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Ypsilanti District Library @ypsilibrary.org · 2h

Saturday's poetry event is making headlines! 📰 Dr. Melba Joyce Boyd (our state Poet Laureate), Ruth Mella (Ypsilanti Youth Poet Laureate), and local poet and community organizer Leslie McGraw will join us to read and discuss their work. Three voices, three different generations, one room.

News article screenshot with headline "Michigan poet laureate to speak alongside Ypsi youth poet laureate at Ypsi library event" followed by article text and photo of Dr. Melba Joyce Boyd, a Black woman with short silver hair wearing gold hoop earrings and a brown patterned top with beaded necklace, seated in front of warm lighting and a black sculptural piece.

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Ypsilanti District Library @ypsilibrary.org · 6h

We're ~hooked~ on your right to read. 🎣

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Ypsilanti District Library @ypsilibrary.org · 23h

This weekend, Dr. Melba Joyce Boyd (Michigan's new Poet Laureate!), local poet & organizer Leslie McGraw, and Ypsilanti's own Youth Poet Laureate Ruth Mella will join us to share their work, swap stories, and take your questions.

Saturday | Oct 18 | 3-5pm | YDL-Michigan

'ancient and injured cities.' Features a portrait of a woman with curly dark hair against a muted background. Text reads: 'i hold hands with the women. we make a ring around the children. The men plant flowers forever to never forget. In our throats, The trigger is cocked.' The word 'forever' appears in red, while 'injured' is styled in blue italics

'i talk too quick.' Features a smiling woman with long dark hair and statement jewelry against a gradient background. Text reads: 'when I get excited, and too slick when i'm agitated move too swift when i'm anxious my impulses have reasons.' The words 'quick,' 'slick,' and 'swift' appear in blue, while 'reasons' appears in red."

'lines on hands.' Features a smiling graduate in green cap and gown holding a diploma and yellow roses, wearing a colorful stole. Text reads: 'tracings of past embraces, they speak in a language older than words.' The word 'hands' appears in large coral text, 'older' in coral, and the remaining words in blue against a peach-colored background."

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Ypsilanti District Library @ypsilibrary.org · 1d

We're sorry to announce that tonight's Small Business Savvy workshop has been cancelled due to our presenter's unexpected unavailability. We apologize for any inconvenience! Stay tuned for updates on a new date, and thank you for your understanding. 🙏

Promotional graphic for Small Business Savvy event about leveraging Canva for small business, featuring illustration of person working at desk with laptop and colorful design elements. Large red "EVENT CANCELLED" stamp overlays the image.

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Ypsilanti District Library @ypsilibrary.org · 2d

This means new books may take longer than usual to reach our shelves over the coming months. We appreciate your patience and understanding as we navigate this transition! 🙏

Ypsilanti District Library @ypsilibrary.org · 2d

📚 UPDATE: The company that's been selling books to libraries since 1828 is closing up shop in January. Baker & Taylor's closure means libraries nationwide are scrambling to find new suppliers, and those suppliers are currently overwhelmed with orders.

News article headline reading "Nationwide supplier that sold books to libraries for community use closes down after 200 years" with a photo of a person browsing books in a library. Subheadline states "Library book distributor Baker & Taylor reportedly started laying off 520 employees without providing severance this week after a failed ReaderLink deal."

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Ypsilanti District Library @ypsilibrary.org · 2d

📚 UPDATE: The company that's been selling books to libraries since 1828 is closing up shop in January. Baker & Taylor's closure means libraries nationwide are scrambling to find new suppliers, and those suppliers are currently overwhelmed with orders.

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Ypsilanti District Library @ypsilibrary.org · 2d

Hi! This was buried in our notifications, apologies for the delay! You can submit the horror stories online. 😱 Here's more information and a link to the Google submission form: www.ypsilibrary.org/2025/10/retu...

Return of the Macabre - Ypsilanti District Library

We’re looking for the scariest two-sentence horror stories you can muster—again.

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Ypsilanti District Library @ypsilibrary.org · 2d

The new lounge area at YDL-Whittaker will be closed temporarily to install the final lighting fixtures. The vending machines will remain accessible. Thanks for your understanding while we put the finishing touches on the new space!

