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While the weather outside can still feel like summer, the first day of fall is just around the corner. The fall means many students return to school.

For many of us, September marks the end of summer and the beginning of fall. School is back in session, the sun starts setting earlier, the weather gets cooler, and there’s no better time to go to the library. 

August 2 is National Coloring Book Day, a celebration of the joy of coloring for people of all ages!

The hot, humid weather of July and August are often referred to as the dog days of summer, and this month there are plenty of dog-themed holidays to celebrate.

This year, from July 20 to July 26 is Shark Week.

Our summer intern, Sarah Lawrence College student Aurora Sharp shares the following review of one of her favorite children's books.

Fireworks, right up there with flags and apple pie as an iconic image of July 4th celebrations!

On June 20th, Yonkers Crestwood Public Library and Yonkers Neighborhood Naturally Occurring Retirement Community (NNORC) collaborated, offering the

July 1 is Canada Day! Canada Day is a Canadian national holiday that celebrates Canadian culture and history, not unlike the Fourth of July for

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

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).

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

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!

Children’s Book Week is once again upon us. This bi-annual week sponsored in part by the Children’s Book Council is a great way to celebrate the books that have helped shape lives for generations.