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You're invited to an exclusive screening of the Season 6 Premiere of All Creatures Great & Small on Thursday, January 8, 2026 at Yorktown Library.

All Creatures Great & Small Premiere Screening Event

Thursday, January 8, 2026 at 11:00am - 1:00pm
Yorktown Meeting Room at Yorktown Library

Age Group:

Adults & Teens, Adults

Event Details:

You're invited to the Yorktown Library on Thursday, January 8, for a screening event to watch the Season 6 premiere of All Creatures Great & Small before anyone else! WHRO will...

Registration will close on January 8, 2026 @ 10:00am.
Library Branch: Yorktown Library
Room: Yorktown Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults & Teens, Adults
Program Type: Movies & Entertainment
Registration Required
Event Details:

You're invited to the Yorktown Library on Thursday, January 8, for a screening event to watch the Season 6 premiere of All Creatures Great & Small before anyone else! WHRO will be offering two screenings - at 11 a.m.

ABC Explorers story time

ABC Explorers

Thursday, January 8, 2026 at 4:30pm - 5:15pm
Tabb Meeting Room at Tabb Library

Age Group:

Infants - Preschool

Youth Programs:

Event Details:

Children will have a story time that includes library and literary skills.  There will also be a craft related to the story time subject.

Registration will close on January 8, 2026 @ 4:35pm.
Library Branch: Tabb Library
Room: Tabb Meeting Room
Age Group: Infants - Preschool
Program Type: Crafts, Story Time
Registration Required
Event Details:

Children will have a story time that includes library and literary skills.  There will also be a craft related to the story time subject.

Pajama Tales

Pajama Tales

Saturday, January 10, 2026 at 10:15am - 11:00am
Tabb Meeting Room at Tabb Library

Age Group:

Children, Infants - Preschool, Elementary, Families

Youth Programs:

Event Details:

Pajama Tales is a special Saturday story time just for you! Come along for a cozy morning filled with stories and fun—because pajamas aren't just for bedtime! Don’t forget to wear ...

Library Branch: Tabb Library
Room: Tabb Meeting Room
Age Group: Children, Infants - Preschool, Elementary, Families
Program Type: Story Time
Event Details:

Pajama Tales is a special Saturday story time just for you! Come along for a cozy morning filled with stories and fun—because pajamas aren't just for bedtime! Don’t forget to wear your favorite PJs and bring along your beloved stuffed animal.

Words "Paws to Read" on a green background with a photo of a dog and book

PAWS to Read

Sunday, January 11, 2026 at 1:30pm - 2:30pm
Tabb Meeting Room at Tabb Library

Age Group:

Elementary

Event Details:

Paws to Read brings children books and dogs together! The purpose of the program is to help children relax and have fun as they improve their reading skills by reading aloud to a d...

Registration will close on January 11, 2026 @ 11:30am.
Library Branch: Tabb Library
Room: Tabb Meeting Room
Age Group: Elementary
Program Type: PAWs to Read
Registration Required
Event Details:

Paws to Read brings children books and dogs together! The purpose of the program is to help children relax and have fun as they improve their reading skills by reading aloud to a dog.

Words "Paws to Read" on a green background with a photo of a dog and book

PAWS to Read

Sunday, January 11, 2026 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Tabb Meeting Room at Tabb Library

Age Group:

Elementary

Event Details:

Paws to Read brings children books and dogs together! The purpose of the program is to help children relax and have fun as they improve their reading skills by reading aloud to a d...

Registration will close on January 11, 2026 @ 1:00pm.
Library Branch: Tabb Library
Room: Tabb Meeting Room
Age Group: Elementary
Program Type: PAWs to Read
Registration Required
Event Details:

Paws to Read brings children books and dogs together! The purpose of the program is to help children relax and have fun as they improve their reading skills by reading aloud to a dog.

Blue background with image of crafts.

Creation Station

Tuesday, January 13, 2026 at 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Tabb Meeting Room at Tabb Library

Age Group:

Children, Elementary

Event Details:

Join us for a fun, hands-on hour of crafting! This months theme: Air-dry clay crafts!

