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Members of the press are invited to contact us about arranging interviews with our expert staff, visiting library buildings, attending programs, or learning about the many services YDL offers the community.
For media inquiries, please contact:
Gillian Ream Gainsley
Communications and Development Coordinator
734-879-1303
ggainsley@ypsilibrary.org
Recent Press Releases
YDL-Whittaker has fully reopened!
The Whittaker Road library has reopened! Beezy’s Library Café, the Power of Children exhibit, and the story room will be unavailable until further notice.
read moreYDL-Whittaker CLOSED Until Monday Feb. 4
YDL-Whittaker closed at 2pm Friday due to a burst water pipe. YDL-Michigan remains open until 6pm.
read moreLibrary Millage Passes!
Thank you, Voters! We are thrilled to announce that the Ypsilanti District Library’s 2018 millage request has been approved.
read moreMedia Coverage
Patrons share their Ypsilanti District Library stories on the library's 150th birthday
September 12, 2018
Concentrate profiles the people and families that use the library at YDL’s 150th birthday party.
Ypsi seeks to expand access to solar power through Department of Energy challenge
March 21, 2018
Solar Ypsi looks to duplicate the charitable funding model that brought solar power to the downtown library in 2015.
Women’s History Month: Establishing Libraries In Ypsilanti And Washtenaw County
March 13, 2018
150 years ago, women led the charge to establish Ypsilanti’s library.
Washtenaw County sheriff to speak on interaction with immigrants
March 6, 2018
YDL’s Police in the Community educational series focuses on immigration enforcement.