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Election and Voting Resources
Sep 27, 2024 | News
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,...
York Public Library is Partnering with The Fabulous Find in September!
Aug 26, 2024 | News
York Public Library has been selected as one of three nonprofit beneficiaries of THE FABULOUS FIND profits for the month of September, and we encourage Library patrons and community members to donate and shop at the Kittery thrift store from September 1-30. The Fabulous Find is a boutique-style resale shop on State Road in Kittery, and itself a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization (under “A Caring Community”). The upscale thrift store partners with up to three different worthy, local nonprofit...
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April 2022 Staff Picks
Apr 1, 2022 | News, Staff Picks
April showers bring May flowers.....and a lot of time to pick up a great book.Michelle: The Golden Couple by Greer Hendricks & Sarah Pekkanen Avery was a traditional therapist until she went rogue and lost her license. She has her own methodology now and bills herself as a consultant of sorts....
During National Library Week April 3-9, connect with your library!
Mar 31, 2022 | News
This week, York Public Library encourages all community members to visit their library in person or online to explore and access services and programs. YPL offers a wide array of programs and resources that are available in person or from the comfort of home, including hoopla, Libby,...
Shelf Life: Ask a Muslim Anything on March 26
Mar 19, 2022 | News, Shelf Life
Robert Azzi joins York Public Library on Saturday, March 26, 2022. Photo: New Hampshire Public Radio Islam is the fastest growing religion in the world, according to Pew Research. How does that statement make you feel? Confused? Curious? Inspired? Frightened? Despite the rapid growth of Islam...
March 2022 Staff Picks
Mar 1, 2022 | News, Staff Picks
Oh no! We have one hour less to read this month! Hopefully our list of favorites will save you time on browsing, so you can have more time for reading. Michelle: All the Frequent Troubles of Our Days: The True Story of the American Woman at the Heart of the German Resistance to Hitler by Rebecca...
The Future Is Now: Talking About Climate Realities
Feb 7, 2022 | News
York Public Library together with the Town of York’s Climate Action Plan Steering Committee will launch four months of programming related to climate change beginning in February. The series, The Future Is Now: Talking about Climate Realities is made possible in part by additional support from the...
February 2022 Staff Picks
Feb 1, 2022 | Book Lists, Staff Picks
Stuck inside with the cold weather this month? Warm up with a good book.Michelle: History of Wild Places by Shea Earnshaw As the blurb on the book’s cover reads: “What a wonderful rabbit hole to fall down.” - Erika Swyler Travis Wren is a shell of a man with a talent for finding missing people....
