Warm Holiday Greetings from all of us at York Public Library!

The hustle and bustle is here. Have you shaken off your turkey stupor and snagged any holiday deals?

We hope you'll be able to slow down and enjoy this holiday season. A quiet, cozy reading escape surely fits the bill. Check out any book, movie, or audiobook (or gingerbread house kit!) and more at your library for free. Now there's a deal! Or join us for a free holiday concert with Jeff Snow!

If you're seeking gifts for readers on your list - or perhaps its yourself you'd like to treat - be sure to visit our Holiday Book Sale going on now in our Book Nook all month long. Holiday reads, puzzles, and gently used books await!

All our best this season,

-YPL

PS Don't forget... the Library closes early on Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve in addition to being closed December 25th and January 1st.

NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

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Giving Tuesday - The Global Day of Giving - is December 3!

York Public Library is more than just books—it’s a hub for knowledge, inspiration, and community connection. Your generosity helps us:

Expand our collections 📖
Offer enriching programs for all ages 🎨👩‍💻
Maintain a welcoming space for everyone 🏡

Every dollar makes a difference. Together, we can ensure the library continues to thrive as a cornerstone of our community. Thank you for your support!

Every year the Library mounts an art show called “Community Collects.” This show features the work of one or more well-known local artists from the past. Collectors from the area generously lend pieces from their personal collections during this three-month long exhibit.

* CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS *

**January's Communtiy Collects Art Exhibit: Rosalind "Roz" Fedeli**

We will be celebrating the life and art of Rosalind Fedeli between January and March 2025. "Roz" was not only a wonderful artist, but a beloved member of the York community and longstanding member of the Ogunquit Art Association. If you have any of Roz's art that you would be willing to share with the York Public Library for this Exhibit, please contact Nancy Garrick of the YPL Art Committee at nancygarrick55@gmail.com. Thank you! We hope to see you at the opening on Tuesday, January 14, at 5PM.

YOUTH SERVICES SPOTLIGHT

WOOF!

Please read the youth section of this newsletter for more events!

Jump to Youth Services

Pawsome Pen Pals!

*NEW* Pen Pal Station in the

Children's Room

1. Choose one of our Pawsome Pen Pals.

2. Write a letter at the Library or bring your letter from home.
3. Fold your letter and put it in the mailbox. No envelope necessary. Your name stays private.

4. Check back to see the replies from our Pawsome Pen Pals! We’ll post them on the wall by the mailbox.

Our Pawsome Pen Pals are great listeners!

FEATURED EVENTS

Fri. Dec. 13

Jeff Snow Holiday Concert Celebration

Friday, December 13

6:30 - 8:00 PM

Community Room

REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED!

One individual per registration.

You are invited to join musician Jeff Snow for a Gathering of Celtic and Christmas, which combines the music and tunes of the Softer Side of Celtic with some familiar, and perhaps not so familiar, music of the season. There will be singing, laughing and perhaps a few tears as we wander around the Celtic lands.

ABOUT JEFF SNOW

Jeff Snow is a talented multi-instrumentalist who shares the music, and the stories behind the music of Scotland, Ireland, and England. Growing up in a home where old Scottish folk songs were the everyday sounds, Jeff developed an early love for Celtic music. Much of the history of these lands was preserved in song.

In concert, Jeff plays the guitar, autoharp ,and bouzouki. He can also find his way around a drum set and most of the percussion family. Jeff's music has been described as “quiet and relaxing.” Much of it is, but every once in a while he breaks out and the foot stomping begins.

Jeff is a private guitar teacher and the author of the teaching method Guitar Basics and Beyond. He was featured in the December 2006 issue of Acoustic Guitar Magazine and is a contributing writer for Acoustic Guitar and Autoharp Quarterly Magazines. When not singing, playing or teaching Jeff can often be found wandering with his camera, on a golf course or on a beach.