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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.

The Christmas Truce occurred on Christmas Eve of 1914 during World War One.

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

With the eighty-second anniversary of the attack at Pearl Harbor approaching (Thursday, December 7th), you may want to listen to the

With so many holidays in a few short months, the end of the year is often a time filled with thankfulness, family and generosity. 

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

The Family History Project is an opportunity for family members to interview each other and learn about their family's history. Participants of this project will be provided questions to ask during oral history interviewers.

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.

This past fall, Allee Manning (a Westchester based librarian) launched The Westchester LGBTQ+ History Project.

Since 2004, the President of the United States and Congress have declared the month of October to be Cybersecurity Awareness Month, a dedicated month for the public and private sectors to work together to raise awareness about the importance of cy

Lore is an award-winning, critically-acclaimed podcast about true life scary stories. Lore exposes the darker side of history, exploring the creatures, people, and places of our wildest nightmares.

Have you ever wanted to write a novel but haven’t started yet? November might be the right time to try as it’s National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo)!

If Books Could Kill is a podcast that provides critiques of best selling books.

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.