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Election and Voting Resources

Election and Voting Resources

Sep 27, 2024 |

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!

York Public Library is Partnering with The Fabulous Find in September!

Aug 26, 2024 |

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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(Nearly) Full Reopening June 1st!

May 21, 2021 | ,

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...

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May 2021 Staff Picks

May 4, 2021 | ,

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...

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Leaving The 100 Aker Wood (a Goodbye from Miss Kathleen)

Apr 30, 2021 |

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...

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April 2021 Staff Picks

Apr 5, 2021 | ,

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

Mar 2, 2021 | ,

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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