Upcoming Events

All ages can enjoy learning how to use wire and tools to create a life-like figure. All materials will be provided in honor of the Yonkers Arts Weekend.

Come celebrate Cinco de Mayo with a craft. Learn about the Mexican holiday!

The Child Development Institute at Sarah Lawrence College provides children opportunities to create their own play experiences out of recycled and found materials through Community Adventure Play Experiences, or CAPE.

Build something special with legos and put it on display! This program is for children up to age 12.

The Library Jazz Band is performing and you are invited to come and listen.  The Library Jazz Band is a full 17  piece orchestra including saxophones, trumpets, trombones, and a rhythm section.

Tyrone Glover, CEO of Leverage Credit Recovery, will be presenting every Saturday.  Topics will include accessing credit reports, understanding the information, learning how to improve scores and more.  

Join this talented ceramic artist, Vicky Youngman as she teaches us how to create clay bowls from forming the clay, glazing and firing our bowls. This is a rare opportunity and we're excited to offer this 2-part program.

This program is part of Yonkers Arts Weekend, which is sponsored by the City of Yonkers in partnership with Yonkers Arts. Learn more at yonkersartsweekend.com.

May 4th is Free Comic Book Day! As part of our celebration, we're taking hero-themed pictures and decorating photo frames to go with them. While youre here, don't forget to pick up a free comic! Materials available while supplies last.

Happy Asian-American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month! To celebrate, visit us in the Sensory Room for screenings of animated movies with Asian and Pacific Islander protagonists.

Mystery Box Storytelling Collages with Katori Walker. This program is offered at 11am and repeats at 1pm.

Learn the basics of Adobe photoshop including image editing and understanding layers. 

Award-winning Storyteller, April Armstrong and her jazzy friends for this family-friendly program.

In celebration of Mother's Day Weekend, Emilie Surtees and her band will perform songs to uplift, inspire, and show gratitude to our mothers.

Get together to talk about your genealogical research. Learn how to access thousands of genealogical records using the Library's online resources and databases such as HeritageQuest, Family Search and Ancestry!

Join us for a session of stories and songs in Spanish and English! Children must be accompanied by a caregiver. No registration required.

Interested in doing research on Yonkers and Westchester history? Join us for a research drop-in and learn about what the YPL Archives has to offer. We can show you additional resources for your research, and help you find what you need.

After school homework help with Angelica Campoverde, a qualified tutor for grades K-7. Mondays, 3:30-6 pm, Wednesdays, 3:30-5:30 pm Fridays, 3-5 pm.

Children's Room, 2nd Floor *When Yonkers Public Schools are in session.

Grab some pens and paper! Come and learn how to draw face portraits.

Come experience the realm of planeswalkers, Eldrazi, Phyrexians and the vast, extended MTG universe. Play matches - casual or exhibition - and trade cards, or take advantage of our Welcome Decks to get into the game. All are welcome!

Refresher Course 

Learn the basics of Powerpoint to create a slide presentation. Registration for this event includes Part I and Part II.

Isn't it nice, making things by hand? Come by our Community Room and knit to your heart's content, or avail yourself of our adult coloring books. All levels of knitting skill are welcome, and patterns will be provided.

Come hear stories old and new! Let your imagination carry you away to distant places and times!