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YORKWISE Grant Brings New Life to Teen Room
Sep 12, 2025 | News
The new academic year has begun, and York teens headed to the Library after school have an improved space to hang out, thanks to a room update funded by Yorkwise. YORKWISE, the community-based nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting drug and alcohol prevention and education for York’s youth and families, funded the room refresh with a $14,500 grant. The teen space has been a labor of love for YPL youth librarians and many years in the making. The 450 square-foot Teen Room, now located...
August 2025 Staff Picks
Aug 25, 2025 | Book Lists, News, Staff Picks
Dive into a good book this August with our library staff picks. Michelle: The Story She Left Behind by Patti Callahan Henry Late 1920s: Clara Harrington, age 8, is devastated when her mother, a writer of some renown, disappears off the coast of South Carolina. In addition to leaving her husband and young daughter, she also leaves behind the sequel to a book that launched her into literary stardom...written when she was only twelve. The sequel was never published because it was written in a...
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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...
Inter-Library Borrowing to Resume September 3
Aug 15, 2024 | News
York Public Library has received word from the Maine State Library this week that inter-library van delivery will restart on Tuesday, September 3, following a pause in inter-library lending that took effect in June. The Maine State Library approved a contract with a new courier service which...
July 2024 Staff Picks
Jul 17, 2024 | Book Lists, News, Staff Picks
Looking for a great summer read? Try one of our recent favorites!Michelle: None of This Is True by Lisa Jewell Alix is out celebrating her 45th birthday and bumps into Josie, a stranger whose birthday is the same day: "birthday twins." To Alix's surprise, they bump into each other a few more times...
Important Notice about Inter-Library Borrowing
Jun 4, 2024 | News
York Public Library is a member of the Minerva Consortium and as such, cardholders are able to request and check out books and materials from 200+ libraries throughout the state. Those items are delivered via van service to YPL, an initiative funded by the Maine State Library, Minerva, and...
June 2024 Staff Picks
May 31, 2024 | Book Lists, News, Staff Picks
Looking for a great summer read? Try one of our recent favorites!Michelle: Darling Girls by Sally Hepworth Couldn't put it down! Michele: Coming Home by Brittney Griner Kelly: The Watchmaker of Filigree Street by Natasha Pulley The Watchmaker of Filigree Street is a blend of...
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...
