“Where words fail, music speaks.” Music speaks to our souls and has the power to bring people together. Listening to music has many positive effects on our mind and our body, such as improving our memory, reducing anxiety, and even managing our pain.
Make Music Day is a global celebration of music and encourages all musicians - professional, amateur, or just fans of music - to make music. Make Music Day began in 1982 as Fête de la Musique, but is now celebrated worldwide in more than 1,000 cities.
Yonkers celebrated Make Music Day in events across the city, with many events at the Yonkers Public Library. We loved making music and celebrating with you, but music appreciation doesn’t stop because Make Music Day is over!
June 25th is Global Beatles Day, a celebration of the iconic band that formed in 1960. The day was created by a fan in 2009, and June 25th was chosen because it was the day the band appeared in a BBC program called “Our World” that was broadcast to a global audience.
The Beatles are considered one of the most successful bands of all time and have sold more than 600 million albums worldwide. From 1963-1966, their intense rise to fame among their female fanbase was called Beatlemania. Their international fame was secured when they appeared on the Ed Sullivan show in 1964.
You can check out many of The Beatles’s albums from the YPL catalog, but you can also check out books and other content online instantly through Hoopla!
Hoopla is free to access with your Yonkers Public Library card. Create an account and access a wide variety of ebooks, audiobooks, music and more on your computer, tablet, or on the go on your mobile device.
Want to celebrate in person at the library? Join us at the Crestwood Library on Tuesday, June 25th for Global Beatles Day: Sip & Song. Listen to the music of one of the most iconic and popular bands from the 60s and sip on a cool summer Strawberry Fields mocktail.
Alison Robles is a Part-Time Junior Clerk at the Crestwood Library. She is an avid reader with a passion for YA lit, historical fiction and fantasy. A Yonkers native, she is currently pursuing an MS in Information and Library Science from the University at Buffalo.
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