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Let's Read Canadian Authors for Canada Day!

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

A visual diagram of the roles pollinators play in the environment.

June is National Pollinators Month

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

A illustration of Stitch's face with the text 626 Day.

626 - Disney Stitch Day

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).

Taming the Garden at the Crestwood Library. A photo of cabbage growing in the garden.

In the Garden at Crestwood Library

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

Photograph of campaign buttons reading "Early" and "Voting"

Early Voting at YPL, June 14 - 22, 2025

Yonkers Public Library will host early voting from Sat., June 14 - Sun., June 22 at its Riverfront and Will branches.

MET Museum Visit and Tour with Professor Val Franco.

The MET Tour: Caspar Friedrich Explored with Professor Val Franco

May 18 is International Museum Day, a celebration of museums around the world that educate people of all ages and providing enriching cultural experiences.

Untermyer Gardens Conservatory Walk with Yonkers NNORC

Untermyer Gardens is one of the true gems of the City of Yonkers!

Melvin Goldstein Photograph Collection

Melvin Goldstein was a medic with the United States Army from Army from 1946 to 1947. During his service, he was stationed in the Philippines. While he was there, he photographed World War Two battlefields in Corregidor and Manila.

Colonel Ray L.Trautman

Colonel Ray L. Trautman was Chief Army Librarian of the US Army during World War Two.

Yonkers Remembers: World War Two Veterans

During the

Guest Blog: Financial Literacy Month with Aureo Pinto Jr and Vask Financial, Side Hustles.

Financial Literacy Month: Why People Start Side Hustles, by Aureo C. Pinto, Jr.

April 2025 is the 22nd anniversary of Financial Literacy Month. Public Libraries are committed to supporting all types of literacies. Education about finances empowers people.

(AI)pril Fools - Unpacking AI: What You Need To Know

In an increasingly digital world, technology’s new frontier is artificial intelligence, or AI.

Medieval art in the bacground of a woman surrounded by men and holding a child.

Women's History Month - Medieval Women and Literature

History This Week: Fire in the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory

On Tuesday, March 25, it will be the 114th anniversary of the fire at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory.

St. Patrick's Day

St. Patrick’s Day will be celebrated on Monday, March 17th. It is a celebration of Ireland’s patron saint who was a fifth century Christian missionary. In Ireland, St.