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Fifty years ago, on February 13, , the York County Commissioners created the York County Library System to collectively strengthen ...

Get Ready! The Friends of the Dillsburg Area Public Library will soon hold their annual spring book sale fundraiser. The ...

The Featured Artist for March and April 2024 at the Dillsburg Area Public Library is Jennifer Rabenstein. Our Art Wall ...

Read our Picks from 2023 With 2023 in the books (pun intended ), the staff at the library has reflected ...

Linzi Raudabaugh is the featured artist for January and February 2024. She creates minimalist and abstract art utilizing a hyper-realistic ...

Writing Poetry The how, what, and why! Writing and reading poetry offers amazing benefits, so it might surprise you to ...

Dillsburg artist Jewel Staub is the Dillsburg Area Public Library's Featured Artist for November and December 2023. She is exhibiting ...

What is GOAL? Each fall, York County Libraries and PeoplesBank® team up to introduce first graders around York County to ...

We Celebrated! On Friday September 8th, York County Libraries celebrated the children who completed 1000 Books Before Kindergarten this year! ...

TroveStreet to Visit 11 York County Libraries  The TroveStreet fall tour will stop at 11 York County Libraries this October ...

Artist Bill Andrew is the September and October 2023 featured artist at the Dillsburg Area Public Library! Art wall coordinator ...

The Dillsburg Area Public Library featured artists for July and August 2023 are Charlotte Yealey and Sharon Benner. Their work ...

It is time once again for summer reading at the Dillsburg Area Public Library! This year for adults we are ...

Our two artists for May and June, Kirby Heltebridle and Gail Wine Mancha, come to us from the Hanover Arts ...

Have you heard of 1000 Books Before Kindergarten? This is York County Libraries' fifth year for this program. 1000 Books ...

Editor’s Note: Rose Magee is displaying artwork at the Dillsburg Area Public Library in March and April 2023. Rose works ...

Reading Journey  Calling all lovers of dragons, princes and princesses, magical creatures and fairytales! York County Libraries will be hosting ...

Lynn's Picks 2022 Hi there! I’m Lynn, one of the Library Assistants at the Dillsburg Area Public Library. I am ...

A Busy Year As I have said before on the Dillsburg Area Public Library blog, I read roughly 200 books ...

We've seen something of an increase in interest in the life of Olympian Jim Thorpe with the publication of Path ...

On Saturday November 12th, York County Libraries presented the Annual Goal Celebration Event at the Dover Community Center in Dover, ...

by Robert F. Lambert, President of York County Libraries York County Libraries are grateful for so much in 2022 as ...

York County Libraries presents the 34th Annual 'A Celebration of Poetry' contest for children in 1st-12th grades in York and ...

Editor's Note: The Dillsburg Area Public Library’s featured artist for November and December 2022 is Shelby Pizzarro. Shelby is the ...

To celebrate getting library cards into the hands of first grade students in York County, York County Libraries is hosting ...

The November happenings is here.  Please take note of the Thanksgiving holiday hours. Also, The Polar Express arrives early in ...

In case you missed our recent program with Sam's Spoons Foundation, the Dillsburg Area Public Library has several resources available ...

Read and share the latest edition of Happenings. Click here for your copy ...

Meet Libby! Libby by OverDrive, that is. Libby is OverDrive’s current e-reading app. In February 2023, York County Libraries will ...

As fall rolls around and we get into the start of America's favorite sport - cross country! Ok, that's my ...

Editors Note: The Dillsburg Area Public Library’s featured artists for September and October 2022 is Cynthia Enanoria.    Cynthia Enanoria ...

Explore Our Online Library Resources Your library card is more powerful than you know! Your YCL card gets you access ...

Last year I postulated on our Facebook page the connection between the final episode of M*A*S*H and the founding of the ...

I've never really been able to pin down an exact founding date of the library (and yes this does bother ...

Celebrate York County History Did you know a lot of things had their start here in York County? We've pulled ...

Editors Note: The Dillsburg Area Public Library’s featured artists for July and August 2022 is Jeanney Wharton. Our art wall ...

June is Pride Month June is LGBTQIA+ Pride Month. (Wondering why June? See our blog on the history behind the ...

Do some self-care during May! May is Mental Health Month! While it might feel like mental health awareness is a ...

April is Autism Acceptance Month April is Autism Acceptance Month. Another name is Autism Awareness Month, or World Autism Month ...

Beyond Story Time: Supporting Learning at Home Through story time, parents, caregivers, and children are developing a love of reading ...

Can you name these notable American women? See below! Women's History Month In 1911, Sonoma County, Caliornia decided to establish ...

Award-Winning Books Each year, the American Library Association chooses books for kids and teens that are outstanding in different fields ...

Do you know all the people illustrated here? Check the bottom of this page to see if you're correct! What ...

What is Native American Heritage Month? Native American Heritage month (also called American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month) was ...

Did you know September 15–October 15 is Hispanic Heritage Month in the United States? Hispanic Heritage Month recognizes the contributions ...

Did you know September 15—October 15 is Hispanic Heritage Month in the United States? Hispanic Heritage Month recognizes the contributions ...

What is Juneteenth? Now a federal holiday (officially, Juneteenth National Independence Day) is a holiday that marks the date the ...

Story time has always been a big hit with families at the Dillsburg Area Public Library.  Kids learn and have ...

Are you doing the 2020 Beanstack Hallow-Read Challenge? We've picked some books to get you started! They range from seasonal ...

Parents of first graders, your children are learning how to read and are EXCITED for their trips to the library! ...