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September 2023 Staff Picks

September 2023 Staff Picks

Sep 1, 2023 | ,

Longer nights and shorter days makes for great reading weather! Try one of our favorites! Barb: Stuntboy by Jason Reynolds  Favorite author and smattered with cool illustrations by Raul the Third. Wimpy Kid fans will like this one. About a sweet, anxious kid trying to be a superhero to protect people from pain.    Isabelle: Eerie Tales from the School of Screams  by Annable Graham “Eerie Tales from the School of Screams” is the newest creation of Graham Annable, one of my all-time...

York Public Library to host John Palfrey, President of the MacArthur Foundation, on September 9

York Public Library to host John Palfrey, President of the MacArthur Foundation, on September 9

Aug 10, 2023 |

York Public Library will host educator, author, legal scholar, and innovator John Palfrey of The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation for the Library’s inaugural program in the Dan Bancroft Memorial Lecture Series. “Combating Censorship and Misinformation: Civic Engagement in a Digital Era” will be the first annual event sponsored by The Dan Bancroft Memorial Endowment for Civic Leadership and Engagement at York Public Library, which was created in memory of the Library’s late Board...

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Comics Plus has come to YPL!

Dec 17, 2021 | ,

By Devin Burritt, Reference and Technology Librarian for York Public Library I came to graphic novels and manga as an adult. As a kid, my idea of a comic was something that was expensive, only contained a tiny bit of a plot, and was more likely than not to be about a superhero. It’s not that I...

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December 2021 Staff Picks

Nov 29, 2021 | ,

Looking for a good book to snuggle up with by the fire? Try one of our December staff picks! Tasha: Rock Paper Scissors by Alice Feeney Am I too late to get in on the fun? If not, my pick of the month can be Rock Paper Scissors by Alice Feeney. Another page turner from the author of Sometimes I...

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Autentica Pasta Italiana with Michele!

Nov 10, 2021 | ,

Having grown up in Italy, my great-grandfather expected the family over for dinner every Sunday. Homemade pasta, or macaroni as we called it, was just one of the items on the menu, usually served sometime after an appetizer and before a meat or fish dish. My grandmother would hand-cut the pasta...

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Farewell Sudie!

Nov 4, 2021 |

November 5th will be Sudie's last day at the library. When she first retired in 2012 after being our Assistant Director, we managed to convince her to come back  and she stayed on for 5 years. Sadly, we think she is really going to leave this time! Stop by during the day on November 5th to say...

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November 2021 Staff Picks

Nov 1, 2021 | ,

We are all thankful for good reads at the York Public Library! Check out some of our staff's favorites below.  Devin: The Exiles by Christina Baker Kline A historical fiction novel about the colonization of Australia told from the perspectives of three women. Heart-wrenching at times, it also...

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October 2021 Staff Picks

Sep 30, 2021 | ,

Fall into a good book. Take a look at our October staff picks for some ideas! Devin: Circe by Madeline Miller This is a wonderful reinterpretation of Greek myths told through a female perspective. The author shines a light on the role of traditional masculinity pervasive in common myths, and...

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