Ypsilanti District Library

The Ypsilanti District Library (YDL) is making summer more accessible, educational, and fun for everyone in the community. The library's eighth annual Summer Challenge, where readers of all ages earn badges for prizes, to free meals, mutual aid programs, and teen-led music showcases, offers a full slate of free programming. Lee Van Roth (formerly Rylee Barnsdale) will share more about the program and others being offered in a conversation with YDL Community Relations Coordinator, Sam Killian.

Food Gatherers is bridging the gap this summer by providing free meals to schoolchildren at several locations throughout Washtenaw County. WEMU’s Ana Longoria has the details.

The Ypsilanti District Library has received grant funding to help them with several programs in their Reading Together Downtown Initiative. WEMU’s Ana Longoria has more.

This past weekend, YpsiWrites hosted "A Great Day in Ypsi." The event, which celebrates Ypsilanti writers and storytellers, was inspired by Art Kane's "A Great Day in Harlem" photograph and by the book "Sweet Music of Harlem" by local author Debbie Taylor. Taylor joined Rylee Barnsdale to discuss the event and how it can inspire more Ypsilanti stories and storytellers.

Ypsilanti residents no longer have to wonder and wait as the downtown location of the Ypsilanti District Library on Michigan Avenue reopens today after a series of delays. WEMU's Ana Longoria reports.

The Ypsilanti District Library is looking to hire an on-site social worker for their downtown main branch location. WEMU’s Ana Longoria has the details.

The Ypsilanti District Library has released a list of their most borrowed books of 2024. Books frequently checked out range from local and state interests to educational material. WEMU’s Ana Longoria has more.

Leadership races for both the Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti District Libraries were decided in Tuesday night's election.

The Ypsilanti District Library’s Whittaker Branch is about to launch an exhibition capturing what enslaved people might have witnessed on their journey along the Underground Railroad. It will also offer programs highlighting Washtenaw County's connections to the Underground Railroad throughout September and October. YDL assistant director Julianne Smith joined Rylee Barnsdale for a conversation about those very things.

The free fare program is in partnership with the libraries' Summer Games. WEMU's Taylor Bowie has more.