Tabb and Yorktown Libraries will be closed on Friday, July 4, 2025, for Independence Day. Our digital collection is always available, though, so visit our online resources through our website or through OverDrive. See our full list of upcoming closures on our Closing & Holidays web page.
Event Registration Information
Note that forms no longer display under events; instead a Registration button will appear under those events that include a registration component. For those events that require registration, registration opens the Monday of the week before each event. An email address is required to register for library events. To view our online calendar and register for events, visit
https://yorkcountyva.librarycalendar.com. Questions? Stop by the Youth Services desk at the Tabb and Yorktown libraries, or call Tabb Youth Services at 757-890-5110 or Yorktown Youth Services at 757-890-5294.
Summer Reading
Color Our World
Summer Reading Kickoff
All Ages
Thursday, June 26
5:30-7:30 p.m.
Tabb Library
Looking to beat the heat and celebrate reading?
Join us at Tabb Library for a vibrant celebration to kick off our Color Our World Summer Reading Program!
Dive into a colorful world of imagination with engaging activities for all ages. With the exception of safety vehicles and food trucks, all activities will be inside the library so you can have fun and stay cool!
🎶 Enjoy live music from the Virginia Shellphish Coalition 🚒 Meet local heroes and check out fire trucks with Fire and Life Safety 🚓 Visit the York-Poquoson Sheriff's Office Crime Prevention Trailer 🎈 Kids will love crafts, games, and Balloon Creatures by Susan and more 🍦 Grab a treat from Ben & Jerry’s and a bite from Spud Brothers 757 French Fries — foodtrucks will be on site for purchases from 4–8 p.m. Take your tasty treats inside to enjoy in our air conditioned Meeting Room.
Have you heard…about our awesome Summer Reading Registration Raffle at the Kickoff event? Enter for a chance to win one of our awesome prizes, including a Latitude Climbing & Fitness Family Pass Pack, as well as other amazing prizes for all ages, such as Crayola coloring kits, a LEGO kit and more!
Step 1: Register for Summer Reading via our Beanstack site (yorkcounty.beanstack.org) on Thursday, June 26 starting at noon until 7:30 p.m.
Step 2: Attend our Summer Reading Kick Off event at Tabb Library between 5:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. While there, stop by the Registration table before the event ends to receive your paper raffle ticket. You must attend the kickoff in order to get your ticket for registering and enter the raffle. There is a limit of one ticket per registrant - you or a parent must provide contact information before entering one of the drawings.
Step 3: Enjoy your evening! You do not need to be present to win; we will draw and alert winners on Friday, June 27. Questions? Call 757-890-5120 or 757-890-5110.
Summer Reading Program
June 26-August 9
All Ages
York County Public Library's Summer Reading program runs from June 26 through August 9, 2025. Youth participants must read at least 16 books to complete the challenge. Adult and teen participants must read at least 6 books to complete the challenge. Log the books you read to earn badges and rewards.Our community reading goal is to read 12,345 books by or before August 9. Help us out and read as much as you can!
How to Sign Up for the Reading Challenge
Starting June 26, go to yorkcounty.beanstack.org. Log in using your previously-created log-in information, or create a new account. If the site does not auto-enroll you in the challenge, look under Current Challenges to register. Then you can start logging your reading. If you need help, stop by the Youth Services or Reference desks at both libraries during our normal operating hours.
Special Guests
Magician Rob Westcott
All Ages
Thursday, July 10
2:30-3:30 p.m.
Tabb
Registration is not required.
Story Time with Author Debra Kempf Shumaker Families Monday, July 14 10:30-11:15 a.m.
Yorktown Registration is not required
Elementary Animal Adaptions
with Author Debra Kempf Shumaker Grades K-5 Monday, July 14 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Yorktown Registration is not required
Mad Science
Families
10:15-11:30 a.m.
Friday, July 18 @ Tabb - "Fire & Ice"
Friday, July 25 @ Yorktown - "Sounds Like Science"
Registration is not required.
Bright Star Theatre: Wizard of Oz
All Ages
Saturday, July 26
10:15-11:15 a.m.
Tabb
Registration is not required.
Bright Star Theatre: La Caperucita Roja (Bilingual)
All ages
Saturday, July 26
2:15-3:15 p.m.
Yorktown
Registration is not required.
Jonathan Austin's 24 Hour Emergency Juggling & Magic Service
York County Public Library Teen Advisory Board (TAB) application forms will be available from June 23 to July 28! Open to rising 7th–12th graders, TAB members help plan teen events, give feedback on library programs, and earn volunteer hours. Applications will be available on the library website and at the Youth Services desks at both library branches. Don’t miss your chance to have your voice heard and make an impact!
2025 Teen Program Permission Forms
The Teen Program Permission Form for 2025 now available. All teen volunteers and any teen who would like to participate in any teen programs at the library during the year 2025 will need to complete a new form. One form covers events at both branches. Additional note: Teen Gaming and Teen Book Club are drop-in programs; however, a form is required. This form is available at the Youth Services desk at each branch and on the YCPL website's Teen Page.
Teen Gaming
Grades 6-12
Tuesday, July 1 & 15
5-7 p.m.
Yorktown
Registration is not required.
Teen Programs and Participant Agreement and Code of Conduct forms are required.
Registration is open. Log books through Beanstack. Books read count towards both 100 Books and Summer Reading, so make sure you join both challenges through Beanstack!
Support to the Library
Donate to the Friends of the Library
Want to support our amazing library programs? Donate to the Friends of the Library Foundation today! Donations support the York County Public Library by increasing public awareness about the library and its importance to the community. The Foundation raises funds through gifts and bequests to enhance library facilities, programs and services. For more information or to donate to the Foundation, visit our website at www.yorkcounty.gov/745/Friends-of-the-Library-Foundation.
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