YCL E-NEWS June 2022 Have a Look at What’s New for York County Library! |
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Join the "Oceans of Possibilities" Summer Learning Challenge for "fin-tastic" prize drawings and reading incentives for all ages! Register online and use our fun, interactive Beanstack service to help us reach our reading goal for 2022 — 2,022,000 minutes! You'll earn digital badges as you progress, get book recommendations by email, and enjoy many other exciting features! Get ready for live animals, magic, puppets, stories, and more! Preview the exciting virtual children's performances we have lined up for the summer below, and find full details for these and other great programs, including in-person events, on our Events Calendar. This Challenge is sponsored by the Friends of the York County Library. Visit www.yclibrary.org/slc for more details. |
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Fairy Godfather
& the Wand of Dreams June 6–12: The land of "Happily Ever After" is in big trouble. The Wand Of Dreams has been stolen and everything is falling apart! Fairy Godfather has to round up the usual suspects to solve the crime of 1,000 years in this fantastical show by The Story Ship, with hilarious puppets, beautiful animation, spellbinding magic, wonderful music, and tremendous audience interaction. Oceans of Possibilities June 13–19: The South Carolina Aquarium will take you on a mission to explore the deep ocean! To get there, you'll first have to survive the intertidal zone, rocky reefs, open ocean, and, finally, the dark sea floor. Lacking some necessary expedition equipment, you'll have to learn how to best adapt to these environments by asking advice from the animals you'll meet along the way. Soap Bubble Circus June 20–26: This exciting and educational bubble show mixes comedy, music, and interactive bubble-magic! Learn bubble tricks, juggling, and how to create your own bubbles from home with help from presenter Steve Langley, who has won multiple Guinness World Records and has been featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not. Animal Encounters June 27 – July 3: Animal Quest is back with an all new virtual show for 2022! See and learn about 10 amazing animals from the comfort of your own home. |
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Read Beyond the Beaten Path July 4–10: Using mime, comedy, and interactive stories, Robert Rivest brings original ocean-themed stories to life before your eyes! He combines classic mime artistry with hilarious character voices and humorous insights into the oceans of positive possibilities in everyday life. A Tangle of Tales July 11–17: Three favorite folks tales from around the world come to life with a touch of the familiar and a taste of the new! Using a variety of puppet styles and a whole menagerie of zany characters, Grey Seal Puppets presents "The Frog Prince" from Germany, "Three Billy Goats Gruff" from Scandinavia, and "The Three Little Pigs" from England with refreshing wit and wisdom. Imperfect Strangers July 18–24: Worlds collide when an industrious ant and lazy grasshopper find themselves living not-so-happily together. Will the grasshopper drive the ant crazy with his zany antics, or will the ant finally teach the grasshopper that hard work pays off? Find out in Porkchop Productions' sidesplitting, 1980s sitcom take on this fable favorite! Commotion in the Ocean July 25–31: Professor Whizzpop encourages eager readers to READ, with giggles galore, madcap magic, and plenty of barnacled books! You'll meet the world's only acrobatic goldfish, "mis-make" a mermaid, narrowly avoid becoming a shark snack, and even see a real-life pirate being shot out of a real-life cannon! |
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York County Library would like to thank all those who participated in our 2022 comic and pop culture convention — LibraryCon! Everyone helped make this a fantastic event, and we extend special thanks to our comic authors, Mason Deaver and Jessica Khoury, and to our comic artists, Ryan Holgersen and Levi Erickson, as well as to our sponsors, including the Junior Woman's Club of Rock Hill for volunteering their time. We look forwarding to seeing you at LibraryCon 2023! (Photo credit: Amanda Mullen) |
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Blood supplies are critically low! In this time of need, please consider donating blood for our American Red Cross Blood Drives. Social distancing and safe sanitation practices will be in place, and rules on masks and other precautions can be obtained when you register. See below for registration details or use the Red Cross Online Scheduling Portal. Thank you for your gift of life! |
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York County Library Hours & Closing Notices All Locations: Monday–Thursday, 9 a.m.–7 p.m.; Friday, 9 a.m.–6 p.m. Main Library (Rock Hill), Fort Mill, & Lake Wylie: Saturday, 9 a.m.–6 p.m. Clover & York: Saturday, 9 a.m.–2 p.m. Friends Books on Main will expand its store hours for the summer! Starting June 5, stop by Thursdays–Saturdays from 10 a.m.– 4 p.m. and Sundays from 12:30–4 p.m. Thank you for your continued support of the Friends of the York County Library! See you soon at 206 E. Main St. in Rock Hill. |
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