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Election and Voting Resources
Sep 27, 2024 | News
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!
Aug 26, 2024 | News
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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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...
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...
February Staff Picks
Feb 7, 2024 | Book Lists, News, 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...
Looking for something to break up those winter doldrums? Try “Mini-Golf at the Library” on February 2-3
Jan 16, 2024 | News
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...
November 2023 Staff Picks
Nov 14, 2023 | Book Lists, News, Staff Picks
Want to make the most of your free time this holiday season? Try one of our staff favorites! Barb: You Stole My Name by Dennis McGregor Katie: Brontorina by James Howe Despite her size and not having the proper footwear, a determined dinosaur pursues her dream of becoming a ballerina....
York Public Library to Host Boston-based Nightingale Vocal Ensemble for Maine Premiere of Work inspired by May Sarton
Oct 30, 2023 | News
York Public Library will be partnering with the Boston-based Nightingale Vocal Ensemble and Surf Point Foundation in York Maine to provide a unique opportunity to the general public in the Seacoast region. On Saturday, November 18, 2023, at 1:00 p.m., all are invited to York Public Library to hear...