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November 2023 Staff Picks

November 2023 Staff Picks

Nov 14, 2023 | , ,

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. Celebrate Dinovember and peruse our dinosaur picture book list for more suggestions!   Sophie: The Vaster Wilds by Lauren Groff   Isabelle: Catside Up, and Catside Down by Anna Hrachovec Cats?...

York Public Library to Host Boston-based Nightingale Vocal Ensemble for Maine Premiere of Work inspired by May Sarton

York Public Library to Host Boston-based Nightingale Vocal Ensemble for Maine Premiere of Work inspired by May Sarton

Oct 30, 2023 |

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 Nightingale’s Maine premiere of Andrew List’s vocal quartet, clarinet, and piano cycle titled, “Journey of Seasons.” Featuring poetry by May Sarton, “Journey of Seasons” uses the image of a garden as...

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Shelf Life: READ WOKE Challenge

Jul 1, 2020 | ,

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!

Jun 25, 2020 | ,

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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Black Lives Matter. Period.

Jun 11, 2020 | ,

I am a fierce believer in the role of libraries not only as purveyors of knowledge and understanding, but as places for communal civic discourse. Our nation is being torn apart by the recent horrific deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and countless others at the hands of police—the...

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