Interest: Teens
Interest: Teens
A Century of Black History Commemorations
Published: January 26, 2026
February is Black History Month. Check out YDL resources and events that celebrate throughout the month.
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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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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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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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New catalog coming soon
Published: July 15, 2024
Upgrade coming! Catalog services unavailable August 13-21.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Express Yourself Through Art
Published: July 4, 2022
This month, learn about financial literacy, food insecurity in our community, and what local organizations and growers are doing to help. Want a pack? Sign up. They’re full of healthy snacks!
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Library of Things
Find games, tools, tech, cooking and office supplies, and more in our Library of Things collection.
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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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Financial Literacy
Published: May 22, 2022
This month, learn about financial literacy, food insecurity in our community, and what local organizations and growers are doing to help. Want a pack? Sign up. They’re full of healthy snacks!
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Food Justice
Published: April 19, 2022
This month, learn about food justice, food insecurity in our community, and what local organizations and growers are doing to help. Want a pack? Sign up. They’re full of healthy snacks!
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Uplifting All Voices
Published: March 23, 2022
This month we are uplifting all voices, especially those we don’t often hear. You’ll find tips for how to be an ally, a book list and music play list, and more curated by teen interns. Enjoy!
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New Youth Volunteering Opportunities
Published: March 23, 2022
Find a list of ways youth can help at the library!
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Self Love
Published: February 15, 2022
This month is all about self-love. Find positive affirmations, a calming craft, and book suggestions!
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Happy New Year!
Published: January 15, 2022
Use this month’s pack to set goals for the year and try new things!
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Snow Day
Published: December 18, 2021
Use this month’s pack to snuggle in and relax over the winter break–or any snow day!
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Educational Support for Teens
Published: December 2, 2021
The Teen Advisory Group compiled educational resources to help teens find access to local and online academic supports for teens.
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What’s Your Aesthetic?
Published: November 23, 2021
Discover your personal aesthetic with online quizzes, and sign up for a teen supply pack full of items you can decorate to your own style.
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Safe Spaces
Published: November 9, 2021
It’s important to make space for yourself! Use the contents of the October pack or find resources on our webpage to help.
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Kanopy
Kanopy is a video-streaming platform dedicated to thoughtful and thought-provoking films.
TAG speaks out against racism
Published: April 5, 2021
The teen advisory is passionate about social justice. Find their resources here!
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Teens Believe in Self Care
Teens Believe in Self Care Our Teen Advisory Group (TAG) members believe that taking time to celebrate YOU is especially important! Self-care promotes positive mental and physical health and can be incorporated into your daily routine in a variety of ways. Our TAG teens have come up with some self-care ideas that are low budget and easily accessible for any teen to achieve in their life. From DIY face masks to meditation to exercise…it’s time for you to take some much needed “ME TIME”! February’s Teen Subscription pack is featuring the The Poet X by Elizebeth Acevedo on Hoopla! You …
Celebrate Black History Month with YDL
Published: February 1, 2021
Black History Month is every month at YDL! Check out some ways you can celebrate in 2021.
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Teen MiLibrary Quest
Published: December 30, 2020
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Family Games
Published: December 16, 2020
Stay connected to friends and family this winter with fun games you can play together in virtual meetups!
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Mug Cakes
Published: December 7, 2020
Pick up a supply kit curbside, then get creative at home decorating a mug and making a sweet treat!
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YpsiWrites Virtual Tutoring
Published: November 24, 2020
Having a hard time with virtual learning? YpsiWrites is excited to offer both asynchronous and synchronous (real time) virtual writing support during this time of social distancing. With YpsiWrites, you can expect to receive focused feedback on your writing and strategies for development and revision. A tutor will review your submitted work, writing comments and giving feedback, as well as scheduling a virtual consultation so you can discuss your writing with a tutor in real time. To sign up, just click here and fill out the form! [pdf-embedder url=”https://www.ypsilibrary.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/YpsiWritesVirtual_Writers2.0.pdf” title=”YpsiWrites+Virtual_+Writers+2.0″]
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Henna Art
Published: November 20, 2020
Pick up a supply kit curbside, then get creative at home and make henna-inspired art developed by the teen advisory!
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Tales of Ikkyu
Published: November 20, 2020
Watch a short animated film about the Tales of Ikkyu and get inspired to make art!
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Grab an ypsiGLOW poster kit!
Published: October 12, 2020
Feeling artistic for the Fall season? Grab an ypsiGLOW Social Justice poster kit.
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LET’S COMPLETE OUR HISTORY
Published: September 24, 2020
In October, YDL will co-host a Wikipedia edit-a-thon of Ypsilanti and related pages. We want to engage our diverse community to paint a more complete picture within those articles.
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Friendship Bracelets
Published: September 24, 2020
Pick up a supply kit at the library and make a friendship bracelet!
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Bottle Cap Magnets
Published: July 23, 2020
Pick up a bottle cap supply kit at the library and get creative.
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Town Hall Anti-Racism Series: Community Transformation and Uplifting the Voices of Young People
Published: July 22, 2020
Join YDL Storytme presenter Kristen Hamilton and Kekere Freedom School to learn about anti-racism.
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Mini Canvas Album Cover Art
Published: July 17, 2020
Pick up a mini canvas supply kit at the library, then recreate your favorite CD cover in miniature for this week’s Get Creative teen activity.
