News Releases for YCLS

Rotary Club of York Supports Teen Programming at Martin Library

noreply@blogger.com (York County Library PR) — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 21:01:00 +0000

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(York, PA) June 3, 2009 - Rotary Club of York President Mike King presents $1,860 to Martin Library Donor Relations Manager and fellow Rotarian Karla Heberlig in support of Martin Library’s teen programming. Martin Library’s Teen Forum has become the common meeting place for local teens since Martin Library’s grand re-opening in 2005. The Teen Forum offers free computer access, homework help, monthly teen programming, a teen job training program, and an inviting and safe atmosphere, exclusively offered to teens ages 13-18. Martin Library’s dynamic teen programming is vital in its outreach to the teen community, offering teens an outlet for socialization and recreation in a supervised and supportive environment. Over 1,500 York area teens participated in Martin Library’s teen programming in 2008. Visit http://martin.yorklibraries.org/ for a full listing of Martin Library’s teen programs.

Extended Sunday Hours Made Possible by The Wachovia Foundation

noreply@blogger.com (York County Library PR) — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 18:32:00 +0000

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(York - April 22, 2009) Lisa Walker (left) and Dan Kravitz of Wachovia, present a $2,000 check to Martin Library Donor Relations Manager Karla Heberlig (center) in support of its extended Sunday hours. Martin Library will continue to offer Sunday hours, 1 – 5 pm, through Sunday, June 28. Sundays remain the second busiest day of the week, as over 40,000 people flock to the library each month. More and more, people look to the library for free access to the Internet, resources for jobs, education and training, free quality family activities, and all informational needs. Community members may take advantage of Martin Library’s resources seven days a week through June 28. Special thanks to The Wachovia Foundation and the Friends of Martin Library for making Sunday hours possible. Visit http://martin.yorklibraries.org/ for more information.

Susquehanna Bank Supports "A Celebration of Urban Life @ Martin Library"

noreply@blogger.com (York County Library PR) — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 15:04:00 +0000

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(York - April 15, 2009) April Murray, of Susquehanna Bank (left), presents a $1,000 check to Martin Library Donor Relations Manager Karla Heberlig (right) in support of its National Library Week programming “A Celebration of Urban Life @ Martin Library.” From April 13 through 18, the library hosted a series of events including a youth photography exhibit, community dialogue with local leaders about improving multicultural relations in York, and a book discussion with author Voni Grimes. In addition, the festivities included an open mic teen talent show, and two presentations by New York Times best-selling author Nathan McCall. Several hundred people participated in these free public events designed to encourage multicultural understanding. Visit http://martin.yorklibraries.org/ for a full listing of Martin Library’s upcoming events.

York County Library System Wins Statewide Award

noreply@blogger.com (York County Library PR) — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 18:10:00 +0000

Author Florence Minor and illustrator Wendell Minor present a Pennsylvania Library Association Best Practices Award to York County Library System. Pictured, left to right, are illustrator Wendell Minor, Wellspan Director of Community Health Improvement Kevin Alvarnaz, York County Library System Director of Youth Services Paula Gilbert, Healthy York County Coalition Executive Director Robin Rohrbaugh, and author Florence Minor.

The Pennsylvania Library Association has honored the York County Library System with its Best Practices in Early Learning Award for its innovative program, “Catch the Activity Bug” Keystone Active Kids Field Guide.

The library’s program was selected as a “best practice” in the sixth annual Pennsylvania Library Association’s Best Practices Awards for Programming and Services to Children under the Age of Six, Their Families and Caregivers in the category of Programs That Showcase Community Collaborations. The awards honored 22 Pennsylvania public libraries for programming in early literacy.

Awards were presented April 1 at the fifth annual Early Learning Forum and Best Practices Luncheon, Pennsylvania Libraries: Learning Starts Here! — an education session attended by several hundred librarians, advocates, and policymakers at the Hilton Harrisburg.

Here’s how the program evolved:

The Keystone Active Zone is a statewide campaign designed to create county-level partnerships between recreation, health, and education professionals to promote parks and trails as places for fitness and fun. In York County, the Healthy Lifestyles Task Force, a project of the Healthy York County Coalition, implements this program. Partners include Hanover Hospital, Lincoln Charter School, Northeastern School District, York City Health Bureau, York College of Pennsylvania Nursing Department, York County Parks, Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, and Wellspan Health.

This coalition created the Keystone Active Kids Field Guide, which uses guided activities to get kids out to local parks and learn about the world. For the first two years of the campaign, the Task Force distributed the Field Guide through a convenience store chain.

Over 3,000 were handed out, but very few were returned. The Task Force contacted the York County Library System for help. The libraries became partners and were advertised as the pick-up and drop-off point for the guides. The libraries promoted the campaign and handed out 8,200 copies at Summer Reading signups. About 1,200 kids returned them.

“The goal was to get the children active and involved over the summer, to keep them healthy,” said Paula Gilbert, director of Youth Services. “It’s family-friendly, getting moms and dads involved with the activities. We found the highest response to be from parents and their children between the ages of three and seven.”

The Field Guide, themed “Catch the Activity Bug,” coordinated with last year’s “Catch the Reading Bug @ Your Library” Summer Reading program. Each library in the system and its hours and locations were listed in the guide. For each bug, books were listed to read.
Gilbert believes the halo of good publicity has extended back to the library. An additional 1,100 children signed up for Reading Club in 2008 than 2007. And because the program was so successful, the library plans to participate again in 2009.

