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Olympic Summer Reading Goals!

The Paris 2024 Olympics are in full swing!

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Adventure Begins at Your Library, Summer Reading Week 6. Exploring wildlife. A lizard, a cheetah, and a butterfly are on a blue background with grass in the foreground.

Week Six: Monday July 29: Exploring Wildlife

“Adventure Begins at Your Library!” 

To celebrate the joy of reading and bestow the spirit of adventure on your summer, the Yonkers Public Library has eight weekly themes to help you get the most out of your summer reading journey.

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An outline of a flame is surrounded by a golden circle above the text "Paris 2024". The Olympic Rings are below the text.

Summer Olympics 2024 with YPL

The Summer Olympics in Paris begin this Friday, July 26th. The Olympics are chock full of physical feats from some of the best athletes from around the world.

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Adventure Begins at Your Library. The summer reading theme for week five is "exploring water".

Week Five: Monday, July 22: Exploring Water

"Adventure Begins at Your Library!"

To celebrate the joy of reading and bestow the spirit of adventure on your summer, the Yonkers Public Library has eight weekly themes to help you get the most out of your summer reading journey.

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A gloved hand pulling weeds out of a garden.

Weed Your Garden Day at Crestwood

What comes to mind when you think of garden weeds? Probably pesky vines and plants that choke out your carefully-landscaped annuals and perennials. And not all weeds are innocuous.

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Week Four Adventure Begins at Your Library: Exploring birds. Pictures of several birds are on a blue background.

Week Four: Monday July 15: Exploring Birds

“Adventure Begins at Your Library!”

To celebrate the joy of reading and bestow the spirit of adventure on your summer, the Yonkers Public Library has eight weekly themes to help you get the most out of your summer reading journey.

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Three sharks swim in the open ocean.

Shark Week 2024

This week, from July 7 to July 13, is Shark Week. When you think of sharks, you probably think of humongous Great Whites and their intimidating teeth. 

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A pair of movie tickets, a film reel and clapper, and a bucket of popcorn are on a blue background. The summer reading theme is "Adventure Begins At Your Library. Week Three: Exploring Cinema."

Week Three: Monday, July 8: Exploring Cinema

“Adventure Begins at Your Library!”

To celebrate the joy of reading and bestow the spirit of adventure on your summer, the Yonkers Public Library has eight weekly themes to help you get the most out of your summer reading journey.

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Adventure Begins at Your Library. The summer reading theme for week two is "exploring games from around the world".

Week Two: Monday, July 1: Exploring Games from Around the World

“Adventure Begins at Your Library!” To celebrate the joy of reading and bestow the spirit of adventure on your summer, the Yonkers Public Library has eight weekly themes to help you get the most out of your summer reading journey.

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An image with a brick wall. In yellow letters it reads Stonewall's Anniversary. Black text on a rainbow background read Where Does Pride Month come from?

Stonewall's Anniversary: Where Does Pride Month Come From?

Today, June 28th, is the anniversary of the first Stonewall Riot. Early in the morning of 1969, a fight between patrons of the Stonewall Inn and New York City police officers broke out.

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The 2024 Summer Reading Theme is Adventure at your Library. Week One's Theme is Exploring Yonkers and Beyond: Neighborhoods, Museums and More.

Summer Reading Week One: Exploring Yonkers & Beyond: Neighborhoods, Museums & More

“Adventure Begins at Your Library!” To celebrate the joy of reading and bestow the spirit of adventure on your summer, the Yonkers Public Library has eight weekly themes to help you get the most out of your summer reading journey.

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Text reads: Pollinator Week June 17-23. The image is of a bee and flowers over a honeycomb pattern.

Happy Pollinator Week

This week (June 17-23) is National Pollinator Week! To support our agriculture and local ecosystems, this week encourages us to get to know the small creatures who help our crops grow.

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