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July / August 2023 Staff Picks

July / August 2023 Staff Picks

Aug 2, 2023 | , ,

What a busy summer! Try one of our favorite reads while you try to beat the heat.  Michelle: How Can I Help You by Laura Sims Sims' novel is a compulsively readable psychological thriller appearing on over a dozen "Best of" lists. Margo works as a Library Assistant in a sleepy little town. No one has any idea Margo isn't her real name. Or that she used to be a nurse - a nurse accused of killing her patients. When a library patron dies in the restroom, something seems off to Patricia, the new...

100 YEARS of York history is now online: Welcome to the York History Digital Archive!

100 YEARS of York history is now online: Welcome to the York History Digital Archive!

Jul 11, 2023 |

York Public Library, in partnership with Old York Historical Society, Advantage Preservation, and The York Weekly, is pleased to announce the long-awaited unveiling of the York History Digital Archive. Thanks to a generous grant from the Stephen and Tabitha King Foundation, 100 years’ worth of York Weekly, its predecessors, related supplements, and miscellaneous ephemera has been completely digitized. It is relatively common for small town papers not to retain a physical archive of their...

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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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Meet Devin, our new Reference and Technology Librarian!

Sep 28, 2021 | ,

Originally published in the York Weekly  My name is Devin, and I am the newly minted Reference and Technology Librarian at the York Public Library. If you need help with local history, reference, or technology, I’m your guy! My favorite thing to do in a library is to teach people how to use...

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August/September 2021 Staff Picks

Sep 7, 2021 | ,

Get cozy with a cup of tea and a great book. Here are the staff picks for August and September! Michele: This Little Light by Lori LansensThis captivating story takes place in the near future, over 48 hours. Timely book touching upon abortion, social media, and women’s rights in this coming of age...

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