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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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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...
We’ve Enrolled in the Sustainable Library Certification Program! PLUS: Join us for a Sustainability Celebration!
May 11, 2023 | News
York Public Library has enrolled in a national sustainability certification program designed to help libraries become more environmentally sound. The Sustainable Library Certification Program (SLCP), a project of the Sustainable Libraries Initiative (SLI), was created by members of the New York...
May 2023 Staff Picks
May 9, 2023 | Book Lists, News, Staff Picks
Need a good book? Try one of our recent favorites. Michelle: The Eden Test by Adam Sternbergh “If you bury a body deep enough, eventually all that’s left is the secret. And the woods never tell.” Daisy & Craig’s marriage is in trouble. In hopes of saving it, and as a surprise anniversary...
April 2023 Staff Picks
Apr 14, 2023 | News, Staff Picks
Try some of our favorite reads, perfect for Mud season! Michelle: Housemaid by Freida McFadden HOUSEMAID, a psychological thriller, had me on the edge of my seat. Short chapters make this novel a fast, enjoyable read and a perfect beach book (though I read it in the dead of winter). There's a...
March 2023 Staff Picks
Mar 15, 2023 | Book Lists, News, Staff Picks
Looking for something to do during a surprise March snow day? Try one of our staff picks! Michelle: Housemaid by Freida McFadden HOUSEMAID, a psychological thriller, had me on the edge of my seat. Short chapters make this novel a fast, enjoyable read and a perfect beach book (though I read it in...
February Staff Picks
Jan 24, 2023 | Book Lists, News
One of the best parts of being a librarian is seeing all the great books that come out. Our to read lists are huge! Here are a few of the ones we are hoping to get to this year. Michelle: The Book of Everlasting Things by Aanchal Malhotra Though this epic story spans the years of the Great War to...