Picture of the lounge at YDL-Whittaker with text that says: The lounge area at YDL-Whittaker will be closed for a few days to put the finishing touches on the lighting. The vending machines will remain accessible via the hallway behind the lounge.

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Ypsilanti District Library @ypsilibrary.org · 2d

WEDNESDAY: Those "spooky" eye conditions from horror movies? Not so scary in real life! 👁️ Dr. Erin Klukas from the University of Michigan's Kellogg Eye Center will be here to demystify red eyes, glowing animal eyes, and other Halloween favorites—and explain why they're nothing to be afraid of.

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Ypsilanti District Library @ypsilibrary.org · 3d

Did you know our beloved Bookmobile driver Ken MacGregor moonlights as a horror author? 😱 Apparently driving around town spreading literacy wasn't cool enough! 🚌 Read more about Ken and fellow Ypsi authors keeping us up at night this Halloween season: concentratemedia.com/from-true-cr...

Ypsilanti author Ken MacGregor stands in front of foliage lit with eerie blue lighting, wearing glasses, a black beanie, and a skeleton-print hoodie, smiling at the camera in a Halloween-themed portrait

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Ypsilanti District Library @ypsilibrary.org · 3d

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Ypsilanti District Library @ypsilibrary.org · 3d

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Ypsilanti District Library @ypsilibrary.org · 3d

There's no perfect way to read—just the way that works for you. 📖

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Ypsilanti District Library @ypsilibrary.org · 4d

Shout out to our Library Care Coordination program, which covered the majority of ID costs for those facing financial barriers.

Your library: connecting people to services that matter. ✨

Ypsilanti District Library @ypsilibrary.org · 4d

Last week's Voter ID Clinic was a huge success! 🙌 We issued 35 state IDs and connected community members with food, voter registration, clothes, and local resources. Thanks to Voting Access for All, Michigan Secretary of State's Office, the League of Women Voters, and all our tablers!

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Ypsilanti District Library @ypsilibrary.org · 4d

We're about to get in treble. 🎹 TOMORROW at 2pm, pianist Matthew Ball—The Boogie-Woogie Kid—brings New Orleans jazz to YDL-Whittaker. Expect serious toe-tapping energy!

Family-friendly, free, all ages welcome
🎶 Sunday | Oct 12 | 2pm | YDL-Whittaker 🎶

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Ypsilanti District Library @ypsilibrary.org · 5d

Heads up! The Michigan eLibrary catalog (MeL) will be offline starting *tonight* at 9pm. Patrons will not be able to use the catalog or place new requests through mel.org or elibrary.mel.org until the maintenance is complete. 😱 Please plan ahead if you need to request anything for the weekend!

Michigan eLibrary announcement graphic with fall leaves and megaphone. Text states mel.org and elibrary.mel.org will be offline starting 9pm Friday, October 10, with maintenance completed by Monday morning. Users cannot search MeLCat or place requests during this time.

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Ypsilanti District Library @ypsilibrary.org · 6d

HAPPENING TONIGHT! 🍫 Teens, drop everything—MINDO Chocolate Makers is here for chocolate tasting & truffle-making at 6pm. Free dinner, STEM activities, and gift card raffles included. This is the ~sweetest~ Friday night plan you'll find.

RSVP: ypsilibrary.events.mylibrary.digital/event?id=214...

Brown and cream poster with chocolate drip border. Text reads 'Teen S.T.E.A.M. Café, Ages 12-18. Enjoy chocolate tasting and truffle making with MINDO Chocolate Makers. Friday, Oct 10, 6-8pm, YDL-Michigan. Register at ypsilbrary.org.' Chocolate bars and pieces shown at bottom.

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Ypsilanti District Library @ypsilibrary.org · 7d

BIG NEWS: Bestselling author Beverly Jenkins is coming to the Ypsilanti District Library! Learn about her trailblazing work promoting diversity and hear excerpts from her latest novel, "Calling All Blessings." See you Saturday, November 1 at 2pm at YDL's Whittaker branch.

