Interest: Teens
Interest: Teens
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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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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