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Today is International People with Disabilities Day. People with disabilities are all over the world from all cultures and backgrounds.

The New York State Regents Advisory Council on Libraries announced that the 2023 Joseph F. Shubert Library Excellence Award has been awarded to Yonkers Public Library (YPL) for the Summer Reading Buddies program. 

If you read our recent blog post on the history of chocolate, you might be wondering why we’re publishing another cocoa-themed post so quickly.

Children’s Book Week is a celebration of books for young people to foster learning and a love of reading.

When you think about Halloween, what images come to mind? Bony skeletons, spooky ghosts and black bats probably pop into your mind. Bats are majestic flyers, swooping across the sky or hanging upside down from a tree.

White, milk, dark, and bitter– there are enough types of chocolate to please almost everyone.

This autumn, we’re celebrating man’s best friend and all the wonderful things added to our lives by our furriest family members. Here are our top 3 ways to make your sidekick’s tail wag:

I Love Yarn Day is celebrated on the second Saturday of each October. YPL certainly loves yarn, hosting a multitude of fiber-focused programs each year.

Compassion. It’s not just a word. It’s a way of being. It’s not just a concept. It’s love in action.

--Jeff Brown

Banned Book Week celebrates the freedom of speech by encouraging the public to read controversial books and promoting respectful dialogue on challenging modern issues.

This year's Banned Books Week is October 1st through October 7th, as organized by the American Library Association.

Ahoy, mateys! Today be Chatter Like a Pirate Day, so we celebrate the world o’ make-believe by roundin’ up some pirate books and learnin’ the hair-raisin’ tales o’ some real-life pirates…

The month of September marks the end of summer - the temperature starts to cool, kids go back to school, and summer vacations become a distant memory.

September 15th is

Every year, communities across the United States observe Hispanic Heritage Month from September 15 to October 15 by celebrating the contributions, traditions, cultures and history of individuals with roots from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean and Cen