Ithaca Youth Bureau Recreation Department

All Ithaca Youth Bureau programs will be closed tomorrow, January 1st.

Don’t forget to sign up for Series 2 Skate Lessons!

This year, the sport of pickleball celebrates an important milestoneits 55th anniversary. With this milestone comes another year of popularity. In fact, the game of pickleball continues to be the fastest growing sport. According to the USA Pickleball Association (USAPA), pickleball currently has 3.3 million players in the country, and the total rate of growth in participation from 2015 to 2018 was 9.7%. Did you know you can play Pickleball at both Cass and Stewart Parks? Learn more about the sport: https://recmanagement.com/column/202009GC01 The IYB Rec Department is a division of the Ithaca Youth Bureau that offers year-round recreation programming for youth and families. Sports, lessons, camps, expressive arts, theatre classes and more are offered. Learn more at bit.ly/3qWSfNa

The Ithaca Alternative Gift Fair is a fun way to bypass the annual stress of holiday shopping and the accumulation of stuff while honoring friends and relatives with donations to causes that fit their values. You can give a gift to the Friends of the Ithaca Youth Bureau in lieu of giving a physical gift this year to a loved one!

Small Ball Basketball with 1st and 2nd graders ended after a great season of skill-building! We appreciate the participants and their families for a fun season! The IYB Rec Department is a division of the Ithaca Youth Bureau that offers year-round recreation programming for youth and families. Sports, lessons, camps, expressive arts, theatre classes and more are offered. Learn more at bit.ly/34nFBOo

Cass Park Series 2 of Ice Skate Lessons are also open now for registration!