The Bookmobile Has New Stops
Published: February 7, 2025
Spring is the time of rebirth, so YDL is refreshing some of our Bookmobile routes. Since three of our stops have been unattended for some time, we’re breathing new life into those neighborhoods with brand-new ones! Starting Monday, March 3, we will no longer visit Perry School, Oakbrook Park, or Christ Temple. We’re sad to see them go, but we’re ecstatic to announce new Bookmobile stops at Ainsworth & Ferris, Rue Vendome (between Rue Willette & Rue Deauville), and Wendell Holmes Park (by the baseball diamond) off Wendell Road near Holmes Elementary. The new schedule with those stops looks like …
Black History Month 2025
Published: February 4, 2025
February is Black History Month. This year’s theme is “Black Resistance,” which recognizes and celebrates the resistance of Black people, organizations, and institutions to racism in the past and present.
Library Social Work program coming to YDL
Published: January 23, 2025
The Ypsilanti District Library is transforming how patrons can connect with social service resources in the community, thanks to a generous grant from Washtenaw County Community Mental Health. With funding from the Washtenaw County Mental Health and Public Safety Preservation Millage, YDL will hire a fulltime Library Social Worker. This MSW position will engage with the community at YDL’s three locations to help provide information, support, referrals, and follow-through to people experiencing challenging life circumstances. The Library Social Worker will help patrons seeking community resources such as mental health services, substance use services, housing services, food, education, and other social …
December 24: New and On Order DVDs
Published: January 13, 2025
Doctor Who 60th Anniversary Specials (2024. Fiction: Television Series) Starring: David Tennant, Catherine Tate, Neil Patrick Harris, Yasmin Finney Their time has come! David Tennant and Catherine Tate return as the Doctor and Donna for three special episodes. The Doctor is caught in a fight to the death as a spaceship crash-lands in London. But as the battle wreaks havoc, destiny is converging on the Doctor’s old friend, Donna. The Tardis takes the Doctor and Donna to the furthest edge of adventure. To escape, they must face the most desperate fight of their lives, with the fate of the universe at …
Play Bigger! Enjoy the new giant dollhouse at YDL-Whittaker
Published: December 13, 2024
Create new worlds at YDL-Whittaker with the new dollhouse in the Youth Department. The four-story structure is located by the rotating toy area, and stocked with furniture and other items to keep your little ones occupied for hours! The Beal family donated the dollhouse to YDL in 2023, and our Youth Librarian Liz spent a year restoring and resurfacing it to get it ready for action. See the photo gallery for pictures of the various stages of restoration. Click to see pictures of the finished dollhouse and the work in progress
Access the New York Times online
Published: December 11, 2024
Read the New York Times online for free with your YDL card! YDL now has an online subscription to the New York Times. Get access to articles, recipes, games, and more with your library card. Create a free account, then visit ypsilibrary.org/download for a 24-hour access code*. Need help? Ask at any of our service desks. Create your NYT account Get the 24-hour access code *Must claim each day to continue accessing NYT content Download the NYT app
Ypsi Stories Episode 26: Ypsi Experimental Space and the Ineffable Spirit of Community Creativity
Published: December 5, 2024
Episode 26 of Ypsi Stories.
Fiscal Year 2024-25 Annual Budget Hearing
Published: November 8, 2024
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING YPSILANTI DISTRICT LIBRARY County of Washtenaw, Michigan ON THE ADOPTION OF THE BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2024-2025 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS IN THE LIBRARY DISTRICT OF THE YPSILANTI DISTRICT LIBRARY PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Ypsilanti District Library Board of Trustees will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, the twentieth day of November, 2024, at 6:15 p.m. at YDL-Whittaker Road, 5577 Whittaker Road, Ypsilanti, Michigan 48197, to consider the approval and adoption of the operating budget of the Ypsilanti District Library for the fiscal year 2024-2025. Copies of the proposed budget are on file …
Grant helps YDL Chess Club Level Up
Published: November 5, 2024
Get ready for YDL’s own Queen’s Gambit! Over the next year, the Ypsilanti District Library’s Chess Club will have new ways for players to test their mettle—and inspire even more females and those from underrepresented groups to participate—thanks to a $2,000 grant from U.S. Chess Federation (USCF). Now in its third year, the club is a free, drop-in meetup for grades K-12, led by chess expert Jenny Skidmore Smith. The group meets from 4:30-5:30pm on Wednesdays. To be as accessible as possible, tournament players were not required to purchase USCF memberships, which meant YDL could not host a rated tournament. …
November 24: New and On Order DVDs
Published: November 4, 2024
Between the Temples (2024. Fiction: Comedy. Director: Nathan Silver) Starring: Jason Schwartzman, Carol Kane, Caroline Aaron, Robert Smigel, Madeline Weinstein, Matthew Shear, Dolly de Leon A grief-stricken cantor in a crisis of faith finds his world turned upside down when his grade school music teacher re-enters his life as his new adult Bat Mitzvah student. The two forlorn souls develop a special connection in this unorthodox comedy from Nathan Silver. Bless Their Little Hearts (1984. Fiction: Drama. Director: Billy Woodberry) Starring: Nate Hardman, Kaycee Moore A key masterpiece of the L.A. Rebellion, Bless Their Little Hearts distills the social concerns …
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