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International Stitch Day: 6/26
From Christmas to Halloween, Independence Day to Cinco de Mayo, there exists a wide range of holidays that people love to celebrate.
Summer Reading Week One: Thoughtfulness
Our summer reading theme for Summer 2023 is “All Together Now”. For the next eight weeks, we will be exploring themes of TOGETHERness, in an acrostic using the word “together”:
Crafts for a Cause
Few library events draw quite the same crowds as Crafts for a Cause, the seasonal earring-making workshop hosted by local volunteer Joan Lloyd.
Reading to Children for Pride Month
With Pride Month in full swing, many children will have questions about what Pride Month is and why it’s celebrated. Like many topics, Pride and LGBTQ issues may seem daunting to talk about with children.
Juneteenth
June 19 - or Juneteenth - is a holiday that commemorates the official end of slavery in the United States.
Podcast Review: Black Girls Talk Sports
Black Girls Talk Sports is a podcast where women of color discuss topics in mens’ and womens’ sports.
Flag Day 2023
Flag Day was established on June 14 by President Woodrow Wilson in 1916, but several states and local governments were already celebrating the American flag on the day.
Early Primary Voting at YPL!
Yonkers Public Library (YPL) is pleased to once again host early primary voting at its Riverfront Library and Will Library locations, June 17th-June 25th. There are both Democratic Party and Republic Party primaries in the City of Yonkers.
What is Pride?
While LGBTQ individuals have always existed throughout history, it wasn’t until the 1970s that the Pride movement as we know it today began to form.
Podcast Review: Warriors in Their Own Words
This past Tuesday was the 79th anniversary of the Normandy Invasion or D-Day. D-Day, meaning the start of a military operation, is most associated with the invasion of Normandy, France during World War Two, which took place on June 6, 1944.
Pride Month, and the People We Hope to Reach
There is a common misconception that libraries order LGBTQ+ books exclusively for teenaged and young adult readers.
Podcast Review: Making Gay History
Making Gay History is the perfect podcast to listen to for Pride Month.