Drop in Thursdays!

All Day
Library Branch: Trone Memorial Library
Room: Children’s Wing Room
Age Group: Children
Description:

Families and children of all ages are invited to stop in anytime on Thursday and enjoy activities such as library scavenger hunts, random acts of kindness, storywalks, or mini library adventures.  

Preschool Storytime

10:30am - 11:00am
Library Branch: Gettysburg Library
Room: Children's Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Storytime
Description:

Join us at the library for stories, songs, and a craft.

 

Toddler Time

10:30am - 11:30am
Library Branch: Littlestown Library
Room: Littlestown Community Meeting Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Storytime
Description:

Join Miss Jess for Toddler Story Time! We'll have fun and encourage early literacy through stories, songs, movement, and more!

Sit and Sew

12:30pm - 3:30pm
Library Branch: Trone Memorial Library
Room: Adult Wing Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Description:

Join us on the first and third Thursday of the month from 12:30 to 3:30! Bring your machine and current personal project, or work on charity quilts. Beginners welcome!

Diamond Painting

1:00pm - 3:00pm
Registration
Library Branch: Harbaugh-Thomas Library
Room: Harbaugh-Thomas Board Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Description:

1st and 3rd THURSDAYS

Adults and teens

Drop in and try a sparkly diamond painting project. Bring your own, or a kit will be provided.    Easy to learn and hard to stop. Join the addictive trend!

Diamond Painting Group

2:00pm - 4:00pm
Library Branch: Carroll Valley Library
Room: Conference Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Description:

Bring your diamond painting project and join other diamond painting enthusiasts for a fun crafty afternoon! 

May the Fourth Be With You Light Up Cards

3:00pm - 4:00pm
Registration
Library Branch: New Oxford Area Library
Room: Library Space
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 12
Description:

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Escape Room

3:00pm - 4:15pm
Registration
Library Branch: Harbaugh-Thomas Library
Room: Teen Center
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Other
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 9
Description:

Put your wits to the test by participating in a Teen Center escape room challenge! Search the room for clues and solve the riddles in order to escape through the “portal”. Will you be able to make it before time runs out?

Decorative DIY Boxes

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Registration
Library Branch: Littlestown Library
Room: Littlestown Community Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 6
Description:

Supplies will be available to create your very own DIY treasure box; you add the treasure. Registration required.

Garfield Party

4:30pm - 5:30pm
Registration
Library Branch: Gettysburg Library
Room: Third Floor Meeting Room
Age Group: Children, Teens, Adults, Everyone
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Description:

To get ready for the latest Garfield movie we are celebrating everyone's favorite orange cat. There will be a Garfield-themed craft and activities. Eat dessert lasagna and other light refreshments. Please register online.

Diamond Painting Evening

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Registration
Library Branch: Trone Memorial Library
Room: Adult Wing Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 15
Description:

Teens 12-18 can come in for an evening of making their own diamond painting coasters! Snacks and supplies will be provided. Registration required.

The Writing Nook

6:00pm - 7:30pm
Registration
Library Branch: Harbaugh-Thomas Library
Room: Harbaugh-Thomas Board Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Workshop
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 12
Description:

Award-winning poet and flash fictionist Alba Sarria holds an all-inclusive group for adults (beginners or pros) who want to create, discuss, edit, publish, and actively do more creative writing.

Barks & Books: Read to a Therapy Dog

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Library Branch: New Oxford Area Library
Room: Children's Area
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Other
Description:

Sign up or drop by for a 15-minute session with a sweet, furry friend! Practice reading to KPets Therapy dog, Danny. Consider registering by calling or visiting the library at 717-624-2182.

CARROLL VALLEY LIBRARY TEEN BOOK CLUB

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Library Branch: Carroll Valley Library
Room: Conference Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Book Club
Description:

Join our teen book club and discover new books and graphic novels!  Bring a snack to share.

May’s selection – Kill the Farm Boy by Delilah S. Dawson and Kevin Hearne

Ages 13-18. 

Kindergarten, Here I Come!

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Registration
Library Branch: Harbaugh-Thomas Library
Room: Story Time Area
Age Group: Children
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 24
Description:

Join us for a short storytime and fun early literacy activities! This is for children who will be entering kindergarten at Biglerville Elementary School in the fall of 2024 and their families.

Managing Stormwater Runoff in an Age of Climate Change

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Library Branch: Carroll Valley Library
Room: Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Other
Description:

With so many impermeable structures like: rooftops, strip malls, parking lots and yes, even our grass lawns, what can we do to get rainwater off our flooded streets and back into the ground?

Riggle Wealth Group: Including Non-Profits within your Financial Plan

6:30pm - 8:00pm
Registration
Library Branch: Gettysburg Library
Room: Third Floor Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Other
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 30
Description:

Riggle Wealth Group: Including Non-Profits within your Financial Plan
Thursday, May 2
6:30PM