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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.

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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!

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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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Storytime at York Land Trust

Thursday, March 12, 2026 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 if you want to also enjoy a walk on the trails after the program.

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Medicare Counseling Appointments

Thursday, March 12, 2026 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Study Room at York Public Library

Program Type:

Health & Wellness

Age Group:

Adults
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.

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Virtual Author Talk: Book Portals and Journeys of Literary Magic with Kate Quinn

Thursday, March 12, 2026 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Virtual Program at York Public Library

Program Type:

Author Talk

Age Group:

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

You’re invited to join us for a virtual conversation with acclaimed author Kate Quinn about her latest fantastical work, The Astral Library, which poses the question: Have you ever wished you could live ins

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Climate Change Series: Sea Change: Bounty in the Gulf Of Maine, Documentary Screening Part 1

Saturday, March 14, 2026 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Community Room at York Public Library

Program Type:

Climate

Age Group:

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

In Part 1: Bounty in the Gulf of Maine (53 minutes), discover the Gulf of Maine and how its bounty was forever changed by a global appetite for fish.

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Chess Club

Monday, March 16, 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.

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

4:00pm–5:00pm
Adults, Everyone
Climate
Open
Registration Required
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.

Climate Change Series: Sea Change: Bounty in the Gulf Of Maine, Documentary Screening Part 1

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 1: Bounty in the Gulf of Maine (53 minutes), discover the Gulf of Maine and how its bounty was forever changed by a global appetite for fish.

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.

Climate Change Series: GMRI presents Coastal Flooding Community Science in Southern Maine

4:00pm–5:00pm
Adults
Climate
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: York Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Climate
Registration Required
Event Details:

Sea level rise is increasing the frequency and severity of coastal flooding in Maine.

Climate Change Series: Sea Change: Survival in the Gulf Of Maine, Documentary Screening Part 3

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 3: Survival in the Gulf of Maine (53 minutes), now at a crossroads for the future of the Gulf of Maine and our oceans, Indigenous peoples and scholars practice climate resilience and adaptation, scientists track developments, and ent

Climate Change Series: Salt Marsh Walk & Talk with York Land Trust

4:00pm–5:30pm
Adults
Climate
Open
Registration Required
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Climate
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join York Land trust and York River Stewardship Committee's Watershed Program Coordinator Jennifer Hunter and Maine Master Naturalists Sally Harold and Paul Dest for a salt marsh exploration at York Land Trust's Smelt Brook Preserve.&