“Eclipsed by neighboring New York City, Yonkers has always been dismissed as a small city on the river with a funny-sounding name. I thought it was time to give Yonkers its own place in the sun.” 
– Patricia Vaccarino

Upcoming Events

Thursday, June 22, 2023, 7pm EST via Zoom
Yonkers Public Library Author Chat
Patricia Vaccarino talks about her latest book So Not Yonkers, which is the third book in the Yonkers Trilogy.

Here is the link to sign up for the event via Zoom: https://www.ypl.org/event/so-not-yonkers

Past Appearances

Thursday, January 21, 2021, 6pm EST via Zoom
Yonkers Public Library Author Chat
Patricia Vaccarino talked about her book The Death of a Library: An American Tragedy and the circumstances that led to the destruction of the Yonkers Carnegie Library.

Thursday, August 6, 2020, 6pm EST via Zoom
Yonkers Public Library Author Chat
Patricia Vaccarino talked about her book The Heart of Yonkers, which is the sequel to her book YONKERS Yonkers!

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