Ypsilanti District Library
@ypsilibrary.org
Proudly serving Ypsilanti, Michigan since 1868.
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Exactly where I'm meant to be 🥰
November 18, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Exactly where I'm meant to be 🥰
SATURDAY: Make your own greeting cards and engage in mindful coloring at our Whittaker branch! 🎨 Learn how mindful coloring can reduce holiday stress while you make something special to gift or keep. All supplies will be provided! Ages 55+
RSVP: ypsilibrary.events.mylibrary.digital/event?id=243564
RSVP: ypsilibrary.events.mylibrary.digital/event?id=243564
November 17, 2025 at 9:29 PM
SATURDAY: Make your own greeting cards and engage in mindful coloring at our Whittaker branch! 🎨 Learn how mindful coloring can reduce holiday stress while you make something special to gift or keep. All supplies will be provided! Ages 55+
RSVP: ypsilibrary.events.mylibrary.digital/event?id=243564
RSVP: ypsilibrary.events.mylibrary.digital/event?id=243564
Tournament-style Euchre is THIS THURSDAY at our Whittaker branch! Walk-ins welcome as space allows, or RSVP at ypsilantilibrary.org/events to guarantee your spot. We'll bring the cards and scorecards, you bring the competitive spirit (and optionally, a partner for your first game). ♠️♦️
November 17, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Tournament-style Euchre is THIS THURSDAY at our Whittaker branch! Walk-ins welcome as space allows, or RSVP at ypsilantilibrary.org/events to guarantee your spot. We'll bring the cards and scorecards, you bring the competitive spirit (and optionally, a partner for your first game). ♠️♦️
Just your typical week at YDL: absolutely packed! Crafts, games, movement, reading groups, creative workshops, and more across all our branches. Find our full schedule with more info at ypsilibrary.org/events. All adults welcome (especially newcomers!) ✨
November 17, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Just your typical week at YDL: absolutely packed! Crafts, games, movement, reading groups, creative workshops, and more across all our branches. Find our full schedule with more info at ypsilibrary.org/events. All adults welcome (especially newcomers!) ✨
Finally getting around to the classics 🔎
![Tweet from Jon (@ArfMeasures) overlaid on autumn leaves background. Tweet reads: '[closes book, slowly removes glasses, and thoughtfully cleans them with a small cloth] I honestly don't think Waldo is in there](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:tl45qhm5dxcdwf23gohh6ect/bafkreiawkksdlmgg24kyvkh55i4b5svwatbljkvituyp4giixxi34553hm@jpeg)
November 16, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Finally getting around to the classics 🔎
NEXT WEEKEND: The Friends of YDL Holiday Book Sale returns to our Whittaker branch! 🦃📚 Stop by Saturday, Nov 22 or Sunday, Nov 23 (with a big 50% off sale on Sunday). Your holiday gift shopping just got a whole lot better! Find gifts, stock your own shelves, and support the library.
November 15, 2025 at 5:49 PM
NEXT WEEKEND: The Friends of YDL Holiday Book Sale returns to our Whittaker branch! 🦃📚 Stop by Saturday, Nov 22 or Sunday, Nov 23 (with a big 50% off sale on Sunday). Your holiday gift shopping just got a whole lot better! Find gifts, stock your own shelves, and support the library.
Thank you for your attention to this matter. 🫡
November 14, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Thank you for your attention to this matter. 🫡
TOMORROW is packed with free programs for all ages! Start with Food Fun Storytime at 11am, drop by STEMfest for hands-on science experiments (plus take-home projects!), and a movie afternoon for teens at 3pm. See you there! 🍑🧬🎬
November 14, 2025 at 5:47 PM
TOMORROW is packed with free programs for all ages! Start with Food Fun Storytime at 11am, drop by STEMfest for hands-on science experiments (plus take-home projects!), and a movie afternoon for teens at 3pm. See you there! 🍑🧬🎬
TWO MILLION OverDrive checkouts in 2025! Our regional borrowing community has borrowed over 2,000,000 ebooks and audiobooks through Download Destination this year. Thank you for being such prolific readers! 🎉
November 13, 2025 at 8:31 PM
TWO MILLION OverDrive checkouts in 2025! Our regional borrowing community has borrowed over 2,000,000 ebooks and audiobooks through Download Destination this year. Thank you for being such prolific readers! 🎉
Technically we weren't lying 📏
November 12, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Technically we weren't lying 📏
📣 TODAY at 1pm! Dr. Erin Klukas from University of Michigan's Kellogg Eye Center will join us to discuss age-related eye changes and how to protect your vision as you get older. Free and open to everyone!
YDL-Whittaker | 5577 Whittaker Rd, Ypsilanti
YDL-Whittaker | 5577 Whittaker Rd, Ypsilanti
November 12, 2025 at 2:37 PM
📣 TODAY at 1pm! Dr. Erin Klukas from University of Michigan's Kellogg Eye Center will join us to discuss age-related eye changes and how to protect your vision as you get older. Free and open to everyone!
YDL-Whittaker | 5577 Whittaker Rd, Ypsilanti
YDL-Whittaker | 5577 Whittaker Rd, Ypsilanti
All Ypsilanti District Library branches are closed today, but we'll be back to our regular schedule tomorrow, November 12!
Between you and me, our online catalog doesn't actually know we're closed. Don't tell it. 🤫 Visit ypsilantidl.na4.iiivega.com and place holds with reckless abandon.
Between you and me, our online catalog doesn't actually know we're closed. Don't tell it. 🤫 Visit ypsilantidl.na4.iiivega.com and place holds with reckless abandon.
