, but will have to specify pick-up at another Yolo County Library location.
- During the closure, Winters branch materials will temporarily be suspended from the library’s catalog system. When the new library on Railroad Avenue opens on November 14, Winters branch library materials will again display in the online catalog and holds can again be placed. All suspended inter-library loan activity will resume at this time.
Yolo County, the Winters Joint Unified School District, the City of Winters and generous contributions from the Margaret Parsons Trust, the Winters Friends of the Library and private donors have allowed for construction of a new public library that will be Yolo County’s first joint-use library. While functioning as a public library, it will also be the school library for Winters High School. The Winters Community Library is located on the high school site on Railroad Avenue near the Bobbie Greenwood Swim Center.
“At almost 11,000 square feet, the new building will dwarf the old 3,700 square foot library,” said Yolo County Librarian Patty Wong. “The new library has high ceilings, lots of windows and beautiful landscaping all around. The meeting room has electronic sound and display capabilities and the library has doubled the number of public computers.”
For more information on Yolo County Library programs and services call (530) 666-8005 or visit: www.yolocountylibrary.org.