York County Libraries

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🎉📚 A big round of applause for our Library Champions! 📚🎉

Thank you to the incredible individuals and teams who helped raise funds for York County Libraries & Literacy for Change.

Please help us celebrate these amazing champions:

🌟 Individual Fundraisers • Brian Augustyniak • Trish Bissett • Tony Campisi • Chelsea Cochran • Jennifer Croney • Kristen Dempwolf • Patty Ford • Paula Gilbert • Meagan Given • Brett Greiman, • Michael Hady • Becca Hanlon • Jenny Hansen • Ellen Helfrick • Karen E Hostetter • Laura Skinger Horowitz • Emily Johnson • Lisa Schmittle • Adrienne Scott • Albert Sun • Anisha Venkataraman
🏆 Fundraising Teams • Auggie’s Shine Master • Box Hill Book Club • Guthrie Groundhogs • The Wartime Book Club 2026

You are champions for literacy, learning, and opportunity. We couldn't have done it without you!

Read our blog: https://bit.ly/4y0p3G6
There are two updates in October to be aware of: 1) Libby will need a PIN, 2) the online catalog is changing

1: By mid-October, the Libby app will require a PIN number to validate your library card.
Not to worry! At YCL, your PIN is set to the last 4 digits of your library card.
❔If you changed it but forget, reach out to your local library for a quick reset.
➡️If you have an eCard starting with 990-, you picked your own PIN at signup.

2: Our online catalog vendor is moving from ChiliPAC to a new service, Aspen. Aspen has a LOT of great new features, like being able to search eBooks and print books at the same time!
🕐 If you turned on "Check Out History" in ChiliPAC and you want to keep the info, please download it by October 18th.
🕸️ Our blog has step-by-step instructions (with pictures) for how to do this!
➡️ Note: Most people do not have a Check Out History, as this is turned off by default.

Ghosts and goblins gather round in a thrilling celebration as October’s final day approaches! 🕷️🎃 In this spooky season, Ellen from Glatfelter Memorial Library is excited about "A Box Full of Darkness" by Simone St James a fast-paced mystery that sent shivers down her spine. Set in Fell, New York, the story unravels with a series of strange occurrences: a mysterious drowning at the roadside motel, an unexplained death of a young girl whose body mysteriously appears by the railroad tracks, and for Violet, Vail, and Dodie Esmie, the heart-wrenching disappearance of their little brother during an innocent game of hide-and-seek. Now, after nearly two decades, the siblings return to the house they fled eighteen years before, called back by the ghost of their long-missing brother and his haunting request to come home.
Reserve your copy now in the YCL collection: https://bit.ly/4hjYiYl. Prefer an ebook format? Search for “A Box Full of Darkness” in our Libby app.

You did it, York County! 🥳🎉

Thank you to everyone who supported Literacy for Change. Together we raised $237,154!

Your donation ensures that every person in York County—regardless of age, income, or background—has access to books, knowledge, and learning opportunities.

Your donation helps York County Libraries expand literacy and empower our communities.

Thank you ❤️📚

🐱🐑 Licorice may be in sheep's clothing, but she's still asking for the cat's meow of donations.

Every gift helps Literacy for Change empower more York Countians. Donate before midnight: LiteracyforChange.org📚💜

🐱📚 Violet here! Cats know the value of a good book, a cozy lap, and making smart choices. 😸 That's why I'm supporting Literacy for Change.

Help York Countians build reading, writing, digital, and life skills that open doors to brighter futures. ❤️ Donate: LiteracyforChange.org

🐾 Chandler Muriel Bing here! I've got my reading glasses on 🤓 and one big request: help more kids discover the power of literacy.

Instead of an extra treat for me today, consider donating to Literacy for Change. LiteracyforChange.org ❤️📚