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Art Exhibit: Community Collects "Art Committee Loves Art"

All Day 1/2 - 3/27
Upper Level at York Public Library

Program Type:

Exhibits, Arts & Crafts

Age Group:

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

The York Public Library has for many years exhibited its winter show under the title “Community Collects.”  This flexible title has allowed the YPL Art Committee to ask different communities to show the art that they have collected.

prom clothes

Formal Wear Prom Closet

All Day 2/1 - 3/31
Lower Lobby at York Public Library

Program Type:

Special Event, Other

Age Group:

Teens
Library Branch: York Public Library
Room: Lower Lobby
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Special Event, Other
Event Details:

YPL is collecting new and gently-used formalwear and prom dresses in the month of February. Please drop off your donations in Youth Services. Starting in March, students may come and try on and take one for the special night!

poetry

Wake Up to the Wisdom of Poetry

Saturday, March 7, 2026 at 10:30am - 12:30pm
Wheeler Room at York Public Library

Program Type:

Recurring Program, Health & Wellness

Age Group:

Adults
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. 

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Canine Cuddles

Saturday, March 7, 2026 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.

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Death Cafe

Monday, March 9, 2026 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Community Room at York Public Library

Program Type:

Health & Wellness

Age Group:

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

This is a partnership event between York Community Service Association and York Public Library.

chess

Chess Club

Monday, March 9, 2026 at 5:15pm - 6:45pm
Study Room at York Public Library

Program Type:

Recurring Program

Age Group:

Teens, Adults
Library Branch: York Public Library
Room: Study Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Recurring Program
Event Details:

Join us for Chess Club! 

Chess Club will meet in the upper level study rooms and fireside tables - not the Wheeler room.

yoga

Morning Yoga

Wednesday, March 11, 2026 at 10:15am - 11:30am
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:

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

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Virtual Author Talk: Unlock the Hidden Power of Dreams with Sleep Expert Michelle Carr

Wednesday, March 11, 2026 at 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Virtual Program at York Public Library

Program Type:

Health & Wellness, Author Talk

Age Group:

Adults
Library Branch: York Public Library
Room: Virtual Program
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness, Author Talk
Event Details:

Learn how to harness your dreams to improve your sleep and health with dream engineer Dr. Michelle Carr. In Nightmare Obscura, Dr. Carr unlocks the science behind the sleeping body.

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Climate Change Series: Blue Ocean Society Presents Microplastics, Tiny Pieces Big Impact

Wednesday, March 11, 2026 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Community Room at York Public Library

Program Type:

Climate

Age Group:

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

Microplastics are plastic pieces that measure less than five millimeters across.

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YPL Crafting Group

Thursday, March 12, 2026 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Wheeler Room at York Public Library

Program Type:

Recurring Program, Arts & Crafts

Age Group:

Adults
Library Branch: York Public Library
Room: Wheeler Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Recurring Program, Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

This group meets the second and fourth Thursday of every month in the York Public Library's Wheeler Room. This is open to any and all handcrafters! Bring your own supplies and make friends!

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Little Movers (Drop-in)

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

Climb, play, balance and enjoy positive playtime at this drop-in program. This program is suggested for 6 months - 2 years and their caregiver. 

YRCA Board Meeting

4:00pm–5:30pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: York Public Library
Room: Community Room
Purpose of Meeting

Monthly meeting of YRCA's board for strategic planning!

Medicare Counseling Appointments

5:00pm–6:00pm
Adults
Health & Wellness
Library Branch: York Public Library
Room: Study Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Event Details:

MEDICARE COUNSELING APPOINTMENTS

By appointment only - Call Southern Maine Agency on Aging @ 207-396-6524 to book a spot.

Thursdays @ York Public Library. 5:00 - 6:00pm in February and March.

Planning Board

7:00pm–10:00pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: York Public Library
Room: Community Room
Purpose of Meeting

Planning Board

Baby and Toddler 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 rhymes, songs and a story, followed by social playtime. We'll work on developing social, literacy and motor skills in this program series designed for babies and toddlers (birth - 2), with their caregivers.

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.

Beginning Vex Robotics

3:30pm–4:30pm
Children
Recurring Program, Technology
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: York Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Recurring Program, Technology
Registration Required
Event Details:

Welcome to Vex robotics! This program will have us build our own robots, practice using the VexIQ code interface to connect a controller, and play some robot soccer! 

Disclaimer(s)

Photo Disclaimer

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

Spring with White Pine Programs

10:30am–12:00pm
Children
Special Event
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: York Public Library
Room: Children's Storytime Area
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Special Event
Registration Required
Event Details:

Discover the wonders of nature in spring with White Pine Programs! Learn about animal and plant behavior in spring and all the amazing things that emerge when the weather starts to get warmer!

Disclaimer(s)

Photo Disclaimer

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

YPL CEO Meeting

10:15am–11:30am
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: York Public Library
Room: Wheeler Room
Purpose of Meeting

Community Engagement and Outreach Cmte. 

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:

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.

Chess Club

5:15pm–6:45pm
Teens, Adults
Recurring Program
Library Branch: York Public Library
Room: Study Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Recurring Program
Event Details:

Join us for Chess Club! 

Chess Club will meet in the upper level study rooms and fireside tables - not the Wheeler room.

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.

York Hospital Lunch & Learn

11:30am–1:00pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: York Public Library
Room: Community Room
Purpose of Meeting

Lunch and Learn with an orthopaedic surgeon. Topic TBA.

York Student Art Show

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

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

Disclaimer(s)

Photo Disclaimer

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

Student Art Show Reception!

5:00pm–6:30pm
Children, Preteen, Teens, Adults, Everyone
Special Event
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. 

School Committee Meeting

6:00pm–8:00pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: York Public Library
Room: Community Room
Purpose of Meeting

Regular Meeting

Little Movers (Drop-in)

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

Climb, play, balance and enjoy positive playtime at this drop-in program. This program is suggested for 6 months - 2 years and their caregiver. 

Piscataqua Garden Club

1:00pm–3:00pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: York Public Library
Room: Community Room
Purpose of Meeting

Monthly Board Mtg.

Baby and Toddler 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 rhymes, songs and a story, followed by social playtime. We'll work on developing social, literacy and motor skills in this program series designed for babies and toddlers (birth - 2), with their caregivers.

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.

Beginning Vex Robotics

3:30pm–4:30pm
Children
Recurring Program, Technology
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: York Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Recurring Program, Technology
Registration Required
Event Details:

Welcome to Vex robotics! This program will have us build our own robots, practice using the VexIQ code interface to connect a controller, and play some robot soccer! 

Disclaimer(s)

Photo Disclaimer

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

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. 

Wake Up to the Wisdom of Poetry

10:30am–12:30pm
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. 

Climate Change Series: Sea Change: Peril in the Gulf Of Maine, Documentary Screening Part 2

11:00am–12:00pm
Adults
Climate
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: York Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Climate
Registration Required
Event Details:

In Part 2: Peril in the Gulf of Maine (53 minutes), dive into Cashes Ledge with scientists as they race to discover if this remote and relatively pristine part of the Gulf of Maine is vulnerable to rapid warming.