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100 YEARS of York history is now online: Welcome to the York History Digital Archive!
Jul 11, 2023 | News
York Public Library, in partnership with Old York Historical Society, Advantage Preservation, and The York Weekly, is pleased to announce the long-awaited unveiling of the York History Digital Archive. Thanks to a generous grant from the Stephen and Tabitha King Foundation, 100 years’ worth of York Weekly, its predecessors, related supplements, and miscellaneous ephemera has been completely digitized. It is relatively common for small town papers not to retain a physical archive of their...
June 2023 Staff Picks
Jun 5, 2023 | Book Lists, News, Staff Picks
Summer's almost here! Try one of our recent favorites while you wait for the sun. Michelle: Guncle by Steven Rowley Gay Uncle Patrick (GUP for short) is Maisie and Grant’s favorite (albeit only) uncle. He is fun and silly and spoils them rotten when they come out to visit him from Connecticut. He is also a has-been Famous Person who is floundering. Tragedy rears its ugly head when Maisie and Grant’s mother, Patrick’s dear friend from college, passes away at the same time their father,...
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COVID UPDATE: An Important Message from York Public Library
Mar 15, 2020 | COVID-19, From the Director, News
Due to the public health concerns surrounding the COVID-19 virus, York Public Library has made the decision to temporarily close its doors. We serve a large number of visitors on a daily basis, many of whom fall within the population most at risk for coronavirus. We do not arrive at this decision...
A Special Message from Michelle Sampson, Library Director
Mar 12, 2020 | COVID-19, From the Director, News
Dear friends, Though our fellow New England states have already been grappling with the coronavirus (COVID-19), it wasn’t until yesterday that news broke of Maine’s first documented case. It is within this context we wanted to take the opportunity to share the following information with you. First...
