Author: Sam Killian
Author: Sam Killian
“Smeet” Ypsi’s Local Legend
Published: August 30, 2025
Get ready for Smeet Fest, a celebration of Ypsilanti’s very own resident cryptid, the Smeet Frog! Throughout September, YDL is recognizing this beloved creature with a series of engaging programs at YDL-Michigan designed to bring the community together. For those unfamiliar with our local folklore, the Smeet Frog is a small flying frog, covered in fur. There have been Smeet sightings in Frog Island Park since the 1990’s. Smeet Fest will blend local folklore with community creativity, offering something for residents of all ages. Prepare to embrace Ypsilanti’s most famous (and mysterious) resident. PARTICIPATE IN SMEET FEST AT THE DOWNTOWN …
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Your Library Card Packs a Punch
Published: August 30, 2025
Last September, YDL issued over 400 new library cards. This year, you can help us make National Library Card Sign-up Month even bigger! Since 1987, September has marked an annual effort to get a library card in as many hands as possible. This year, the American Library Association chose the theme “One Card, Endless Possibilities.” Anyone who gets their YDL card this September can also get a colorful beach ball, courtesy of Gene Butman Ford, or a nifty travel bag (while supplies last). Have you somehow finished reading all of the books in our collection? You can also use your …
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A Garden for a Rainy Day
Published: August 26, 2025
YDL-Superior has a new rain garden to learn from.
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Ypsi Stories Episode 27: From Here to There by Land and Water Part II – Railroads for Ypsilanti
Published: July 8, 2025
Episode 27 of Ypsi Stories.
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Reading Together Downtown
Published: June 15, 2025
The Ypsilanti District Library will have super-charged storytimes downtown this summer, thanks to an initiative funded by the Ann Arbor Rotary Club. The $4,900 grant is is sponsoring YDL’s Reading Together Downtown initiative. Now that YDL-Michigan has reopened, YDL is ramping up important literacy work downtown. The money from Rotary will fund three Black Men Read book parties, books for families to take home from storytimes and our Reading Readiness program, and various other storytime and book club equipment. “We missed almost two years of engagement in the literacy development of our youngest patrons,” said Youth Librarian Stephanie Pocsi-Morrison. “We …
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Temporary text message disruption
Published: June 13, 2025
On June 17, AT&T will discontinue its email-to-text and text-to-email service. This is part of a larger shift away from SMS text messaging by other providers. We are shifting to a new system for delivering YDL notices via text. However, this means there will be a temporary disruption to YDL text message alerts. Please keep an eye on our website and social media for when the text message alerts will continue. Email alerts will continue to be delivered as usual. You are also still able to check your account online.
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Join YDL at Ypsilanti’s Annual Juneteenth Celebration
Published: June 11, 2025
June 19 is Juneteenth, a now-federal holiday celebrating the end of slavery in the U.S.
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Happy Pride Month from YDL!
Published: June 10, 2025
YDL is celebrating Pride Month by including Pride book displays at each of our branches. Read on to find more information about Pride Month and how you can participate.
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Finally Back on the Block!
Published: April 11, 2025
Patrons and library staff can let out a collective breath as the downtown branch (finally) reopens.
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New Lounge seating and Youth Storytime Room upgrades coming soon
Published: March 28, 2025
Rendering and floor plan for the new lounge space at YDL-Whittaker. Click to enlarge the images. Get ready for space upgrades at the Whittaker branch! This summer, you’ll see a brand new lounge space where the Café used to be, and the Youth Storytime Room will become a multi-purpose space for STEM, cooking, and more. We hope the youth space will be complete before the Summer Challenge begins, and the Café space not long after. YDL engaged Daniels & Zermack Architects to design the renovations to the spaces. New Lounge The Café space will become a comfortable lounge seating area …
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How poetic!
Published: March 21, 2025
We’re looking for the most creative poetry you can produce.
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YDL’s Commitment to Accessibility
Published: March 20, 2025
Accessibility Statement The Ypsilanti District Library is committed to providing open and equitable access to all users, by following accessibility standards and responding to user feedback. We recognize that some site visitors may use our website with the assistance of technology such as screen readers and magnifiers, refreshable braille display, and voice recognition; as well as with captioning, transcripts, and other aids and services. We built our website to comply with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.1, level AA. After consulting with our web designers, we have discontinued the ReciteMe accessibility toolbar. Research has shown that third-party accessibility overlays, such as …
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Room Reservations have a New Look
Published: March 4, 2025
To avoid overbooking our available space, we ask that you please make a reservation to use a room.
