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Up Coming Adult Programs for Oct/Nov

The leaves are changing, cool air is coming, and, most telling, pumpkin spice it back. Fall must be here! Join Martin Library as we celebrate the autumnal season with new adult programs. To start things off, we will again be hosting one of our favorite civil war historians, Scott Mingus. For this edition of “Sundays...
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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 roles over the years, which will be recognized in an honors ceremony on October 20, 2019, at 2pm. About Georg Sheets Georg’s family moved to...
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Unlocking your past with libraries

“We all carry, inside us, people who came before us.” Liam Callanan.                 As humans we seek answers. We want to know how we got here. Who made me? Sometimes, that’s a hard question to answer. My question was; Who were my great grandparents? I knew nothing about them except for their names. What color...
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Need Help Finding Grants

Did you know that Martin Library can help you research grants?  If you are a nonprofit or individual grant-seeker, we have a resource for you! We are a Foundation Information Network (FIN) partner.  Which means we provide free on-site access to the Foundation Directory Online, from Candid. What is the Foundation Directory? The Foundation Directory...
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SummerQuest at Martin Library

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...
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Tech Guru is Now TechTime!

Technology changes fast. Whether you have been using smartphones and tablets for years, or just got your first one, it can all seem overwhelming. If you or a family member is looking for some plain-English explanations of how all this “tech stuff” works, come see the technology specialist at any of the 13 York County...
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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 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...
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