Week Calendar

Learn about the Environment and Native Gardening. Share your passion for the environment with others, and have fun with other students while doing something positive.  Earn Community Service Credit for School.

Summer Meals are being offered in the Atrium Monday-Friday, while supplies last. 

• Breakfast 8:30am-9:30am.  
• Lunch 11am-12:30pm.

Summer Meals are being offered in the Atrium Monday-Friday, while supplies last. 

• Breakfast 8:30am-9:30am.  
• Lunch 11am-12:30pm.

Summer Meals are being offered in the Atrium Monday-Friday, while supplies last. 

• Breakfast 8:30am-9:30am.  
• Lunch 11am-12:30pm.

Summer Meals are being offered in the Atrium Monday-Friday, while supplies last. 

• Breakfast 8:30am-9:30am.  
• Lunch 11am-12:30pm.

Summer Meals are being offered in the Atrium Monday-Friday, while supplies last. 

• Breakfast 8:30am-9:30am.  
• Lunch 11am-12:30pm.

Join Coach Elaine for a fitness workout in the early morning.

All levels of fitness welcome.
 

Families are welcome to enjoy the Sensory Room without a reservation for these hours of free play. This program is not supervised by a library staff member - parents must supervise their children at all times.

Energize your body and prepare your mind to face challenges from the comfort of your home! Have fun practicing mindfulness and movement for a better body-mind connection. Join Helena as she leads us in our Wednesday Wellness Journey!

Families are welcome to enjoy the Sensory Room without a reservation for these hours of free play. This program is not supervised by a library staff member - parents must supervise their children at all times.

Get moving and shaking to Miss Nancy's rhymes, stories, and songs followed by coloring. 

Reduce your stress through breathing exercises, meditation and chair yoga exercises with Nancy Guzman.

Toys, coloring, and fun for ages 0-5. No registration.

Similar to Tai Chi, Qi Gong consists of gentle stretching exercises that incorporate the mind and the body.  It has been shown to reduce pain, improve concentration, and help people cope with stress. Led by Jian-Yang Rong.

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!

In-person at the Will Library for ages 0-5. Songs, Nursery Rhymes, finger plays, and stories. No registration.

Get started with basic tasks in Excel such as opening a workbook, entering and formatting data, calculating data, and more.

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.

Toys, coloring, and fun for ages 0-5. No registration.

In weekly sessions, participants will look at and discuss folk art and traditional crafts from around the world. Participants will then be led in a hands-on session to create their own version of that craft. Taught by Elizabeth Gronke.

Free tutoring for the GED exam. Get one-on-one help with math, reading, writing, science and social studies.

Are you looking for work? Get help with your resume and cover letter. Practice interviewing, learn some interviewing tips, and get job application assistance.

Get moving and shaking to Miss Nancy's rhymes, stories, and songs followed by coloring. 

Practice your English with this Conversation group on Zoom

Join Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87177800403

Our Positive Psychology Reading Group is now reading: 

Flourish: A Visionary New Understanding of Happiness and Well-being by Martin E. P. Seligman

Learn the basics of using Gmail, including how to create, reply, delete, and search emails. Students should know their Gmail password so they can login on a computer.

Join us to hear a story and watch a book based short film.  Then color with us.

Participants are encouraged to join the YPL 1000 Books Before Kindergarten Program.

In-person at the Will Library for ages 0-5. Songs, Nursery Rhymes, finger plays, and stories. No registration.

Join neighborhood seniors to gather together socially for light conversation over coffee and tea.

Get started with basic tasks in Excel such as opening a workbook, entering and formatting data, calculating data, and more.

Toys, coloring, and fun for ages 0-5. No registration.

FSW|COMHPS Program

In-person at the Will Library for ages 0-5. Songs, Nursery Rhymes, finger plays, and stories. No registration.

Curiosity comes to life through science, reading, art, stories & songs.

Recommended for ages 3 and up.

At Mercy University School of Nursing's Health Equity Influencer Program in the Community (HEIP-C), we believe that health equity starts where people live, work, learn, and gather.

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

Summer Meals are being offered in the Lower Lobby, while supplies last. 

Train your arms with purpose—not just power. 

Summer Meals are being offered in the Lower Lobby, while supplies last. 

Songs and stories in English and Spanish for ages 0-5! No Registration.

¡Canciones y cuentos en inglés y español para niños de 0 a 5 años! No hay registro.

Discover the Bohemian Soul of Barranco

Summer Meals are being offered in the Lower Lobby, while supplies last. 

Storytime: Stories, nursery rhymes, fingerplays, and songs for children ages 18 months to 3 years old accompanied by a caregiver. No registration required.

Summer Meals are being offered in the Lower Lobby, while supplies last. 

