The Bookmobile is taking an unscheduled pit stop today. We'll be back to our regular weekly schedule on Monday (2/16)! Questions? Call 734-482-4110 x1316 or email [email protected].

Put on your fanciest outfit and join us THIS SATURDAY for a Fancy Nancy soirée! 👑✨ FREE event includes storytime, craft stations (ribbon skirts! sparkly bracelets!), a fashion show, and refreshments. No registration required; just bring your most fabulous self. Feb 14 | 2-4pm | YDL-Michigan Ave

Youth librarians really do have everything ✨

LAST CALL for craft supply donations! 🧶✂️ Drop off your gently used supplies at the Whittaker 2nd floor Reference Desk by TOMORROW (2/12), then join us Saturday to see what treasures await. One crafter's surplus = another's next masterpiece!

Want your little one to feel confident with books? 📚 Reading Readiness Book Club breaks down pre-reading skills into fun, doable activities for caregivers & kids. Every family leaves with a free book and tips to practice at home. Next session is Wednesday!. Sign up: ypsililibrary.org/events

What if the real Super Bowl was the books we checked out along the way 💙

What if the real Super Bowl was the books we checked out along the way 💙

What if the real Super Bowl was the books we checked out along the way 💙

This week's lineup for the under-18 crowd: storytimes with library dogs, a FANCY NANCY party, Valentine's Day movie night, K-Pop & Cake Pops, and approximately 20 other reasons your kids will want to be at the library. Full schedule at ypsilibrary.org/events 📚

Your weekly reminder that YDL has free events happening all week! Monday through Saturday, we're serving up community connection in every flavor: craft nights, tech classes, book clubs, a movie screening, an open mic night, and more. Full schedule at ypsilibrary.org/events 📅

Got a story brewing? A poem that won't leave you alone? A paragraph you've rewritten 47 times? Bring it all to YpsiWrites Open Mic Night. All stages of "done" welcome, all levels of nervous welcome, all supporters welcome. 🎤 Thurs | Feb 12 | 6:30pm | YDL-Superior. Sign up: tinyurl.com/YW021226

If you are lucky enough to have a bookmobile in your library system, it is a branch that goes to people that may not be able to regularly visit your stationary branches. Stop in and say hi to your bookmobile soon!

HAPPY 18TH BIRTHDAY to our favorite set of wheels! 🎉🚌 Hear from our Head of Outreach Services about all the amazing work the bookmobile does in our community—from storytime stops to bridging the digital divide. Here's to 18 years of bringing the library to YOU! 💙

Warmth shouldn't be a luxury. That's why YDL's Library Care Coordination program has distributed over 1,300 winter essentials to community members and local partners this season. If you could use some help staying warm this winter, come to our drop-in hours.

Volunteer #librarians from around the world joined forces to build the Nancy Drew collection on Open Library—volunteering their time to organize series, verify editions, untangle authorship, and clean up metadata so anyone can discover these books. Learn more ➡️ blog.openlibrary.org/2026/01/30/a...

“What really knocks me out is a book that, when you're all done reading it, you wish the author that wrote it was a terrific friend of yours and you could call him up on the phone whenever you felt like it. That doesn't happen much, though.” ― J.D. Salinger, The Catcher in the Rye

If you love a library, share this with them! @ypsilibrary.org @multcolib.bsky.social @vancouverlibrary.bsky.social

Four days until Bad Bunny's halftime show. Four days to become fluent in Spanish. (We're kidding. But you could at least learn "me encanta esta canción!") Mango is free with your library card! 🏈✨ Visit ypsilibrary.org/resources and click on Mango Languages to learn on your schedule, at your pace.

New curated book displays just dropped at our downtown branch! Check out our librarians' picks of speed reads, winter thrillers, essential Black literature, and (naturally) a bunch of books written by dudes named Brian.

Ease on down to our Superior branch this Wednesday! 💛 We're screening "The Wiz" for Black History Month with snacks, good company, and Diana Ross in her most iconic role. 6pm, ages 8+, free as always.

TONIGHT at 6pm: Meet the author who turned a 1961 Ann Arbor drill team into a picture book. Debbie Taylor's talking writing process, research deep dives, and how legends become stories. Free, walk-ins welcome. 📚

Another week, another incredible lineup of kids programming at YDL. From storytimes to STEM, book clubs to Black History Month events, there's something for everyone! Visit ypsilibrary.org/events for details. 📚

The perfect antidote to a long winter week is right here! Craft nights, book clubs, movie screenings, and our first Black History Month events of the month — all free, all at YDL. More info at ypsilibrary.org/events ❄️

I’m constantly inspired and proud of the way that our library workers are simultaneously members, advocates, and protectors of our community. I’m honored to be a trustee of the best library in the world, and stand shoulder to shoulder with the workers to welcome everyone without question.

