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November 2024 Staff Picks

Enjoy one of our favorite recent reads with the beautiful fall weather. Michelle: The Happy Life of Isadora Bentley by Courtney Walsh Researcher Isadora Bentley is a loner. And desperately unhappy. She stumbles on an article entitled "Thirty-one Ways to be Happy" and...

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October 2024 Staff Picks

Enjoy one of our favorite recent reads with the beautiful fall weather. Michelle: None of This Is True by Lisa Jewell Alix is out celebrating her 45th birthday and bumps into Josie, a stranger whose birthday is the same day: "birthday twins." To Alix's surprise, they...

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Election and Voting Resources

Election Day is Tuesday, November 5, 2024! We have compiled some local, state, and federal resources as you make your voting plan.  Learn about voting in Maine, find your polling location, register to vote, request an absentee ballot, study the candidates and more...

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Inter-Library Borrowing to Resume September 3

York Public Library has received word from the Maine State Library this week that inter-library van delivery will restart on Tuesday, September 3, following a pause in inter-library lending that took effect in June.    The Maine State Library approved a contract with...

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July 2024 Staff Picks

Looking for a great summer read? Try one of our recent favorites!Michelle: None of This Is True by Lisa Jewell Alix is out celebrating her 45th birthday and bumps into Josie, a stranger whose birthday is the same day: "birthday twins." To Alix's surprise, they bump...

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Important Notice about Inter-Library Borrowing

York Public Library is a member of the Minerva Consortium and as such, cardholders are able to request and check out books and materials from 200+ libraries throughout the state. Those items are delivered via van service to YPL, an initiative funded by the Maine State...

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June 2024 Staff Picks

Looking for a great summer read? Try one of our recent favorites!Michelle: Darling Girls by Sally Hepworth Couldn't put it down!  Michele: Coming Home by Brittney Griner   Kelly: The Watchmaker of Filigree Street by Natasha Pulley The Watchmaker of Filigree...

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May Staff Picks

The days are getting longer, and that means more light to read with! Try one of our favorites. Michelle: Lucky Turtle by Bill Roorbach Cindra, a troubled teenager from Massachusetts and Lucky, a young man shrouded in mystery, cross paths at Camp Challenge, a...

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March 2024 Staff Picks

The days are getting longer, and that means more light to read with! Try one of our favorites. Michelle: Shark Heart by Emily Habeck There has been a lot of great press about this debut novel, but it didn't seem like something I would like. Then I saw a blurb on the...

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