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

This event is in the "Children" group.
This event is in the "Preteen" group.
This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Everyone" group.

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. 

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Anxious Generation: A Deep Dive into the Ideas of the Book (Part 1 of 3)

Thursday, April 3, 2025 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Virtual Program at York Public Library
Program Type:
Special Event
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

 Are you curious about the best selling book by Jonathan Haidt, The Anxious Generation, but you haven't read it yet? Or maybe you've read it, and you want more?Join author and...

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

 

This event is in the "Preteen" group.
This event is in the "Teens" group.

White Pine Programs at YPL (Middle Schoolers)

Friday, April 4, 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?

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Tour of the Portsmouth Athenaeum

Tuesday, April 8, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Off Site
Program Type:
Special Event, Local History
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

In honor of National Library Week, York Public Library is pleased to offer a behind-the-scenes tour of the Portsmouth Athenaeum with Keeper and Executive Director, Tom Hardiman. &n...

Open
Registration
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Special Event, Local History
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 15
Event Details:

In honor of National Library Week, York Public Library is pleased to offer a behind-the-scenes tour of the Portsmouth Athenaeum with Keeper and Executive Director, Tom Hardiman.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

An Evening with John Perrault: Poet, Songwriter and Balladeer

Tuesday, April 8, 2025 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Community Room at York Public Library
Program Type:
Special Event, Performance
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

 YPL National Poetry Month Celebration EventAuthor, poet, songwriter and balladeer, former Portsmouth Poet Laureate John Perrault reads, recites and sings poems and songs—from...

Open
Registration
Library Branch: York Public Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Special Event, Performance
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 47
Event Details:

 

YPL National Poetry Month Celebration Event

This event is in the "Children" group.

Storytime at York Land Trust

Thursday, April 10, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Off Site
Program Type:
Special Event, Storytime
Age Group:
Children
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 ...

Open
Registration
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Special Event, Storytime
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 22
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.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Anxious Generation: A Deep Dive into the Ideas of the Book (Part 2 of 3)

Thursday, April 10, 2025 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Virtual Program at York Public Library
Program Type:
Special Event
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

 Are you curious about the best selling book by Jonathan Haidt, The Anxious Generation, but you haven't read it yet? Or maybe you've read it, and you want more?Join author and...

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

 

This event is in the "Preteen" group.
This event is in the "Teens" group.

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?

This event is in the "Children" group.

Canine Cuddles

Saturday, April 12, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Children's Storytime Area at York Public Library
Program Type:
Special Event
Age Group:
Children
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 thi...

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

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Irish Authors Book Discussion with Deborah McDermott

Tuesday, April 15, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Virtual Program at York Public Library
Program Type:
Speaker Series, Special Event
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

 THE BOOK FOR APRIL IS: THIS IS HAPPINESS by Niall WilliamsFinely wrought novel about rural Irish life in the late 1950s. Niall Williams' novel is an intricately observed...

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Registration
Virtual Event
Library Branch: York Public Library
Room: Virtual Program
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Speaker Series, Special Event
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

 

THE BOOK FOR APRIL IS: 

THIS IS HAPPINESS by Niall Williams

This event is in the "Children" group.
This event is in the "Preteen" group.
This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Everyone" group.

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.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Anxious Generation: A Deep Dive into the Ideas of the Book (Part 3 of 3)

Thursday, April 17, 2025 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Virtual Program at York Public Library
Program Type:
Special Event
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

 Are you curious about the best selling book by Jonathan Haidt, The Anxious Generation, but you haven't read it yet? Or maybe you've read it, and you want more?Join author and...

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

 

This event is in the "Preteen" group.
This event is in the "Teens" group.

White Pine Programs at YPL (Middle Schoolers)

Friday, April 25, 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?

This event is in the "Preteen" group.
This event is in the "Teens" group.

White Pine Programs at YPL (Middle Schoolers)

Friday, May 2, 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?

This event is in the "Children" group.

Storytime at York Land Trust

Thursday, May 8, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Off Site
Program Type:
Special Event, Storytime
Age Group:
Children
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 ...

Open
Registration
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Special Event, Storytime
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 23
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.

This event is in the "Preteen" group.
This event is in the "Teens" group.

White Pine Programs at YPL (Middle Schoolers)

Friday, May 9, 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?

This event is in the "Everyone" group.

York Land Trust's Annual Native Plant Sale

Saturday, May 10, 2025 at 9:00am - 12:00pm
York Public Library
Program Type:
Climate, Special Event
Age Group:
Everyone
Event Details:

 Stock up on native plants for your yard and garden at our 5th annual Native Plant Sale! We’ll have nearly 40 varieties of perennials, shrubs, and trees, all provided by Piers...

Open
Registration
Library Branch: York Public Library
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Climate, Special Event
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 69
Event Details:

 

This event is in the "Children" group.

Canine Cuddles

Saturday, May 17, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Children's Storytime Area at York Public Library
Program Type:
Special Event
Age Group:
Children
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 thi...

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

This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.

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.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Irish Authors Book Discussion with Deborah McDermott

Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Virtual Program at York Public Library
Program Type:
Speaker Series, Special Event
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

 THE BOOK FOR MAY IS: THE COUNTRY GIRLS by Edna O'BrienEdna O'Brien died last July at age 94, and Ireland mourned and celebrated her in a big way. Yet she left Ireland fo...

Open
Registration
Virtual Event
Library Branch: York Public Library
Room: Virtual Program
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Speaker Series, Special Event
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Event Details:

 

THE BOOK FOR MAY IS:

 

THE COUNTRY GIRLS by Edna O'Brien

This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.

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:

 

This event is in the "Preteen" group.
This event is in the "Teens" group.

White Pine Programs at YPL (Middle Schoolers)

Friday, May 23, 2025 at 12:30pm - 2:00pm
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?

This event is in the "Preteen" group.
This event is in the "Teens" group.

White Pine Programs at YPL (Middle Schoolers)

Friday, May 30, 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?