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Open Play

10:00am - 5:00pm
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.

Autumn Shadow Box Craft

10:15am - 12:15pm
Adults
Tabb Program Room
Waitlist
Registration
Library Branch: Tabb Library
Room: Tabb Program Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Art, Crafts
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Create an 8"x8" autumn themed shadowbox using Cricut precut paper layers. This is a great decoration for your (or a loved one’s) office or home. All supplies are included; colors of final product may vary.

The Wild Robot Party

10:30am - 12:00pm
Children, Families
Yorktown Meeting Room
Library Branch: Yorktown Library
Room: Yorktown Meeting Room
Age Group: Children, Families
Program Type: Crafts, Fun & Games
Event Details:

Celebrate reading together as we explore the world of Roz, the Wild Robot! There will be interactive crafts and activities, a group reading, and fun engagement for the whole family.

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.

Food Allergies

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

Open Play

1:00pm - 5:00pm
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.

Wonderosity: Avatar

4:30pm - 5:30pm
Elementary
Yorktown Youth Programs Room
Registration
Library Branch: Yorktown Library
Room: Yorktown Youth Programs Room
Age Group: Elementary
Program Type: Crafts, STEM
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 12
Event Details:

For 5 weeks, we will explore creating an avatar based on ourselves and our imagination. We will create a model avatar, place it in a habitat, create its costume, add accessories, and explore nutrition and healthy living.

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.

Genealogy Meetup

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Adults
Yorktown Meeting Room
Library Branch: Yorktown Library
Room: Yorktown Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: History & Genealogy

Are you hooked on exploring your family’s history or interested in learning more? Join a group of like-minded individuals for an informal discussion at our 1st Monday monthly meeting at Yorktown Library. Feel free to bring your questions, success stories, and tips to share! For adults 18+. Registration is not required.  Questions? Call 757-890-5207.

Tabb Library Writers' Meetup

6:30pm - 7:45pm
Adults
Tabb Program Room
Library Branch: Tabb Library
Room: Tabb Program Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Writing

Are you interested in writing, but don’t know how to start? Or maybe you’re a seasoned writer, looking for a place to get feedback on your work? Join the Tabb Writers Group! Our monthly meetup on the 1st and 3rd Monday of the month (except on holidays) provides writers a space to work on their projects, offer and receive critiques, and even to meet other local writers. No registration required.

Questions? Call 757-890-5120 or email reference@yorkcounty.gov.
 

Firefighter Story Time

10:15am - 11:00am
Children, Infants - Preschool
Tabb Meeting Room
Registration
Library Branch: Tabb Library
Room: Tabb Meeting Room
Age Group: Children, Infants - Preschool
Program Type: Story Time
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 15
Event Details:

Come enjoy a special Firefighter story time! Listen to some of our York County firefighters as they share their favorite stories with preschoolers and their families during Fire Prevention 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.

Creation Station

4:30pm - 5:30pm
Children, Elementary
Tabb Meeting Room
Registration
Library Branch: Tabb Library
Room: Tabb Meeting Room
Age Group: Children, Elementary
Program Type: Crafts
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 15
Event Details:

Join us for a creative craft hour to create one of a kind crafts. This month's theme: Spooktacular Crafts

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 Gaming

5:00pm - 7:00pm
Middle & High School
Yorktown Meeting Room
Library Branch: Yorktown Library
Room: Yorktown Meeting Room
Age Group: Middle & High School
Program Type: Fun & Games
Event Details:

Hang out and unwind on the second and fourth Tuesday of every month with Nintendo Switch, PS5, Wii, board, and card games.  This program is for 6th-12th graders.

 

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.

BINGO Night

6:30pm - 7:45pm
Adults & Teens
Tabb Meeting Room
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Tabb Library
Room: Tabb Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults & Teens
Program Type: Fun & Games
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 15
Event Details:

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.

October's prize theme is Halloween.  All attendees are encouraged to wear a costume!

Meditation @ Tabb Library

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Adults
Tabb Meeting Room
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Tabb Library
Room: Tabb Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 19

Establish or deepen your mindfulness and meditation practice on the second Wednesday of each month at 6:30 PM at Tabb Library with Melissa McGill, Ed.D., certified Mindfulness Meditation Teacher, E-RYT200 in a supportive small group setting.  Instruction and guidance on foundational mindfulness and meditation practices is incorporated. Registration encouraged but not required. Questions? Email reference@yorkcounty.gov or call 757-890-5120.