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S.A. McNaughton @writermcnaughton.bsky.social · 7d

When I titled this story, it didn’t occur to me how funny it would be to see person after person post “Have You Looked In the Couch?”

Ypsilanti District Library @ypsilibrary.org · 7d

Our judges have picked three semi-finalists for the HAUNTINGS category of the YDL Short Horror Story Competition. The rest is up to you. Comment with the title of your favorite. The author with the most votes will move on to the Finalist round. Submissions are open for the BODY HORROR category!

Vintage computer monitor displaying text on a peach-colored screen with dark green background and floating particles. Title reads 'Mirror Echo' by 'Ember Henderson @vapid.liminal'. The text on screen reads: 'My reflection lingers a half second too long after I look away. She's learning how to move without me.' A beige computer keyboard is visible at the bottom of the frame

Vintage computer monitor with black starry background displaying text in a yellow-bordered text box. Title reads 'Have You Looked In The Couch?' by 'S.A. McNaughton @writermcnaughton'. The text describes a horror story about a parent using a ouija board that reveals a mirrored message from their deceased thirteen-year-old son Marcus, spelling out 'M-O-M-H-A-V-E-Y-O-U', 'S-E-E-N-M-Y', and 'R-E-T-A-I-N-E-R'.

Vintage computer monitor with dark burgundy/purple background and floating particles, displaying text in a cream-colored box with gold border. Title reads 'Porcelain' by 'Amel Mahmoud @a.h.hudson'. The text describes a horror scene about hearing a voicemail of endless screams and finding a blood-smeared porcelain doll that dialed 9-1-1. A beige computer keyboard is visible at the bottom

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Ypsilanti District Library @ypsilibrary.org · 7d

Our judges have picked three semi-finalists for the HAUNTINGS category of the YDL Short Horror Story Competition. The rest is up to you. Comment with the title of your favorite. The author with the most votes will move on to the Finalist round. Submissions are open for the BODY HORROR category!

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Ypsilanti District Library @ypsilibrary.org · 8d

NOW OPEN. Week 2 of our short horror story competition focuses on body horror: transformation, destruction, or decay of the human body Send in your most spine-tingling tales for a chance to win a deluxe movie night package.

Promotional graphic with a glitchy VHS-style blue background featuring horizontal scan lines and digital distortion. White pixelated text displays 'PLAY' with a triangle play button in the top left corner. The main text reads 'YDL SHORT HORROR COMPETITION' in a retro video game or digital font with chromatic aberration effects (red and cyan color splitting). Below that, it states 'WEEK 2: BODY HORROR' and 'OCT 8 - 14' in the same stylized font

A vintage CRT computer monitor displaying an Urban Accents 'Movie Night' popcorn gift set. The product box shows '3 Non GMO Kernels' and '5 Premium Seasonings' with colorful seasoning packets labeled as Buttery Caramel Corn, Spicy Chili Lime, Chili Lime, Sizzlin' Spicy Sriracha, and Kettle Corn. Below are three clear containers with different types of popcorn kernels: Fluffy White Gold, Cranberry Ruby Red, and Sweet Tricolor Blend. A computer keyboard is visible at the bottom of the frame

$A heavily distorted, glitched image with digital scan lines and static effects overlaying what appears to be a dark doorway or entrance. Text overlay displays 'HTTP.\SCHEDULE' at the top in corrupted white lettering, followed by a schedule listing: 'OCTOBER 1-7 HAUNTINGS', 'OCTOBER 8-14 BODY HORROR', and 'OCTOBER 15-21 MONSTERS' in the same glitched font style.$

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Ypsilanti District Library @ypsilibrary.org · 8d

Check out the prize baskets! 👀

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Ypsilanti District Library @ypsilibrary.org · 8d

Banned books swag? Yes please. 🎟️

Our Banned Books raffle is open! Enter for a chance to win your choice of themed prize baskets (Baby, Kids, Teen, or Adult) celebrating your freedom to read. Visit our Banned Books Week exhibit at Whittaker (open through Oct. 31) to enter!

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Ypsilanti District Library @ypsilibrary.org · 9d

We love you back! ❤️

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