The program is important first because of its early literacy services to the citizens of York County. The Best Practices Award celebrates public library programs that are especially creative, innovative, and effective in serving young children, their families and caregivers.

The awards were presented by illustrator Wendell Minor and author Florence Minor. Their book, If You Were a Penguin, is this year’s selection for the One Book, Every Young Child initiative.

One Book, Every Young Child is a statewide literacy initiative, a collaborative project to promote the development of early literacy skills through interactive experiences with books and stories.

More than a half million Pennsylvania children ages three to six are reached annually through the One Book, Every Young Child program, which stresses the importance of reading early and often to young children and how that impacts their future lives.

Candidates Participate in Judicial Forum

noreply@blogger.com (York County Library PR) — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 16:51:00 +0000

All nine candidates running for the position of judge for the York County Court of Common Pleas will participate in a Judicial Forum hosted by the Paul Smith Library of Southern York County in Shrewsbury. The candidates include Susan Emmons, Michael Flannelly, Harry Ness, John Ogden, Chuck Patterson, Kathleen Prendergast, Andrea Marceca Strong, Erin Thompson, and Sandra Thompson. This free event is open to the public and will be held from 6:45 – 9:00 p.m. on Wednesday, April 22 at the library.

Dr. Demi Fair, director of the Paul Smith Library of Southern York County, will moderate the forum. Each candidate will have an equal opportunity to address the public by answering questions developed by a bi-partisan panel of community leaders and attorneys. Due to election restrictions, questions will not be solicited from the audience that evening. However, there will be an opportunity for community members to meet candidates following the event.

Judges elected to the York County Court of Common Pleas hear major civil and criminal cases, in addition to deciding cases that involve adoption, divorce, child custody, abuse, juvenile delinquency, estates, guardianships, charitable organizations and many other matters. The May 19 primary vote will determine which four candidates continue on to the November polls, at which time two Judges will be elected to the Common Pleas courts to serve 10-year terms.
For more information, contact library staff at 235-5806. The Paul Smith Library of Southern York County is located at 80 Constitution Avenue, Shrewsbury.

Eat Pizza, Help Our Libraries!

noreply@blogger.com (York County Library PR) — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 13:22:00 +0000

York County Libraries will get a piece of the pie when people eat at CiCi’s Pizza during National Library Week, April 12 – 18. Each time someone shows a York County Libraries Card, either when dining-in or with a take-out order, CiCi’s will donate 10% of the check to the libraries. CiCi’s Pizza is located at 351 Loucks Road in the Manchester Crossroads Shopping Center off of Route 30.

Martin Library Honored with York Unity Award

noreply@blogger.com (York County Library PR) — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 19:59:00 +0000

At his State of the City Address on Wednesday, March 25, City of York Mayor John Brenner presented a key to the city to Martin Library as the recipient of the York Unity Award.

Martin Library was recognized for its 2008 National Library Week celebration titled "Street Lit, Hip-Hop, Reading & Writing @ Martin Library."

The York Unity Award is presented to an individual or organization that, in the last year, has demonstrated extraordinary leadership in fostering peace, understanding, and growth between people of different backgrounds, races, nationalities, religions, philosophies, or lifestyles in and beyond the City of York.

Martin Library’s 2008 National Library Week Celebration, titled “Street Lit, Hip-Hop, Reading & Writing at Martin Library” held April 2008, explored the role of “Urban Fiction” in the lives of York’s urban youth, investigated the impact the hip-hop culture has made on the York community, and empowered 1,187 people to tell their own story.

This dynamic programming series touched the lives of people of all ages, races and genders, taking on at times controversial genre and facilitating a positive community conversation, uniting parents and their children, teachers and their students and the greater York community.

Author Nathan McCall to speak at Martin Library during “A Celebration of Urban Life”

noreply@blogger.com (York County Library PR) — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 12:23:00 +0000

Nationally-known author Nathan McCall will headline Martin Library’s “A Celebration of Urban Life” festivities, April 13 – 18. Insightful and direct, community members are invited to join McCall for a discussion of his first work of fiction, Them, on Saturday morning, April 18 at 10:30 a.m. in the Martin Library Legacy Room.

As he wrote this novel, McCall frequently visited the setting of this book - the Atlanta, Georgia neighborhood known as “The Old Fourth Ward” -made famous as the birthplace of Martin Luther King. Participants are encouraged to borrow copies of the book from the library to read ahead of time for this opportunity to discuss the book with its author. Books will be available

for sale and autograph.

McCall’s visit and the week’s “A Celebration of Urban Life” festivities are sponsored by the City of York Human Relations Commission with additional support from the African American Affinity Group and The Diversity & Inclusion Department at The Hershey Company, The Governor’s Commission on African American Affairs, Susquehanna Real Estate LP, and the REALTORS Association of York and Adams Counties.

The events officially kick-off with the opening of the York City’s Neighborhoods photography exhibit at 6:30 p.m. Monday, April 13 in the library’s Atrium. The exhibit, which runs the entire week, features unique perspectives of the City of York as captured through the lens of local student photographers. Wal-Mart Supercenter Store #2205, 1800 Loucks Road, generously donated disposable cameras and film development for the youth photography exhibit.

On Tuesday, April 14 at 6:30 p.m., the library’s Quiet Reading Room will be filled with dialogue about how to improve multicultural relations in York. The conversation will be led by a panel of local leaders surrounding their reflections of the DVD, A Message to People of Color.

