Ypsilanti District Library
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Proudly serving Ypsilanti, Michigan since 1868.
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No Discovery Time at YDL-Superior this morning, but our Read, Sing, Play storytime is still happening at YDL-Whittaker at 10:30am. We'll be back at Superior next week!
September 24, 2026 at 1:26 PM
No Discovery Time at YDL-Superior this morning, but our Read, Sing, Play storytime is still happening at YDL-Whittaker at 10:30am. We'll be back at Superior next week!
Free flu and COVID vaccines at YDL-Whittaker start tomorrow! Walk-ins welcome.
📅 Thurs, Sept 24 | 4–8:30pm
📅 Tues, Sept 29 | 10am–1pm
📅 Sat, Oct 3 | 10am–2pm
On Sept 24 and Oct 3, onWHARD will also be here with free anemia screenings, period kits, and health resources.
📅 Thurs, Sept 24 | 4–8:30pm
📅 Tues, Sept 29 | 10am–1pm
📅 Sat, Oct 3 | 10am–2pm
On Sept 24 and Oct 3, onWHARD will also be here with free anemia screenings, period kits, and health resources.
September 23, 2026 at 4:21 PM
Free flu and COVID vaccines at YDL-Whittaker start tomorrow! Walk-ins welcome.
📅 Thurs, Sept 24 | 4–8:30pm
📅 Tues, Sept 29 | 10am–1pm
📅 Sat, Oct 3 | 10am–2pm
On Sept 24 and Oct 3, onWHARD will also be here with free anemia screenings, period kits, and health resources.
📅 Thurs, Sept 24 | 4–8:30pm
📅 Tues, Sept 29 | 10am–1pm
📅 Sat, Oct 3 | 10am–2pm
On Sept 24 and Oct 3, onWHARD will also be here with free anemia screenings, period kits, and health resources.
This week's lineup is packed like a tote bag after a library haul. 👜 Don't miss tonight's author talk with Demarra West, vaccine clinics on Thursday and Saturday, and The Big Read: Living Room Legacies Kickoff in the Downtown Library Plaza!
Full calendar at ypsilibrary.org/events
Full calendar at ypsilibrary.org/events
September 22, 2026 at 4:59 PM
This week's lineup is packed like a tote bag after a library haul. 👜 Don't miss tonight's author talk with Demarra West, vaccine clinics on Thursday and Saturday, and The Big Read: Living Room Legacies Kickoff in the Downtown Library Plaza!
Full calendar at ypsilibrary.org/events
Full calendar at ypsilibrary.org/events
Due to a staff illness, Jumpstart Storytime at YDL-Michigan is cancelled this morning (Sept. 21). See you next week!
September 21, 2026 at 1:26 PM
Due to a staff illness, Jumpstart Storytime at YDL-Michigan is cancelled this morning (Sept. 21). See you next week!
The downtown branch will be closed tomorrow, September 19, for a precautionary full building bedbug treatment. There have been no new bedbug sightings, but given higher-than-usual bedbug activity in downtown Ypsilanti in recent weeks, we're taking every preventative measure we can. 🚫🪲
September 18, 2026 at 2:46 PM
The downtown branch will be closed tomorrow, September 19, for a precautionary full building bedbug treatment. There have been no new bedbug sightings, but given higher-than-usual bedbug activity in downtown Ypsilanti in recent weeks, we're taking every preventative measure we can. 🚫🪲
Join us for Walking Storytime this Saturday (Sept 19) at 11am! If the weather cooperates, we'll walk around the library grounds to read, dance, sing, and act out stories, then wrap up with a craft and playtime in the garden. If it's raining, we'll move inside instead. See you there!
September 17, 2026 at 5:43 PM
Join us for Walking Storytime this Saturday (Sept 19) at 11am! If the weather cooperates, we'll walk around the library grounds to read, dance, sing, and act out stories, then wrap up with a craft and playtime in the garden. If it's raining, we'll move inside instead. See you there!
