Free community event alert! 📢 The Black Maternal Health Café is SATURDAY in Ypsilanti -- and it's stacked. The founder of RxKids, community resources, chair massages, DJ Mars, a photo booth, facepainting, a free raffle, and more. 📅 April 11 | 12-4pm | YCS High School | 2095 Packard Rd

⚠️ Heads up: scammers are sending fake Social Security Administration emails designed to look like the real thing, and they're getting pretty convincing. The SSA issued a warning last week about a sharp rise in fraudulent emails meant to steal personal information.

The deadline to submit your BURN poems to our National Poetry Month contest is Thursday! You have three days left to channel your inner inferno. 🔥 Destruction, desire, transformation – whatever scorches, smolders, or sets you free. 100 words or less. Visit ypsilibrary.org to submit your poem.

The deadline for the "Burn" themed poetry is April 9th! We can't wait to see all of your submissions :)

While there, you should also enter a poem in their poetry contest... except now I'm wondering what the deadline is? If we are very lucky, one of the famous librarians from YpsiDL itself might remind us.

Can you find the narwhal, the troll, AND Mario's head on a bunny body? Come to YDL-Michigan and try. 🔍 Our April Terrarium I-Spy is live now, sponsored by The Thrift Depot!

This week at YDL we've got yoga, zines, genealogy, board games, a bestselling author, and a live playwriting performance. Swipe for the full April 6-12 adult events lineup! Full calendar at ypsilibrary.org/events 🗓️

Just being on Bluesky makes me feel like more people read books than I ever thought possible, so thanks for making a librarian happy. #BookSky

Happy School Librarian Appreciation Day! We of the Card Catalog Era salute you. 🫡 #SchoolLibrarianDay #SchoolLibraryMonth #librarian #Booksky

You don’t have to spend money to keep kids entertained. Try the library, you don't even need a library card. Your kids can play, make friends, read, draw, color, make crafts, attend story time, watch movie, make bead bracelets,... we can go on. So we'll see you the next time you hear “I’m bored.”

All YDL branches will be closed tomorrow, April 5. We'll be back to our regular hours on Monday! 🐣

"Tsundoku" The habit of collecting books and letting them pile up, unread, while still cherishing the possibility of reading them one day. #booksky

[reading a book in first person] i dont remember doing any of this

Submissions for the 2026 poetry competition are officially open! This week, our theme is BURN. Poems about fire in all its forms — destruction, desire, transformation, or the light we leave behind. Visit ypsilibrary.org to submit.

Never written a poem? Perfect. TODAY at our downtown branch (4-5pm), Ruth Mella is leading a free drop-in intro to poetry workshop. ✍️ We're celebrating National Poetry Month all month long with weekly workshops, a poetry contest, an open mic, and an award ceremony on April 24. All are welcome!

Folklore has outlasted every technology ever invented. We rest our case!

I was confused but then I realized this policy is in fact classed under 398.2.

After careful consideration and exhaustive deliberation, the Ypsilanti District Library is implementing a new device policy, effective immediately: no more cell phones, anywhere, ever. YDL remains committed to books, knowledge, and the quiet dignity of analog existence.

Burn. Rot. Grow. 🌑 April is National Poetry Month, and we're kicking it off with the return of our annual poetry contest. Over the next three weeks, we're issuing a series of themed poetic challenges: one hundred words or less, all submissions welcome, no experience necessary.

Your favorite library people as tiny humans. ❤️

This is, among a basketful of reasons, why I love my library (the YDL.)

We call this risk management 📊

dump him and get a library card 💕

Whatever brings you through our doors this week, we're ready for you! Crafters, dancers, readers, small business owners, film lovers, first time visitors — all are welcome. Swipe to see the full lineup! Full calendar at ypsilibrary.org/events 🫶

Your body already knows how to write. Tomorrow, learn to listen to it. Sensorial Gardens invites you to slow down, tune in, and write from what you notice: sounds, sensations, memories, the way light moves. No experience needed, just curiosity. 🔗 RSVP: tinyurl.com/YW032826

TOMORROW! TOMORROW! TOMORROW! We are so lucky to be partnering with Black Stone Bookstore to welcome these two Sci-Fi juggernauts to our downtown branch. Don't miss it! 📅 Saturday | March 28 | 3-5pm | YDL-Michigan | 229 W. Michigan Ave

Who else has this masterpiece on repeat? 🎶 #clickclacksymphony #raye

Our seed libraries are stocked for spring! 🌱 Cool-weather veggies, herbs, and flowers are pre-portioned in free seed packets at all YDL branches, plus our brand new Mini Seed Library on the Bookmobile! Pick up some seeds, grab a growing guide, and go touch some grass.

