Mystery Faire!

at 10:00, this Saturday, (July 14th) Summer Readers are all welcome at the Codorus State Park for FREE entertainment and more.


Highlights include Miss York County, Boone: The search Rescue Dog, and much, much more!

Join in the festivities as the York County Libraries gather at Codorus Park for some mysterious fun! Pack up your family and friends and stop by for FREE crafts, activities, presenters, storytellers, and more!

Grab a blanket or lawn chair; pack a picnic or buy your lunch at one of our vendors. We look forward to seeing you there!

Graphic Novels - the new hotness!

With 1004 distinct items in the Library System, we have a veritable treasure chest of Graphic Novels. We can't keep them on the shelf, they're the most rapidly-growing niche in publishing, and many are spawning a new renaissance in Hollywood. Good Stuff!

But wait - what is a Graphic Novel? You don't know?

Graphic novels are similar to comic books. Like comic books, they use sequential artwork to help tell a story. However, they are more likely to be stand-alone stories, and plot lines are more extended.

Some are collections of comics (Usagi Yojimbo) and some are books in their own right (Pride of Baghdad) . Still others have won prostigeous awards like the Xeric Award (Clan Apis) and one has even won the Pulitzer Prize (Maus)

Better to refer to them as a format (just as we do a book, magazine, audiobook, or movie) because they cover many genres; Cyberpunk, Horror, Romance, Fantasy and more.


Does this mean that these books are only for teens?
Not at all. Graphic Novels tend to be very appealing for all ages. (This includes the staff that develop this collection) The visual presentation, great character development, well-written plots, and escapism make this format of book very appealing.


Graphic Novels are all about Superheroes, right?

Actually, no...they’re not even all fiction.

Although we do have superheroes such as Wonder Woman, Spiderman, and Wolverine we also have other fiction and non-fiction books.

Here are a few examples:

Biography
· Pedro and Me
· The amazing true story of a Teenage Single Mom
. Persepolis

Horror
· Sandman
· Tapping the Vein
. Thirty Days of Night

Cyberpunk
· Heavy Liquid
· Channel Zero

Christian Fiction
· Left Behind
· Tribulation Force

Classics
· Moby Dick - Melville
· Remembrance of Things Past—Proust

Non-Fiction
· Cartoon Guide to Genetics
· Cartoon Guide to Physics
. Jack The Ripper


BEST OF ALL many are now coming to the big screen.

So if you're interested in this 'new' format, why not give them a try?
There are many terrific books out there, just waiting for you to discover them.

Summer Reading Kickoff - At the West Manchester Mall!

Noon - 2 p.m. on Wednesday June 13th, please join the library and the Mall Kid's Club for this exciting kick-off event!

Zoo America will have live animals to see and there will be crafts and activities as well as an opportunity to sign up for the Summer Reading Club.

Visit us for this free event and have a blast. Win fabulous prizes! Take home some great giveaways and start a summer of fun!

Avoid the dreaded summer brain drain!

If you have any questions, please call 846-5300 x 242

Libraries: answering trivia and earnest questions since 1879

If you're not familiar with this logo, you really need to aquaint yourself. This FREE service is FREELY available for FREE 24 hours a day, seven days a week. (except major holidays when the Librarians are FREE to do what they wish)

Now we know that you use Google. We're not even bitter about it, because we have a little secret; Google doesn't always have the answers. Sometimes, it even has the totally wrong answer altogether. And don't even get us started on Wikipedia.

So when you're looking at a bazillion wrong answers to what should be an easy question, and you're ready to throw things at the monitor, why not give us a try?

If you're questioning the value of something that's free, here's a suggestion; try out Ask Here PA. If you're pleased, but uneasy about something for nothing, why not write a check out to York County Libraries?

Or, cheerfully and happily keep your money, secure in the knowlege that you have a good answer.

Free!

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Summer Reading Club!

It's time for Summer Reading Club!

Beginning Monday the 11th of June, folks of all ages are welcome to participate, read, have fun, and try for fabulous prizes.

Nobody is too young or too old for the club;

• "Read to Me" is for babies in arms up to age 6,
  


• "Summer Readers" are folks 6-12
  


• "Teen Readers" are 13 to 18 and
  


• "Adult Summer Readers" are over 18.

There are programs, contests, books, and other 'club' activities available all summer.

Check out the website for more information and don't forget the concurrent GO series.

terrific and free Bibliography tool -

This is pretty fantastic; BibMe.org is a new automatic bibliography generator.

It uses a multitude of web services to auto-fill bibliography info for a works cited page...it then lets you download the bibliography in MLA, APA, or Chicago formats.

Even better, it's available for sharing on facebook.

Show off the books that you love, make your research easier, or just make a great long list of books.

It's all good!

www.bibme.org

Summer Reading - just around the corner!!

The County-wide Summer Reading Club is just around the corner - beginning June 11th, folks of all ages can read, attend wonderful programs, and enter to win fabulous prizes at any of the Libraries in York County.

Click here for the teaser page; the closer we get to June 11th, the more information there will be.

Kids and Teens will have similar programs to last year, but this is the first year we'll have a County-Wide Adult Summer Reading Club.

Stay tuned - more information will be coming soon!

Everything Alpaca -

“Everything Alpaca”
Comes to Dillsburg Library
Thursday May 17th, at 7 P.M.
Photo credit Christophe Meneboeuf

Alpacas-of-Fieldstone-Crossing Farm owner Kathy Ammerman will wax enthusiastic about wool at the Dillsburg Area Public Library Thursday, May 17, at 7 p.m. Comparing her alpacas, llamas, and sheep, she will explain the differences in their fleece, while Nancy Scott from Boiling Springs, will demonstrate carding, cleaning, spinning, and the differences in the wearable items produced by the varied structure of the woven fibers.

Ms. Ammerman will bring “Bebo Norman,” the farm’s prize juvenile male alpaca. She also will show the new ram “Zeek, son of Zachary,” in front of the library. Father and son are known for having scores of healthy progeny “on the ground”.

The presentation will include “everything alpaca,” such as birth, feeding, trimming feet, injections, showing, shearing, and sales. Tax incentives accompany the raising of alpacas, which has made it possible for the farm to keep or train horses, sheep, goats, llamas, and peacocks, and accept neglected animals. On June 21, Jubilee Day in Mechanicsburg, the animals will comprise a “Noah’s Ark” reenactment.

Lee Ammerman, an endodontist, and Kathy receive visitors to the farm from churches, camps, and nursing homes. They arrange activities with Girl and Boy Scouts, and Royal Rangers. Some volunteers on the farm are from the physical fitness classes Kathy leads at the West Shore YMCA.

Programs in the library’s 2006-2007 series “TREASURES: Made in the USA” have been underwritten by the Dillsburg Rotary Club. The library is at 17 South Baltimore St. (Route 74) near the light, phone 432-5613.

The library’s 2007-2008 series, starting November 8, is “COMICS: From the Classics to the Graphics”.