In the Know

The FRIENDS’ Fall Used Book and Jewelry Sale

Don’t miss the Friends’ Fall Used Book and Jewelry Sale.   Oodles of books plus gently used jewelry, all available at great prices.  All proceeds from this event benefit Kreutz Creek Library.  What a wonderful way for the community to support our library and its programs. ...
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one-book-candidates

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 again asking the public to vote for next year’s book selection!  The public vote initiative is a way to invite community involvement in the selection...
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POWER-Library

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 via POWER Library! Starting on August 1,  we will be able to offer 12 Gale products related to research and education. Our staff is hard at working...
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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 families a fun and educational story experience based on the picture book “Acoustic Rooster and His Barnyard Band” by Kwame Alexander.  She combines Alexander’s jazz...
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saturday-summer-hours

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.  Kreutz Creek Library will be closed on Saturdays in July, August, and September 1.  Here is a quick overview of the changes at YCL locations across the county: Closed on...
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techmageddon

June 1-3 Techmageddon & Axis 360

 We’re sorry for the recent “techmageddon” It sure seems that Murphy’s Law had its own plans for our launch of Axis 360 on June 1st. We sent an email to our members with links to details about the new service on our website. But alas, the website was on the fritz by Friday afternoon and was...
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Food for Fines Program at Kreutz Creek Library

The annual “Food for Fines” program was held throughout the month of May at each of the York County Libraries’ locations. The “Food for Fines” program allows library members to reduce outstanding late fines by $1.00 for each non-perishable food item donated. Our Kreutz Creek Library members donated 136 food items, which, in turn, were donated to...
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