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This event is in the "Kids" group
This event is in the "Kids" group
Black History Month Activity Station
All Day
2/1–2/28
Will Library
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Library Branch:
Will Library
Room:
Will Children's Activity Station
Age Group:
Kids
Program Type:
Black History & Culture
Event Details:
Check out our Black History Month Activity Station when you visit the library! Drop-in crafts, activities, and a seek'n'find game! Available all month long in the Children's Room!
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This event is in the "Adults" group
This event is in the "Adults 55+" group
Adults,
Adults 55+
Virtual
This event is in the "Adults" group
This event is in the "Adults 55+" group
Feb
26
2025
Wed
History Lovers Book Club: The Black Box: Writing the Race by Henry Louis Gates Jr.
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Age Group:
Adults,
Adults 55+
Program Type:
Black History & Culture,
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 Solito by Javier Zamora.
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This event is in the "Adults" group
This event is in the "Adults 55+" group
Adults,
Adults 55+
Riverfront Library
This event is in the "Adults" group
This event is in the "Adults 55+" group
Feb
23
2025
Sun
Blaxploitation Series - Foxy Brown (R)
2:00pm–4:30pm
Riverfront Library
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Library Branch:
Riverfront Library
Room:
Riverfront Auditorium (1st Floor)
Age Group:
Adults,
Adults 55+
Program Type:
Black History & Culture,
Movies & Film Discussion
Event Details:
A vigilante takes a job as a high-class prostitute to get revenge on the mobsters who murdered her boyfriend.
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This event is in the "Adults" group
This event is in the "Adults 55+" group
Adults,
Adults 55+
Will Library
This event is in the "Adults" group
This event is in the "Adults 55+" group
Feb
26
2025
Wed
Rather Be Reading Book Club
2:30pm–3:30pm
Will Library
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Library Branch:
Will Library
Room:
Will Computer Room
Age Group:
Adults,
Adults 55+
Program Type:
Black History & Culture,
Books & Authors
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: Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson
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This event is in the "Adults" group
This event is in the "Adults 55+" group
Adults,
Adults 55+
Will Library
This event is in the "Adults" group
This event is in the "Adults 55+" group
Feb
27
2025
Thu
Mystery/Thriller Book Club: Miss Aldridge Regrets by Louise Hare
2:30pm–3:30pm
Will Library
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Library Branch:
Will Library
Room:
Will Conference Room
Age Group:
Adults,
Adults 55+
Program Type:
Black History & Culture,
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!
This event is in the "Adults" group
This event is in the "Adults 55+" group
Adults,
Adults 55+
Will Library
This event is in the "Adults" group
This event is in the "Adults 55+" group
Feb
27
2025
Thu
The Harlem Art Explosion: From Innovation to Mainstream
2:30pm–3:30pm
Will Library
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Library Branch:
Will Library
Room:
Will Auditorium
Age Group:
Adults,
Adults 55+
Program Type:
Arts & Culture,
Black History & Culture
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This event is in the "Kids" group
This event is in the "Kids" group
Feb
25
2025
Tue
Black History Bingo for Kids
3:30pm–4:30pm
Riverfront Library
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Library Branch:
Riverfront Library
Room:
Riverfront Room 202 (2nd Floor)
Age Group:
Kids
Program Type:
Black History & Culture,
Games & Family Entertainment
Event Details:
We're hosting four sessions of Black History themed bingo! Instead of letters and numbers, we'll be using important figures in Black history as our game board spaces, learning a bit about each as we go along.
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This event is in the "Adults" group
This event is in the "Adults 55+" group
Adults,
Adults 55+
Will Library
This event is in the "Adults" group
This event is in the "Adults 55+" group
Feb
25
2025
Tue
The Peekskill Riots Episode 2
6:00pm–7:30pm
Will Library
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Library Branch:
Will Library
Room:
Will Auditorium
Age Group:
Adults,
Adults 55+
Program Type:
Black History & Culture,
Local History
Event Details:
In 1949, violence occurred at two Paul Robeson concerts in Cortlandt Manor, NY. Citizens of Peekskill unleashed violence that resulted in hundreds of injuries and made national news.
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This event is in the "Teens" group
This event is in the "Adults" group
This event is in the "Adults 55+" group
Teens,
Adults,
Adults 55+
Riverfront Library
This event is in the "Teens" group
This event is in the "Adults" group
This event is in the "Adults 55+" group
Feb
26
2025
Wed
History of African Americans in the Yonkers Police Department
6:00pm–7:30pm
Riverfront Library
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Library Branch:
Riverfront Library
Room:
Riverfront Yonkers Room (4th Floor)
Age Group:
Teens,
Adults,
Adults 55+
Program Type:
Black History & Culture,
Local History
Event Details:
Join Yonkers native and veteran Yonkers Police Detective Ken Davis and learn about the three Lone Rangers, the first African American patrolmen serving the City of Yonkers and the Yonkers Police Department.
More Information
Free and open to public
It is assumed that all events are free and open to the general public. If admittance will be restricted in any way, that must be indicated on the application. The Library reserves the right to have staff and/or Board members in attendance even if the program is otherwise closed to the general public.
Acknowledgment: NYSCA grant program
YPL's arts programs are made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature. 
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This event is in the "Everyone" group
This event is in the "Everyone" group
Feb
27
2025
Thu
Celebrate Black History with National Parks Service: Discover Carter G. Woodson Home National Historic Site
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Age Group:
Everyone
Program Type:
Arts & Culture,
Black History & Culture
Event Details:
Celebrate Black History with The National Parks Service, with Greenburgh, Irvington John C. Hart Memorial, Mt. Kisco, Town of Pelham, Tuckahoe and Yonkers Public Libraries! Carter G. Woodson Home National Historical Site
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