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This Saturday, February 10, is the Lunar New Year - a celebration of the arrival of spring and the coming new year in the lunisolar calendar. 

Next week, Valentine’s Day will be sharing its date with another important celebration! February 14th is also Book Giving Day.

Going to the library is a rite of passage for many young people. Do you remember eagerly receiving your first library card, gripping a pen in hand and signing your name in a squiggly scrawl?

Above: "Oatmeal on the Hudson" by Golda Solomon

National Winnie the Pooh Day is on January 18th, which his creator A.A. Milne’s birthday.

Hip Hip Hooray It’s National Bird Day!

National Bird Day is designated by The Avian Welfare Coalition to raise awareness about the importance of birds and how we can protect them by creating a healthier and sustainable r

The moment you have waited for is finally here! Read all about what readers at Yonkers Public Library have chosen to read! 

Hanukkah is a Jewish holiday celebrated for eight days, usually in December. It commemorates the rededication of the Second Temple of Jerusalem by the lighting of candles on each day of the eight days.

Today is International People with Disabilities Day. People with disabilities are all over the world from all cultures and backgrounds.

The New York State Regents Advisory Council on Libraries announced that the 2023 Joseph F. Shubert Library Excellence Award has been awarded to Yonkers Public Library (YPL) for the Summer Reading Buddies program. 

Children’s Book Week is a celebration of books for young people to foster learning and a love of reading.

When you think about Halloween, what images come to mind? Bony skeletons, spooky ghosts and black bats probably pop into your mind. Bats are majestic flyers, swooping across the sky or hanging upside down from a tree.

I Love Yarn Day is celebrated on the second Saturday of each October. YPL certainly loves yarn, hosting a multitude of fiber-focused programs each year.

This year's Banned Books Week is October 1st through October 7th, as organized by the American Library Association.