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Genealogy Class: Family drama with the Equity Court

5:00pm–7:00pm
Adults (18 years & up)
Main Library (Rock Hill)
Upcoming
Registration Required
Registration will open on November 6, 2025 @ 9:00am.
Library Branch: Main Library (Rock Hill)
Room: Meeting Room (RH)
Age Group: Adults (18 years & up)
Program Type: Genealogy
Registration Required
Event Details:

Grievances, family drama, and more! Learn why the records of the Equity Court can yield rich information about your family often not available elsewhere. 

This event is in the "Adults (18 years & up)" group

Lake Wylie Sewing Group

10:00am–2:00pm
Adults (18 years & up)
Lake Wylie Library
Library Branch: Lake Wylie Library
Room: Meeting Room (LW)
Age Group: Adults (18 years & up)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Enjoy sewing? Come and join our monthly drop-in sewing group where you can sew and socialize with other sewists. You can bring your machine and a project you are working on, or bring some hand sewing. No registration required. Questions?

This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers (0–2 years)" group

Once Upon a Lap

9:30am–10:00am
Babies & Toddlers (0–2 years)
Main Library (Rock Hill)
Upcoming
Registration Required
Registration will open on October 20, 2025 @ 9:00am.
Library Branch: Main Library (Rock Hill)
Room: Activities Area (RH)
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers (0–2 years)
Program Type: Storytime
Registration Required
Event Details:

Engage and bond with your little one through stories, songs, fingerplays, and movement activities for ages birth–23 months and their caregivers. Register online or call (803) 981-5888, starting October 20 for this 6-week session.

This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers (0–2 years)" group

Once Upon a Lap

10:30am–11:00am
Babies & Toddlers (0–2 years)
Main Library (Rock Hill)
Upcoming
Registration Required
Registration will open on October 20, 2025 @ 9:00am.
Library Branch: Main Library (Rock Hill)
Room: Activities Area (RH)
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers (0–2 years)
Program Type: Storytime
Registration Required
Event Details:

Engage and bond with your little one through stories, songs, fingerplays, and movement activities for ages birth–23 months and their caregivers. Register online or call (803) 981-5888, starting October 20 for this 6-week session.

This event is in the "Children / Elementary (6–11 years)" group
This event is in the "Teens (12–18 years)" group
This event is in the "Adults (18 years & up)" group
This event is in the "All Ages / Family" group

Chess Club

4:00pm–5:00pm
Children / Elementary (6–11 years), Teens (12–18 years), Adults (18 years & up), All Ages / Family
York Library
Upcoming
Registration Required
Registration will open on November 1, 2025 @ 9:00am.
Library Branch: York Library
Room: Meeting Room (YK)
Age Group: Children / Elementary (6–11 years), Teens (12–18 years), Adults (18 years & up), All Ages / Family
Program Type: Chess Club
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join the York Public Library and learn chess basics, strategies, tactics and test your skills in 1-on-1 or chess games. All ages and skill levels are welcome!

This event is in the "Adults (18 years & up)" group

Stories from the Streets

9:30am–11:30am
Adults (18 years & up)
Main Library (Rock Hill)
Library Branch: Main Library (Rock Hill)
Room: Meeting Room (RH)
Age Group: Adults (18 years & up)
Program Type: Workshop
Event Details:

This is a workshop for writers of any skill level, and housed or unhoused!!  Facilitated by Matt Shaw of Speak Up Magazine, a publication written by people facing homelessness.  Mr.

This event is in the "Preschoolers (3–5 years)" group

Preschool Storytime

10:30am–11:00am
Preschoolers (3–5 years)
Main Library (Rock Hill)
Library Branch: Main Library (Rock Hill)
Room: Activities Area (RH)
Age Group: Preschoolers (3–5 years)
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

Join us for an interactive storytime designed for little bookworms ages 3-5. We will be listening to stories, singing songs, learning rhymes, and unleashing lots of wiggles and giggles together.

This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers (0–2 years)" group

Itty-Bitty Bookworms

4:30pm–5:00pm
Babies & Toddlers (0–2 years)
Main Library (Rock Hill)
Upcoming
Registration Required
Registration will open on October 21, 2025 @ 9:00am.
Library Branch: Main Library (Rock Hill)
Room: Activities Area (RH)
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers (0–2 years)
Program Type: Storytime
Registration Required
Event Details:

Engage and bond with your little ones through stories, songs, fingerplays, and movement activities for ages birth–35 months and their caregivers. Register online or call (803) 981-5888, starting October 21 for this 6-week session.