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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 …
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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.
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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 …
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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
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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
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Ypsi Stories Episode 26: Ypsi Experimental Space and the Ineffable Spirit of Community Creativity
Published: December 5, 2024
Episode 26 of Ypsi Stories.
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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 …
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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. …
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MeL temporarily offline starting Oct. 21
Published: October 17, 2024
As part of our catalog integration, MeL requests will shut down as of Monday, October 21. Requesting should come back online in early November. During the outage: Any requests you make before October 21 are still active in the system and will still arrive and be processed. We will still be able to check MeL items in and out during our downtime. New requests will not go through during the outage. You will still be able to log into your MeL account and check request statuses. Once the integration is complete, you will be able to view checked-out MeL items …
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A Macabre Challenge with YDL
Published: September 30, 2024
We’re looking for the scariest two-sentence horror stories you can muster.
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Access Granted: September is Library Card Sign-Up Month
Published: August 30, 2024
September is National Library Card Sign-Up Month
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“Through Darkness to Light” exhibit on display Sept. 1 – Oct. 20
Published: August 29, 2024
From September 1-October 20, an exhibit featuring photography related to the Underground Railroad will be on display at YDL-Whittaker.
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Ypsi Stories Episode 25: The Parkridge Community Center and the Fight for Racial Equality
Published: August 28, 2024
Episode 25 of Ypsi Stories.
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New catalog coming soon
Published: July 15, 2024
Upgrade coming! Catalog services unavailable August 13-21.
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Candidate forum recordings from the League of Women Voters
Published: June 24, 2024
Candidates for Superior Township Clerk and Superior Township Supervisor discuss the issues.
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Ypsi Stories Episode 24: Undertaking the Subject of Death in 19th Century Ypsilanti
Published: June 7, 2024
Episode 24 of Ypsi Stories.
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It’s Time for the Summer Challenge
Published: June 7, 2024
YDL is ready to start the 2024 Summer Challenge. From June 15 until August 25, you can log your activities on your Summer Challenge account.
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YDL-Superior Permanent Art Collection Call for Artists 2024
Published: May 15, 2024
Calling all artists: Submit a finished piece for consideration in the new Superior Branch’s art collection!
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Ypsi Stories Episode 23: The Ypsi Farmers & Gardeners Oral History Project
Published: May 6, 2024
Episode 23 of Ypsi Stories.
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Ypsi Stories Episode 22: President Roosevelt visits the Willow Run Bomber Plant
Published: March 7, 2024
Episode 22 of Ypsi Stories.
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Celebrate the 2024 Solar Eclipse with YDL
Published: February 27, 2024
Celebrate the eclipse with YDL!
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Get ready for the 2024 Family Read
Published: February 23, 2024
We are thrilled to announce Little Monarchs by Jonathan Case as this year’s Family Read.
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African American History Month Quiz
Published: January 31, 2024
Through February 29, submit your answers to questions related to African American history for the chance to win prizes!
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Oscar & Razzie Awards Contest
Published: January 31, 2024
The entry with the most correct answers wins a movie prize pack.
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What you read and watched in 2023
Published: December 21, 2023
Take a look at the books and DVDs released in 2023 that you checked out the most.
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Enjoy the new art at Superior!
Published: December 19, 2023
The first pieces for the Superior art collection are on display.
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Growing the YDL Oral History Collections
Published: December 15, 2023
Passionate and influential local food growers are recording their stories in the Ypsilanti District Library’s oral history archives.
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Ypsi Stories Episode 21: On the State of Medicine in 19th Century Ypsilanti
Published: October 20, 2023
Episode 21 of Ypsi Stories.
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Intergenerational connections
Published: September 7, 2023
Make art, play chess, embroider, and connect with those from other generations
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September is National Library Card Sign-up Month!