Shop the sale, support the library! 📚 The Friends of YDL Book Sale is back this week at our Whittaker branch. Books, vinyls, CDs, movies, puzzles, games, and more. It all kicks off with tomorrow's members-only preview, so now's the perfect time to join to support YDL! Memberships start at $10
September 16, 2026 at 11:47 PM
Shop the sale, support the library! 📚 The Friends of YDL Book Sale is back this week at our Whittaker branch. Books, vinyls, CDs, movies, puzzles, games, and more. It all kicks off with tomorrow's members-only preview, so now's the perfect time to join to support YDL! Memberships start at $10
Use this foolproof flowchart to figure out if you need more books. (Spoiler: you do.) The Friends of YDL Fall Book Sale starts tomorrow!
📖 Thursday | 6-8pm (Friends of YDL members only; memberships start at $10)
📖 Friday | 11am-5pm
📖 Saturday | 11am-3pm
📖 Sunday | 1-3pm
📖 Thursday | 6-8pm (Friends of YDL members only; memberships start at $10)
📖 Friday | 11am-5pm
📖 Saturday | 11am-3pm
📖 Sunday | 1-3pm
September 16, 2026 at 3:02 PM
Use this foolproof flowchart to figure out if you need more books. (Spoiler: you do.) The Friends of YDL Fall Book Sale starts tomorrow!
📖 Thursday | 6-8pm (Friends of YDL members only; memberships start at $10)
📖 Friday | 11am-5pm
📖 Saturday | 11am-3pm
📖 Sunday | 1-3pm
📖 Thursday | 6-8pm (Friends of YDL members only; memberships start at $10)
📖 Friday | 11am-5pm
📖 Saturday | 11am-3pm
📖 Sunday | 1-3pm
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Ypsilanti doesn't need the reminder, bc they've got @ypsilibrary.org throwing good books at every person that they can see, but outside the lower portion of the eastern Lower Peninsula of Michigan, maybe you -- yes YOU -- should be thinking about going to school board meetings.
School board meetings have become more jaw-dropping as clashes over book bans have skyrocketed.
Here are a few examples of the shocking scenes that have come to our attention recently...
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#library #libraries #read #reading #book #books #librarianship #lit
Here are a few examples of the shocking scenes that have come to our attention recently...
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#library #libraries #read #reading #book #books #librarianship #lit
School Board Meetings That Will Shock You
Go to your local school board meetings. People defending the right to read need all the help they can get.
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September 15, 2026 at 7:09 PM
Ypsilanti doesn't need the reminder, bc they've got @ypsilibrary.org throwing good books at every person that they can see, but outside the lower portion of the eastern Lower Peninsula of Michigan, maybe you -- yes YOU -- should be thinking about going to school board meetings.
Good news: our downtown branch reopens tomorrow at 9am!
Our pest control company reported a higher-than-usual incidence of bedbugs in downtown Ypsilanti in recent weeks. If you are currently dealing with bedbug, please hold off on visiting the library until the issue has been treated and resolved.
Our pest control company reported a higher-than-usual incidence of bedbugs in downtown Ypsilanti in recent weeks. If you are currently dealing with bedbug, please hold off on visiting the library until the issue has been treated and resolved.
September 15, 2026 at 5:50 PM
Good news: our downtown branch reopens tomorrow at 9am!
Our pest control company reported a higher-than-usual incidence of bedbugs in downtown Ypsilanti in recent weeks. If you are currently dealing with bedbug, please hold off on visiting the library until the issue has been treated and resolved.
Our pest control company reported a higher-than-usual incidence of bedbugs in downtown Ypsilanti in recent weeks. If you are currently dealing with bedbug, please hold off on visiting the library until the issue has been treated and resolved.
