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York Public Library Receives ALA Grant for “Digital Learning Lab” to Benefit Students with Disabilities

York Public Library Receives ALA Grant for “Digital Learning Lab” to Benefit Students with Disabilities

York Public Library (YPL) has been selected as one of 300 libraries nationwide to receive a grant from the American Library Association (ALA) as part of “Libraries Transforming Communities: Accessible Small and Rural Communities.” The initiative provides community engagement and accessibility resources to small and rural libraries to help them better serve people with disabilities. The $10,000 grant will help establish a Digital Learning Lab at YPL—the first of its kind in Maine. The Lab will...

June 2025 Staff Picks

June 2025 Staff Picks

From Our Shelves to Yours: Staff Recommendations We LoveBarb: Impossible Creatures by Katherine Rundell A middle grade fantasy with heart and grit.  Erin: The Curse of Penryth Hall by Jess Armstrong I really enjoyed The Curse of Penryth Hall by Jess Armstrong, which is a gothic mystery and the first of the Ruby Vaughn series. I've just started book 2, The Secret of the Three Fates, and book 3 is coming out this November.  Lynn: Everything is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence...

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May 2025 Staff Picks

From Our Shelves to Yours: Staff Recommendations We LoveDevin: My Best Friend's Exorcism by Grady Hendrix Grady Hendrix got me out of  a reading slump I've been in, and this is my favorite of his books. It's got a healthy dose of 90's nostalgia, and makes the reader ponder if the casual cruelty...

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April 2025 Staff Picks

Spring Into Something New! As the flowers begin to bloom and the days grow longer, our team is ready to share what’s been keeping us inspired this monthMichelle: The Heart of Winter by Jonathan Evison In this bighearted and profound portrait of a marriage, Jonathan Evison explores seventy years of...

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March 2025 Staff Picks

March Book Madness: Our Slam Dunk Staff PicksMichelle: The Heart of Winter by Jonathan Evison In this bighearted and profound portrait of a marriage, Jonathan Evison explores seventy years of big moments in subtle ways, elegantly braiding the Winters’ turbulent history with their present-day...

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