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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!

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YPL Crafting Group

Thursday, February 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, February 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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Virtual Author Talk: Mojos, Mermaids, Medicine, and 400 Years of Black Women’s Magic with Dr. Lindsey Stewart Award-Winning Author

Thursday, February 12, 2026 at 2:00pm - 3:30pm
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:

Feminist philosopher Dr.

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Medicare Counseling Appointments

Thursday, February 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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Celebrating the Semiquincentennial: Maine Historical Society Virtual Event - Read the Revolution: George Washington's Hair

Thursday, February 12, 2026 at 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Virtual Program at York Public Library

Program Type:

Special Event

Age Group:

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

Mostly hidden from public view, like an embarrassing family secret, scores of putative locks of George Washington’s hair are held, more than two centuries after his death, in the collections of America’s historical societies, public and acad

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Week in Review Discussion Group

Friday, February 13, 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.

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Musical Afternoon with Singer & Guitarist Jan Peters

Saturday, February 14, 2026 at 12:00pm - 1:00pm
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 by the fireplace for a musical hour with Jan Peters. Jan is a soloist, singer and guitarist. 

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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.

Wake Up to the Wisdom of Poetry

10:30am–12:30pm
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:

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, 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.

Old York Garden Club

9:00am–12:00pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: York Public Library
Room: Wheeler Room
Purpose of Meeting

Monthly meeting of Old York Garden Club Board of Directors

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.

Walking Club

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

Join library staff or volunteers to take a walk around town. We’ll start from the library lobby and try out a variety of different routes. The group will set the pace together. 

Maine Connections Academy - State Testing

8:00am–12:00pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: York Public Library
Room: Community Room
Purpose of Meeting

Maine Connections Academy students need to complete their state testing. MCA is a non-profit public charter school.

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.

Maine Connections Academy - State Testing

12:00pm–4:00pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: York Public Library
Room: Community Room
Purpose of Meeting

Maine Connections Academy students need to complete their state testing. MCA is a nonprofit public charter school.

YPL Meeting

1:00pm–2:00pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: York Public Library
Room: Wheeler Room
Purpose of Meeting

Leadership Team Meeting

YRCA Energy Coach meeting

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

Energy Coach update meeting

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

Italian Conversation Group

6:30pm–8:00pm
Adults
Recurring Program
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. 

Maine Connections Academy - State Testing

8:00am–12:00pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: York Public Library
Room: Community Room
Purpose of Meeting

Maine Connections Academy students need to complete their state testing. MCA is a nonprofit public charter school.

Maine Connections Academy - State Testing

12:00pm–4:00pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: York Public Library
Room: Community Room
Purpose of Meeting

Maine Connections Academy students need to complete their state testing. MCA is a nonprofit public charter school.

Appeals Board

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

Appeals

Maine SBA

8:30am–12:30pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: York Public Library
Room: Community Room
Purpose of Meeting

Maine Small Business 

YPL Crafting Group

10:00am–12:00pm
Adults
Recurring Program, Arts & Crafts
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!

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. 

Storytime at York Land Trust

10:30am–11:30am
Children
Storytime
Open
Registration Required
Offsite Event
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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Photo Disclaimer

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

Presentation: Travelogue to Tanzania, East Africa

2:00pm–3:30pm
Adults
Lecture
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: York Public Library
Room: Wheeler Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lecture
Registration Required
Event Details:

Now retired, presenter Jean Labanowski has embraced the freedom to turn her lifelong passion for travel into unforgettable adventures.

art and poetry

3:30pm–5:30pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: York Public Library
Room: Wheeler Room
Purpose of Meeting

Art & Poetry meeting

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.