Published: August 28, 2023
September is National Library Card Sign-Up Month
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Celebrate “A Colorful Dream” — SEPTEMBER 1 – OCTOBER 20
Published: August 21, 2023
View the Colorful Dream exhibit from September 1 – October 20 at the Whittaker Road branch!
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Michigan Avenue branch closure updates
Published: July 28, 2023
The evening of July 1st, downtown Ypsilanti was pummeled with torrential rains. Streets filled with standing water and cars were stranded. Our historic Michigan Avenue branch was flooded inside as the roof drains were overwhelmed.
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Ypsi Stories Episode 20: Fighting for LGBTQ Rights in Ypsilanti: A Double Retrospective
Published: July 26, 2023
Episode 20 of Ypsi Stories.
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YDL receives Great Stories Club grant from the American Library Association
Published: July 25, 2023
Grant will allow librarians to lead book clubs with underserved teens
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YDL will host a screening of Boblo Boats: A Detroit Ferry Tale in July
Published: June 16, 2023
YDL is glad to announce that we’ll be hosting a screening of Boblo Boats: A Detroit Ferry Tale. On Saturday, July 8 at 2pm, visit the Superior branch to watch this incredible documentary narrated by Martha Reeves.
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Join YDL at Ypsilanti’s Annual Juneteenth Celebration
Published: June 8, 2023
June 19 is Juneteenth, a now-federal holiday celebrating the end of slavery in the U.S.
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YDL has developed a new strategic plan!
Published: June 1, 2023
YDL has unveiled its new strategic plan for 2023-2025.
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Ypsi Stories Episode 19: Shadow Art Fair – Ypsilanti’s Interactive Art Experience
Published: May 19, 2023
Episode 19 of Ypsi Stories.
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Michigan Notable Authors visit YDL
Published: May 2, 2023
This year, the Michigan Avenue branch is a stop on the 2023 Michigan Notable Books tour!
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YDL receives $30,000 from Toyota to boost STEM learning
Published: May 2, 2023
A $30,000 grant from Toyota will fund Project STEM@YDL which will bring more kits, activities, and talks from experts in the areas of science, technology, engineering, and math.
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Celebrate AAPI Heritage Month with YDL!
Published: April 27, 2023
May is Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month, which celebrates the achievements of Asian and Pacific-Islander Americans. Read on to learn more about the history of AAPI Heritage Month (including why it’s celebrated in May), as well as how you can celebrate AAPI Heritage Month at YDL (see right)! Celebrate Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage (Saturday, May 6 11am-12pm – YDL-Superior) Curious about how AAPI Heritage Month got its start? To learn more, read this excerpt of “Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month,” courtesy of Minhae Shim Roth of History.com: In 1977, New York representative Frank Horton introduced …
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Celebrate National Library Week 2023!
Published: April 19, 2023
April 23-29 marks National Library Week 2023, a week dedicated to honoring libraries, library workers, and their impacts on their communities. This year’s theme is “There’s more to the Story.”
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Introducing: Recite Me!
Published: April 14, 2023
The Recite Me toolbar offers a screen reader; translations into over 100 languages; color, font, and size customization; and reading aids.
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Your favorite Superior mural design: REVEALED!
Published: April 3, 2023
We asked, and you answered! Check out your choice for the new Superior mural.
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Get excited for a Michigan Notable Books talk with Ghassan Zeineddine and Sally Howell!
Published: March 28, 2023
Ghassan Zeineddine and Sally Howell, two of the editors for Hadha Baladuna: Arab American Narratives of Boundary and Belonging, will join us to read and discuss their work.
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Jean Winborn to be featured on “Finding Your Roots – Family Sagas of Pride and Perseverance”
Published: March 17, 2023
Join Detroit Public TV and PBS Books Wednesday, March 22, at 8 p.m. ET, for a fascinating look at new techniques for unravelling the mysteries of African American genealogy, including a conversation with YDL’s very own Jean Winborn!
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Want to hear from your elected officials? Stop by for a coffee hour!
Published: March 14, 2023
Chat with your elected officials during a coffee hour. Representatives Jimmie Wilson Jr. and Jason Morgan will visit YDL to share updates on current legislative efforts and host Q & A sessions with attendees. March 25: Coffee Hour with Representative Jimmie Wilson, Jr. March 25: Coffee Hour with Representative Jason Morgan April 29: Coffee Hour with Representative Jimmie Wilson, Jr.
