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June is National Pollinators Month

As National Pollinators Month finishes, it is important to remember that raising awareness and preserving pollinators doesn’t stop here.

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626 - Disney Stitch Day

Aloha! June 26, or 6/26, is Stitch Day. Stitch, the loveable, trouble-causing blue alien from the Disney movie Lilo and Stitch, is also known as Experiment 626 (pronounced as Six-Two-Six).

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In the Garden at Crestwood Library

Soil, light, water, and warmth: it’s the formula for starting seedlings indoors or directly sowing them in a raised garden bed.

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Birds and Bird Watching

The air is alive with birds in the springtime: tweeting mating songs, building nests, and eating from feeders! It’s easy to say that Spring has sprung!

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The Heart! Library Lovers Month! Valentine’s Day!

Adults know that the shape of the real heart isn’t actually the shape all of us have come to know as a heart. It’s a shape that’s everywhere, from emojis to greeting cards to the much-loved Valentine’s Day.

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Black History Month 2025

Black History Month is a time not only to celebrate the accomplishments of Black Americans throughout history who have created impactful change, but to reflect on the history of racism and slavery in America and the strides Black America

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Snowy Fun with YPL

Snow. From snowballs to snow people, snow gives us many great ways to have winter fun. But do you know the science behind what makes snow?

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New Year's Around the World 2025

Around the world, everyone is preparing to say goodbye to 2024 and get ready to celebrate the new year.

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Major Holiday Celebrations

Happy Holidays from Yonkers Public Library! No matter what holiday you celebrate, this time of year is filled with joy, laughter and loved ones.

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National Book Awards 2024

The National Book Awards were established in 1950 “to celebrate the best writing in the United States.” Since 1989, the National Book Awards have been overse

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No Rules… Just Read (or write)! Celebrating Children’s Book Week & NaNoWriMo!

Children’s Book Week - November 4-10, 2024

Established in 1919, Children’s Book Week is a celebration of books for young people and is the longest-runni

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Celebrate Underconsumption-core at Crestwood Library’s First Clothing Swap

If you’ve been on Instagram or TikTok lately, you may have seen posts touting the latest viral fad of “underconsumption-core.” Unlike other microtrends that have their fleeting moment of hype on social media, (we’re looking at you, Cottagecore, Co

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Diwali 2024

Diwali (also spelled as Divali) is one of the major religious festivals in Hinduism, Sikhism and Jainism. It is celebrated throughout India, Singapore and several other South Asian countries as a national holiday. 

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Bat Week 2024

When Halloween comes around, you might decorate with silky spider webs, creepy zombies, spooky ghosts, bony skeletons, and black bats.

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