Not him thinking that's not exactly what we do 💀

Belva Davis was a journalist who reported on major local events such as the Berkeley Riots of the Free Speech Movement, the Black Panthers, the Moscone-Milk assasinations, and the AIDS and Crack epidemics. Belva Davis died on September 24, 2025 at the age of 92. #Women'sHistoryMonth

What if the library could fix your jacket? 🧵 YDL's first-ever Repair Clinic is happening this Thursday from 10-11:30am at our downtown branch, and it's free! Bring your worn clothing, ripped backpacks, and stubborn hems, and whatever's been sitting in your "I'll deal with this later" pile.

Sci-fi double feature at the library this Saturday. 🤖 Join Andrew Ludington and Ypsilanti's own Jared Bentley at our downtown branch for live readings, author conversation, Q&A, and books available for purchase courtesy of Black Stone Bookstore. Free and open to all. 📚

My library knows what’s up.

We have the best staff. ❤️

With the Ink Drinker reading series, Ypsi shows their love for my favourite kids book: Uncle Shelby's ABZs. Get this book for your beginning reader today!

That's our girl. 🫡

Whether you're into jazz, mahjong, or spreadsheets, we have you covered this week. Swipe through for the full lineup or visit ypsilibrary.org/events for more info. PS It's all free! 👀

Library director Luanne James. Hero.

🔥 Whale Shark gliding through Bioluminescent Algae looks like its floating through space. By Mike Nulty

You already know the basics. Time to unlock the next level. 🎮 Join us TOMORROW for Canva 201: Tips & Tricks -- a free intermediate class covering text effects, photo editing, color palettes, Canva AI, and more. 🔗 Register at ypsilibrary.org/events.

Mark your calendars! Our next installment of Michigan Avenue's Ink Drinker Reading Series is next Saturday, March 28. Come to our downtown branch for an afternoon with sci-fi heavyweights Andrew Ludington and Jared Bentley. 🤖

Blueprint for a great Friday night? ✏️ How about Teen Steam Café? Tomorrow from 6-8pm, teens get to explore architecture with the pros at Angelini & Associates Architects. Dinner's included, so yes, this is genuinely the best Friday night offer on the table. 🔗 Register at ypsilibrary.org/events

If you love a book, write a nice review. It gives the author encouragement for bad days when they want to take up scorpion petting. - @lianabrooks.bsky.social #WriterSky #BookSky #ReaderSky

The Berkeley Public Library is seeking a new Director of Library Services. Our ideal Director is equity focused, an effective communicator, a visionary leader, a successful advocate, and a valued and trusted community partner. bit.ly/47MZ4HR

A town with great bookstores and a great library is a town worth living in. Fortunately, Ypsi's got both! 💚 Support your local indie bookstores! (And while you're at it, grab your library card if you haven't already.) Read the full story at concentratemedia.com.

High schoolers + little ones + a classic fable = the crossover we didn't know we needed. 🐢🐇 Join us Thursday for an impromptu Spanish Storytime led by Lincoln HS Spanish students! Perfect for ages 0-8. Plus attendees will take home a free book courtesy of the Rotary Club of Ann Arbor!

Langston Hughes reminds us that often, showing up is half the battle. ⛰️ Whatever it is you need to get done, we believe in you; just take it one step at a time. ❤️ #langstonhughes #inspirationalquotes #quoteoftheday

English class never ends. 💀

Welcome to a new era of Kanopy. Stream movies, shows, documentaries, and more for FREE through participating libraries and universities. Stream Smarter. Access over 30,000 titles with no ads and no subscription fees. Start watching today at www.kanopy.com/category/9513. #StreamSmarter

Bite Size Book Club is back with a stacked spring season lineup! 🌷RSVP at ypsilibrary.org/events