Upcoming Events
Check out our activity center when you visit the library! Drop-in crafts, activities, and a seek'n'find game with a winter holiday theme!
Roosevelt HS Class Visits.
Join us the first and third Wednesday every month to battle it out on the Nintendo Switch. Tournaments will decide who will be the grand winner!! (And get a prize!)
Homework Help from a certified teacher for grades 1-6. No registration. Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays 4-6PM; Thursdays 4-5:30PM. Only when Yonkers Public Schools are in session.
The Last Homework Helper will be June 18.
After school homework help with Ashley Alvarez, a qualified tutor for grades K-7. Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays from 4-6:30pm.
Children's Room, 2nd Floor *When Yonkers Public Schools are in session.
Student tutors from Sarah Lawrence College will read with students ages 5-12.
Disclaimer(s)
Parents must stay
Parents/Guardians must stay - this is not a drop-off program.
Resources
Ancestry Library Edition
Access thousands of genealogical databases including Census and Vital Records, birth, marriage and death notices, Social Security Death Index, naturalizations, Military and Holocaust Records, City Directories, and African American and more.
Britannica Academic
Includes Encyclopedia Britannica plus Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary, magazines and periodicals, and many other research tools.
Play TutorialBritannica Escolar
Britannica Escolar tiene contenido preciso y apropiado para la edad en español para hablantes nativos de español, estudiantes bilingües y estudiantes que aprenden español. Disponible en dos niveles: primaria y secundaria.
Britannica School
Brtiannica School offers encyclopedias and related materials for all grades (Pre-K-12) and all reading abilities.
Gale Academic Onefile
Gale General Onefile
Gale in Context: Elementary
Gale in Context: Middle School
Middle School (Gale in Context) is a general interest reference source with age-appropriate videos, newspapers, magazines, primary sources, and much more.
Gale In Context: Opposing Viewpoints
Opposing Viewpoints in Context provides viewpoint essays, articles, statistics, primary documents, and other reference sources on social issues.
Gale OneFile: U.S. History
Gale OneFile: U.S. History offers balanced coverage of events in U.S. history. Best for novice historians and academic researchers. Updated daily.
LearningExpress
In Learning Express, students and adult learners can improve their skills required for academic and career success. Some practice tests include TASC, SAT, PSAT, ACT, AP, career certification tests such as NCLEX-RN, Praxis I and II, and more.
Tumblebooks
TumbleBooks provides animated, talking picture books which children can read or have read to them.