We loved having you. ❤️ Thank you for joining us and for being the best YDL board member ever! (Don't tell the others 🤫)
Thank you to the staff of the @ypsilibrary.org Bookmobile for allowing me to be part of the team tonight! I had a great time getting to see the critical service you provide to neighborhoods in our service area, and was happy to be given approval on my shelving capabilities.
September 15, 2026 at 5:26 PM
We loved having you. ❤️ Thank you for joining us and for being the best YDL board member ever! (Don't tell the others 🤫)
Reposted by Ypsilanti District Library
Thank you to the staff of the @ypsilibrary.org Bookmobile for allowing me to be part of the team tonight! I had a great time getting to see the critical service you provide to neighborhoods in our service area, and was happy to be given approval on my shelving capabilities.
September 15, 2026 at 2:12 AM
Thank you to the staff of the @ypsilibrary.org Bookmobile for allowing me to be part of the team tonight! I had a great time getting to see the critical service you provide to neighborhoods in our service area, and was happy to be given approval on my shelving capabilities.
Swing by YDL today to register to vote, submit absentee ballot forms, and get nonpartisan election info. The deadline to register online or by mail is October 19, ahead of the November 3 general election.
🗳️ YDL-Whittaker: 11am–2pm
🗳️ YDL-Superior: 4:30–6pm
🗳️ YDL-Whittaker: 11am–2pm
🗳️ YDL-Superior: 4:30–6pm
September 15, 2026 at 3:41 PM
Swing by YDL today to register to vote, submit absentee ballot forms, and get nonpartisan election info. The deadline to register online or by mail is October 19, ahead of the November 3 general election.
🗳️ YDL-Whittaker: 11am–2pm
🗳️ YDL-Superior: 4:30–6pm
🗳️ YDL-Whittaker: 11am–2pm
🗳️ YDL-Superior: 4:30–6pm
Heads up: Two of last Saturday's programs at YDL-Michigan will be rescheduled at a later date. We'll post new dates and times on ypsilibrary.org as soon as they're set. Thank you for your patience!
September 14, 2026 at 5:05 PM
Heads up: Two of last Saturday's programs at YDL-Michigan will be rescheduled at a later date. We'll post new dates and times on ypsilibrary.org as soon as they're set. Thank you for your patience!
Unfortunately, the Michigan Avenue branch is closed again for bedbugs. Thanks for bearing with us while we treat the issue. we will post an announcement when we're able to reopen.
September 12, 2026 at 5:22 PM
Unfortunately, the Michigan Avenue branch is closed again for bedbugs. Thanks for bearing with us while we treat the issue. we will post an announcement when we're able to reopen.
Today's the day! The Wind Turbine Tech Challenge is ON. 🌬️ Come build a windmill, find out how wind turns into power, and cap it off with a live story from Black Men Read.
September 12, 2026 at 3:21 PM
Today's the day! The Wind Turbine Tech Challenge is ON. 🌬️ Come build a windmill, find out how wind turns into power, and cap it off with a live story from Black Men Read.
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Speaking of Dr. Pressley-Sanon: given the attacks on Haitian communities in the US it would seem now might be a good time to read Pressley-Sanon's book Istwa Across the Water.
Bet YDL even has a copy if you can't afford one.
I just put a hold on my local Library's copy.
Bet YDL even has a copy if you can't afford one.
I just put a hold on my local Library's copy.
Adult learning doesn't get better than this! Starting tomorrow, join us to dive into Black philosophy with EMU Professor Dr. Toni Pressley-Sanon. No syllabus stress, no cost — just bring your curiosity. 🖤
September 11, 2026 at 6:11 PM
Speaking of Dr. Pressley-Sanon: given the attacks on Haitian communities in the US it would seem now might be a good time to read Pressley-Sanon's book Istwa Across the Water.
Bet YDL even has a copy if you can't afford one.
I just put a hold on my local Library's copy.
Bet YDL even has a copy if you can't afford one.
I just put a hold on my local Library's copy.