Community leader turned author Voni Grimes will speak at the library at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 15 in the Legacy Room. Interspersed with the playing of his harmonica, Grimes will share insights from his book Bridging Troubled Waters: The Memoirs of Voni B. Grimes with audience members. Books will be available for sale and autograph following the presentation.

On Thursday night, April 16 at 6:30 p.m., the week-long celebration continues with the “Open Mic Teen Talent Show” to be held at the Crispus Attucks Gym, 605 South Duke Street, York.
Local high school students can showcase their talents, with the winners selected by audience members at the end of the night. Entertainers are currently being sought to perform in the show; interested students can pick up registration forms at Martin Library or Crispus Attucks.

All “A Celebration of Urban Life @ Martin Library” events are free and open to the public. Please note that because space is limited, registration is required for all events except the photography exhibit. To register, log onto the events calendar at http://www.yorklibraries.org/ or phone the library’s main desk staff at 846-5300, ext. 222. Martin Library is located at 159 East Market Street in York, right on the corner of Queen and Market Street.

A Celebration of Urban Life Schedule at a Glance…
Monday, April 13 6:30 p.m.
York City’s Neighborhoods Photography Exhibit Opening
Martin Library Atrium

Tuesday, April 14 6:30 p.m.
Community Dialogue about Multi-cultural relations in York
Martin Library Quiet Reading Room
Registration required

Wednesday, April 15 6:30 p.m.
Meet Author Voni Grimes
Martin Library Legacy Room
Registration required
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Thursday, April 16 6:30 p.m.
Open Mic Teen Talent Show
Crispus Attucks Gym
Registration required

Friday, April 17 6:30 p.m. SOLD OUT
A Life Journey: Author Nathan McCall
Lecture & Jazz reception
Martin Library Quiet Reading Room
Registration & tickets required SOLD OUT

Saturday, April 18 10:30 a.m.
Them Book Discussion with Nathan McCall
Martin Library Legacy Room
Registration required

Find It @ Your Library during National Library Week April 12 – 18

noreply@blogger.com (York County Library PR) — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 17:47:00 +0000

Want to read the latest best seller?
Find it at the library.

Don’t have a computer or Internet access at home?

Get connected at the library.

Want your children to discover the world around them?

Explore it at the library.

During National Library Week, April 12 – 18, York County Libraries want community members to know whether they are searching for books, computers, or fun educational programs to look no further than their public library!

A free library card is all that is needed to access over 615,000 books, audio books, music CDs, and many other items at the thirteen libraries conveniently interspersed across York County. “Getting a card is easy,” says York County Libraries Community Relations Director Deb Sullivan. “When you visit the library for the first time, all you need to do is fill out a brief application form, and a library staff member will create and issue your card on the spot. You are then ready to check out a variety of materials and use our wealth of resources for free.”

“Sharing items instead of buying makes great ‘cents’ in this economic environment,” she adds. “Consider the cost of a book, a magazine on the newsstand, or a monthly fee for Internet Access. Using those items through the library can really help stretch your dollars.”

As an added service, the libraries collectively offer thousands of movies at a budget-friendly cost of $2 per rental. Some locations are starting to offer video games for rent as well. Available titles for books, movies, video games, and music can all be found on the York County Libraries website at http://www.yorklibraries.org/. Regardless of which of the thirteen locations an item is housed, it can be reserved online and delivered to the library of choice.

Libraries also offer a wide range of free programs for children, teens, and adults. These include everything from story times, to book discussions, to art exhibits, to summer reading club. Here is a sampling of what is happening at York County Libraries during National Library Week:

National Library Week Events @ York County Libraries

All Week
Sunday, April 12 - Saturday, April 18
Pizza! Pizza!
CiCi’s Pizza
351 Loucks Rd., York
650-2424

Treat yourself to some great pizza and support your libraries at the same time! When you eat at CiCi’s pizza anytime during the National Library Week, April 12 – 18, 10% of your check will benefit York County Libraries. Be sure to take along the coupon available at all libraries and online at http://www.yorklibraries.org/.

Monday
Monday, April 13 6:30 p.m.
York City’s Neighborhoods Photography Exhibit Opening
Martin Library
159 East Market Street, York
846-5300, ext. 222

See unique views of the City of York as captured through the lens of local student
photographers. View the exhibit all week-long during A Celebration of Urban Life at Martin Library.

Tuesday
Tuesday, April 14 6:00 p.m.
Young Adult Literature Night - Book Discussion & Pizza Party
Arthur Hufnagel Public library of Glen Rock
32 Main Street Glen Rock
235-1127
$3.00 fee required with Registration

What’s better than a lively discussion about the Twilight Saga Series by Stephanie Meyer? The answer of course…is fantastic conversation with great pizza! Teens and adults are invited to spend an evening talking about all of the books in this popular series. The library will also be raffling off a hardback set of the Twilight Series, with the winner’s name drawn the night of the event. Tickets will be $1.00 each or 6 for $5.00

Tuesday, April 14 6:30 p.m.
Community Dialogue
Martin Library
159 East Market Street, York
846-5300, ext. 222
Registration required http://www.yorklibraries.org/

A panel of community members shares their thoughts surrounding their reflections of the DVD,
A Message to People of Color, and discusses how to improve multicultural relations in York.

