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Elroch tree

Speaking for the Trees: Works by Victoria and Lawrence Elbroch

All Day 11/3 - 12/27
Upper Level at York Public Library

Program Type:

Exhibits, Arts & Crafts

Age Group:

Adults, Everyone
Library Branch: York Public Library
Room: Upper Level
Age Group: Adults, Everyone
Program Type: Exhibits, Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Speaking For The Trees

cold and flu

Support Your Immune System Naturally During Cold and Flu Season

Friday, December 5, 2025 at 1:30pm - 2:30pm
Wheeler Room at York Public Library

Program Type:

Health & Wellness

Age Group:

Adults
Library Branch: York Public Library
Room: Wheeler Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Registration Required
Event Details:

Register today for this timely presentation.

winter piano

Music Hour at the Library with Pianist Linda Drew

Friday, December 5, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Upper Level at York Public Library

Program Type:

Performance

Age Group:

Everyone
Library Branch: York Public Library
Room: Upper Level
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Performance
Event Details:

Join us for a lovely hour of music. Enjoy a sizeable sprinkling of inspiring holiday music, stylistic advent meditations, Christmas jazz, rags and blues along with some traditional tunes from the 20th century. 

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Canine Cuddles

Saturday, December 6, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Children's Storytime Area at York Public Library

Program Type:

Workshop

Age Group:

Children
Library Branch: York Public Library
Room: Children's Storytime Area
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Workshop
Event Details:

Join some of our canine crew for cuddles and comfort. We’ll also have some other calming activities in our cozy sunroom corner. Pop by and see which pup is visiting the Library this month! They are great listeners - snuggle up or read to them.

AI

Artificial Intelligence Series #1: Getting started with Chatbots to help with everyday tasks

Tuesday, December 9, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Community Room at York Public Library

Program Type:

Technology

Age Group:

Adults
Library Branch: York Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Technology
Registration Required
Event Details:

Are you curious about Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Chatbots like ChatGPT, Microsoft Co-pilot, and Google Gemini?

Are you interested in learning about how AI can help you with every day tasks like: 

Fall leaves at York Land Trust

Storytime at York Land Trust

Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Off Site

Program Type:

Storytime

Age Group:

Children
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Storytime
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join Barb at York Land Trust headquarters for stories, songs and an activity. This is an OFF-SITE program. Plan ahead! Wear your walking boots, and enjoy a walk on the trails after the program.

avalyn reed trio

Avalyn Reed Trio presents “A Night at the Opera - in the afternoon”

Saturday, December 13, 2025 at 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Upper Level at York Public Library

Program Type:

Performance

Age Group:

Adults, Everyone
Library Branch: York Public Library
Room: Upper Level
Age Group: Adults, Everyone
Program Type: Performance
Event Details:

Join us at the library for a beautiful afternoon full of music with the Avalyn Reed Trio, featuring Christine Fell and Nancy Fiske, clarinet; and Maria Isaak, bassoon.

news

Week in Review Discussion Group

Friday, January 2, 2026 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Wheeler Room at York Public Library

Program Type:

Recurring Program

Age Group:

Adults
Library Branch: York Public Library
Room: Wheeler Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Recurring Program
Event Details:

This is a casual gathering of individuals interested in having a civil discussion about the week's events.

pisa

Italian Conversation Group

Tuesday, January 6, 2026 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Wheeler Room at York Public Library

Program Type:

Recurring Program

Age Group:

Adults
Library Branch: York Public Library
Room: Wheeler Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Recurring Program
Event Details:

Parliamo Italiano!  Join our group in the Wheeler Room for casual conversation in Italian. Suitable for those with intermediate to advanced conversational skills in the Italian language. 

cooking

Monthly Cookbook Club

Wednesday, January 7, 2026 at 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Community Room at York Public Library

Program Type:

Recurring Program

Age Group:

Adults
Library Branch: York Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Recurring Program
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us for YPL’s inaugural Cookbook Club! York Public Library boasts a deliciously diverse collection of cookbooks. Each month we’ll dive into one of them and bring its recipes to life!

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Speaking for the Trees: Works by Victoria and Lawrence Elbroch

All Day 11/3–12/27
Adults, Everyone
Exhibits, Arts & Crafts
Library Branch: York Public Library
Room: Upper Level
Age Group: Adults, Everyone
Program Type: Exhibits, Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Speaking For The Trees

Baby and Toddler Festival of Lights Storytime

10:30am–11:30am
Children
Storytime
Library Branch: York Public Library
Room: Children's Storytime Area
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

Ms. Katie will have some fun holiday rhymes and a story to share during her Baby and Toddler storytime, followed by social playtime.

Support Your Immune System Naturally During Cold and Flu Season

1:30pm–2:30pm
Adults
Health & Wellness
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: York Public Library
Room: Wheeler Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Registration Required
Event Details:

Register today for this timely presentation.

Week in Review Discussion Group

3:00pm–4:00pm
Adults
Recurring Program
Library Branch: York Public Library
Room: Wheeler Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Recurring Program
Event Details:

This is a casual gathering of individuals interested in having a civil discussion about the week's events.

