York County Libraries won five Best Practices Awards for youth services during the Pennsylvania Library Association’s annual conference in October 2019. The Carolyne L. Smith Best Practices Awards are given in...
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Beyond Our Walls Program Receives Best Practices Award
York County Libraries won the 2019 Best Practices Award for Family/Multi-generational programming during the annual Pennsylvania Library Association Conference in Erie. YCL was honored for the program collaboration, Beyond our...
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Pride Dance Honored at State Level
Martin Library is proud to announce that they have won a Pennsylvania Library Association Best Practices Award for High School for the Martin Library Pride Dance. We spoke to teen...
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Martin Library to Honor Georg Sheets
The Martin Library Honors Committee has announced its selection of Georg Sheets as its Fall 2019 Martin Honors honoree. Georg Sheets has served the York community in a variety of...
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September is Library Card Sign-Up Month!
Photo of Tom Wolf from Flickr. Governor Wolf proclaimed September 2019 to be Library Card Sign-Up Month in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and we’re excited! Have you heard? York County...
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YCL Fall/Winter Hours 2019
Fall/Winter Hours 2019 Fall hours begin* Tuesday, September 3, 2019 *Arthur Hufnagel (Glen Rock) and Glatfelter Memorial (Spring Grove) will begin September 16, 2019...
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YCL Summer 2019 Internship
Bobbie Stein, YCL Marketing Intern Summer 2019 When I was looking for an internship for college, I was nervous. As I was searching for an internship, I would read over...
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252,000 Books… & Counting!
The idea behind 1000 Books Before Kindergarten is simple: read 1000 books with your newborn, infant, toddler, or preschooler before they begin kindergarten—and they’ll benefit for years to come! 1000 Books makes it...
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Award Winning Books
Award Winners for Your Kids (and you)! Do you want to expand your kids’ reading—or your own? Do you want to choose works that have made a difference in the...
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York County Libraries is PA Forward
YCL is PA Forward! What’s PA Forward? It’s a state-wide library program that supports learning in five key areas. Almost half of York County Libraries are actively pursuing different “star”...
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York County Libraries Summer Hours 2019
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Community Conversations: We Hear You!
We care. We listen. And we take time to respond. Robert F. Lambert started in his role as York County Libraries President just a few years ago. Since then, he...
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Cupcake Wars 2019
Challenging all teens ages 13-18! It’s the third annual Cupcake Wars this summer! What’s Cupcake Wars? It’s a chance to show off your creativity with cupcake decorating, while competing against...
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My Internship with YCL
When you are a college student, it seems like everyone has the same questions for you. All the dreaded questions you know you will hear when you sit down at...
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Summer Reading… Summer Learning… SummerQuest 2019!
Have a Stellar Summer! It’s that time of year again! The nights are longer, the sun shines brighter, the kids laugh longer, and the fun gets better. Kids and teens...
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2019 Give Local York is May 3rd!
The second annual Give Local York day of giving is right around the corner on Friday, May 3rd. Last year’s event turned into a community-wide celebration that helped hundreds of...
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Meet Martin Library’s Spring Honoree
Celebrating Children’s Champion Paula Gilbert The Martin Library Honors Committee has announced its selection of Paula Gilbert as its Martin Honors Spring honoree. They will recognize Gilbert for her outstanding...
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We’ll Trade You:Food For Fines May 2019
Project Erases Late Fees and Hunger York County Libraries want to make a trade with library members who have late fees. YCL will reduce a library cardholder’s late fees by...
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YCL Announces Big Changes
Three Locations to Undergo Transformation Three York County Libraries have renovation and expansion plans in their future. The project will transform Martin Library, Kreutz Creek Library and Kaltreider-Benfer Library into...
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We Spent 40 Years in a Double-wide Trailer
Step inside our Kreutz Creek Library in Hellam and you are standing inside a 1,250 square foot double-wide trailer. The trailer has housed the library since its opening on February...
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Get Ready to Prepare Your Income Taxes
Get ready to prepare your income taxes: we can help Our libraries can help you with your income taxes. You read that right! York County Libraries are teaming up with...
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Playing with Blocks Builds More than Towers
In our modern and tech-savvy world, STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) skills are crucial for keeping up with the newest technological advancements. This is important for young children as...
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Did you Grow with Google?
Tech giant Google made its way to Martin Library last week as part of a nationwide tour of libraries to impart digital skills that will help fuel economic success. Libraries...
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We have award winning books for you: Coretta Scott King Awards
Coretta Scott King Book Awards Our libraries are proud to share award-winning literature with you. On Monday, the American Library Association announced the winners of the Coretta Scott King Book Awards....
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Google Brings Economic Opportunity Initiative, Grow with Google, to Pennsylvania
Google Heads to Martin Library January 30th Google has announced that it is coming to cities and towns throughout Pennsylvania as part of the tech company’s Grow with Google iniative...
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Staff Pick Favorite Library Moments of 2018
Providing a welcoming place for community members to gather, connect and learn is important to our library staff members. When asked about their Favorite Library Moments of 2018, they came back...
