Did you know about our app that lets you access downloadable eBooks and audiobooks for all ages? Now is the time to sign up! York County Public Library card holders who start using the service for the first time between July 13 and September 7, 2025, will be entered in a Amazon gift card drawing. All they have to do is 1) Sign up with your York County Public Library library card and start using Libby/Overdrive. 2) Check out and read at least one book a week from the moment you sign up until Sept. 7. Questions? Email library_services@yorkcounty.gov.
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
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
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.
Summer Reading Finale Celebration
All Ages
Saturday, August 9
10 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
Yorktown Library
Don't miss our Finale Celebration at Yorktown Library, including talent shows at 10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m.! Crafts and projects from the whole summer will be available to complete. A caricature artist will draw souvenirs for children from 10 a.m.-12 p.m. and a face-painting artist will be available from 12-2 p.m. At 2:30 p.m., our grand finale concert featuring the C. Shells, a fun, family-friendly musical duo, will be held in the Yorktown Library Meeting Room.
Come to the Finale to pick up your Summer Reading Completion Prizes and make sure you submit all your virtual raffle tickets through Beanstack by August 9.
Want to make a difference, gain volunteer hours, and have fun at the library? Apply to be a York County Public Library teen volunteer! It’s a fun way to get involved in your community and make new friends. Applications are available beginning August 18 through March 2026, and can be found at any Youth Services desk or on the Teen Page on our website at www.yorkcounty.gov/761/teens.
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. This form is available at the Youth Services desk at each branch and on the YCPL website's Teen Page.
Sign up through Beanstack. Don't forget to log your books to get credit!
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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