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York Public Library Receives ALA Grant for “Digital Learning Lab” to Benefit Students with Disabilities
Jun 24, 2025 | News
York Public Library (YPL) has been selected as one of 300 libraries nationwide to receive a grant from the American Library Association (ALA) as part of “Libraries Transforming Communities: Accessible Small and Rural Communities.” The initiative provides community engagement and accessibility resources to small and rural libraries to help them better serve people with disabilities. The $10,000 grant will help establish a Digital Learning Lab at YPL—the first of its kind in Maine. The Lab will...
June 2025 Staff Picks
Jun 10, 2025 | Book Lists, News, Staff Picks
From Our Shelves to Yours: Staff Recommendations We LoveBarb: Impossible Creatures by Katherine Rundell A middle grade fantasy with heart and grit. Erin: The Curse of Penryth Hall by Jess Armstrong I really enjoyed The Curse of Penryth Hall by Jess Armstrong, which is a gothic mystery and the first of the Ruby Vaughn series. I've just started book 2, The Secret of the Three Fates, and book 3 is coming out this November. Lynn: Everything is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence...
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July / August 2023 Staff Picks
Aug 2, 2023 | Book Lists, News, Staff Picks
What a busy summer! Try one of our favorite reads while you try to beat the heat. Michelle: How Can I Help You by Laura Sims Sims' novel is a compulsively readable psychological thriller appearing on over a dozen "Best of" lists. Margo works as a Library Assistant in a sleepy little town. No one...
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...
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...
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...
