Category Archives: For parents

York County Libraries helps kids dream big this summer

Posted on May 19, 2012 by Teresa Cook

By DEB SULLIVAN On the Shelves Eight-year-old Shawn Bissett of Springettsbury Township says it’s kind of like a scavenger hunt. His advice for success? “Follow the directions, find the clues and you will get there.” Last summer, one of his … Continue reading →

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Remembering the books our mothers read to us

Posted on May 2, 2012 by Sarah Chain

I’ve loved reading from the time I was young. Trips to the library were long, drawn-out adventures as my mom would take books from the shelves and slip them into our bag, pausing every so often to flip through pages. … Continue reading →

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Celebrate National Library Week

Posted on April 8, 2012 by Sarah Chain

Across the county this week, York Libraries will be celebrating National Library Week. This year’s theme surrounds PA Forward, a statewide initiative by Pennsylvania’s libraries that outlines five essential literacies as the foundation for individual success and for creating a … Continue reading →

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Martin Library offers how-to for eBranch

Posted on April 6, 2012 by Sarah Chain

I have to admit — I don’t own an ereader. But if current trends continue, I might end up in the minority. York County Libraries opened its eBranch last April, and in its first 10 months lent nearly 60,000 ebooks … Continue reading →

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‘Following Atticus’ by Tom Ryan

Posted on March 27, 2012 by Teresa Cook

I am not a dog person, but I found this book delightful. Tom Ryan talks about his hikes through the White Mountains of New Hampshire with his miniature schnauzer, Atticus M. Finch. The dog knows to follow the trail, trots … Continue reading →

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Arthur Hufnagel library’s fair to teach health literacy

Posted on March 17, 2012 by Teresa Cook

By DEB SULLIVAN On the Shelves “I moved here from Maryland so I could raise goats,” says Jeanne Smith, a library assistant at the Arthur Hufnagel Public Library of Glen Rock. “I have goats and chickens. I love the whole … Continue reading →

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Money School offered for York County teens

Posted on February 20, 2012 by Teresa Cook

By DEBORAH SULLIVAN On the Shelves What if you could have attended Money School as you were preparing to graduate from high school? Could it have made a difference in your financial life? Beginning in March, high school juniors and … Continue reading →

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iBooks2 for digital textbooks — a great idea?

Posted on January 19, 2012 by Sarah Chain

I graduated high school in the dark ages of 2006, so I missed the hype of digital textbooks. Even in college, going virtual was just beginning at my college. In my senior year (2010), I had one online counterpart for … Continue reading →

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Encouraging some love for ‘Harry Potter’

Posted on January 5, 2012 by Sarah Chain

I was in eighth grade when “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire” came out, and I distinctly remember laying down on the lawn furniture in our screened-in porch and reading the book straight through. That’s right, all 896 pages, … Continue reading →

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Library has cure for summer boredom

Posted on July 18, 2011 by gloria jean fogal

DEBORAH SULLIVAN On the Shelves York County libraries have the antidote to summer boredom. One glance at their events calendar and you are bound to find something free or low-cost to do. Our librarians have outdone themselves again this summer … Continue reading →

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