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October 19th is the 244th anniversary of the American victory at the Battle of Yorktown during the American Revolution.

On June 27, 1974, Cesar Chavez joined United Farm Workers union workers outside Hills Supermarket in Yonkers. They were picketing the supermarket to discourage shoppers from buying non-union Gallo wine, grapes, and lettuce.

October 17 is the 248th anniversary of the American victory at the Battle of Saratoga.

The City of Yonkers is proud to be designated an American World War II Heritage City by the National Park Service’s American World War II Heritage Cities program.

Amazing Sport Stories: The Black 14 is about the Black 14 who were Afr

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.

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is on Monday, January 15th. On this day, we celebrate the life and birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. It is a day to remember and reflect on his work for the advancement of civil rights.

Veterans' Day is an opportunity to recognize those in our communities who risked their lives, health, and future for the good of the many.

D-Day was the name given to the Invasion on Normandy (Operation Overlord), which took place on June 6, 1944.

Memorial Day is a day to honor American servicemembers that gave their lives for this country. The holiday was originally known as Decoration Day and celebrated in the years following the American Civil War.

As part of a National Library Week celebration, 1010 Wins broadcaster Stan Z. Burns came to the Grinton I.

April 10th is National Bookmobile Day. Bookmobiles are mobile libraries that transport books and other materials to locations within a community. The Yonkers Public Library used bookmobiles from 1930 to 2009.

National Vietnam Veterans Day is celebrated on March 29.

March 14th is National Write Your Story Day. As a library, Yonkers Public Library is dedicated to ensuring more stories are told -- true stories; fiction; everything in between -- and the stories of our patrons are no exception.

The Great Hunger, also known as the Irish Potato Famine, began in Ireland in 1845 and ended in 1852.