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Our Favorite Library Moments of 2018
Our library staff love what they do and when asked to name their favorite Library Moments of 2018, they came back with quite a few! Here is a glimpse of some...
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Looking to buy or gift a new eReader or tablet this holiday season? Let us help!
by guest bloggers Rebekah Garrety, Rebecca Hoffman, & Autumn Groff There are tons of different devices out there that let you access electronic books and audio books. But how...
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Why Story Time Matters
Story Time at Red Land Community Library helps children enjoy books at a young age in an engaging and welcoming atmosphere. Karen Hostetter, library manager at Red Land Community Library,...
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What You Learn Could Save A Life
Join us for Free Training Programs Are you coming? What you learn could save a life. It could be a family member, a friend, a neighbor, a total stranger. Opioid...
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What You Should Know About A Celebration of Poetry
A Celebration of Poetry contest is offically underway! The annual contest is open to York and Adams County students in grades one through twelve. Interested youth can submit one original...
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Last Chance for 2018…Are You Coming?
Regional Library Think Tank Sessions Wrap Up this Month Have you participated in a Library Think Tank? If not, you have two more chances before we call it a wrap...
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Leaving Our Mark on the World
Inherited Family History by guest blogger Janine Pflaum York County Libraries Director of Development Many years ago I inherited family history documentation with hundreds of photographs that nobody else in...
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York County Librarian Receives Distinguished Service Award
Pennsylvania Library Association Recognizes Paula Gilbert The Pennsylvania Library Association presented Paula Gilbert, director of youth services for York County Libraries, with its highest professional laurel, the “Distinguished Service Award”...
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Pennsylvania Library Association Names Martin Library as Library of the Year
The York County Library is the First in Pennsylvania to Receive the Statewide Award The Pennsylvania Library Association named Martin Library as “Library of the Year” Tuesday during the association’s...
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Martin Library Receives PA Forward Gold Star Award
The Pennsylvania Library Association recognized Martin Library in York for becoming a PA Forward Gold Star Library during a recent ceremony. Martin Library is the first library in York County...
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Friends of Kreutz Creek Library to Honor Dr. Timothy Mitzel
Ceremony & Reception Sunday, November 4 The Friends of Kreutz Creek Library have announced their selection of Dr. Timothy Mitzel as the 2018 Honoree for their inaugural Honors Reception. They...
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Free educational series on opioid addiction, treatment and family recovery
Opioid Addiction & Treatment Education 2018-2019 York County Libraries is hosting a series of educational programs addressing the issues of opioid addiction, substance abuse, treatment, and family recovery at libraries...
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1000 Books Before Kindergarten
How to prepare your child to succeed: Read 1000 Books Before Kindergarten To encourage York County families to read with their young children, we now offer an exciting new program:...
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Jump Into the Library Think Tank
Join YCL President Robert F. Lambert in Hanover and Red Lion Have you attended a Library Think Tank? Here’s your chance…two chances in fact! YCL President Robert F. Lambert is...
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Martin Library Honors Committee to Recognize C. Kim Bracey
Ceremony & Reception Sunday, October 7 The Martin Library Honors Committee has announced its selection of C. Kim Bracey as its Fall 2018 Martin Honors honoree. They will recognize Kim...
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The Five Finger Game: how to find that just right book
The Five Finger Game Your child is excited to pick out his or her own books at the library. Yea! Choosing books to read is so much fun, but there are...
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Five Little Monkeys Changed a Child’s Life
Deborah Wright’s broad smile is contagious. Spend a few minutes with her and you’ll notice that she lights up when she talks about the kids who regularly come to the...
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We Can Help You: Learn a New Language
Rocket Languages by Guest Blogger Rebecca Hoffman York County Libraries Tech Guru Interested in learning a new language, but find Rosetta Stone is too pricey? Need to brush up since...
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Meet the 2019 One Book Candidates
One Book, One Community Organizers Seek Public Votes for 2019 Book! by Guest Blogger Karen Hostetter Red Land Community Library Branch Manager One Book, One Community (OBOC) organizers are once...
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Super POWER Your Research
New e-Resources Added in Time for Academic Year By guest blogger John Miller York County Libraries District Consultant We have exciting news about the e-resources offered by York County Libraries...
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Career Move Raised Questions
“Why would you work for a library?” by guest blogger Janine Pflaum York County Libraries Director of Development When I made the choice to leave my prior employer and continue...
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Libraries Protect your Freedom to Read
Librarians Believe in the Importance of Access by Guest Blogger Rebekah Garrety York County Libraries Digital Services Librarian Libraries have been a primary source of information since practically the beginning of...
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New Saturday Summer Hours Announced
York County Libraries have announced new Saturday hours for the summer months from July through Labor Day. The shorter hours will start Saturday, July 7. Here is a quick overview...
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Miss Lisa’s Jazz Story Time Introduces Foundational Art and Math Concepts
Jazz Story Time: a STEAM event @ your library Reading specialist Lisa Schmittle, will be teaching a Jazz Story Time in July as part of SummerQuest: Libraries Rock! She offers...
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