1) It's time for our annual Summer Reading Challenge! Get thee to a YPL Circulation desk and grab your game board, because there are prizes to be had! Our Summer Challenge is for the whole family, and you'll be rewarded for your progress. Prizes are taken from an actual treasure chest. (!!!) This seems important.
2) It's almost time for our newest federal holiday, Juneteenth, celebrating the end of slavery in the United States! In observance of Juneteenth, the Library is pleased to host a very special lecture and celebration on Tuesday, June 4th, with historian Christopher Daley. A generous member of our community is contributing light Jamaican fare for the occasion, because the York community is simply awesome.
3) A third thing, what?! There were only supposed to be two! The third thing is we have tons of other amazing events this month. Devin is going to tell us how to say ✌️ to cable and how we can use AI in our daily lives (at least until the robots overthrow us all). We have in-person and online Author Talks, a concert with returning favorites, AND MORE.
We love summer in York, and we love summer at the Library. Join us!
SUMMER READING IS HERE!
Our Annual Summer Reading Challenge has begun!
Sign up today!
Our annual initiative isn't just for the kids--adults get to play and earn prizes too, starting with a free book when you sign up!
After you register online or at the library, stop by one of the service desks to pick up your game board and book. Each time you complete a group of tasks you'll get to pick out a prize. The Summer Challenge runs from June 1 - July 31. Sign up at any time!
The 2024 Summer Challenge was made possible thanks to support from Kennebunk Savings Bank. We'd also like to thank our other summer partners including: The York Fire, Police, and Public Works Departments, York Land Trust, Berger’s Bike Shop, Casella Waste Systems, Kona Ice of the Seacoast and Mr. Fox Composting.
Are you wondering how to migrate away from cable TV to streaming services? Sign up to find out how to get streaming on your TV, where to find your favorite shows, and if it is really cheaper. Learn all about your options with Reference & Technology librarian, Devin Burritt.
Join York Public Library for a special Juneteenth event! We are pleased to welcome historian and author Christopher Daley for a special presentation, "The History of Emancipation and Juneteenth." We'll also share in some delicious Jamaican fare, courtesy a generous community member!
Brought to you by York Public Library and York Diversity Forum.
Tue. 6/18
Practical A.I.
Tuesday, June 18 11:00 - 11:45 AM The Wheeler Room
This is an overview of popular AI programs and what they can do for you. We'll be looking at image generating, picking your next right read, copy creation, presentation summaries, recipe creations, and more! Presented by YPL Reference & Technology librarian, Devin Burritt.
Matt Cost will give a talk featuring his latest release in the Clay Wolfe/Port Essex series, Pirate Trap. He will talk about the creation of the town of Port Essex on the Maine coast, the evolution of the series leading to this fifth book, and the love of pirates that we all possess in some corner of our being. Cost will discuss the research that went into the book and how it is quite possible that this long-lost treasure actually exists. This will all be woven into a talk of the evolution of a book from idea to promotion and everything in between.
With Santiago Baena Flórez (clarinet) and Thomas Wadsworth (piano)
Saturday, June 22 2:00 - 3:30 PM Upper Level
Beautiful and charming melodies that bring forth memories, recreate landscapes and evoke feelings of passion are part of this celebratory music program. Join these two in this special performance where the lovely tone of the clarinet and the beautiful accompaniment of the piano will delight you on this bright summer afternoon.
Should longevity--or living a longer life--be our only desired outcome? The primary goal is actually to extend the period during which we are healthy. Join YPL, Serving Our Seniors of York, and presenter Jonna Dijkstra for a discussion of the major factors that can add healthy years to your life. Expect to leave with achievable takeaways and a clear understanding of healthy longevity. Presented by Jonna Dijkstra, owner of Inspired Movement in York.
Lunch Will Be Provided!
This series continues with "Lunch and Learns" on July 25, August 29 and September 26.
Writing Group: Tuesday, June 18 at 5:30 PM, Wheeler Room
Please Note: Morning Yoga and Crafting Group are taking a summer break and will restart in the fall!
CHILDREN'S EVENTS
June 3-7
York Public School
Field Trips
First week in June
Please note the schools will visit the library during the first week of June. Regular scheduled programs will resume the second week in June.
Mon. 6/10
Helping Paws
with Millie
Monday, June 10
2:30 - 3:30 PM
Lower Lobby
Millie, our certified therapy dog, and her person Katie will be visiting the library during finals week to help relieve the stress of year-end exams! Millie is ready to lend a paw and hang out with you at the library after school is over. Stop by and give Millie a scratch behind the ears.
Join us in the Children's Garden for a special storytime. We'll hear a story and dig in our raised bed garden to plant some vegetable and herb plants. Please come dressed for messy play in the dirt. After we've finished planting in our garden, children will have a chance to make a garden themed craft to take home.
Join a York Public Library librarian for a fairy and gnome adventure at York Land Trust headquarters. We'll take a walk on the trail to see if we can spy fairies and gnomes along the way.
This is an OFF-SITE program. We'll meet at York Land Trust located at 1 Long Neck Marsh Road in York.
Join Barb in our pop-up kitchen to learn how to make some healthy snacks. We're mixin' and matchin' some flavorful fruits in our fruity cone parfaits. This program is suitable for elementary age students who will be cooking with their caregiver. Please register.
Millie, our certified therapy dog, and her person Katie will be visiting the library during finals week to help relieve the stress of year-end exams! Millie is ready to lend a paw and hang out with you at the library after school is over. Stop by and give Millie a scratch behind the ears.
Do you wheelie love riding your bike? The staff at Berger's Bike Shop in York is visiting the library to show you how to keep your bike in top shape. This program is for 5th - 12th grade.
Join Danie in the teen space for an afternoon of arts and crafts! Danie will have a buffet of art supplies for you to use. This program is for grades 5-12.
