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Upcoming: Book Giving Day

Next week, Valentine’s Day will be sharing its date with another important celebration! February 14th is also Book Giving Day.

Take Your Child to the Library Day

Going to the library is a rite of passage for many young people. Do you remember eagerly receiving your first library card, gripping a pen in hand and signing your name in a squiggly scrawl?

Hygge Happens: A Solution for the Winter Blues

When the winter solstice arrives in the Northern Hemisphere, it feels as though someone has pulled a shade over the sun. On December 20, the sun rises at 7:17 and sets promptly at 4:30 pm.

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Open Book by Jessica Sorentino

Open Book, a weekly podcast hosted by Jessica Sorentino, highlights insightful discussions, expert interviews, and insider secrets that ensures your book goes beyond the bookshelf, to where re

National Winnie the Pooh Day

National Winnie the Pooh Day is on January 18th, which his creator A.A. Milne’s birthday.

A graphic with rows of books. Winter Reading with YPL Staff Picks.

Read this Winter with YPL Staff Picks

Looking to add some books to your reading list this year? Trying to find something new to watch or listen to? Check out some of these picks from 2023 and other all-time favorites from YPL staff!

Top Circulations 2023 with YPL

The moment you have waited for is finally here! Read all about what readers at Yonkers Public Library have chosen to read!

Best of Books 2023 with YPL

The end of the year means that it is time for “The Best of the Best” lists. Here at YPL, at least for this blog, it’s all about the books!

Help the Foundation for the Yonkers Public Library help YPL with their Annual Appeal

Dear Friends and Neighbors,

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Revisiting Little Women on Louisa May Alcott's Birthday

November 29th is birthday of Louisa May Alcott, author of Little Women. Over the years, writers have revisited this beloved narrative of four sisters growing up during the Civil War, retelling, reimagining, and remixing it in unique ways. Here are five books that do just that, all available with your Yonkers Public Library card.