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Town Hall Anti-Racism Series: Youth Empowerment and Radical Imagination
Published: July 13, 2020
Join YDL Storytme presenter Kristen Hamilton and Kekere Freedom School to learn about anti-racism.
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Coloring Page Projects
Published: June 26, 2020
Learn how to repurpose your coloring pages and other artwork in this week’s Get Creative session.
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ZenDoodles
Published: June 12, 2020
WHAT IS A ZENDOODLE? Do you need to relax a little? Do you enjoy doodling? ZenDoodle takes simple shapes and patterns and uses them to create a finished piece of art. MAKE YOUR OWN For this week’s Get Creative at home session, grab a pencil, eraser, and some kind of pen and draw along as Nicole takes you through a set of simple doodles to create your finished product.
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YDL’s Update on Resuming Services
Published: June 2, 2020
We’re excited to resume operations at YDL, and we appreciate everyone’s patience and perseverance. We plan to gradually phase in our services in a way that keeps our community, patrons, and staff safe. Please read on for more information about what to expect as we re-open responsibly.
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High School Test Prep from Home
Published: April 16, 2020
Just because you’re stuck at home right now, doesn’t mean you can’t still prepare for college! Get some extra studying and practice test prep in with the following resources and free online courses: Saturday, May 2, 2020, 1:00-5:30 pm: Ohio’s Grandview Heights Public Library is offering a free ACT Crash Course online for high school students from 1:00-5:30pm. This class will be taught by Dr. Srinath Sampath who works with PrepAccelerator to prepare students for success on both the ACT and SAT tests. This four hour seminar helps students improve their ACT and SAT performances and scores, so REGISTER HERE …
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The News About Our Health
Published: January 31, 2020
Stay informed on the latest updates on maintaining both physical and mental health in Washtenaw County.
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It’s National Novel Writing Month!
Published: November 13, 2019
NaNoWriMo, or National Novel Writing Month, is well underway as we near the middle of the month. NaNoWriMo is a challenging yet rewarding undertaking, writing 50,000 words during the month of November. Started in 1999 by Christ Baty, hundreds of thousands of writers have attempted their novel. Some even “winning” and finishing their novel! Writers are tracked on NaNoWriMo’s website, where you can also find writing buddies, local and regional events, the dare machine, pep talks, and much more. If you have been trying to write that novel for the past one, two, or ten years, then join us! Angela …
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Time Running Out to Keep Tuition Incentive Program Benefits!
Published: July 16, 2019
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 15, 2019 Deadline Fast Approaching for Low-Income Michigan Students to Apply for College Tuition Assistance Eligible Students from Class of 2019 Must Apply by Aug. 31, 2019 LANSING, Mich. – Time is running out for eligible individuals from the classes of 2015 and 2019 who have graduated with a high school diploma or equivalent to claim their Tuition Incentive Program (TIP) benefits, according to the Michigan Department of Treasury The grant program – commonly referred to as TIP – encourages eligible Medicaid recipients to complete high school by providing college tuition assistance. Eligible TIP students have …
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Science Reference Center
More than 4,000 full text articles covering biology, chemistry, earth & space science, the environment, health & medicine, history of science, life science, physics, science & society, science as inquiry, and wildlife.
Explora
Arts, biography, business, current events, geography and culture, health, history and social science, science, and math.
Time to Vote!
Published: October 8, 2018
This November, YOU can make a difference in what happens in this country! Make sure you are registered to vote so your voice can be heard during these elections! Watch this video to learn more! If you are interested in learning about the library’s millage campaign, click here for more information!
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See photos from this year’s Noise Permit
Published: August 30, 2018
See the photos on YDL’s Flcikr! Check out the photos
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You’re Invited to our 150th Birthday Party!
Published: August 27, 2018
Celebrate 150 years of library service to the community with music, kids activities, history, and cake!
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Britannica School
Quick facts and in-depth information for assignments at any grade level.
World Book Kids
Get online access to World Book Kids, as well as the Spanish-language version.
Opposing Viewpoints in Context
Current events and issues, such as gun control, global warming, and capital punishment, are explored with pro/con viewpoints and interactive maps and articles in this tool for persuasive essay writers.
Learning Express Library
Practice exams and eBook study guides for GED, ACT, SAT, ASVAB, nursing, and others; includes computer skills training videos.
Enciclopedia Estudiantil Hallazgos
World Book Encyclopedia en español, que ofrece un diccionario, atlas, ayuda con la tarea, materiales didácticos y planes de estudio. ENGLISH: World Book Encyclopedia in Spanish, which offers a dictionary, atlas, homework help, study aids, and lesson plans.
OverDrive/Download Destination/Libby
Download ebooks, audiobooks, and magazines to your computer, tablet, phone, or eReader.
Hoopla
Download movies, television shows, music, comic books, eBooks, and eAudiobooks to your laptop or mobile device.
Mango Languages
Start learning one of over 40 different languages! Lessons include vocabulary, grammar, and multimedia components, along with an engaging interface and interactive tools.
Tutor.com
Get live homework help from real tutors every day of the year. From algebra to writing feedback, students in grades K-12 can access free help from any device, including mobile apps.
Gardens
Pollinator and Community Gardens at YDL-Michigan
Audrey, wait!
While trying to score a date with her cute co-worker at the Scooper Dooper, sixteen-year-old Audrey gains unwanted fame and celebrity status when her ex-boyfriend, a rock musician, records a breakup song about her that soars to the top of the Billboard charts.
Drummer girl
Sid is a great drummer, but what is she willing to do to become part of the band?