Wednesday
Wednesday, April 15 6:30 p.m.
Vagabond of Verse Michael Baish
Kaltreider-Benfer Library
147 South Charles Street, Red Lion
244-2032
No Registration Required
Tenor Michael Baish weaves tales of the Gold Rush of 1898 with a mellow sprinkling of traditional songs and music on guitar and mandolin.

Wednesday, April 15 6:30 p.m.
Author Voni Grimes
Martin Library
159 East Market Street, York
846-5300, ext. 222
Registration required http://www.yorklibraries.org/

Meet Voni Grimes, community leader turned author, as he shares insights from his book
Bridging Troubled Waters: The Memoirs of Voni B. Grimes interspersed with tunes on his harmonica. Books will be available for purchase and autograph.

Wednesday, April 15 7:00 p.m.
Beanie Baby Bingo
Paul Smith Library of Southern York County
80 Constitution Avenue, Shrewsbury
235-4313
Registration begins Wed., April 1 -- seating is limited.

Kids should get ready to yell B-I-N-G-O, because it is time to play Beanie Baby Bingo at the library! There’s a winner every game! The cost is only $1 to play from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m.

Wednesday, April 17 7:00 p.m.
College Financial Aid

Paul Smith Library of Southern York County
80 Constitution Avenue, Shrewsbury
235-4313
Register by phone
Learn tips and tricks for getting the best financial aid package for college.

Thursday
Thursday, April 16 - 6:30 p.m.
Open Mic Teen Talent Show
Crispus Attucks Gym
605 South Duke Street, York
848-3610
Registration Required at Crispus Attucks or http://www.yorklibraries.org/

Local high school students showcase their talents, with the winners selected by audience members at the end of the night.

Thursday, April 16 noon
Author David L. Weaver-Zercher, PhD
Guthrie Memorial Library
Hanover’s Public Library
2 Library Place, Hanover
632-5183
No registration Required

Meet Messiah College Professor and Author David Weaver-Zercher, PhD, who with his colleagues, received numerous media inquiries about the Amish Community’s extraordinary forgiveness following a tragic shooting at their Nickel Mines schoolhouse. Get the inside story from Weaver-Zercher, one of the authors of Amish Grace: How Forgiveness Transcended Tragedy. Books will be available for $20 with autographing offered.

Friday
Friday, April 17 6:30 p.m. SOLD OUT
Nathan McCall, Them
Martin Library
159 East Market Street, York
846-5300, ext. 222
Registration & Tickets required http://www.yorklibraries.org/
A Life Journey:
Author Nathan McCall

Insightful and direct, Author Nathan McCall shares the powerful story of his life’s journey from prison cell to The Washington Post newsroom to his most recent leap to novelist. A jazz reception featuring the Rose Hudson Trio will follow the lecture. Books will be available for
sale and autograph. This is a free event, but tickets are required to attend.

Saturday
Saturday, April 18 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Book Sale

Red Lion Country Club/Formerly Copper Beech
150 Country Club Road, Red Lion
244-2032

Get great deals on used books, videos and music! Visit Kaltreider-Benfer Library’s Book Nook at the Red Lion Country Club, formerly Copper Beech. Ask staff if you need directions.

Saturday, April 18 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Huge Gently Used Book Sale
Glatfelter Memorial Library
101 Glenview Road, Spring Grove
225-3220

Support your library and get great deals on books! The sale starts on April 18th and runs all week. Hurry! The bargains go fast!

Saturday, April 18 9:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.

Book & Jewelry Sale
Martin Library
159 East Market Street, York
846-5300

Peruse thousands of fiction and non-fiction books for children, teens, and adults as well as movies on DVD and VHS, and audio books. Most items cost between $.25 and $4.00, so don't miss this opportunity! In addition to books, there will be beautiful hand-made jewelry created by members of our Teen Advisory Board. Find unique bracelets, necklaces and earrings, perfect for gifts or for yourself!

Saturday, April 18 10:15 a.m. & 11:15 a.m.

Baby Time
Kaltreider-Benfer Library
147 South Charles Street, Red Lion
244-2032
No Registration Required

Come sing songs and hear stories with Miss Barb, Miss Karen and Miss Carol. Saturday Baby Time is held the third Saturday of the month for babies from birth to about 18 months of age.

Saturday, April 18 10:30 a.m.
Nathan McCall, Them
Book Discussion with the author
Martin Library
159 East Market Street, York
846-5300, ext. 222
Registration required http://www.yorklibraries.org/

Book Discussion with Nathan McCall
Join author Nathan McCall to discuss his first work of fiction, Them. Not only does McCall bring to light a vital social issue through his prose, but he delivers a memorable page-turner to boot!
Books will be available for sale and autograph.

Saturday, April 18 10:30am
Native American Storyteller Dovie Thomason
Guthrie Memorial Library – Hanover’s Public Library
2 Library Place, Hanover
632-5183
No Registration Required

Dovie Thomason shares her Kiowa Apache and Lakota ancestry through song and story in this family program. Thomason is a Smithsonian scholar, and has received awards from the American Library Association and Parent’s Choice. Books and CDs will be available for purchase and signing

Saturday, April 18 10:30 a.m.
Franklin (The Turtle) Visits
Glatfelter Memorial Library
101 Glenview Road, Spring Grove
225-3220
No Registration Required

Bet you’ve read many books about Franklin (The Turtle) by Paulette Bourgeois. Come enjoy stories, games, and the chance to meet this friendly storybook character! Don’t forget your camera!