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YDL Gardens Are Growing
Published: March 7, 2023
A new garden is coming to the Superior branch, built with a grant from the Ann Arbor Farm and Garden Club. In this learning garden, we’ll hold fair-weather programs, learn together about horticulture, and taste the results of gardening efforts. This accessible space, with raised beds at three different heights, will host a variety of vegetables, herbs, and edible flowers that will be used in library programs throughout the growing season. The plants chosen for the garden will guide this year’s Garden-To-Table programs. Visit our Gardening Interest Page Seed Library round-up The YDL Seed Library could use your help. If …
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2023 Family Read brings virtual visit from national award-winning author
Published: March 6, 2023
Lisa Yee, who has won multiple national awards for her writing, will pay a virtual visit in April to Ypsilanti as part of the 2023 Ypsilanti District Library Family Read activities.
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Celebrate Women’s History Month with YDL!
Published: February 28, 2023
March is Women’s history Month, a month dedicated to honoring the accomplishments of women in the past and present.
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Teens: Apply to be a Student Artist and Help Paint our Community Ground Mural!
Published: February 28, 2023
Help us coordinate and paint the ground mural on May 13!
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Bring YDL Storytimes home!
Published: February 28, 2023
If you haven’t attended a storytime at the new Superior Branch of the Ypsilanti District Library yet, you’re missing the chance to bring home a free book!
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New titles are available in Libby!
Published: February 9, 2023
Two new library consortia have been added to YDL’s Libby collection, which means you have access to more materials.
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Do you know the history of Black History Month?
Published: January 26, 2023
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.
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RESCHEDULED YDL Board meeting – February 1
Published: January 26, 2023
The January YDL Board meeting has been rescheduled for February 1 in the Whittaker Road Board Room at 6:30 PM. For public meeting guidelines and other information about our board meetings, visit our Board page.
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Meeting Room
Published: January 20, 2023
This is our large meeting room. It is used for library programs such as the summer lunch program, computer classes, storytimes, teen advisory group, and homework help. It is also reservable for free by members of the community for non-commercial educational events. State of the art technology will allow group videoconferencing and hybrid library programs. Attached to the meeting room is the kitchenette, provided with funding by the Children’s Foundation. Our summer lunch program, Lunch, Listen, and Learn, will allow us to serve food through the window to kids ages 0-18. Superior Tour Homepage Next: Digital Events Display
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Digital Events Display
Published: January 20, 2023
Our digital events display, located above the copy/fax/scan center, was made possible by a donation from Donna DeButts. This display features a rotating lineup of upcoming events, library resources, live figures from the library’s solar array, and the library’s Twitter feed. Superior Tour Homepage Next: Fireplace
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Fireplace
Published: January 20, 2023
The fireplace is one of the focal features of the library. Made possible by a donation from Don & Nancie Loppnow, the fireplace features nature-inspired Motawi tiles. You’ll see a few of these in other spots throughout the library. Be sure to keep an eye out! Superior Tour Homepage Next: Collections
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Collections
Published: January 20, 2023
The library grew from roughly 3,500 items at our former location to over 15,000 at this location. In addition to books and movies, our collection offers puzzles, games, technology tools, early learning play kits, and more. Superior Tour Homepage Next: Computers
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Computers
Published: January 20, 2023
In our move to this location, we’ve been able to increase the number of computers from 7 total to 22. In addition to these desktops, we also offer 12 Chromebooks, provided by a grant from United Way of Washtenaw County. The Chromebooks are available to be checked out for in-library use and are used for group instruction. Superior Tour Homepage Next: Group Study Rooms
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Group Study Rooms
Published: January 20, 2023
Our two small group study rooms are available for anyone to use, by reservation. They feature videoconferencing technology and a whiteboard separating the rooms. Superior Tour Homepage Next: Study Tables
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Study Tables
Published: January 20, 2023
Our powered tables are a convenient place for people to sit, read, use and charge devices. Superior Tour Homepage Next: Bird-friendly Glass
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The Donor Screen in the Vestibule
Published: January 20, 2023