Adult learning doesn't get better than this! Starting tomorrow, join us to dive into Black philosophy with EMU Professor Dr. Toni Pressley-Sanon. No syllabus stress, no cost — just bring your curiosity. 🖤
September 11, 2026 at 6:04 PM
Adult learning doesn't get better than this! Starting tomorrow, join us to dive into Black philosophy with EMU Professor Dr. Toni Pressley-Sanon. No syllabus stress, no cost — just bring your curiosity. 🖤
World's cutest coworker just clocked in! Say hello to Bree: therapy dog, book muse, and the biggest floof we've ever met. Bree visited YDL today with Jared (the proud author behind "Paws of Comfort"), and our whole team is still smiling. 🐾
September 10, 2026 at 3:50 PM
World's cutest coworker just clocked in! Say hello to Bree: therapy dog, book muse, and the biggest floof we've ever met. Bree visited YDL today with Jared (the proud author behind "Paws of Comfort"), and our whole team is still smiling. 🐾
Zine Club is BACK tomorrow (Thursday, Sept 10)! ✂️📎 Bring your creativity, we'll bring the supplies. Free & open all skill levels!
📍 229 W. Michigan Ave
🔗 ypsilibrary.org/events
📍 229 W. Michigan Ave
🔗 ypsilibrary.org/events
September 9, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Zine Club is BACK tomorrow (Thursday, Sept 10)! ✂️📎 Bring your creativity, we'll bring the supplies. Free & open all skill levels!
📍 229 W. Michigan Ave
🔗 ypsilibrary.org/events
📍 229 W. Michigan Ave
🔗 ypsilibrary.org/events
Reminder: YDL is closed today (Sunday, Sept 6) and tomorrow (Monday, Sept 7) for Labor Day. We'll reopen on Tuesday at 9am!
September 6, 2026 at 5:25 PM
Reminder: YDL is closed today (Sunday, Sept 6) and tomorrow (Monday, Sept 7) for Labor Day. We'll reopen on Tuesday at 9am!
DTE is back at YDL-Whittaker today with water, charging kits, and other supplies for anyone still without power. They'll also be outside handing out small meals. If you have medical equipment that needs power, DTE may also be able to help connect you to a generator.
September 5, 2026 at 4:44 PM
DTE is back at YDL-Whittaker today with water, charging kits, and other supplies for anyone still without power. They'll also be outside handing out small meals. If you have medical equipment that needs power, DTE may also be able to help connect you to a generator.
LOCATION CHANGE: Today's Author Talk with Dr. Talitha LeFlouria has been moved to YDL-Whittaker. You won't want to miss it!
📍Saturday | Sept 5 | 1-3pm | YDL-Whittaker
Dr. Talitha LeFlouria, an Ypsilanti native and award-winning historian, will present her newest book, Searching for Jane Crow.
📍Saturday | Sept 5 | 1-3pm | YDL-Whittaker
Dr. Talitha LeFlouria, an Ypsilanti native and award-winning historian, will present her newest book, Searching for Jane Crow.
September 5, 2026 at 4:27 PM
LOCATION CHANGE: Today's Author Talk with Dr. Talitha LeFlouria has been moved to YDL-Whittaker. You won't want to miss it!
📍Saturday | Sept 5 | 1-3pm | YDL-Whittaker
Dr. Talitha LeFlouria, an Ypsilanti native and award-winning historian, will present her newest book, Searching for Jane Crow.
📍Saturday | Sept 5 | 1-3pm | YDL-Whittaker
Dr. Talitha LeFlouria, an Ypsilanti native and award-winning historian, will present her newest book, Searching for Jane Crow.
DTE has given out all of its available supplies for today. Thanks to everyone who came by Whittaker Road to get one for themselves, their friends, and their neighbors!
September 4, 2026 at 8:33 PM
DTE has given out all of its available supplies for today. Thanks to everyone who came by Whittaker Road to get one for themselves, their friends, and their neighbors!