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September 2023 Staff Picks

September 2023 Staff Picks

Longer nights and shorter days makes for great reading weather! Try one of our favorites! Barb: Stuntboy by Jason Reynolds  Favorite author and smattered with cool illustrations by Raul the Third. Wimpy Kid fans will like this one. About a sweet, anxious kid trying to be a superhero to protect people from pain.    Isabelle: Eerie Tales from the School of Screams  by Annable Graham “Eerie Tales from the School of Screams” is the newest creation of Graham Annable, one of my all-time...

York Public Library to host John Palfrey, President of the MacArthur Foundation, on September 9

York Public Library to host John Palfrey, President of the MacArthur Foundation, on September 9

York Public Library will host educator, author, legal scholar, and innovator John Palfrey of The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation for the Library’s inaugural program in the Dan Bancroft Memorial Lecture Series. “Combating Censorship and Misinformation: Civic Engagement in a Digital Era” will be the first annual event sponsored by The Dan Bancroft Memorial Endowment for Civic Leadership and Engagement at York Public Library, which was created in memory of the Library’s late Board...

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September Staff Picks

Fall into some great books! Here are our staff picks for the month of September. You can request these books online with your library card by clicking on the title or image. Do you need more ideas for what to read next? Use our Custom Book Pick Form and a librarian will select books for you based...

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August 2020 Staff Picks

The final days of summer are upon us. The leaves, already turning rich hues of burgandy and gold, seem to promise a spectacular display yet to come. We hope you are able to take a few moments to relish the beauty of another Maine fall, and perhaps with a good book in hand. Here are some books...

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Book List: Women’s Suffrage

In honor of the 100th Anniversary of the passing of the 19th Amendment, we've put together a list of books and DVDs from our collection about the Women's Suffrage Movement. One hundred years ago this year, after  75 YEARS of fighting...after hunger strikes, marches, arrests, and...

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Staff Picks: The Archives

The struggle is real. Your book has ended and you can't figure out what to read next. Librarians to the rescue! Each month we provide you with a list of our favorite books, to hopefully help you find a new favorite too.  Our new website still features the staff picks, but perhaps in a slightly...

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Shelf Life: READ WOKE Challenge

As outrage, protests, and marches continue to shake our nation in the wake of the murder of George Floyd and others, we encourage our community - adults, children, and teens - to elevate, amplify and support Black voices. To that end, York Public Library has launched a special, ongoing reading...

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Join the Library’s Summer Reading Challenge!

Is the library hosting the annual Summer Challenge program? Coronavirus can’t keep us down! All of us at York Public Library are excited to announce that we will offer our annual Summer Challenge program. This year we are testing out a new (to us) online program called Beanstack. Participants of...

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