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Yonkers Public Library will host early voting at its Riverfront and Will

You don’t have to visit the library to do serious research into African American studies! Historic materials are being digitized and made available every year, so historians and genealogists can find new answers to old questions.

Yonkers Public Library (YPL) is proud to display the mosaic “The Legend of the Four Crows: A Lenape Prophecy Story” at Riverfront Library.

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.

National Vietnam Veterans Day is celebrated on March 29.

Great news, local historians and researchers!

Mayor Mike Spano declared January 4th Nancy Maron Day in a proclamation presented at Yonkers Public Library (YPL)'s Riverfront Library earlier today.

Loren Chaidez, president of the Yonkers Historical Society, was recently interviewed on the Soundbreaker Podcast.

In May of 1970 Sarah Lawrence students participated in another wave of radical political action.

Throughout the 1950s, Sarah Lawrence College’s progressive education model and commitment to academic freedom made it the target of a number of anti-communist smear campaigns.

Did you ever wonder where your great-grandparents came from or why there are so many missing names on your family tree?

In the early 20th century the Crestwood neighborhood was physically separated from the rest of Yonkers and its resources, including the downtown branch of the Yonkers Public Library.

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

Memorial Day Weekend is coming this weekend! To commemorate the holiday we've also put together a list of recommended reading. Check out the book list here.