Registration will close on January 13, 2026 @ 4:20pm.
Library Branch: Tabb Library
Room: Tabb Meeting Room
Age Group: Children, Elementary
Program Type: Art, Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us for a fun, hands-on hour of crafting! This months theme: Air-dry clay crafts!

Two chickens outside in a yard, one chicken is brownish-orange and the other is white, gray, and black spotted

Backyard Chicken Keeping

Saturday, January 17, 2026 at 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Tabb Meeting Room at Tabb Library

Age Group:

Adults

Backyard Chicken Keeping:

Join Carol Bartram of Peninsula Chicken Keepers (PeCK) to learn about the basics of keeping a small flock of pet chickens in your backyard. Registration is optional. 

Registration will close on January 17, 2026 @ 12:00pm.
Library Branch: Tabb Library
Room: Tabb Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Registration Required
Photo of a group of people (only hands, partial arms inside the frame) putting together a jigsaw puzzle on a round table

Jigsaw Puzzle Club

Wednesday, January 21, 2026 at 10:30am - 12:30pm
Tabb Program Room at Tabb Library

Age Group:

Adults

Event Details:

Enjoy putting together jigsaw puzzles? Us too!  Come tackle a 300 or 500 piece puzzle with us--if we don't finish, that's okay! There's always next month. Note: this prog...

Library Branch: Tabb Library
Room: Tabb Program Room
Age Group: Adults
Event Details:

Enjoy putting together jigsaw puzzles? Us too!  Come tackle a 300 or 500 piece puzzle with us--if we don't finish, that's okay! There's always next month. 

purple background with green slime.

SLIME TIME

Friday, January 23, 2026 at 3:30pm - 4:15pm
Tabb Program Room at Tabb Library

Age Group:

Children, Elementary

Event Details:

Get ready for Slime Time! Join us for a fun, hands-on session where you can mix, stretch, and create your own custom slime.

Registration will open on January 12, 2026 @ 10:00am.
Library Branch: Tabb Library
Room: Tabb Program Room
Age Group: Children, Elementary
Program Type: Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Get ready for Slime Time! Join us for a fun, hands-on session where you can mix, stretch, and create your own custom slime.

Collage of crochet projects with a yellow duck, a freehand circle, colorful chains, a rainbow, derpy monsters, blue whale, octopuses and a bee.

Crochet Club

Friday, January 23, 2026 at 3:30pm - 5:00pm
Yorktown Youth Programs Room at Yorktown Library

Age Group:

Middle & High School

Event Details:

Join us in the library to learn and grow with crochet skills. Yarn and crochet supplies will be provided as Ms. Elyssa leads teens in making a beginner project. This will be a casu...

Registration will open on January 12, 2026 @ 10:00am.
Library Branch: Yorktown Library
Room: Yorktown Youth Programs Room
Age Group: Middle & High School
Program Type: Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us in the library to learn and grow with crochet skills. Yarn and crochet supplies will be provided as Ms. Elyssa leads teens in making a beginner project. This will be a casual atmosphere, so no experience necessary to participate.

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BINGO Night

6:30pm–7:45pm
Adults & Teens, Adults
Tabb Meeting Room
Full
Registration Required
Registration is closed because the event is full.
Library Branch: Tabb Library
Room: Tabb Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults & Teens, Adults
Program Type: Fun & Games
Registration Required

O-66...clickety click! Join us for a free BINGO night at Tabb Library. Enjoy multiple rounds of friendly competition and good natured banter. Registration is required as seats are limited. Each round winner gets to select a prize from our awesome assortment. This program is for adults and teens accompanied by an adult. Questions? Call 757-890-5120.

Preschool Story Time

10:15am–10:45am
Children, Infants - Preschool
Yorktown Youth Programs Room
Open
Registration Required
Registration will close on January 28, 2026 @ 10:15am.
Library Branch: Yorktown Library
Room: Yorktown Youth Programs Room
Age Group: Children, Infants - Preschool
Program Type: Story Time
Registration Required
Event Details:

Story time is a program with stories, poems, finger plays, songs and a craft with a focus on nurturing a lifelong love of reading and appreciation of books.   