Start in front of the donor screen in the vestibule. You’re standing in front of our donor recognition screen. While there was library funding set aside for the building project, skyrocketing construction costs and added features meant a shortfall for the library. Our ambitious capital campaign set a goal of raising $2 million. We thank our many donors for making this space possible. Superior Tour Homepage Next: Drive-Up Book Return
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Bird-friendly Glass
Published: January 20, 2023
You may have noticed the dots on the windows. All of the glass at the new Superior building is bird-friendly. The dots are spaced closely enough so they interrupt any reflection that the bird may see, which prevents birds from flying into the windows. The glass was installed with the help of donations from the Humane Society of the United States and other local bird groups. Superior Tour Homepage Next: Teen Area
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Teen Area
Published: January 20, 2023
Our teen area is a comfortable space for teens to read, study, and socialize. The branch is in the process of forming a Teen Advisory group which will be the driving force for the teen programs and services we offer. The teen area is part of our Student Success Center. Funded by a group of EMU faculty & staff, the Student Success Center provides more computers, more programs, and more support to help local students achieve their learning goals. Superior Tour Homepage Next: Kids' Area
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Kids’ Area
Published: January 20, 2023
The kids’ area offers 6 computers, 2 iPads, a much larger book collection, and interactive play areas for little ones. Activities such as art stations and scavenger hunts change so that there’s always something new for kids who visit the library. Thanks to a major gift from the Vera and Joseph Dresner Foundation, we are in the process of enhancing early literacy with interactive toys and elements. Additionally, the family restroom was a highly-desired addition to the initial plans. This allows families to stick close together in the kids’ area while their little one uses the restroom. Superior Tour Homepage …
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Program Patio
Published: January 20, 2023
This patio area hosts many outdoor programs during the warmer months. Local artist Yen Azzaro led a a community-sourced ground mural to decorate the patio, which was funded with grants from the Michigan Arts and Culture Council and Ann Arbor Kiwanis. Past the patio, we built accessible raised bed gardens. These are used for library programs centered on gardening and growing food. These were provided by a grant from the Ann Arbor Farm and Garden Club. Another exciting building feature is the library’s solar installation on the south side of the building. The 46 kilowatt installation generates enough electricity to …
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Drive-Up Book Return
Published: January 20, 2023
Look down the hallway. At the end of the entrance hallway is the door to our book return room. The drive-up book return was a service added by popular demand, made possible by our generous donors. This is the only YDL location to offer this service. This allows people to return items without getting out of their vehicles. Power pedestals outside the front door and on the youth patio allow people to charge devices and use the library’s wireless. In addition to the drive-up book return and power pedestals, our patrons make use of the walk-up book return and after-hours …
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Sign up for a One-on-One Genealogy Session with Jean Winborn
Published: January 17, 2023
Sign up for a one-on-one genealogy session with Jean Winborn, co-founder of Washtenaw County African-American Genealogy Society. These sessions will take place on February 1, 8, 16, and 22. Please only sign up for 1 session, as spots are limited. Search for information about your African American ancestors or learn more about the human side of America’s slaveholding past. Look at various records, as well as migration patterns and laws specific to race. Session 1 (Feb. 1) Session 2 (Feb. 8) Session 3 (Feb. 16) Session 4 (Feb. 22)
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Lend your creativity to the Play on the Ground Mural!
Published: January 5, 2023
Calling all creatives: YDL needs your creative voice and vision!
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The Ones Who Remember
Published: January 3, 2023
The Ones Who Remember is an anthology of 16 different families grappling with the legacy of genocide and the inherited trauma of those who grew up in the shadow of their parents’ pain.
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Celebrate MLK Jr. Day with YDL!
Published: January 3, 2023
Monday, January 16 is Martin Luther King Jr. Day, an annual celebration honoring Dr. King’s accomplishments for the Civil rights Movement.
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Prioritize Your Health in 2023!
Published: December 27, 2022
YDL has resources available to help you prioritize your health and happiness in 2023.
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Check out our favorite reads of 2022!
Published: December 22, 2022
Kickstart your 2023 reading list with these staff book recommendations!
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Winter Fun at YDL!
Published: December 15, 2022
Winter has arrived and YDL has great family-friendly, seasonal events for all ages.
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Michigan Avenue Branch Turns 60!