This event is in the "Adults (18 years & up)" group

ONLINE: Genealogy research for beginners

7:00pm–8:30pm
Adults (18 years & up)
Online
Upcoming
Registration Required
Virtual Event
Registration will open on November 11, 2025 @ 9:00am.
Library Branch: Online
Age Group: Adults (18 years & up)
Program Type: Genealogy
Registration Required
Event Details:

What is genealogy? How do I begin? In this introduction to genealogy, learn the first steps to researching and recording your family tree.

This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers (0–2 years)" group

Itty-Bitty Bookworms

10:30am–11:00am
Babies & Toddlers (0–2 years)
Main Library (Rock Hill)
Upcoming
Registration Required
Registration will open on October 22, 2025 @ 9:00am.
Library Branch: Main Library (Rock Hill)
Room: Activities Area (RH)
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers (0–2 years)
Program Type: Storytime
Registration Required
Event Details:

Engage and bond with your little one through stories, songs, fingerplays, and movement activities for ages birth–35 months and their caregivers. Register online or call (803) 981-5888, starting October 22 for 6 weeks.

This event is in the "Preschoolers (3–5 years)" group

Preschool Storytime

3:00pm–3:30pm
Preschoolers (3–5 years)
Main Library (Rock Hill)
Library Branch: Main Library (Rock Hill)
Room: Activities Area (RH)
Age Group: Preschoolers (3–5 years)
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

Join us for an interactive storytime designed for little bookworms ages 3-5. We will be listening to stories, singing songs, learning rhymes, and unleashing lots of wiggles and giggles together.

Early Closing

5:00pm–7:00pm
All Branches
Closing
Branches:
Clover Library, Fort Mill Library, Lake Wylie Library, Main Library (Rock Hill), York Library, Bookmobile, Outreach Sprinter Van, Online, Off Site, Equipment
Description:

Early Closing: All York County Library locations will close early at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, November 26, 2025.

Thanksgiving

All Day 11/27–11/30
All Branches
Closing
Branches:
Clover Library, Fort Mill Library, Lake Wylie Library, Main Library (Rock Hill), York Library, Bookmobile, Outreach Sprinter Van, Online, Off Site, Equipment
Description:

Thanksgiving: All York County Library locations will be closed Thursday, November 27, 2025 - Sunday, November 30, 2025.

This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers (0–2 years)" group

Once Upon a Lap

9:30am–10:00am
Babies & Toddlers (0–2 years)
Main Library (Rock Hill)
Upcoming
Registration Required
Registration will open on October 20, 2025 @ 9:00am.
Library Branch: Main Library (Rock Hill)
Room: Activities Area (RH)
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers (0–2 years)
Program Type: Storytime
Registration Required
Event Details:

Engage and bond with your little one through stories, songs, fingerplays, and movement activities for ages birth–23 months and their caregivers. Register online or call (803) 981-5888, starting October 20 for this 6-week session.

This event is in the "Teens (12–18 years)" group
This event is in the "Adults (18 years & up)" group

Good Yarn Stitch Club

10:00am–11:30am
Teens (12–18 years), Adults (18 years & up)
Main Library (Rock Hill)
Library Branch: Main Library (Rock Hill)
Room: Meeting Room (RH)
Age Group: Teens (12–18 years), Adults (18 years & up)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Bring your crafting projects (crochet, knitting, cross stitch, anything you can carry) and work along with other crafty people in the neighborhood.

This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers (0–2 years)" group

Once Upon a Lap

10:30am–11:00am
Babies & Toddlers (0–2 years)
Main Library (Rock Hill)
Upcoming
Registration Required
Registration will open on October 20, 2025 @ 9:00am.
Library Branch: Main Library (Rock Hill)
Room: Activities Area (RH)
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers (0–2 years)
Program Type: Storytime
Registration Required
Event Details:

Engage and bond with your little one through stories, songs, fingerplays, and movement activities for ages birth–23 months and their caregivers. Register online or call (803) 981-5888, starting October 20 for this 6-week session.

