SummerQuest is here! This year’s theme is A Universe of Stories, and we have hundreds of ways for you to explore. Pick up a registration packet on June 1st at our Kickoff events in Dover, Hanover, or Nixon Park (there’s a GO York! challenge in Nixon Park). If you can’t make it to Kickoff, just...
Read Post....
In the Know
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 love summer. No more schoolwork and nothing but fun for three months! But parents know that kids who don’t read over the summer lose one...
Read Post....
Read Post....
Give Day Is Friday: Give Local York
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 nonprofit organizations serving York County including our libraries. We were overwhelmed by the generosity of our library members and community members who donated and came...
Read Post....
Read Post....
We’ll Trade Your Food For Fines All Month Long
We’ll Trade You Food for Fines Project Erases Late Fees and Hunger Glatfelter Memorial Library wants to make a trade with library members who have late fees. All YCL libraries will reduce a library cardholder’s late fees by one dollar for each non-perishable item he or she donates at the library. The food drive provides...
Read Post....
Read Post....
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...
Read Post....
Read Post....
Axis 360 Replaces Overdrive Service
Axis 360 is available! York County Libraries is live with a new digital platform Axis 360. Our content can be reached by using the Magic Wall or by downloading the Axis 360 app for Android, IOS, or Kindle. During the month of June, set up your account and check out an item or place a hold, and you will be entered...
Read Post....
Read Post....
Baby Story Time
Our youngest patrons have a special story time of their own—Baby Story Time, for infants through young toddlers, happens on Thursday mornings at 10 a.m. This special story time focuses on the early literacy skills that babies and toddlers need to be ready to start school. Ms. Emily, Glatfelter Memorial Library’s Youth Services Coordinator, incorporates...
Read Post....
Read Post....
Harry Potter Quote: When In Doubt, Go To The Library
“Because that’s what Hermione does,’ said Ron, shrugging. ‘When in doubt, go to the library.” JK Rowling, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets...
Read Post....
Read Post....
Book Recommendations from Glatfelter Memorial Library Staff
These recommendations come from Kate Sweeney, Library Director. Come in to check out one of these great books from Glatfelter Memorial Library. Hissing Cousins: The Untold Story of Eleanor Roosevelt and Alice Roosevelt Longworth by Marc Peyser and Timothy Dwyer Two cousins: one was the wife of a President, the other a daughter of...
Read Post....
Read Post....