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YPL Presents: An Author Talk with Douglas Brunt

Wednesday, May 1, 2024 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Virtual
Program Type:
Books & Authors
Age Group:
Adults, Adults 55+
Event Details:

Join us as we chat with New York Times bestselling author, Douglas Brunt, about instant bestselling debut non-fiction work The Mysterious Case of Rudolph Diesel: Genius, Power, and

Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual
Age Group: Adults, Adults 55+
Program Type: Books & Authors
Event Details:
Join us as we chat with New York Times bestselling author, Douglas Brunt, about instant bestselling debut non-fiction work The Mysterious Case of Rudolph Diesel: Genius, Power, and Deception on the Eve of World War I. This book reveals the hidden his...
This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Adults 55+" group.

Memoir Writing Workshop

Thursday, May 2, 2024 at 11:00am - 1:00pm
Will Conference Room at Will Library
Program Type:
Books & Authors, Community Engagement
Age Group:
Adults, Adults 55+
Event Details:

Taught by Rachel Levine, award winning writer with an MFA in fiction. Patrons should be able to commit to all four sessions. To register please contact Rachel at rachell

Library Branch: Will Library
Room: Will Conference Room
Age Group: Adults, Adults 55+
Program Type: Books & Authors, Community Engagement
Event Details:
Taught by Rachel Levine, award winning writer with an MFA in fiction. Patrons should be able to commit to all four sessions. To register please contact Rachel at rachellevine55@gmail.com Many of us want to share our story, sometimes for...
This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Adults 55+" group.

Yonkers Beats: A Discussion Group

Thursday, May 2, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Virtual
Program Type:
Books & Authors
Age Group:
Teens, Adults, Adults 55+
Event Details:

Patricia Vaccarino’s Yonkers Trilogy captures a grand time in Yonkers history when the Getty Square area was a hodgepodge of small merchants, tenements, and quaint, centuries-old b

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Available
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual
Age Group: Teens, Adults, Adults 55+
Program Type: Books & Authors
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Event Details:
Patricia Vaccarino’s Yonkers Trilogy captures a grand time in Yonkers history when the Getty Square area was a hodgepodge of small merchants, tenements, and quaint, centuries-old buildings.The trilogy captures the hopes, dreams, and ambitions of work...
This event is in the "Adults" group.

YA Book Buzz: A Book Club for Adults Who Read Young Adult Books -This Day Changes Everything by Edward Underhill

Friday, May 3, 2024 at 5:30pm - 8:00pm
Crestwood Main Reading Area at Crestwood Library
Program Type:
Books & Authors
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

This event is a registered program. You must register to participate. Adults Who Read Young Adult Books - A Book Club Just for YOU! Come with your dinner and discuss books yo

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Available
Library Branch: Crestwood Library
Room: Crestwood Main Reading Area
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Books & Authors
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 12
Event Details:
This event is a registered program. You must register to participate. Adults Who Read Young Adult Books - A Book Club Just for YOU! Come with your dinner and discuss books you read this past month and hear about what others read. This month ...
This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Adults 55+" group.

YPL Presents: An Author Talk with Nina Simon

Wednesday, May 8, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Virtual
Program Type:
Books & Authors
Age Group:
Adults, Adults 55+
Event Details:

Nothing brings a family together like a murder next door. You’re invited to join Nina Simon online as she chats about her lighthearted whodunnit about a grandmother-mother-daugh

Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual
Age Group: Adults, Adults 55+
Program Type: Books & Authors
Event Details:
Nothing brings a family together like a murder next door. You’re invited to join Nina Simon online as she chats about her lighthearted whodunnit about a grandmother-mother-daughter trio of amateur sleuths, Mother-Daughter Murder Night.  Mo...
This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Adults 55+" group.

Memoir Writing Workshop

Thursday, May 9, 2024 at 11:00am - 1:00pm
Will Conference Room at Will Library
Program Type:
Books & Authors, Community Engagement
Age Group:
Adults, Adults 55+
Event Details:

Taught by Rachel Levine, award winning writer with an MFA in fiction. Patrons should be able to commit to all four sessions. To register please contact Rachel at rachell

Library Branch: Will Library
Room: Will Conference Room
Age Group: Adults, Adults 55+
Program Type: Books & Authors, Community Engagement
Event Details:
Taught by Rachel Levine, award winning writer with an MFA in fiction. Patrons should be able to commit to all four sessions. To register please contact Rachel at rachellevine55@gmail.com Many of us want to share our story, sometimes for...
This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Adults 55+" group.

