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York Student Art Show

All Day 4/1 - 4/25
York Public Library
Program Type:
Exhibits, Special Event, Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Children, Preteen, Teens, Adults, Everyone
Event Details:

The annual student art show features paintings, drawings, photography, sculpture and multi-media masterpieces created by students in the York school system.  We invite student...

Library Branch: York Public Library
Age Group: Children, Preteen, Teens, Adults, Everyone
Program Type: Exhibits, Special Event, Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

The annual student art show features paintings, drawings, photography, sculpture and multi-media masterpieces created by students in the York school system.

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Photo Disclaimer

Library staff may take photos and/or video at public events to use in digital and printed promotional material. 

squishy dinosaur on a wavy background

Stress Squishies - Teens

Wednesday, April 2, 2025 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Young Adult Room at York Public Library
Program Type:
Workshop
Age Group:
Teens
Event Details:

Press your stress away!Need to take your stress out on a piece of lovable foam? Come to the library and paint your own squishy key chain. Dream up what you want your squishy to loo...

Library Branch: York Public Library
Room: Young Adult Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Workshop
Event Details:

Press your stress away!

student water color paintings of flowers

Student Art Show Reception!

Wednesday, April 2, 2025 at 5:00pm - 6:30pm
Upper Level at York Public Library
Program Type:
Special Event
Age Group:
Children, Preteen, Teens, Adults, Everyone
Event Details:

Students, their families and the community are invited to come together to meet the York public school art teachers, view the student art on display, and celebrate the talent of yo...

Library Branch: York Public Library
Room: Upper Level
Age Group: Children, Preteen, Teens, Adults, Everyone
Program Type: Special Event
Event Details:

Students, their families and the community are invited to come together to meet the York public school art teachers, view the student art on display, and celebrate the talent of yout

Disclaimer(s)

Photo Disclaimer

Library staff may take photos and/or video at public events to use in digital and printed promotional material. 

spring is gardeny; sunshine in the forest, sit and eat the chocolate magnetic poetry haiku

Magnetic Poetry - Teens

Monday, April 7, 2025 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Young Adult Room at York Public Library
Program Type:
Workshop
Age Group:
Teens
Event Details:

Rhymes in your mind? You’ve got poet-ential! Stop by the Teen Space and create your own poems using our magnetic poetry board or blackout poems. This program is drop-in for 5th - 1...

Library Branch: York Public Library
Room: Young Adult Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Workshop
Event Details:

Rhymes in your mind? You’ve got poet-ential! Stop by the Teen Space and create your own poems using our magnetic poetry board or blackout poems.

white pine programs at YPL over a frog pond with lily pads

White Pine Programs at YPL (Middle Schoolers)

Friday, April 11, 2025 at 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Outdoor Classroom at York Public Library
Program Type:
Special Event, Workshop
Age Group:
Preteen, Teens
Event Details:

Calling all middle schoolers! Do YOU have an interest in wildlife, trailblazing, nature meditation or gardening? Do you know how to handle frogs safely? Do you want to see a raccoo...

Library Branch: York Public Library
Room: Outdoor Classroom
Age Group: Preteen, Teens
Program Type: Special Event, Workshop
Event Details:

Calling all middle schoolers! Do YOU have an interest in wildlife, trailblazing, nature meditation or gardening? Do you know how to handle frogs safely?

microphone

York Public Library Poetry Open Mic

Tuesday, April 15, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Community Room at York Public Library
Program Type:
Special Event
Age Group:
Children, Preteen, Teens, Adults, Everyone
Event Details:

 YPL National Poetry Month Celebration Event Come unleash your creativity, share your verses, and embrace the power of spoken word at York Public Library's Poetry Open Mi...

Library Branch: York Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Children, Preteen, Teens, Adults, Everyone
Program Type: Special Event
Event Details:

 

YPL National Poetry Month Celebration Event

 

Come unleash your creativity, share your verses, and embrace the power of spoken word at York Public Library's Poetry Open Mic.

bunch of carrots above a field of flowers

Pocket Gardens - Teens

Thursday, April 17, 2025 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Young Adult Room at York Public Library
Program Type:
Workshop
Age Group:
Teens
Event Details:

It’s thyme to plant some seeds! Make a pocket-sized garden, de-stress and tend your wee plants. Keep calm, and carrot on. This program is drop-in for 5th - 12th grade.

Library Branch: York Public Library
Room: Young Adult Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Workshop
Event Details:

It’s thyme to plant some seeds! Make a pocket-sized garden, de-stress and tend your wee plants. Keep calm, and carrot on. This program is drop-in for 5th - 12th grade.

cartoon Danie holding art supplies and a paint palette

Vacation Week - Teens

All Day 4/22 - 4/25
Young Adult Room at York Public Library
Program Type:
Workshop
Age Group:
Teens
Event Details:

Drop-in activities all week long in the Teen Space with Danie. This program is drop-in for 5th - 12th grade.

Library Branch: York Public Library
Room: Young Adult Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Workshop
Event Details:

Drop-in activities all week long in the Teen Space with Danie. This program is drop-in for 5th - 12th grade.

Invasive Plant Removal

Invasive Plant Removal Workday at Fuller Forest Preserve in York

Tuesday, April 29, 2025 at 9:00am - 12:00pm
Off Site
Program Type:
Climate, Speaker Series
Age Group:
Teens, Adults
Event Details:

 This program is part of our 2025 Climate Change Series: Coastal Impacts and Resources. This series is co-sponsored by York Public Library, York Ready for Climate Action and Y...

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Registration
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Climate, Speaker Series
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 30
Event Details:

 

This program is part of our 2025 Climate Change Series: Coastal Impacts and Resources. This series is co-sponsored by York Public Library, York Ready for Climate Action and York Land Trust. 

A Man Called Otto Film

Film: A Man Called Otto

Saturday, May 17, 2025 at 2:00pm - 4:15pm
Community Room at York Public Library
Program Type:
Special Event, Mental Health Awareness Month, Movie
Age Group:
Teens, Adults
Event Details:

Otto Anderson is a grump who no longer sees purpose in his life following the loss of his wife. Otto is ready to end it all, but his final exit plans are interrupted when a lively ...

Open
Registration
Library Branch: York Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Special Event, Mental Health Awareness Month, Movie
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Event Details:

Otto Anderson is a grump who no longer sees purpose in his life following the loss of his wife.

Bob Fernald

Open Water Swimming: Taking on the Ultimate Challenge

Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:15pm
Community Room at York Public Library
Program Type:
Special Event, Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Teens, Adults
Event Details:

 Using his remarkable personal experiences in some of the world's most challenging open water races, world-class swimmer Bob Fernald shares his strategy of achieving success a...

Open
Registration
Library Branch: York Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Special Event, Health & Wellness
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 39
Event Details: