YCL E-NEWS December 2019: Have a look at what's new for York County Library!

YCL E-NEWS December 2019
Have a look at what's new for York County Library!

December 16, 2019 – January 31, 2020 • Register Now!
YCL's “Totally Cool Winter Reading Challenge” is back! You'll again win rewards and earn chances for grand prizes, and we'll be eligible to win new books and author visits from Penguin Random House! Help us meet our reading goal! Register online or visit your local YCL branch. Look for full details at yclibrary.org.wrc!

York County Reads: YCL proudly launches its first York County Reads program for January/February 2020! This community-wide program inspires all ages to read books on kindness, friendship, and anti-bullying. Read any book listed below or read them all! Help us promote literacy and community engagement.
 
Tag us with what you’re reading on social media with #yorkcountyreads2020. Get encouraged to perform a random act of kindness, and, in January, your reading counts toward our Winter Reading Challenge! Watch for more details on special author visits, programs, and more.

Choose a book from: The One in a Million Boy (Monica Wood; for adults), Genesis Begins Again (Alicia D. Williams; for teens), Restart (Gordon Korman; for children), or Thank You, Omu (Oge Mora; for preschoolers).

YCL Believes in the Importance of Access for Everyone
We join many national libraries in temporarily halting the purchase of new materials published by Macmillan publishers for restricting when and how many new e-book titles libraries can purchase. Help us send a message to Macmillan, its related imprints, and other publishers considering similar restrictions. Visit eBooksForAll.org for a petition you can sign, links for more information, and additional suggestions to voice your support.

Local Artist Spotlight
After moving from France to the U.S. in 1938, C. M. "Kit" Kakassy later pursued her interest in art throughout the Carolinas in schools, classes, and exhibitions. She strives to excite the eye using shapes, colors, marks, and textures, while intuition and creativity guide her hand.
 
"How the viewer interprets the work becomes that person’s reality," Kit says. "The surprises that occur when considering visual relationships are engaging and exciting."
 
See some of Kit's work at Clover Library.

'Tis the Season for More Borrows!
This holiday season, YCL cardholders get up to 6 borrows through hoopla digital until January 2! Don't have a YCL card? We're offering hoopla to the whole community! Download or stream TV shows, music, audiobooks, e-books, and comics for your TV, desktop, and mobile devices! Visit yclibrary.org/virtual-library by January 31 to get started!

Help Your Community with 'Food for Fines,' December 1–31
Pay off overdue library fines with nonperishable food! For each donated item, $1 will be credited to overdue fines. Donations benefit local area charities and can be dropped off at all York County Library locations. (View full details and restrictions.) No fines? Donate new gloves, hats, scarves, and mittens for our Mitten Trees and area shelters!

All York County Libraries will close at 5 p.m. on Monday, December 23, and remain closed through Wednesday, December 25, for Christmas. All locations will also close at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, December 31, and remain closed through Wednesday, January 1, for New Year's Day.
Friends Books on Main will be closed Thursday, December 26, for Christmas.
The Lake Wylie Public Library will be closed Monday, January 13, through Monday, January 20, for painting.
 
* No fines will be charged for items during these closings. Visit YCL's Virtual Library for free e-books, audiobooks, and more!