Yonkers Beats: A Discussion Group

Thursday, May 9, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Virtual
Program Type:
Books & Authors
Age Group:
Teens, Adults, Adults 55+
Event Details:

Patricia Vaccarino’s Yonkers Trilogy captures a grand time in Yonkers history when the Getty Square area was a hodgepodge of small merchants, tenements, and quaint, centuries-old b

Open
Available
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual
Age Group: Teens, Adults, Adults 55+
Program Type: Books & Authors
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Event Details:
Patricia Vaccarino’s Yonkers Trilogy captures a grand time in Yonkers history when the Getty Square area was a hodgepodge of small merchants, tenements, and quaint, centuries-old buildings.The trilogy captures the hopes, dreams, and ambitions of work...
This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Adults 55+" group.

Book Chat: Blossom with Books!

Tuesday, May 14, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Virtual
Program Type:
Books & Authors
Age Group:
Adults, Adults 55+
Book Chat:

Join other book lovers online to exchange book titles, book reviews and ideas for your next good read.

Event Details:

Spring is here and there are books aplenty, books galore! Join discussion Moderators Susan Gleason and Mary Amato from Friends of Crestwood Library to talk about what you are readi

Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual
Age Group: Adults, Adults 55+
Program Type: Books & Authors

Book Chat

Join other book lovers online to exchange book titles, book reviews and ideas for your next good read.

Event Details:
Spring is here and there are books aplenty, books galore! Join discussion Moderators Susan Gleason and Mary Amato from Friends of Crestwood Library to talk about what you are reading, what you want to read and hear about what others are reading! ...
This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Adults 55+" group.

Memoir Writing Workshop

Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 11:00am - 1:00pm
Will Conference Room at Will Library
Program Type:
Books & Authors, Community Engagement
Age Group:
Adults, Adults 55+
Event Details:

Taught by Rachel Levine, award winning writer with an MFA in fiction. Patrons should be able to commit to all four sessions. To register please contact Rachel at rachell

Library Branch: Will Library
Room: Will Conference Room
Age Group: Adults, Adults 55+
Program Type: Books & Authors, Community Engagement
Event Details:
Taught by Rachel Levine, award winning writer with an MFA in fiction. Patrons should be able to commit to all four sessions. To register please contact Rachel at rachellevine55@gmail.com Many of us want to share our story, sometimes for...
This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Adults 55+" group.

Adult Online Book Club: Our Missing Hearts by Celeste Ng

Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 7:15pm - 8:30pm
Virtual
Program Type:
Books & Authors
Age Group:
Adults, Adults 55+
Event Details:

Read  Our Missing Hearts by Celeste Ng Then join local Crestwood Patron Susan Gleason to discuss the book online via ZOOM  Join Zoom Meeting https://ypl-

Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual
Age Group: Adults, Adults 55+
Program Type: Books & Authors
Event Details:
Read  Our Missing Hearts by Celeste Ng Then join local Crestwood Patron Susan Gleason to discuss the book online via ZOOM  Join Zoom Meeting https://ypl-org.zoom.us/j/82406034202?pwd=iSXWQEombLYg515JHio1JYMJCq9jhj.1 Meet...
This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Adults 55+" group.

YPL Presents: An Author Talk with Rebecca F. Kuang

Tuesday, May 21, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Virtual
Program Type:
Books & Authors
Age Group:
Adults, Adults 55+
Event Details:

We welcome you to register for a thrilling conversation with Rebecca F. Kuang (R.F. Kuang) as she chats with us about her New York Times bestselling novel, Yellowfac

Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual
Age Group: Adults, Adults 55+
Program Type: Books & Authors
Event Details:
We welcome you to register for a thrilling conversation with Rebecca F. Kuang (R.F. Kuang) as she chats with us about her New York Times bestselling novel, Yellowface. Yellowface grapples with questions of diversity, racism, ...
This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Adults 55+" group.

History Lovers Book Club: The Professor and the Madman : A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary by Simon Winchester

Wednesday, May 22, 2024 at 11:30am - 12:30pm
Virtual
Program Type:
Black History Month, Books & Authors
Age Group:
Adults, Adults 55+
Event Details:

Moderator Joseph Verdicchio, Ph.D. in History, NYU; Retired Social Studies Department Chair, Edgemont High School will lead a discussion on The Professor and the Madman : A Tale of

Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual
Age Group: Adults, Adults 55+
Program Type: Black History Month, Books & Authors
Event Details:
Moderator Joseph Verdicchio, Ph.D. in History, NYU; Retired Social Studies Department Chair, Edgemont High School will lead a discussion on The Professor and the Madman : A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary by ...
This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Adults 55+" group.