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop-offs will not be permitted.

Toddler Tales

10:15am–10:45am
Children, Infants - Preschool
Tabb Meeting Room
Open
Registration Required
Registration will close on January 28, 2026 @ 10:15am.
Library Branch: Tabb Library
Room: Tabb Meeting Room
Age Group: Children, Infants - Preschool
Program Type: Story Time
Registration Required
Event Details:

Toddler Tales is an introduction to story time for toddlers and their parent/caregiver.

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop-offs will not be permitted.

Preschool Story Time

11:00am–11:30am
Children, Infants - Preschool
Yorktown Youth Programs Room
Open
Registration Required
Registration will close on January 7, 2026 @ 10:20am.
Library Branch: Yorktown Library
Room: Yorktown Youth Programs Room
Age Group: Children, Infants - Preschool
Program Type: Story Time
Registration Required
Event Details:

Story time is a program with stories, poems, finger plays, songs and a craft with a focus on nurturing a lifelong love of reading and appreciation of books.   

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop-offs will not be permitted.

Toddler Tales

11:00am–11:30am
Children, Infants - Preschool
Tabb Meeting Room
Open
Registration Required
Registration will close on January 28, 2026 @ 11:00am.
Library Branch: Tabb Library
Room: Tabb Meeting Room
Age Group: Children, Infants - Preschool
Program Type: Story Time
Registration Required
Event Details:

Toddler Tales is an introduction to story time for toddlers and their parent/caregiver.

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop-offs will not be permitted.

Yorktown Book Club

6:30pm–7:30pm
Adults
Yorktown Conference Room
Open
Registration Required
Registration will close on January 14, 2026 @ 4:30pm.
Library Branch: Yorktown Library
Room: Yorktown Conference Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Registration Required
Event Details:

Find your historical era in 2026! Dive into historical fiction with the Yorktown Library Book Club! Every month, we’ll explore a different era of history through fiction. Join fellow readers from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.

Disclaimer(s)

Food Allergies

We cannot guarantee that food served at this program has not come into contact with tree nuts, soy, or other allergens.

Toddler Tales

10:15am–10:45am
Children, Infants - Preschool
Yorktown Youth Programs Room
Open
Registration Required
Registration will close on January 29, 2026 @ 10:15am.
Library Branch: Yorktown Library
Room: Yorktown Youth Programs Room
Age Group: Children, Infants - Preschool
Program Type: Story Time
Registration Required
Event Details:

Toddler Tales is an introduction to story time for toddlers and their parent/caregiver.

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop-offs will not be permitted.

Tiny Tales

10:15am–11:00am
Children, Infants - Preschool
Tabb Meeting Room
Open
Registration Required
Registration will close on January 29, 2026 @ 10:15am.
Library Branch: Tabb Library
Room: Tabb Meeting Room
Age Group: Children, Infants - Preschool
Program Type: Story Time
Registration Required
Event Details:

Tiny Tales is a lapsit program for infants and their parents/caregivers. Parents/caregivers will be introduced to simple songs, action rhymes and finger plays that they can use to interact and bond with their baby at home.

 

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop-offs will not be permitted.

Toddler Tales

11:00am–11:30am
Children, Infants - Preschool
Yorktown Youth Programs Room
Open
Registration Required
Registration will close on January 8, 2026 @ 11:05am.
Library Branch: Yorktown Library
Room: Yorktown Youth Programs Room
Age Group: Children, Infants - Preschool
Program Type: Story Time
Registration Required
Event Details:

Toddler Tales is an introduction to story time for toddlers and their parent/caregiver.

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop-offs will not be permitted.

Evening Yoga (Tabb)

6:30pm–7:30pm
Adults
Tabb Meeting Room
Open
Registration Required
Registration will close on January 15, 2026 @ 4:30pm.
Library Branch: Tabb Library
Room: Tabb Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Registration Required

Join us at Tabb Library for evening yoga and breathing exercises with a certified yoga instructor. Classes are held the 1st & 3rd Thursdays of each month. For ages 18+ and all skill levels.

