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Brookwood Labor College: Early 20th-Century Workers' Education in Westchester

Between 1918 and 1921, various groups associated with the labor movement in the United States founded at least 20 colleges and institutes geared specifically towards workers.1 These schools were not intended to funct

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YPL Seed Library Bingo

The YPL Seed Library has been a success again this year! Seeds have been picked up and planted and are now in full bloom in gardens all around Yonkers.

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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.

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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”:

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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.

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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.

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Juneteenth

June 19 - or Juneteenth - is a holiday that commemorates the official end of slavery in the United States.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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