Memoir Writing Workshop

Thursday, May 23, 2024 at 11:00am - 1:00pm
Will Conference Room at Will Library
Program Type:
Books & Authors, Community Engagement
Age Group:
Adults, Adults 55+
Event Details:

Taught by Rachel Levine, award winning writer with an MFA in fiction. Patrons should be able to commit to all four sessions. To register please contact Rachel at rachell

Library Branch: Will Library
Room: Will Conference Room
Age Group: Adults, Adults 55+
Program Type: Books & Authors, Community Engagement
Event Details:
Taught by Rachel Levine, award winning writer with an MFA in fiction. Patrons should be able to commit to all four sessions. To register please contact Rachel at rachellevine55@gmail.com Many of us want to share our story, sometimes for...
This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Adults 55+" group.

Mystery/Thriller Book Club: The Drop by Michael Connelly

Thursday, May 23, 2024 at 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Will Conference Room at Will Library
Program Type:
Books & Authors
Age Group:
Adults, Adults 55+
Event Details:

Do you enjoy the excitement of a good thriller or a mystery that surprises you? Join the Mystery/Thriller Book Club! Each month we'll discuss a different book, share what we've bee

Library Branch: Will Library
Room: Will Conference Room
Age Group: Adults, Adults 55+
Program Type: Books & Authors
Event Details:
Do you enjoy the excitement of a good thriller or a mystery that surprises you? Join the Mystery/Thriller Book Club! Each month we'll discuss a different book, share what we've been reading recently, and recommend favorites. This month we'll be readi...
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Forever YA Book Club: Reading: Skyward by Brandon Sanderson

Thursday, May 23, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Virtual
Program Type:
Books & Authors
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Forever Young Adult is a group for YA fans who are a little less "Y" and a bit more "A." Whether you're a regular YA reader or you need a break from your usual "To Read" list, all

Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Books & Authors
Event Details:
Forever Young Adult is a group for YA fans who are a little less "Y" and a bit more "A." Whether you're a regular YA reader or you need a break from your usual "To Read" list, all are welcome! Reading: Skyward by Brandon Sanderson Thi...
This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Adults 55+" group.

Rather Be Reading Book Club

Wednesday, May 29, 2024 at 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Will Computer Room at Will Library
Program Type:
Books & Authors, Women's History
Age Group:
Adults, Adults 55+
Event Details:

For people who would rather be reading 90% of their day, join us fellow bookworms to discuss books from different genres. This month's book: The Covenant of Water by Abraham Ver

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Available
Library Branch: Will Library
Room: Will Computer Room
Age Group: Adults, Adults 55+
Program Type: Books & Authors, Women's History
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 17
Event Details:
For people who would rather be reading 90% of their day, join us fellow bookworms to discuss books from different genres. This month's book: The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese Extra copies can be picked up at the circulation desk.  ...
This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Adults 55+" group.

YPL Presents: An Author Talk with Smithsonian Curator Matt Shindell

Monday, June 3, 2024 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Virtual
Program Type:
Books & Authors
Age Group:
Adults, Adults 55+
Event Details:

Mars and its secrets have fascinated and mystified humans since ancient times. Due to its vivid color and visibility, geologic kinship with Earth, and potential as our best hope fo

Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual
Age Group: Adults, Adults 55+
Program Type: Books & Authors
Event Details:
Mars and its secrets have fascinated and mystified humans since ancient times. Due to its vivid color and visibility, geologic kinship with Earth, and potential as our best hope for settlement, Mars embodies everything that inspires us about space an...
This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Adults 55+" group.

YPL Presents: An Author Talk with Freida McFadden

Thursday, June 13, 2024 at 8:00pm - 9:00pm
Virtual
Program Type:
Books & Authors
Age Group:
Adults, Adults 55+
Event Details:

Get your popcorn and take a seat as we pick the brain of the queen of twists herself, Freida McFadden! McFadden will join us to chat about writing psychological thrillers, her mega

Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual
Age Group: Adults, Adults 55+
Program Type: Books & Authors
Event Details:
Get your popcorn and take a seat as we pick the brain of the queen of twists herself, Freida McFadden! McFadden will join us to chat about writing psychological thrillers, her mega-bestselling hit The Housemaid series, in particular her for...
This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Adults 55+" group.

YPL Presents: An Author Talk with Tiffany Jewell

Thursday, June 20, 2024 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Virtual
Program Type:
Books & Authors
Age Group:
Adults, Adults 55+
Event Details:

Join us as #1 New York Times bestselling author Tiffany Jewell highlights the inequities Black and Brown students face from preschool through college as she presents lessons and kn

Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual
Age Group: Adults, Adults 55+
Program Type: Books & Authors
Event Details:
Join us as #1 New York Times bestselling author Tiffany Jewell highlights the inequities Black and Brown students face from preschool through college as she presents lessons and knowledge from her new book Everything I Learned About Racism I Lea...