The system is back online! Thanks for your patience.

We are experiencing a system outage affecting the catalog, including Libby and the YDL app. We'll share an update when the issue is resolved.

❄️ Challenge Island hits YDL-Whittaker TODAY at 2pm with penguin sled engineering! Grab your crew, design something ridiculous (or brilliant), and compete for sled supremacy. Part of Project STEM @ YDL | Sponsored by Toyota 🐧❄️

We welcome everyone at the library, and we aim to provide spaces where everyone feels safe, respected, and supported. Following recent immigration enforcement activity in Ypsilanti, we want to make sure our community understands our library policies:

@ypsilibrary.org is my local and I love everything about them.

And at the end, when @ypsilibrary.org is acknowledged the supreme library of all libraries, they'll be asking some Ypsilanti library patron, "What is best in life?" and they'll be, "to reserve books, to see them waiting on the hold shelf, and to enjoy the storytelling of the Drag Queens."

Speaking of Ypsi. You could do worse than supporting their bookmobile.

We know some of you have heard concerning rumors about the Michigan Ave branch today. We want to set the record straight: all YDL locations are open and operating normally. There has been no lockdown or incident at any of our branches. We're here and ready to serve you as always.

IT'S TONIGHT! Trivia Night at our Whittaker branch, 7-8:30pm. Register at ypsilibrary.org/events or take your chances as a walk-in. Free, ages 13+, snacks welcome. Bring your brain and your friends! 🧠

Ever wonder how ghost hunters actually detect the paranormal? Tonight's Paranormal Club features a presentation on the SLS camera—the tech that maps what you can't see. 👻 6:30pm | YDL-Michigan | Free

WEDNESDAY: There's power in your crown. 👑 Join licensed cosmetologist Jazmeen Fortune for an evening of braiding techniques, hair care conversation, and community. All skill levels welcome, ages 10+. Wed, Jan 28 | 6pm | YDL-Michigan | Register at ypsililibrary.org/events

The Bookmobile will be off the road tonight (Tuesday, Jan 27) due to dangerous road conditions, but all of our library branches are open! Questions? Call 734-482-4110 x1316 or email [email protected].

My (one town over) public library, y'all. I'm so proud.

We're all going back to the cottage and no one can stop us. #heatedrivalry

Today's Little Ones Storytime at our downtown branch is cancelled due to frigid temps. But all of our branches are open! Stay warm ❄️

Snow day? Snow problem. ❄️ We're your official cabin fever headquarters. Visit ypsilibrary.org/events for the full lineup and to check for any weather-related cancellations.

Warm up at the library this week ☕ Trivia Night, a classic movie screening, meditation, fiber crafts, and more. We'll post updates if extreme cold forces any cancellations. Full lineup at ypsilibrary.org/events.

THURSDAY NIGHT: Grab your smartest friends for Trivia Night! 🧠 Register a team of up to 4 and prove you actually retained something from all those Wikipedia rabbit holes. We'll provide light refreshments, but guests can bring their own snacks & (non-alcoholic) bevs. Prizes for the winning teams!

Cancelling tomorrow's Houseplants workshop due to dangerously cold temps. Keep your plants (and yourselves) warm! 🌿❄️

Today's all-ages CircuitLab program has been cancelled. Stay warm out there! ❄️

We're postponing tomorrow's Make-it, Take-it Reading Kit event; it's too cold for our littlest library friends! New date TBA. Stay warm! ❄️

Need a place to warm up? We've got heat, books, and (at YDL-Superior and YDL-Whittaker) literal fireplaces. 🔥 Stay as long as you need.

TONIGHT: Join Jean Winborn (YDL Board Member and WAAGS co-founder) to learn how to trace your family's story 🗂️ Navigate online databases, organize your research, and preserve what you find. 6:30pm | YDL-Superior | 1900 Harris Rd | Free and open to all

The Bookmobile is in the shop due to mechanical issues and will be off the road tonight. We're working to get it back up and running as soon as possible. Thank you for your understanding! 🔧

I want to hear from every member of the community when we draft our strategic plan this year! Tell us what we do well, and where we need more focus. I need to hear every little niche gripe you have and how we can support your special interest!

Still plenty of time to catch this week's kids events! Writing workshops with 826 Michigan, STEM careers exploration, read to Quinn the Library Dog, Teen Book Club, circuit building, make your own reading kit, and more. Complete details at ypsilibrary.org/events.