Upcoming Events
Summer Reading Fun Is Not Just For Kids!
Check out our Adventure Center when you visit the library! Drop-in crafts, activities, and a seek'n'find game! Available all summer long in the Children's Room!
Grab & Go Summer Meals are being distributed in the Atrium Monday-Friday from 8:30 am - 12:30 pm while supplies last.
Celebrate Summer Reading... your Adventure Begins at Your Library with us this summer!
Disclaimer(s)
Children under 8
No person shall leave young children (ages eight and under) unattended anywhere on library premises. Parents or guardians are expected to look after their children while visiting the library with them.
Parents must stay
Parents/Guardians must stay - this is not a drop-off program.
Come play board games in the Children's room! No registration.
Jumanji: The Next Level
Bring your own art supplies and join artist Erica Soto to celebrate Summer Reading!
We will be creating a dragonfly.
All you need are some watercolors, paper, and colored pencils, and some creativity.
Children can read to Cooper the Therapy Dog in person.
Recommended for ages 5 to 10.
This program is located in the Main Children's Room
Each child gets 10 minutes to read so please register in advance.
Grab & Go Summer Meals are being distributed in the Atrium Monday-Friday from 8:30 am - 12:30 pm while supplies last.
Get moving and shaking to Miss Nancy's rhymes, stories, and songs. Join us after for some coloring or crafts.
We'll keep cool while we hang out at Crestwood Library.
Disclaimer(s)
Children under 8
No person shall leave young children (ages eight and under) unattended anywhere on library premises. Parents or guardians are expected to look after their children while visiting the library with them.
Join Summer Reading now! Yonkers Public Library's invites readers of all ages to expand their knowledge over the summer by reading and learning in our Summer Reading "Adventure Begins At Your Library" Program. Participants can begin logging books on June 1 through August 15, 2024. For every book that you log, your name will be entered into a drawing for different prizes (i.e. Amazon gift card, prize baskets, and more). Each library branch will host its own drawing. Register here or below.
FAQ
Visit any Yonkers Public Library location to sign up in person or sign up online with Beanstack.
Download the Beanstack tracker app by visiting the Apple App store or the Google Play store (Android).
You can also print and fill out a paper reading log and return it to a librarian. YPS students can return it to their teachers in September. Download the reading log here (PDF).
An individual account would be for a reader who is only signing themselves up for the program. If you are signing multiple people in your household up at the same time and would like to manage all of those accounts with one login, then you can create a family account. This is ideal for parents or caregivers who are logging reads for children, though anyone can be a member of your family.
Online using Beanstack
- First, you must create an account on Beanstack and enroll in the designated challenge for your age/grade level. Once the programs begin, you can start logging.
- You can log your reads (either minutes or books, depending on what challenge you are enrolled in) or your activities. For each book, you will earn a badge. The more you read, the more times your name will be entered into the grand prize drawing!
In-Person
- Fill out your reading log and bring it to a librarian at any Yonkers Public Library location. They will give you a new log to fill out.
By default, the system asks for everyone’s grade when they register to determine which challenge you are eligible for. If you are an adult and/or out of school, you can select the “adult” option at registration.
There are 3 types of badges:
- Logging Badges: earn these milestone badges whenever you log your reads.
- Activity Badges: these are optional, fun activities that you can complete to earn extra entries into the grand prize drawings. You get an additional entry into the drawing for each activity badge you earn.
- Review Badges: these are optional badges that you can earn by writing reviews about the books you’ve read. You get an additional entry into the drawing for each review badge you earn.
Yes!
- On your Beanstack landing page or in the app, select "Register a Class or Group.
- Choose if you want to log reading and activities for this group "All at One Time" or "Individually."**
- Next, enter the basic information for the group (name, age, grade, etc). Keep in mind that the options here will vary depending on your site's optional and required registration question preferences.
- Then, enter the group leader's own information as the account creator to use to log in and access the account.
- Once you click “Register Group,” you'll see any available challenges and then be taken directly to the group reader view.
**All at One Time: Reading and activities are logged for the group all at once, and everyone earns badges and incentives at the same time. Readers must all be the same age. This is the most common and least time-intensive selection.
Individually: Reading and activities are logged for each reader individually, and they'll earn badges and incentives at different times. Individual readers' ages can be edited after the group is created.
Summer Reading program runs from June 1 - August 15. You can log books during that time period.
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Week Four: Monday July 15: Exploring Birds
“Adventure Begins at Your Library!”
To celebrate the joy of reading and bestow the spirit of adventure on your summer, the Yonkers Public Library has eight weekly themes to help you get the most out of your summer reading journey.
Recommended Reads
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La lección de August =: (Wonder)
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Una arruga en el tiempo
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20,000 leguas de viaje submarino =: 20000 leagues under the sea
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Los Watson van a Birmingham--1963
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Lloro por la tierra
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Super Sorda
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Artemis Fowl: :el mundo subterráneo
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El único e incomparable Iván
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Juana y Lucas
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Separados no somos iguales: Sylvia Méndez y la lucha de su familia por la integración