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Our summer intern, Sarah Lawrence College student Aurora Sharp shares the following review of one of her favorite children's books.

Fireworks, right up there with flags and apple pie as an iconic image of July 4th celebrations!

On June 20th, Yonkers Crestwood Public Library and Yonkers Neighborhood Naturally Occurring Retirement Community (NNORC) collaborated, offering the

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

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

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).

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

The air is alive with birds in the springtime: tweeting mating songs, building nests, and eating from feeders! It’s easy to say that Spring has sprung!

Watching seeds grow is an exciting experience! This week’s STREAM Storytime at Crestwood on Saturday, May 10 at 10:30 AM, we will be starting an experiment called Seeds in a Jar, or Germinating Seeds.

“Clean up, clean up! Everybody. Everywhere!” You may have heard that song since you were a little kid. Well, let it remind you that it’s Earth Day on April 22, 2025! And every day!

Adults know that the shape of the real heart isn’t actually the shape all of us have come to know as a heart. It’s a shape that’s everywhere, from emojis to greeting cards to the much-loved Valentine’s Day.

Black History Month is a time not only to celebrate the accomplishments of Black Americans throughout history who have created impactful change, but to reflect on the history of racism and slavery in America and the strides Black America

Snow. From snowballs to snow people, snow gives us many great ways to have winter fun. But do you know the science behind what makes snow?

Around the world, everyone is preparing to say goodbye to 2024 and get ready to celebrate the new year.

Happy Holidays from Yonkers Public Library! No matter what holiday you celebrate, this time of year is filled with joy, laughter and loved ones.