**Please bring your own yoga mat**

Open Play

10:00am–4:45pm
Children, Infants - Preschool, Elementary, Families
Yorktown Youth Programs Room
Library Branch: Yorktown Library
Room: Yorktown Youth Programs Room
Age Group: Children, Infants - Preschool, Elementary, Families
Program Type: Fun & Games
Event Details:

Join us for creative and imaginative play at the Yorktown Library. This is an open program for children to drop in with their caregivers and play and socialize with other families in the community.

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop-offs will not be permitted.

Open Play

10:00am–4:45pm
Children, Infants - Preschool, Elementary, Families
Yorktown Youth Programs Room
Library Branch: Yorktown Library
Room: Yorktown Youth Programs Room
Age Group: Children, Infants - Preschool, Elementary, Families
Program Type: Fun & Games
Event Details:

Join us for creative and imaginative play at the Yorktown Library. This is an open program for children to drop in with their caregivers and play and socialize with other families in the community.

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop-offs will not be permitted.

Teen D & D

10:30am–1:00pm
Middle & High School
Tabb Program Room
Waitlist
Registration Required
Capacity has been reached. Additional registrants will be placed on the waitlist.
Library Branch: Tabb Library
Room: Tabb Program Room
Age Group: Middle & High School
Program Type: Fun & Games
Registration Required
Event Details:

Dungeons and Dragons for teens is at Tabb Library! If you're in grades 6-12, sign up for one of the two sessions and get ready to dive into epic quests.

Disclaimer(s)

Food Allergies

We cannot guarantee that food served at this program has not come into contact with tree nuts, soy, or other allergens.

Teen Permission Form

Teens and their parent or guardian must have a completed a Teen Program Permission Form on file to participate in this program. 

Tabb Book Readers

1:15pm–2:30pm
Adults
Tabb Conference Room
Open
Registration Required
Registration will close on January 17, 2026 @ 11:15am.
Library Branch: Tabb Library
Room: Tabb Conference Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Registration Required
Event Details:

The Tabb Book Readers (TBR) is an adult book discussion group that meets from 1:15-2:30 p.m. on the third Saturday of each month at the Tabb Library. Please register by the Friday before the meeting. Contact the Tabb Reference Department at 757-890-5120 for more information. New members are always welcome. Interested persons should email reference@yorkcounty.gov for more information and to register.

Learn more about book clubs by visiting https://www.yorkcounty.gov/749/Book-Clubs.

2026 Themes

Teen D & D

1:30pm–4:00pm
Middle & High School
Tabb Program Room
Full
Registration Required
Registration is closed because the event is full.
Library Branch: Tabb Library
Room: Tabb Program Room
Age Group: Middle & High School
Program Type: Fun & Games
Registration Required
Event Details:

Dungeons and Dragons for teens is at Tabb Library! If you're in grades 6-12, sign up for one of the two sessions and get ready to dive into epic quests.

Disclaimer(s)

Food Allergies

We cannot guarantee that food served at this program has not come into contact with tree nuts, soy, or other allergens.

Teen Permission Form

Teens and their parent or guardian must have a completed a Teen Program Permission Form on file to participate in this program. 

Backyard Chicken Keeping

2:00pm–3:30pm
Adults
Tabb Meeting Room
Open
Registration Required
Registration will close on January 17, 2026 @ 12:00pm.
Library Branch: Tabb Library
Room: Tabb Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Registration Required

Join Carol Bartram of Peninsula Chicken Keepers (PeCK) to learn about the basics of keeping a small flock of pet chickens in your backyard. Registration is optional. 

Open Play

1:00pm–4:45pm
Children, Infants - Preschool, Elementary, Families
Yorktown Youth Programs Room
Library Branch: Yorktown Library
Room: Yorktown Youth Programs Room
Age Group: Children, Infants - Preschool, Elementary, Families
Program Type: Fun & Games
Event Details:

Join us for creative and imaginative play at the Yorktown Library. This is an open program for children to drop in with their caregivers and play and socialize with other families in the community.

