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May Staff Picks
May 9, 2024 | Book Lists, News, Staff Picks
The days are getting longer, and that means more light to read with! Try one of our favorites. Michelle: Lucky Turtle by Bill Roorbach Cindra, a troubled teenager from Massachusetts and Lucky, a young man shrouded in mystery, cross paths at Camp Challenge, a residential facility for troubled teens located in the wilds of Montana. Roorbach captures the spirit of the American west - the promise of new beginnings, the rough and tumble, the wildness - and does so in such a way that Montana becomes...
March 2024 Staff Picks
Mar 8, 2024 | Book Lists, News, Staff Picks
The days are getting longer, and that means more light to read with! Try one of our favorites. Michelle: Shark Heart by Emily Habeck There has been a lot of great press about this debut novel, but it didn't seem like something I would like. Then I saw a blurb on the front cover from Anthony Doerr (ALL THE LIGHT WE CANNOT SEE), a writer I love, and that convinced me to give it a try. And I am so very glad I did! Lewis and Wren, a young, newly married couple, are faced with an awful diagnosis....
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Reading Colors Your World: The Summer Reading Challenge is Here – for All Ages!
Jun 16, 2021 | News
It’s time! The Annual Summer Reading Challenge at the York Public Library is upon us. This year’s theme, Reading Colors Your World, offers an opportunity to be bold, get creative and color outside the lines. While this decades-old York Public Library tradition is going to look very different from...
How to Bid in our Online Auction
Jun 16, 2021 | News
When the Auction is live (Thursday, June 17 at 8AM through Friday, June 25 at 5PM), follow these instructions to bid on auction items. If you still have questions, please contact Jane Siviski, York Public Library Development and Marketing Coordinator, at 207-363-2818 ext. 1016 or email...
(Nearly) Full Reopening June 1st!
Our gradual reopening here at York Public Library has become much less gradual, following Governor Mills’ announcement, which lifts many COVID-19 restrictions! Masks are still required. As a public space that serves many children, we are still considering the best practice for mask requirements...
Shelf Life: Kick Off Summer with the Library’s 1st Annual Online Auction
May 20, 2021 | News, Shelf Life
by Barbara Chase, York Public Library Trustee These days, we are all searching for ways to support our York community, its people and the organizations that serve them. As midsummer arrives this June, you will have a great chance to do just that and to have lots of fun at the same time. From June...
May 2021 Staff Picks
May 4, 2021 | News, Staff Picks
The May 2021 staff picks are here! We hope you find that next great read. Still need help finding a new book? Fill out our Custom Book Pick Form and we will choose some for you. Jeanine: Broken - In the Best Possible Way by Jenny Lawson Jenny Lawson suffers from depression and several...
Leaving The 100 Aker Wood (a Goodbye from Miss Kathleen)
Apr 30, 2021 | News
by Kathleen Whalin, Children’s Librarian It’s nearly unfathomable but I have been working at the Library, writing these columns for twenty years. When I interviewed for the children’s librarian job, all those years ago, I told the hiring committee I was “looking for a home” and I was. Although I...
