Interest: Civic Engagement
Ypsi Stories Episode 23: The Ypsi Farmers & Gardeners Oral History Project
Published: May 6, 2024
Episode 23 of Ypsi Stories.
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Celebrate National Library Week with YDL!
Published: April 3, 2024
April 7-13 marks National Library Week 2024, a week dedicated to honoring libraries, library workers, and their impacts on their communities. This year’s theme is Ready, Set, Library!
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Cleaning Up the Rain Garden
Published: August 5, 2023
We started the first phase of revitalizing the rain garden at YDL-Whittaker!
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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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Special Guests Share Their Expertise
Published: July 24, 2023
See a couple of featured organizations that have been at YDL recently.
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Happy Pride Month from YDL!
Published: June 2, 2023
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Voting Help
Published: August 2, 2022
Find information about voting requirements, absentee voting, polling information, and YDL resources for voting.
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Exterior finishing and a generous grant
Published: July 1, 2022
The exterior is taking shape, and we received a generous grant from the James L. and Faith Knight Foundation!
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Join YDL and the League of Women Voters at the Mayoral Candidates Forum
Published: June 9, 2022
Join YDL and the League of Voters on Wednesday, June 22, at the Ypsilanti Senior Center for the Mayoral Candidates Forum.
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Celebrate Juneteenth with YDL
Published: June 8, 2022
June 19 is Juneteenth, a now-federal holiday celebrating the end of slavery in the U.S. Read on to learn more about Juneteenth.
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Welcome to Fine-Free
Published: May 31, 2022
Exciting news! Effective June 1, YDL will no longer charge fines for late materials.
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