As part of our continued commitment to access, confidentiality, privacy, and service, we wanted to inform you of some upcoming changes to hoopla’s user authentication policies. As you may be aware, YCLD provides access to over 800,000 audiobooks, comics, eBooks, movies, music, and TV titles through the hoopla digital media streaming platform. On December 10, […]

From 9:00 a.m. Monday, December 2nd, until 5:00 p.m. Saturday, December 14th, bring in cans of food to pay for your overdue fines during the 30th Annual Food for Fines at Yuma County Libraries! All cans of food will be donated to a local food pantry or assistance agency. • For every 10 oz (or […]

On Saturday, November 30th, families are invited to the Wellton Library for a Technology Petting Zoo! Join us anytime between 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. to get acquainted with different types of technology available on the market and in libraries. Watch a 3D printer build projects, play with a 3D pen, meet the coding-controlled Ozobots, […]

On Saturday, November 23rd, the 2019 Winter Reading Program “Reading to the Moon” blasts off at Yuma County Libraries! Children ages 12 and younger can sign up to receive a reading log and join a “winter road trip” to the moon. Each page read will count as 1 mile, and we’ll need to read 238,900 […]

On Tuesday, November 12th, enjoy a live performance by the Territorial Chapter of the AZ Old Time Fiddlers Association at 3:00 p.m. in Rooms B+C at the Main Library. Clapping, singing, and dancing encouraged! There is no charge to attend. The Arizona Old Time Fiddlers Association is a non-profit organization whose objective is to preserve, […]

From its humble beginnings to the multimillion-dollar industry it is today, country music has always been uniquely American. Country music’s journey, and that of its musicians, are explored in an 8-episode, 16-hour series “Country Music: a Film by Ken Burns,” which recently aired on most PBS stations. On Saturday, November 9th, the Main Library will […]

50,000 words. One month. Observed every November, National Novel Writing Month is a fun, seat-of-your-pants approach to novel writing! Participants begin writing on November 1st. The goal is to write a 50,000 word, (approximately 175 page) novel by 11:59:59, November 30th. This year, aspiring authors are invited to attend “NaNoWriMo” kickoff events, weekly write-ins, and […]

On Saturday, October 26th, the Foothills Library will join libraries and bookstores around the galaxy for the 8th Annual Star Wars Reads Day! This exciting event celebrates the joy of reading and all things Star Wars. Fans of all ages are invited to dress up in their best Jedi or Imperial attire and enjoy games, […]

On Friday, October 18th, join Anakē Kaipolani, otherwise known as Lizzie Renaud, for a cultural dance and language session honoring the islands of Hawaii at 10:00 a.m. at the Main Library. Learn some Hawaiian phrases, history, stories, and basic foot movements of a modern hula. All ages welcome! There is no charge to attend. The […]

Beginning Friday, October 11th, the Yuma County Library District, in collaboration with the Yuma County Cooperative Extension, will host a “Healthy Living Series” at the Main Library. Workshop topics include nutrition, our relationships with food, healthy eating habits, and how other aspects of our daily lives can impact our food choices. Fri, October 11th @ […]