This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers (0–2 years)" group
This event is in the "Preschoolers (3–5 years)" group
This event is in the "Children / Elementary (6–11 years)" group
This event is in the "All Ages / Family" group

Family Storytime in the Park

4:00pm–4:30pm
Babies & Toddlers (0–2 years), Preschoolers (3–5 years), Children / Elementary (6–11 years), All Ages / Family
Main Library (Rock Hill)
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Main Library (Rock Hill)
Room: Offsite (RH)
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers (0–2 years), Preschoolers (3–5 years), Children / Elementary (6–11 years), All Ages / Family
Program Type: Outreach, Storytime
Event Details:

Join us at Miracle Park for an outdoor, family-friendly storytime.  We will read stories, sing songs, and more. Come early (3:15–3:45 p.m.) and check out books from the library bookmobile.

This event is in the "Adults (18 years & up)" group

Stories from the Streets

9:30am–11:30am
Adults (18 years & up)
Main Library (Rock Hill)
Library Branch: Main Library (Rock Hill)
Room: Meeting Room (RH)
Age Group: Adults (18 years & up)
Program Type: Workshop
Event Details:

This is a workshop for writers of any skill level, and housed or unhoused!!  Facilitated by Matt Shaw of Speak Up Magazine, a publication written by people facing homelessness.  Mr.

This event is in the "Preschoolers (3–5 years)" group

Preschool Storytime

10:30am–11:00am
Preschoolers (3–5 years)
Main Library (Rock Hill)
Library Branch: Main Library (Rock Hill)
Room: Activities Area (RH)
Age Group: Preschoolers (3–5 years)
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

Join us for an interactive storytime designed for little bookworms ages 3-5. We will be listening to stories, singing songs, learning rhymes, and unleashing lots of wiggles and giggles together.

This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers (0–2 years)" group

Itty-Bitty Bookworms

4:30pm–5:00pm
Babies & Toddlers (0–2 years)
Main Library (Rock Hill)
Upcoming
Registration Required
Registration will open on October 21, 2025 @ 9:00am.
Library Branch: Main Library (Rock Hill)
Room: Activities Area (RH)
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers (0–2 years)
Program Type: Storytime
Registration Required
Event Details:

Engage and bond with your little ones through stories, songs, fingerplays, and movement activities for ages birth–35 months and their caregivers. Register online or call (803) 981-5888, starting October 21 for this 6-week session.

This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers (0–2 years)" group

Itty-Bitty Bookworms

10:30am–11:00am
Babies & Toddlers (0–2 years)
Main Library (Rock Hill)
Upcoming
Registration Required
Registration will open on October 22, 2025 @ 9:00am.
Library Branch: Main Library (Rock Hill)
Room: Activities Area (RH)
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers (0–2 years)
Program Type: Storytime
Registration Required
Event Details:

Engage and bond with your little one through stories, songs, fingerplays, and movement activities for ages birth–35 months and their caregivers. Register online or call (803) 981-5888, starting October 22 for 6 weeks.

This event is in the "Adults (18 years & up)" group

Wednesday Book Club

1:00pm–2:00pm
Adults (18 years & up)
Fort Mill Library
Library Branch: Fort Mill Library
Room: Meeting Room (FM)
Age Group: Adults (18 years & up)
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

A book club where we meet to discuss books in a variety of genres, both fiction and non-fiction, and learn by sharing information and opinion.

This club is closed for 2025.

This event is in the "Preschoolers (3–5 years)" group

Preschool Storytime

3:00pm–3:30pm
Preschoolers (3–5 years)
Main Library (Rock Hill)
Library Branch: Main Library (Rock Hill)
Room: Activities Area (RH)
Age Group: Preschoolers (3–5 years)
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

Join us for an interactive storytime designed for little bookworms ages 3-5. We will be listening to stories, singing songs, learning rhymes, and unleashing lots of wiggles and giggles together.

This event is in the "Adults (18 years & up)" group

Genealogy with City Directories

5:00pm–7:00pm
Adults (18 years & up)
Main Library (Rock Hill)
Upcoming
Registration Required
Registration will open on November 19, 2025 @ 9:00am.
Library Branch: Main Library (Rock Hill)
Room: Meeting Room (RH)
Age Group: Adults (18 years & up)
Program Type: Genealogy
Registration Required
Event Details:

City Directories are more than just a list of names and addresses. Get the most out of researching these pages to uncover occupations, marriages, deaths and other hidden clues about your ancestors.