Music Hour at the Library with Pianist Linda Drew

4:00pm–5:00pm
Everyone
Performance
Library Branch: York Public Library
Room: Upper Level
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Performance
Event Details:

Join us for a lovely hour of music. Enjoy a sizeable sprinkling of inspiring holiday music, stylistic advent meditations, Christmas jazz, rags and blues along with some traditional tunes from the 20th century. 

Wake Up to the Wisdom of Poetry

10:00am–12:00pm
Adults
Recurring Program, Health & Wellness
Library Branch: York Public Library
Room: Wheeler Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Recurring Program, Health & Wellness
Event Details:

Cheryl Perreault offers an opportunity each month to come together with others interested in exploring how poems can provide wisdom for daily life. 

Festival of Lights Crafts

10:00am–1:00pm
Children
Arts & Crafts
Library Branch: York Public Library
Room: Craft Area
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

All ages are welcome to drop by the Children's Room to make and take a fun holiday craft! No registration 

Canine Cuddles

10:30am–11:30am
Children
Workshop
Library Branch: York Public Library
Room: Children's Storytime Area
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Workshop
Event Details:

Join some of our canine crew for cuddles and comfort. We’ll also have some other calming activities in our cozy sunroom corner. Pop by and see which pup is visiting the Library this month! They are great listeners - snuggle up or read to them.

Disclaimer(s)

Photo Disclaimer

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

Budding Builders

10:30am–11:30am
Children
Arts & Crafts, Storytime
Library Branch: York Public Library
Room: Craft Area
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Storytime
Event Details:

NEW!  Every Monday morning at 10:30.  Bring your Little ones to tinker, build and play!  Miss Jo will read a story and then send the little engineers off to various stations to be creative with some fun new manipulatives.

YPL Walking Club

11:00am–12:00pm
Adults
Health & Wellness
Library Branch: York Public Library
Room: Main Lobby
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Event Details:

 

Recycling Committee

3:00pm–5:00pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: York Public Library
Room: Wheeler Room
Purpose of Meeting

Monthly Recycling Committee meeting

Chess Club

5:15pm–6:45pm
Teens, Adults
Recurring Program, Games
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: York Public Library
Room: Wheeler Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Recurring Program, Games
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us for Chess Club! Starting in December @ the library.

Selectboard

6:00pm–10:00pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: York Public Library
Room: Community Room
Purpose of Meeting

Selectboard

Art committee meeting

10:00am–12:00pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: York Public Library
Room: Wheeler Room
Purpose of Meeting

Monthly art committee meeting

Preschool Storytime

10:30am–11:30am
Children
Storytime
Library Branch: York Public Library
Room: Children's Storytime Area
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

Join us for stories, movement and songs. After the stories, we will make a craft to take home. Suggested for ages 3 - 5, with a caregiver. This is a drop-in program.

CANCELLED Virtual Author Talk: The Legacy of Julia Child's Kitchen with Author and Smithsonian Curator Paula J. Johnson

2:00pm–3:00pm
Adults
Author Talk
Cancelled
Virtual Event
Library Branch: York Public Library
Room: Virtual Program
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Author Talk
Event Details:

THE EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

Artificial Intelligence Series #1: Getting started with Chatbots to help with everyday tasks

2:00pm–3:30pm
Adults
Technology
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: York Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Technology
Registration Required
Event Details:

Are you curious about Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Chatbots like ChatGPT, Microsoft Co-pilot, and Google Gemini?

Are you interested in learning about how AI can help you with every day tasks like: 

Digital Learning Lab: Book Creator (Make-Up Session)

3:45pm–4:30pm
Children
Technology, Workshop
Library Branch: York Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Technology, Workshop
Event Details:

Tap into your inner author!  First and Second graders are invited to join Ms. Jo In the YPL Digital Learning Lab to write and illustrate a book using the Book Creator app.

Disclaimer(s)

Photo Disclaimer

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

Crafting with Lynn: Gnome Ornament Felting

5:00pm–6:00pm
Adults
Arts & Crafts
Waitlist
Registration Required
Library Branch: York Public Library
Room: Upper Level
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Session #1: Come craft by the fireplace with Lynn! We will be needle felting mini-gnome ornaments.

Space is limited to 10 participants per session so register today.

 

Historic District Commission

5:30pm–8:30pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: York Public Library
Room: Community Room
Purpose of Meeting

HDC

International Women's Club of NE

10:00am–12:00pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: York Public Library
Room: Wheeler Room
Purpose of Meeting

Board Meeting

Morning Yoga

10:15am–11:30am
Adults
Recurring Program, Health & Wellness
Waitlist
Registration Required
Library Branch: York Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Recurring Program, Health & Wellness
Registration Required
Event Details:

These meditative, gentle yoga classes will move at a steady pace, slowly cycling through a series of floor-based or seated asanas.

Crafting with Lynn: Gnome Ornament Felting

5:00pm–6:00pm
Adults
Arts & Crafts
Waitlist
Registration Required
Library Branch: York Public Library
Room: Upper Level
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Session #2: Come craft by the fireplace with Lynn! We will be needle felting mini-gnome ornaments.

Space is limited to 10 participants so register today.