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October 2024 Staff Picks

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 bump into each other a few more times in a matter of days. Alix is a podcaster and in quick order, she decides to take on Josie and her story for a podcast project. And that's where things get really weird. Twists and turns abound...

Election and Voting Resources

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 with the links provided below.   “We do not have government by the majority. We have government by the majority who participate.” - Thomas Jefferson State and National Elections Learn more about upcoming elections, important dates,...

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How to Bid in the Centennial Online Auction

When the Auction is live (Friday, June 10 at 8AM through Saturday, June 18 at 5PM), follow these instructions to bid on auction items. If you still have questions, please contact Jane Siviski Hoffman, York Public Library Development and Marketing Coordinator, at 207-363-2818 ext. 1016 or email...

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June 2022 Staff Picks

Looking for a good beach read? Try one of our favorites!Barb: This is MY Fort by Drew Daywalt An early reader book about conflicts & friendship - you can find a way to figure things out together :)Devin: Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan I read this book for our Book to Movie Club, and I really...

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The Library is Celebrating its Centennial!

The York Public Library celebrates its 100th Birthday this month, and has announced special events and programming in honor of its centennial. May 29 will mark 100 years since the York Public Library Association was incorporated. While smaller lending libraries existed in various forms prior to...

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May 2022 Staff Picks

Need a good read before summer? Look no further!Michelle: Yerba Buena by Nina LaCour Don’t you love it when you finish a book so captivating and beautiful and lush and gorgeous and…and you discover the author has more books? Yerba Buena is LaCour’s first foray into adult fiction. That’s all I knew...

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The Sweet Sounds and Sights of Spring

Spring is an odd and fickle season in Maine and certainly not my favorite as the temperatures rise and fall like a roller coaster and mud is everywhere. There is one special part of spring that I look forward to each year though, the return of the warblers! Like the swallows to Capistrano, these...

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