Saturday, April 18 12:30 – 3:30 p.m.
K’NEX Convention
Glatfelter Memorial Library
101 Glenview Road, Spring Grove
225-3220
Registration Optional

K’NEX fans, sign-up or drop-in to participate in our first K’NEX Convention! Bring along your own K’NEX, meet other fans, assemble your project; and admire other creations! There is an opportunity to display your project if desired. This is a non-competitive event. We ask that parents must stay with children 8 and under.

Saturday, April 18 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m.

Mock Turtle Marionette Program
Martin Library
159 East Market Street, York
846-5300, ext. 222
Registration required http://www.yorklibraries.org/

With animal friends from the B'rer Rabbit Tales to the Brothers Grimm, this show brims over with puppets, storytelling and audience participation. These shows are FREE events presented in partnership with the Susquehanna Folk Society. Registration for the show you plan to attend is required, as space is limited.

Martin Library Receives $15,000 Grant from the City of York for Acoustic Renovations of its Family Place Facility

noreply@blogger.com (York County Library PR) — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 13:54:00 +0000

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(York, PA. – February 27, 2009) York City Mayor John Brenner (left) presents a $15,000 check to Karla Heberlig, Donor Relations Manager of Martin Library, for acoustical renovations in Martin Library’s Family Place facility. The library was awarded the $15,000 grant through the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program administered by the City of York. The Family Place at Martin Library offers free child development workshops to parents and caregivers of children birth to age three. Visit www.yorklibraries.org for a calendar of upcoming Family Place workshops, and for more information on all of the children’s, adult and family programs offered by Martin Library.

Martin Library Joins National Effort to Break World Record for Simultaneous Reading of Gettysburg Address

noreply@blogger.com (York County Library PR) — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 14:59:00 +0000

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Pictured left to right: PA Representative Eugene A. DePasquale, 95th Legislative District; Georg Sheets, Martin Library’s Planned Giving Officer & local historical author; and Jeff Hines, President & CEO of the York Water Company joined other local officials, Martin Library staff and library visitors in a simultaneous reading of President Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address at Martin Library.

Georg Sheets served as the maestro of ceremonies as 57 people gathered at Martin Library to honor Lincoln on his 200th birthday in a national effort to break the “World Record” (Guinness Book of World Records) for people simultaneously reading the Gettysburg Address across the United States. The record is currently 223,363. This effort was led by the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum.

York Water Company Donations Fund Educational Improvement Programs of Martin Library and the York County Library System

noreply@blogger.com (York County Library PR) — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 14:35:00 +0000

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York Water Company Chief Operations Officer JT Hand (second from left) and his family (left to right, from the front) Kevin, Brian, Kathy, Thomas and Lauren present two $10,000 checks to Martin Library CEO Bill Schell (far left) on behalf of the York Water Company in support of Martin Library and the York County Library System. Together, Martin Library and York County Library System operate two educational improvement programs, an author visit program in partnership with county school districts, and a summer reading club for all of the children in York County. Visit www.yorklibraries.org for a full listing of children’s, adult and family programs offered by all thirteen York County Libraries.

GRANT FUNDS SUMMER ART PROGRAM

noreply@blogger.com (York County Library PR) — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 19:25:00 +0000

The York County Library System has been awarded a grant in the amount of $1,162 from Jump Street & Pennsylvania Council on the Arts – Pennsylvania Partners in the Arts. The funding will enable the York County Library System and YorkArts to jointly provide an art program at each of the 13 county libraries during the upcoming 2009 “Be Creative @ Your Library” Summer Reading Club. The hands-on art experience, provided as a result of the grant, will foster imagination and help children further understand a book’s storyline by making the featured tale multi-dimensional.

“This innovative approach to nurturing a love of reading in York’s children will be an excellent addition to our popular county-wide Summer Reading Club program,” says Martin Library Donor Relations Manager Karla Heberlig. “Last year, more than 13,000 children participated, and we expect even more this summer!”

Each summer, York County Libraries provide a wide variety of fun, educational activities aimed at keeping kids’ reading skills school-ready. As an encouragement, local businesses from across the county provide prizes as reading incentives. Registration for the 2009 Summer Reading Club begins Monday, June 1 at all library locations; directions can be found online at http://www.yorklibraries.org/. Specific dates and times for the York Arts programs at the libraries will be posted online this summer.

The York County Library System/YorkArts collaborative summer art project is supported by the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, a state agency, through its regional arts funding partnership, Pennsylvania Partners in the Arts (PPA). State government funding for the arts depends upon an annual appropriation by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and support from the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency. PPA is administered in this region by Jump Street.

Poetry Contest Deadline Extended

noreply@blogger.com (York County Library PR) — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 14:12:00 +0000

Martin Library has extended the submission deadline for its 21st Annual Poetry Contest to Saturday, January 24. York and Adams County students in grades one through twelve
are encouraged to submit an original poem. Contest rules are available online at www.yorklibraries.org, and at Martin Library, located at 159 East Market Street in York.

Poems will be judged on originality of content, style, creativity and presentation by a panel of independent judges. All winners will be invited to read their poems at “A Celebration of Poetry,” Martin Library’s 21st Annual Poetry Night on Thursday, March 26. For more information, please contact Clio Hathaway at 846-5300 ext 246 or email chathaway@yorklibraries.org.

