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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.

Yonkers Home News frontpage - headline reads "PEACE APPROACHES"

World War II Yonkers Home News Now Digitized

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.

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.

Birds and Bird Watching

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!

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!

Oral History Interview: Bob Abate

Bob Abate is a Fordham University alumni and veteran that interviewed over one hundred World War Two combat veterans. They fought at Pearl Harbor, D-Day, the Bulge, Iwo Jima, Okinawa, and many other engagements.

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

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Growing Seeds - Stream Storytime at Crestwood Library, May 10, 2025. Librarian Nancy posting with a seed germination experiment and children's books about gardening.

Growing Seeds - STREAM Storytime May 10

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.

Earth Day is April 22, 2025. An illustration of the earth with a smiling face surrounded by multi-colored plants.

Earth Day 2025

“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!

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.