Mystery Mini Book Club

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Adults
Yorktown Conference Room
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Yorktown Library
Room: Yorktown Conference Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 12
Event Details:

Mystery lovers unite! Join us for a mini book club this fall at the Yorktown Library. We will be diving into a different mystery genre each month in September, October and November:

Firefighter Story Time

10:15am - 11:00am
Children, Infants - Preschool
Yorktown Youth Programs Room
Registration
Library Branch: Yorktown Library
Room: Yorktown Youth Programs Room
Age Group: Children, Infants - Preschool
Program Type: Story Time
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 15
Event Details:

Come enjoy a special Firefighter story time! Listen to some of our York County firefighters as they share their favorite stories with preschoolers and their families during Fire Prevention 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.

If This Be Treason… Dressing the Liberty Pole in 1774

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Adults
Yorktown Meeting Room
Library Branch: Yorktown Library
Room: Yorktown Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: History & Genealogy
Event Details:

Fellow Citizens hark to the meeting of the County Committee of Safety and join us in a debate over the County Resolves and the 1774 Articles of Association.

Once Upon a Cuento (A Bilingual Family Story Time)

10:15am - 11:00am
Children, Infants - Preschool, Elementary, Families
Yorktown Youth Programs Room
Registration
Library Branch: Yorktown Library
Room: Yorktown Youth Programs Room
Age Group: Children, Infants - Preschool, Elementary, Families
Program Type: Story Time
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 12
Event Details:

We invite all of our friends/amigos to join us for Bilingual Story Time. Enjoy a story, songs, craft, and other activities.

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.

Science Saturday

10:15am - 11:00am
Children, Elementary
Tabb Program Room
Registration
Library Branch: Tabb Library
Room: Tabb Program Room
Age Group: Children, Elementary
Program Type: STEM
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 8
Event Details:

Skeletons! Join us for a Bone-anza of fun facts about the human skeleton. Did you know that you’re born with over 300 bones in your body, but by the time you’re an adult, you only have 206?!

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.

Science Saturday

11:30am - 12:30pm
Children, Elementary
Tabb Program Room
Registration
Library Branch: Tabb Library
Room: Tabb Program Room
Age Group: Children, Elementary
Program Type: STEM
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 8
Event Details:

Skeletons! Join us for a Bone-anza of fun facts about the human skeleton. Did you know that you’re born with over 300 bones in your body, but by the time you’re an adult, you only have 206?!

Crime Writers In Conversation: E. A. Aymar & LynDee Walker

1:30pm - 3:30pm
Adults
Yorktown Meeting Room
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Yorktown Library
Room: Yorktown Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Author Event, Book signing
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 42
Event Details:

Join us on Saturday, Oct 12 at 1:30 PM in the Yorktown Library Meeting Room for a lively discussion of crime fiction with authors E. A. Aymar and LynDee Walker.

PAWS to Read

1:30pm - 2:30pm
Elementary
Yorktown Meeting Room
Registration
Library Branch: Yorktown Library
Room: Yorktown Meeting Room
Age Group: Elementary
Program Type: PAWs to Read
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 15
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.

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.

PAWS to Read

3:30pm - 4:30pm
Children, Elementary
Yorktown Meeting Room
Registration
Library Branch: Yorktown Library
Room: Yorktown Meeting Room
Age Group: Children, Elementary
Program Type: PAWs to Read
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 15
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.

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.

Coloring & Conversation

1:00pm - 2:30pm
Adults
Yorktown Meeting Room
Library Branch: Yorktown Library
Room: Yorktown Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Art

Monday afternoons just got a bit better! Join us on the second Monday of each month for coloring, conversation, and light snacks. Drop-in any time; registration is not required. Coloring & Conversation is for adults and teens accompanied by an adult. Questions? Call 757-890-5207.

Wonderosity: Avatar

4:30pm - 5:30pm
Elementary
Yorktown Youth Programs Room
Registration
Library Branch: Yorktown Library
Room: Yorktown Youth Programs Room
Age Group: Elementary
Program Type: Crafts, STEM
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 12
Event Details:

For 5 weeks, we will explore creating an avatar based on ourselves and our imagination. We will create a model avatar, place it in a habitat, create its costume, add accessories, and explore nutrition and healthy living.

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 Anime Club

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Middle & High School
Tabb Program Room
Registration
Library Branch: Tabb Library
Room: Tabb Program Room
Age Group: Middle & High School
Program Type: Movies & Entertainment
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 15
Event Details:

Join fellow Anime lovers for the first 2 episodes of an Anime show and an Anime related snack or quick craft.

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 From

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