Martin Library’s Fantasy Spring Training Swings into Town February 7

noreply@blogger.com (York County Library PR) — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 14:09:00 +0000

Spend an afternoon talking baseball with sports greats Paul White and Ron Shandler at Martin Library, York, PA, for its 19th annual Fantasy Spring Training to be held on Saturday, February 7, from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m.

White is the editor of USA Today Sports Weekly and USA Today Baseball Weekly Almanac. Ron Shandler, managing partner of Shandler Enterprises, publishes statistical reports for baseball analysts and fantasy leaguers at www.baseballhq.com.

How can someone start a Fantasy League? White and Shandler will discuss the following topics: rating the players, auction and draft strategy, predicting player performance, position ratings, and creating and managing your team. A question and answer session will share advice and memorable stories for fans.

The program will be held at Martin Library, 159 East Market Street, York, PA. Admission is by donation of $5. For more information, please call Fran Keller at (717) 846-5300 ext. 225, email fkeller@yorklibraries.org or visit www.yorklibraries.org.

Duke Ellington Program Hosted by Kreutz Creek Library

noreply@blogger.com (York County Library PR) — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 18:16:00 +0000

For immediate release:
September 24, 2008

For more information:
Peggy Gardner
Community Relations Coordinator
York County Libraries
840-7435, ext. 209

Duke Ellington Program Hosted by Kreutz Creek Library
Kreutz Creek Valley Library, the Kreutz Creek Preservation Society, Historic Wrightsville, and the Eastern High School Music Department will present The Musical Empire of Duke Ellington by PA Humanities Council Commonwealth Speaker, Harrison Ridley, Jr. on Monday, October 20, 2008 at 7:00 P.M.

In this presentation, jazz scholar Harrison Ridley will present an historical approach to the music of Duke Ellington. Participants will listen to selected recordings and discuss Ellington's genius as expressed through his big band arrangements, piano style and compositions. Ridley will explain how Ellington's remarkable achievements earned him a reputation not only as a great jazz musician, but also as a great American composer.

Ridley is one of Philadelphia's best known jazz specialists (though he prefers to characterize the music as "this music referred to as jazz," or simply, "the positive music."
A self-taught historian, Ridley has spent more than 40 years acquiring an expert knowledge of his subject before becoming an instructor at Temple University in undergraduate and graduate studies. His courses cover a wide range of music, including folk music of the Caribbean and South America, work songs, and popular music of the United States.

He has hosted a popular jazz radio show, ‘The Historical Approach to the Positive Music,’ at Temple University’s WRTI-FM since 1976 and often turns to his own extensive library and collection, one of the largest documented in the Northeast, for material for his class and show. Ridley has also served as a consultant to the Library of Congress and is an archivist for the Philadelphia Clef Club of Jazz and the Performing Arts.

This presentation is a program of the Pennsylvania Humanities Council, a Federal-State Partner of the National Endowment for the Humanities. It is being held at the Kreutz Creek Valley Library Center, 66 Walnut Springs Rd., Hellam, PA. It is free and open to the public. Please contact the library at 252 4080 to pre-register for this program. Registration is not necessary in order to attend, but is helpful to approximate audience size, as space is limited.
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Dillsburg Library closed Oct. 13-18

noreply@blogger.com (York County Library PR) — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 18:14:00 +0000

September 29, 2008

Media Advisory

Please be advised that Dillsburg Area Public Library will be closed the week of Monday, October 13 through Saturday, October 18, 2008. New carpeting will be installed in the library to complete the restoration from a water line break that occurred this past May. A faulty electrical unit that caused flooding throughout the front of the library has also been replaced.

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For more information:

Jean Pelletiere at jpelletiere@yorklibraries.org or 717-432-5613
Lou Bercheni at lbercheni@verizon.net or 717-432-5658 (during the closure)

Karen Hostetter
Community Relations Manager
York County Library System
840-7435 ext. 208
825-1557 cell

Herbal Series at the Paul Smith Library

noreply@blogger.com (York County Library PR) — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 20:50:00 +0000

August 13, 2008 – For Immediate Release

Contact: Demi Fair, Director

Day: (717) 235-4313

Herbal Series at Paul Smith Library

Shrewsbury, PA – The Paul Smith Library of Southern York County herb series continues this fall with three final programs. Presented by Master Gardener, Pat Sweetman, of the Mason-Dixon Unit of the Herb Society of America, each will be held at 6:30pm in the Library’s Heritage Room at 80 Constitution Avenue in Shrewsbury. The programs are free although pre-registration is required.

Upcoming program offerings include: Herbs in the pantry (September 24), Herbal punches (October 22), and Herbal cookies (November 12). Registration begins on the first business day of the month in which the program is offered. Class size is limited.

Pat Sweetman is a Penn State University Master Gardener/Composter, past-President of the Partners in Thyme Herb Club, and Chairman and founding member of the Mason-Dixon unit of the Herb Society of America. Sweetman has taught adult education and was selected as “Educator of the Year” in 1997 in the Baltimore County Adult Education Program. She has studied garden design and cooking. Sweetman owns Stone Haus Herbs, a small herb shop specializing in the more unusual and hard to find cultivars of favorite herb plants, herbal crafting supplies and crafting workshops.

For more information about this series, or to register each month, contact Paul Smith Library at (717) 235-4313, or by e-mail: sycstaff@yorklibraries.org.