November 11, 2025 at 12:56 PM
All Ypsilanti District Library branches are closed today, but we'll be back to our regular schedule tomorrow, November 12!
Between you and me, our online catalog doesn't actually know we're closed. Don't tell it. 🤫 Visit ypsilantidl.na4.iiivega.com and place holds with reckless abandon.
Between you and me, our online catalog doesn't actually know we're closed. Don't tell it. 🤫 Visit ypsilantidl.na4.iiivega.com and place holds with reckless abandon.
November 10, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Can you spot all 10 differences?! 🔍
Ever need a quiet space or a little privacy when you visit the library? You can book meeting rooms like this one for FREE on our website! Head to ypsilibrary.org, click the "Services" tab, and reserve your spot or call us at (734) 482-4110 x1371.
Ever need a quiet space or a little privacy when you visit the library? You can book meeting rooms like this one for FREE on our website! Head to ypsilibrary.org, click the "Services" tab, and reserve your spot or call us at (734) 482-4110 x1371.
November 10, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Can you spot all 10 differences?! 🔍
Ever need a quiet space or a little privacy when you visit the library? You can book meeting rooms like this one for FREE on our website! Head to ypsilibrary.org, click the "Services" tab, and reserve your spot or call us at (734) 482-4110 x1371.
Ever need a quiet space or a little privacy when you visit the library? You can book meeting rooms like this one for FREE on our website! Head to ypsilibrary.org, click the "Services" tab, and reserve your spot or call us at (734) 482-4110 x1371.
WEDNESDAY: Join U-M OUTlaws for a free clinic dedicated to helping LGBTQ+ individuals with changing their name and gender markers in the state of Michigan. Legal volunteers and notaries will be on-site to assist with forms and help with affidavits of parentage.
📅 Nov 12 | 6-8pm | YDL-Michigan
📅 Nov 12 | 6-8pm | YDL-Michigan
November 10, 2025 at 1:46 AM
WEDNESDAY: Join U-M OUTlaws for a free clinic dedicated to helping LGBTQ+ individuals with changing their name and gender markers in the state of Michigan. Legal volunteers and notaries will be on-site to assist with forms and help with affidavits of parentage.
📅 Nov 12 | 6-8pm | YDL-Michigan
📅 Nov 12 | 6-8pm | YDL-Michigan
Day 847 of working at the library: we're tasting books now 📚
November 9, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Day 847 of working at the library: we're tasting books now 📚
Heads up: We will be closed this Tuesday, Nov 11 for Veterans Day. 🎖️ We'll be back to our regular schedule on Wednesday, Nov 12!
November 8, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Heads up: We will be closed this Tuesday, Nov 11 for Veterans Day. 🎖️ We'll be back to our regular schedule on Wednesday, Nov 12!
We don't know who you are, Grateful Family, but this made our whole week. 🎃 Thank you for reminding us why we love what we do!
November 8, 2025 at 3:57 PM
We don't know who you are, Grateful Family, but this made our whole week. 🎃 Thank you for reminding us why we love what we do!
SATURDAY: French chaos, accordion energy, and one very determined hen. 🐔 Spinning Dot Theatre brings the folktale classic "La Petite Poule Française" to our Whittaker branch at 2pm. Free, family-friendly, and delightfully bizarre!
November 7, 2025 at 4:58 PM
SATURDAY: French chaos, accordion energy, and one very determined hen. 🐔 Spinning Dot Theatre brings the folktale classic "La Petite Poule Française" to our Whittaker branch at 2pm. Free, family-friendly, and delightfully bizarre!
In case you were wondering why we have chairs at the circ desk
(PS this is what public service looks like 💙)
(PS this is what public service looks like 💙)
November 6, 2025 at 7:42 PM
In case you were wondering why we have chairs at the circ desk
(PS this is what public service looks like 💙)
(PS this is what public service looks like 💙)
This University of Michigan's College of Pharmacy event is geared towards seniors, but everyone is welcome!
November 5, 2025 at 7:19 PM
This University of Michigan's College of Pharmacy event is geared towards seniors, but everyone is welcome!
Missed yesterday's health fair? No worries! We're doing it all again THIS SATURDAY, 2-5:30pm at our Whittaker branch! 🩺 Free blood pressure & blood sugar screenings, medication disposal supplies (including those locking pill bottles everyone loved), safe sex resources, and more.
November 5, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Missed yesterday's health fair? No worries! We're doing it all again THIS SATURDAY, 2-5:30pm at our Whittaker branch! 🩺 Free blood pressure & blood sugar screenings, medication disposal supplies (including those locking pill bottles everyone loved), safe sex resources, and more.
We're officially on Threads! 📖 Follow @ypsilibrary for the latest library news, can't-miss programs, and what's happening in the community. (Pretty please? 🥺)
November 5, 2025 at 4:40 PM
We're officially on Threads! 📖 Follow @ypsilibrary for the latest library news, can't-miss programs, and what's happening in the community. (Pretty please? 🥺)
At least she didn't ask about the War of 1812 #librarysky
November 4, 2025 at 11:48 PM
At least she didn't ask about the War of 1812 #librarysky
Today's "Need a Phone?" events with GenMobile at our Superior and Michigan Ave branches have been cancelled, as the phone provider is having technical difficulties. We apologize for the inconvenience!
November 4, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Today's "Need a Phone?" events with GenMobile at our Superior and Michigan Ave branches have been cancelled, as the phone provider is having technical difficulties. We apologize for the inconvenience!