Published: December 9, 2022
The library in Ypsilanti was founded over 150 years ago. For nearly half that time, the Michigan Avenue building has been part of its fabric.
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Ypsi Stories Episode 18: More Buses for Ypsilanti
Published: December 5, 2022
Episode 18 of Ypsi Stories.
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Celebrate the Winter Season with YDL!
Published: November 29, 2022
Winter has arrived and YDL has great family-friendly, seasonal events for all ages.
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Thank you for your service, Kay!
Published: November 28, 2022
After 45 years of dedication to the Ypsilanti and Superior communities, YDL Board Trustee Kay Williams is stepping down from her position.
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Get Ready to visit the New Superior Branch!
Published: November 13, 2022
Opening week is here. Have fun visiting your new library!
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It’s NaNoWriMo 2022!
Published: November 1, 2022
November is approaching, and that means it’s almost time for NaNoWriMo! Are you ready to write the world’s next great novel?
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Happy National Book Month!
Published: October 7, 2022
If you love reading as much as YDL does, you’re probably excited for October, and National Book Month!
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YDL earns grants to create interactive ground mural at new Superior Branch
Published: October 5, 2022
Thanks to generous grants, a 650-foot interactive ground mural will be installed at the new Superior branch on Harris Road.
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A Superior Collection Update
Published: September 29, 2022
In preparation for our move to the new Library location, access to the collection and holds at Superior will become unavailable until November 14. Here is what you need to know.
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Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with YDL
Published: September 22, 2022
Hispanic Heritage Month, which spans from September 15 to October 15, celebrates the achievements and contributions of Hispanic and Latino Americans.
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Celebrate Banned Books Week with YDL
Published: September 13, 2022
Books are challenged for surprising reasons. Dinosaurs Divorce by Laurene Kransy Brown and Marc Brown was challenged for possibly creating anxiety for children of married couples. Bruce Coville’s My Teacher Glows in the Dark was contested for including “farting” and “armpit farts” in the text. Harry Potter is continually challenged for promoting witchcraft. Censorship is the suppression of ideas or information because a particular person or group of people does not like the idea in question. Censors believe that because they find a particularidea objectionable, no one should have access to information about that idea. Book challenges are often initiated …
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Discover what your YDL Card can do for you!
Published: September 13, 2022
This September, celebrate National Library Card Sign-Up Month by checking out all the perks that come with a YDL card, including our brand new Library of Things Collection.
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A Royal Guide to Monarchies
Published: September 9, 2022
Queen Elizabeth II, the longest serving British monarch and second-longest serving monarch in history, was a worldwide cultural icon.
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Join us for the Superior Library Book Brigade
Published: August 30, 2022
October 8 is moving day for the collection at the current Superior branch!
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Disinformation: Don’t be Fooled!
Published: August 30, 2022
Identifying and combating disinformation is challenging, but you can learn how to spot and avoid it.
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Check out our Best/Worst/Forgotten Movies Series!
Published: August 22, 2022
Join us for a new movie series at YDL: The Best/Worst/Forgotten Movies. Join us each season to watch the best, worst, and forgotten movies of an actor, decade, or year. This fall, we’re travelling back to the ’80s. Join us to watch any (or all) of these three movies from this decade. Snacks and drinks will be provided. September 7: “The Worst” Chief Brody’s widow believes that her family is deliberately being targeted by another shark in search of revenge. October 05: “The Forgotten” An American oil company has plans for a new refinery and sends someone to Scotland to …
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Vote for the 2023 Washtenaw Reads Title!
Published: August 9, 2022
The Washtenaw Reads Screening Committee has selected 3 titles for consideration as this year’s Washtenaw Reads book. Discover each title and vote for your favorite.
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Dramatic progress inside and out
Published: August 3, 2022
The most dramatic addition to the exterior has been the installation of the solar panels on the south side of the building.
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YDL Board Meeting – Strategic Planning Retreat (Sept. 14)
Published: August 2, 2022
The YDL Board will attend a strategic planning retreat on Sept. 14, 2022 from 9am-4pm. These meetings are open to the public. For public meeting guidelines and other information about our board meetings, visit our Board page.
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Voting Help
Published: August 2, 2022
Find information about voting requirements, absentee voting, polling information, and YDL resources for voting.
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