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Demi Fair, Director

Paul Smith Library of Southern York County

(717) 235-4313

Art Gala to be held Oct 18th at the Paul Smith Library

noreply@blogger.com (York County Library PR) — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 20:10:00 +0000

Friends of Paul Smith Library – Art Gala

Enjoy an artistic night close to home at the Friends of the Paul Smith Library’s 2^nd Annual Art Gala. Highlighting the works of eight local artists, the reception will also feature refreshments courtesy of Southern York County Business Association and live music. Commissions from the sale of art work will benefit the Library. $5 Admission Fee includes raffle entry for prize drawings including gift baskets, hotel accommodations, and even a weekend condo stay in Ocean City. Children ages 12 and under are free. The event will be held on Saturday, October 18^th, from 7-9 pm, at the Library in Shrewsbury.

The Art Gala is the kick-off event of the 2008-09 Friends of Paul Smith Library Artist Exhibition. Each of our eight Gala artists will present a tempting selection of their works at this opening event. Following the Gala, a four-week rotation of exhibits during Library service hours will feature each artist in turn, with an amazing array of artwork in various media.

This year’s artists include: Medford Smith, a New Freedom resident, who paints primarily landscapes and still life portraits; Ken Lagace, a Stewartstown resident, whose photography features a unique color-inversion process; Michelle Trout, a New Freedom resident, whose works have been published in many painting magazines; Roger Lieske, a photographer from New Freedom and retired space sensor systems engineer; Adam Schreiber, a 2008 graduate of Susquehannock High School, who studies Graphic Design and Photography at York College; Emily Szilagyi, a long-time library volunteer, 2003 Susquehannock alumni and 2008 graduate of Goucher College; Finch Turner, a northern Baltimore County resident and photographer; and Jennifer Addotta, a New Freedom resident, who currently works in abstracts with Prismacolor markers.

All sales from the Gala will be available for pick-up at the close of the event, and gallery commissions will benefit Paul Smith Library. Additionally, live music will be provided by professional flutist and Library Director, Demi Fair.

This event is co-sponsored by Southern York County Business Association (www.sycba.com) and the Friends of Paul Smith Library. For information about the Friends fundraising group, or to volunteer at events, please contact Louann Lucas, Volunteer Coordinator, at (717) 235-4313, or the group’s President, Tom Healy at SYCLfriends@yorklibraries.org.

The Paul Smith Library of Southern York County is located at 80 Constitution Avenue in Shrewsbury, between the YMCA and Post Office. For more information, please contact Demi Fair, Library Director, at (717) 235-4313.

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Library at Art Institute of York CLOSED 6/23-6/27

noreply@blogger.com (York County Library PR) — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 17:12:00 +0000

Due to construction, Martin Library at The Art Institute of York - PA in Springettsbury Township will be closed June 23-27 and will reopen when it is safe to do so. Beginning June 30th, please check back to find out the library's status or call 755-2300 and ask for the library.

Saturday in the Park - Summer Reading Club!

noreply@blogger.com (York County Library PR) — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 19:08:00 +0000

Summer Reading Club begins Monday June 9th, but you can join us for the All-City Summer Reading Club Kick-Off this Saturday!

We'll be gathering at Albemarle Park on June 7th from Noon - 4:00 p.m.

Prize Drawings every hour on the hour, beginning at 1:00

We'll Have Activities, Programs, Games, Food ... and MORE

*Bouncy House
*Face Painting
*Balloon Animals
*Petting Zoo
*Lollipop Games
*Spin the Wheel
*Mystery Box
*Fish Pond

Come on out and see us - and get a jump on the fun this summer!!!

Jigsaw Mania!

noreply@blogger.com (York County Library PR) — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 19:05:00 +0000

The Paul Smith Library of Southern York County will host its annual jigsaw puzzling contest on Wednesday, June 25, 2008.

Contestants race against the clock to assemble the most jigsaw pieces in 45 minutes. Bring your own team, or join others at the program.

To sign up for the event, please call or stop by the library at 80 Constitution Avenue, Shrewsbury, PA, (717) 235-4313. Pre-registration is encouraged.

The “Buzz” on Fly-Fishing

noreply@blogger.com (York County Library PR) — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 19:02:00 +0000

Shrewsbury, PA –

The Paul Smith Library of Southern York County kicks off its Adult Summer Reading program series “What’s Buzzing @ Your Library” with a lively introduction to Fly-Fishing on Wednesday, June 25, 2008 at 7pm. 50-year veteran fly-fisherman Carl Knoch covers all the basics needed to spend a day on the stream, including equipment requirements, casting lessons, an elementary entomology of what fish eat, and a discussion of basic types of flies and tying.

Knoch has been fly fishing for more than 50 years, starting as a young boy on streams in southern York County. He received a fly tying kit as a teenager and has been practicing that hobby ever since, even building his own fly rod from components. He has participated in a number of entomology studies to identify the types of insects on which trout feed. His love of fishing has prompted him to carry a pack rod on almost every vacation and he has fished streams and lakes in more than a dozen different states. What he likes most about fly fishing is the total escape it provides in some of the most beautiful places on earth. “When I’m fishing that’s all I’m concentrating on, everything else just melts away,” he said.

When not on a stream, Knoch is Manager of Trail Development in the Northeast Regional Office of the Rails-to-Trails Conservancy. He also has serves as Chairman of the York County Rail Trail Authority. He holds a BS and MBA from Penn State. Knoch and his wife, Anne, and their Golden Retrievers, Samantha and Lucy, live in New Freedom.