Come hear fairytales, fantasy, legends and folklore from around the world!

Summer Meals are being offered in the Lower Lobby, while supplies last. 

Get one on one tech assistance (up to 15 minutes). First come, first served. Ask us your tech question.

Join award winning songwriter and performer Zev Haber for fun family music, dancing and using instruments. No registration.

Imagination Playground is an innovative play system that transforms any space into a play space that encourages learning, social development, movement, and of course, fun! Children's Room, 2nd Floor

Toys, coloring, and fun with our big blue blocks for ages 0-8! No registration.

The Cove has a chalkboard wall, and we want you to help us decorate it!

This concert will have relaxing music to start off the week!

Register separately for each weekly topic. Students attend all 4 sessions during the week. No prior skills required for workshops.

Scratch 1 & 2

Ukulele meetup group for adults.

Join fellow ukulelists for an afternoon jam session. Beginners welcome as well as those who can already play. Bringing your own instrument is required. 

This concert will have classic hits and familiar songs for the audience to sing along to!

Register separately for each weekly topic. Students attend all 4 sessions during the week. No prior skills required for workshops.

Scratch 1 & 2

Register separately for each weekly topic. Students attend all 4 sessions during the week. No prior skills required for workshops.

Scratch 1 & 2

The Cove has a chalkboard wall, and we want you to help us decorate it!

This concert will feature music and beats to groove along with! Expect music you would hear in a cafe with live music.

Register separately for each weekly topic. Students attend all 4 sessions during the week. No prior skills required for workshops.

Scratch 1 & 2

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

Listen to a magical musical interlude to jog your memories of yesteryear.

Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5270678391

Meeting ID: 5270678391

Spend time with friends and meet new ones while sipping on coffee and doing some needlework. Come enjoy a relaxing afternoon every Monday at your local library!

Do you have any personal finance questions? Schedule a free 30-minute meeting with William Wu, a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER^TM  via Zoom to discuss your financial situation.

Come join us on Tuesdays, starting July 8, to play in the library's sensory room.

Celebrate Summer Reading... Color Our World - Camp out and Read!

Stop by Crestwood Library to select a snack and a few books to read.  

Listen along with us to a delightful Chinese Bilingual Concert brought to you via Concerts in Motion.

Color Our World At Our Library!

We have the materials and you bring your creativity.

Different materials available each week to experiment and craft with.

Celebrate Summer Reading... Color Your World with a Reading Buddy at your Library with us this summer!

This summer, join us on Fridays for a relaxing hour of watercolor painting. Each session will have a different theme - visit for your favorite, or stop by every week! Materials available while supplies last.

Health First Outreach table

Take charge of your finances this summer with a simple mid-year money check-in.

Models Casting Call

Growing pile of mending projects at home? Join us every 2nd + 3rd Saturday to work on them together.

Use the Library's LEGO to create something fun & put it on display!

Spend some of your Satuday afternoon with us.

Join our summer reading program and check out a book from one of our displays.

No registration required.

I scream, you scream! We all scream for ice cream! If you haven't guessed, July is National Ice Cream Month. Children 12 and under are invited to make their own ice cream sundae. Ice cream will be on a first come, first served basis.

Relax and color with your friends. We have coloring sheets and coloring pencils.

Register separately for each weekly topic. Students attend all 4 sessions during the week. No prior skills required for workshops.

Scratch 1 & 2

Free fun family movies!

Toy Story (1995) Rated G, 1hr 21min

Socialize, de-stress, and express yourself through art, while savoring tasty treats.  We have canvases and supplies.

Register separately for each weekly topic. Students attend all 4 sessions during the week. No prior skills required for workshops.

Scratch 1 & 2

Get crafty with our art supplies and color your world! No registration.

Celebrate art and color this summer by watching these artistically rich movies! Attending these films will also earn you an extra raffle ticket in our Summer Reading 2025 Adult Monthly Raffle. 

Frida (R): Tuesday, July 1 @ 2:30 pm

Beginning Knitting and Knitting Project Support 

If you are knitting curious, looking to get back to knitting, want learn new techniques, or need help with a project, the Crestwood Knitting Workshop is here to help you:

Register separately for each weekly topic. Students attend all 4 sessions during the week. No prior skills required for workshops.

Make something with the library's legos and put it on display! No registration.

Make your own slime!

Fun and messy art activities every week for ages 5 & up! No registration.

Register separately for each weekly topic. Students attend all 4 sessions during the week. No prior skills required for workshops.

Scratch 1 & 2

Come play our Nintendo Switch with on the second floor! Feel free to bring your own Switch to play your E-rated games with friends, too.

This concert will feature upbeat songs to get our listeners dancing and ready to enjoy the weekend!

