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July 2024 Staff Picks
Jul 17, 2024 | Book Lists, News, Staff Picks
Looking for a great summer read? Try one of our recent favorites!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 and I...

Important Notice about Inter-Library Borrowing
Jun 4, 2024 | News
York Public Library is a member of the Minerva Consortium and as such, cardholders are able to request and check out books and materials from 200+ libraries throughout the state. Those items are delivered via van service to YPL, an initiative funded by the Maine State Library, Minerva, and participating libraries. The Maine State Library is currently negotiating a new contract for van delivery service. In order to facilitate this transition, Minerva has temporarily suspended all inter-library...
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Celebrating the Art of Patience Haley: a New Community Collects Exhibit
Jan 6, 2022 | News
Beginning in January and running through March 2022, York Public Library will host a retrospective of watercolors and paintings by Patience Haley (1926-2020). Well known in her later life for her large vibrant watercolors of flowers, Patience was also a teacher, a conservationist, and an art...
January 2022 Staff Picks
Dec 30, 2021 | News
What's the best way to start 2022? With a new book! Check out some of our favorites below. Michelle: On Animals by Susan Orlean My husband has a running list of “People I’d Like to Have a Beer With.” I’ve since started my own list - though I’ve broadened mine to include wine and mixed drinks...
Coming Soon… Mondays!
Dec 20, 2021 | News, Shelf Life
For many, Mondays are a source of dread: the weekend is over, there's rush hour traffic to deal with, you have an all-around feeling of malaise, and you can't get to the Library to pick up a movie or a book. Or three. Monday hours at the Library had never been an option - until voters approved...
Comics Plus has come to YPL!
Dec 17, 2021 | News, Shelf Life
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...
December 2021 Staff Picks
Nov 29, 2021 | News, Staff Picks
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...
Autentica Pasta Italiana with Michele!
Nov 10, 2021 | News, Shelf Life
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...