To sign up for the event, please call or stop by the library at 80 Constitution Avenue, Shrewsbury, PA, (717) 235-4313. Pre-registration is encouraged.

Martin Library has been named an "American Dream Library"

noreply@blogger.com (York County Library PR) — Tue, 27 May 2008 15:47:00 +0000

MARTIN LIBRARY NAMED ONE OF 34 "AMERICAN DREAM LIBRARIES" BY DOLLAR GENERAL LITERACY FOUNDATION & AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Tuesday, May 27, 2008

FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Deb Sullivan
717.840.7435 ext. 234
dsullivan@yorklibraries.org

DOLLAR GENERAL LITERACY FOUNDATION GRANT FUNDS THE “AMERICAN DREAM” FOR MARTIN LIBRARY AND 33 LIBRARIES ACROSS U.S.

“The American Dream Starts @ your library” Grant
Funds Literacy and Immigrant Services at Martin Library

York, PA – Martin Library is one of 34 libraries that has received “The American Dream Starts @ your library” grant to help increase literacy services to adult English language learners. Each of the winning libraries will receive a one-time award of $5,000. The grants are funded by the Dollar General Literacy Foundation and implemented by the ALA.

With the grant funding, Martin Library will add additional English as a Second Language (ESL) learning materials to our highly popular ESL collection. Currently, we offer approximately 370 ESL resources for native Spanish and Arabic speakers, and there exists a great demand for supplementary foreign language resources. In the first month of 2008, the circulation of these learning materials has surpassed that of any month in 2007. The increasing demand of our existing ESL collection indicates the projected success of the ESL collection expansion.

Martin Library maintains a close relationship with the School District of the City of York, supplying resources to more than 1,000 English language learners and their families in the school district who represent more than 20 countries and 10 languages, and the York County Literacy Council, which served 621 adult ESL students speaking 39 foreign languages last year. Students and their families from both the school district and the York County Literacy Council, have access to our library’s entire collection and will greatly benefit from additional ESL resources. To view items within our ESL collection, please visit the library or our website: www.yorklibraries.org.

As the district library center for both York and Adams counties, items from Martin Library’s collection are available for checkout to more than 500,000 people. As the York population continues to grow in size and diversity, Martin Library meets changing needs through quality and service innovations. Additional ESL learning resources will make an immediate impact on our ability to serve our growing, diverse community while empowering all learners to become responsible, productive citizens.

The funded libraries represent communities in 18 states – Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Nebraska, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia and Wisconsin - ranging from large urban areas to small, rural towns. Each library demonstrated a need to provide literacy services to adult immigrants and a need to expand and/or add resources and services for adult English language learners. A complete list of the winning libraries is available at www.ala.org.

Public libraries have long been a cornerstone of the American dream, providing equal access to information. It is one of the first places to which many immigrants turn for help in learning to read, write and speak English.

“As a longtime supporter of literacy and education, the Dollar General Literacy Foundation is proud to fund the ‘American Dream’ grant initiative,” said Rick Dreiling, Dollar General’s CEO. “Public libraries are in a unique position to directly reach immigrants and help them assimilate into a new community. These grants will enable local libraries to provide the English language literacy services most needed in their area.”

The National Assessment of Adult Literacy (NAAL) recently found that 11 million U.S. adults or approximately one in 20, most of whom are immigrants, have such limited English skills that they can’t read a newspaper, understand the directions for medication or help their children with schoolwork. “The American Dream Starts @ your library” grant was founded by the Dollar General Literacy Foundation and ALA to meet the growing demand for English language literacy services.

About the American Library Association
The American Library Association is the oldest and largest library association in the world, with more than 65,000 members. Its mission is to promote the highest quality library and information services and public access to information. For more information visit www.ala.org.

About Dollar General
Dollar General is a leading discount retailer with more than 8,000 neighborhood stores. Dollar General stores provide convenience and value to customers by offering consumable basic items such as food, snacks, health and beauty aids and cleaning supplies, as well as basic apparel, house wares and seasonal items at everyday low prices. The company has a longstanding tradition of supporting literacy and education. In 2007, the Dollar General Literacy Foundation awarded more than $5.7 million in grants to 407 nonprofit organizations, helping more than 300,000 individuals take their first steps toward literacy, a general education diploma or English proficiency. To learn more about Dollar General, visit http://www.dollargeneral.com/. Dollar General is a partner of the Campaign For America’s Libraries, a multi-year public education campaign sponsored by the American Library Association to speak loudly and clearly about the value of libraries and librarians in the 21st Century.
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What's the Buzz?!

noreply@blogger.com (York County Library PR) — Mon, 12 May 2008 19:21:00 +0000

Six unique exhibits and displays will be buzzed about from June 9 to August 9 - this includes

a "Bugs Eye View" Photography Contest
The York-Adams Area Council After School Cub Scout Program will spin a giant 3-D Web in the atrium complete with handcrafted bugs.
Fly Fishing Basics
Beekeeping 101: The Nuts and Bolts of Beekeeping, and
Crime Solving Bugs

Keep your eyes peeled on http://go.yorklibraries.org to see upcoming events and offerings.

More about "Go"

GO! (Great Offerings!) is a community programming series that seeks to build community connections through dynamic and unique learning opportunities.

Martin Library hosts three series annually, each lasting approximately eight weeks. Each themed GO! series includes displays, author visits, workshops, book discussions, special events, and contests.