Zoom link: https://zoom.us/j/426474125

Gaming: Play PS 5, Nintendo Switch, VR and Board Games with your friends.

Cool off this month with some snacks and a movie during Film Fridays at Crestwood.

This week's movie: Minecraft Movie

Play with our board games and puzzles! No registration.

Author Keesha L. Pittman presents her books about inappropriate touching and bullying.

With activities and discussion for parents and children. Recommended for ages 7-12.

In this insightful workshop, we dive deep into financial literacy.  We will explore key principles that empower individuals and communities to build wealth, make informed financial decisions, and achieve economic independence.

Hoping to stay in the country, a gay man proposes a green card marriage to a female friend in exchange for paying for her IVF treatment.

Featured work: Embroidery on Single-Use Plastic by Katherine Earle

Join us for the opening reception of Sacred Threads on Saturday, July 19, 2025 from 2pm-5pm!

Please join Master Yao-Wah Chan for beginning Tai Chi. He has over 40 years of experience teaching throughout New York City and Westchester and is trained in multiple Chinese disciplines. 

Come play games in Tech Central! We have more than just our Switch available to play during this extra afternoon of gaming fun. Enjoy games on our laptops, PS 5, XBOX One, and more!

The Riverfront Art Gallery is proud to announce our NEW Artist in Residence, RIDIKKULUZ! 

Join us for Summer Break Art Camp 2025: Color your World and bring your inner artist. Create dazzling artwork under the guidance of Yonkers artist and resident, Eddie Grigg. For Ages 7 -12.

Freezer Pops

All of our gardens need a good weeding and feeding especially in the middle of July. Between the heat, the bugs, and the excelerated growth rates of the plants, the soil and the plants are in need of more nutrients.

Join us for Summer Break Art Camp 2025: Color your World and bring your inner artist. Create dazzling artwork under the guidance of Yonkers artist and resident, Eddie Grigg. For Ages 7 -12.

Join us for Summer Break Art Camp 2025: Color your World and bring your inner artist. Create dazzling artwork under the guidance of Yonkers artist and resident, Eddie Grigg. For Ages 7 -12.

Your local librarians are here to help with one-on-one assistance with your smart devices and specific questions you may have about them such as downloading eBook apps or an issue with your email.

Join us for crafting fun during our weekly Minecraft Creative Club! Each Friday this summer, we'll have iPads available to play Minecraft in creative mode, blocks to build with, and Minecraft coloring pages to enjoy.

Everyone is invited to Read with Cooper! Celebrate the joy of reading aloud.

Enjoy some extra afternoon fun! We'll have The Cove stocked with puzzles and toys that aren't typically available - including chalk.

Children can read to Cooper the Therapy Dog in person.   

Recommended for ages 5 to 10.

This program is located in the Main Children's Room

Each child gets 10 minutes to read so please register in advance.

Teens can join their friends in Tech Central to play PS 5, XBOX, Switch, or computer use.

Have fun Summer snacks and color your Summer picture!

Visit us Mondays this summer for our Summer Reading Movie series! We'll be watching a movie based on a book every week. The schedule is as follows:

Teens can join their friends in Tech Central to play PS 5, XBOX, Switch, or computer use.

Explore the intricate world of Legend with Marie Lu as she encourages readers to look beyond the surface and reveal hidden secrets.

Join Ed Walsh from Friends of Crestwood Library and Volunteens to play some friendly games of chess. 

Beginner, intermediate & advanced players will join in intergenerational fun.

This summer, children and their caregivers can visit us every Thursday at 4:45 to watch movies in Spanish. English subtitles will be available if possible.

Learn how to build your own air purifier from experts from GroundWork Hudson Valley using materials* provided at the workshop. 

Tuesdays this summer it's Family Game Night! Bring the family and choose from over 60 games.

The Library Jazz Band is rehearsing 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.

Sahaja Meditation is a simple, time-honored technique. It helps reduce stress, increase wellness, and bring better focus to help people become more centered and better balanced. 

Ditch the workout and join the party! 
This class is in person at the Riverfront Library and on Zoom simultaneously. Join us either way!
 

monthly meeting

Make friends and play chess! For children who know how to play chess. Chess sets available! No registration.

weekly meeting

Wear your pajamas and bring a stuffed animal friend for bedtime stories and songs! No registration. Best for ages 2-7.

Celebrate summer by joining us for Yin Yoga & Meditation.

Join Prof Val Franco as we prepare for next month’s visit to the Katonah Museum of Art to view their exhibit on the surrealist Leonora  Carrington.

The Yonkers Public Library Board of Trustees will hold its monthly meeting at the Will Library Board Room on Thursday, July 17, 2025 at 7:00pm.