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February Staff Picks

February Staff Picks

Looking for a good book? Try one of our favorites!Michelle: Hot and Bothered: What No One Tells You About Menopause and How To Feel Like Yourself Again by Jancee Duncan Holy hot flash. Women over 35 and the men who love them: if you haven't read this book yet, get thee to the library! (1) I thought I knew it all but I'm slightly embarrassed to say I learned a lot. Some things were completely new to me and for others, the information has changed over the years as more research was conducted....

Looking for something to break up those winter doldrums? Try “Mini-Golf at the Library” on February 2-3

Looking for something to break up those winter doldrums? Try “Mini-Golf at the Library” on February 2-3

York Public Library will transform its building into an 18-hole miniature golf course in its upcoming “Mini-Golf at the Library” with events for all ages on February 2–3. The Library is working with New England based Library Mini-Golf, LLC, to set up a one-of-a-kind mini-golf course covering both levels of the building, with one hole even spanning a set of stairs. “For a while now, we at the Library have wanted to do something fun, something community focused, and something that we’ve never...

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April 2021 Staff Picks

The April 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. Kathleen: Can't Wait to Get to Heaven by Fannie Flagg Nothing is a better spring tonic than reading Flagg's tale of...

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March 2021 Staff Picks

The March 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. Kathleen: Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg   The Wonder Boy of Whistle Stop by...

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February 2021 Staff Picks

Here are some of the books we love and we hope you might too! Please enjoy our February 2021 Staff Picks. Michele: Over the Shop by JonArno Lawson and illustrated by Qin Leng A wordless story about a little girl and her grandparent, trying to rent a run down apartment. After several attempts at...

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Shelf Life: Racism is Not a Political Issue.

York Public Library takes pride in its position as an apolitical institution with materials available representing all ideologies and political platforms. Racism, however, is not tied to one party or another; it’s not a Republican or Democratic issue. Racism is a moral, ethical, and cultural...

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Staff Picks January 2021

We finally made it to 2021. Happy New Year! Here are some new or new to you books to curl up with this January.  Michele: The Wonder Boy of Whistle Stop by Fannie Flagg.  Fannie Flagg returns us to the town of Whistle Stop and continues the story from "Fried Green Tomatoes". This is a feel-good...

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