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop-offs will not be permitted.

Closed for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

All Day
Closing
Branches:
Yorktown Library, Tabb Library, Off Site
Description:

York County Public Library system closed.

Preschool Story Time

10:15am–10:45am
Children, Infants - Preschool
Tabb Meeting Room
Waitlist
Registration Required
Capacity has been reached. Additional registrants will be placed on the waitlist.
Library Branch: Tabb Library
Room: Tabb Meeting Room
Age Group: Children, Infants - Preschool
Program Type: Story Time
Registration Required
Event Details:

Story time is a program with stories, poems, finger plays, songs and a craft with a focus on nurturing a lifelong love of reading and appreciation of books.   

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop-offs will not be permitted.

Baby Bookworms

10:15am–11:00am
Children, Infants - Preschool
Yorktown Youth Programs Room
Open
Registration Required
Registration will close on January 27, 2026 @ 10:05am.
Library Branch: Yorktown Library
Room: Yorktown Youth Programs Room
Age Group: Children, Infants - Preschool
Program Type: Story Time
Registration Required
Event Details:

Baby Bookworms is a story time program for the very young. We explore literacy tips, read a story, sing songs, participate in finger play and conclude with a parenting topic and free play each week. 

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop-offs will not be permitted.

Baby Bookworms

11:00am–11:30am
Children, Infants - Preschool
Yorktown Youth Programs Room
Open
Registration Required
Registration will close on January 27, 2026 @ 10:05am.
Library Branch: Yorktown Library
Room: Yorktown Youth Programs Room
Age Group: Children, Infants - Preschool
Program Type: Story Time
Registration Required
Event Details:

Baby Bookworms is a story time program for the very young. We explore literacy tips, read a story, sing songs, participate in finger play and conclude with a parenting topic and free play each week. 

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop-offs will not be permitted.

Preschool Story Time

11:00am–11:30am
Children, Infants - Preschool
Tabb Meeting Room
Open
Registration Required
Registration will close on January 27, 2026 @ 11:00am.
Library Branch: Tabb Library
Room: Tabb Meeting Room
Age Group: Children, Infants - Preschool
Program Type: Story Time
Registration Required
Event Details:

Story time is a program with stories, poems, finger plays, songs and a craft with a focus on nurturing a lifelong love of reading and appreciation of books.   

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop-offs will not be permitted.

'Bad' Art Night: Collages/Paper Mosaics

6:15pm–7:30pm
Adults & Teens, Adults
Tabb Meeting Room
Full
Registration Required
Registration is closed because the event is full.
Library Branch: Tabb Library
Room: Tabb Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults & Teens, Adults
Program Type: Art
Registration Required
Event Details:

Blow off some steam and get creative at our "Bad" Art Night. If you work better with constraints, an art prompt will be provided. No pressure to finish--take this time to relax and unwind. Talent and skill will not be judged--but works may show up on library social media.

Materials provided. For Adults and Teens accompanied by an Adult--registration required as space and supplies are limited. Questions? Call 757-890-5120.

This month's artistic mediums are collage and paper mosaic.  If possible, bring some old magazines or paint sample strips to share!

Disclaimer(s)

Teens Accompanied by an Adult

Teens who register for this program must be accompanied by an adult who is also registered and plans to participate in the program.

Preschool Story Time

10:15am–10:45am
Children, Infants - Preschool
Yorktown Youth Programs Room
Open
Registration Required
Registration will close on January 28, 2026 @ 10:15am.
Library Branch: Yorktown Library
Room: Yorktown Youth Programs Room
Age Group: Children, Infants - Preschool
Program Type: Story Time
Registration Required
Event Details:

Story time is a program with stories, poems, finger plays, songs and a craft with a focus on nurturing a lifelong love of reading and appreciation of books.   

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop-offs will not be permitted.