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Short Horror Story Contest

All Day 10/1 - 10/12
Harbaugh-Thomas Library
Age Group:
Children, Teens, Adults, Everyone

Create an original scary story in 500 words or less and send it to harbaughthomas@adamslibrary.org

Library Branch: Harbaugh-Thomas Library
Age Group: Children, Teens, Adults, Everyone
Program Type: Other
Description:

Create an original scary story in 500 words or less and send it to harbaughthomas@adamslibrary.org

This event is in the "Adults" group

Gettysburg Library Genealogy Club

Wednesday, October 1, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Third Floor Meeting Room at Gettysburg Library
Age Group:
Adults

Gettysburg Library Genealogy Club
Wednesdays, Sept 3/Oct 1/Nov 5
2:00-3:00 PM

Registration Required
Library Branch: Gettysburg Library
Room: Third Floor Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Other
Registration Required
Description:

Gettysburg Library Genealogy Club
Wednesdays, Sept 3/Oct 1/Nov 5
2:00-3:00 PM

This event is in the "Adults" group

Crafty Cards

Wednesday, October 1, 2025 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Library Space at New Oxford Library
Age Group:
Adults

Get creative with Kathy Freeman as she guides you to make one-of-a-kind greeting cards with matching envelopes using cardstock, stamps and ink. All materials provided. 

Registration required.

Registration Required
Library Branch: New Oxford Library
Room: Library Space
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Description:

Get creative with Kathy Freeman as she guides you to make one-of-a-kind greeting cards with matching envelopes using cardstock, stamps and ink. All materials provided. 

Registration required.

This event is in the "Children" group
This event is in the "Teens" group
This event is in the "Adults" group
This event is in the "Everyone" group

Haunted Gingerbread Houses

Wednesday, October 1, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Third Floor Meeting Room at Gettysburg Library
Age Group:
Children, Teens, Adults, Everyone

Haunted Gingerbread Houses
Wednesday, Oct 1
6:00-7:30 PM
For All Ages

Registration Required
Library Branch: Gettysburg Library
Room: Third Floor Meeting Room
Age Group: Children, Teens, Adults, Everyone
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Description:

Haunted Gingerbread Houses
Wednesday, Oct 1
6:00-7:30 PM
For All Ages

This event is in the "Adults" group

Friends of Littlestown Library Meeting

Wednesday, October 1, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Littlestown Community Meeting Room at Littlestown Library
Age Group:
Adults

Are you interested in becoming more involved in your community and supporting the library? Join the Friends of Littlestown Library. Stop by or contact the library for more information.

Library Branch: Littlestown Library
Room: Littlestown Community Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Other
Description:

Are you interested in becoming more involved in your community and supporting the library? Join the Friends of Littlestown Library. Stop by or contact the library for more information.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Sit and Sew

Thursday, October 2, 2025 at 12:30pm - 3:30pm
Adult Wing Meeting Room at Trone Memorial Library
Age Group:
Adults

On the first and third Thursdays of each month, bring your machine and current project. This group gets together to work on charity quilts as well as personal projects. Beginners welcome.

Library Branch: Trone Memorial Library
Room: Adult Wing Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Description:

On the first and third Thursdays of each month, bring your machine and current project. This group gets together to work on charity quilts as well as personal projects. Beginners welcome.

This event is in the "Teens" group
This event is in the "Adults" group

Diamond Painting

Thursday, October 2, 2025 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Harbaugh-Thomas Board Room at Harbaugh-Thomas Library
Age Group:
Teens, Adults

Adults and Teens

Join us for some sparkly fun. Bring your own project, or once a month select a small kit from our collection!

Registration recommended.

Registration Required
Library Branch: Harbaugh-Thomas Library
Room: Harbaugh-Thomas Board Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Description:

Adults and Teens

Join us for some sparkly fun. Bring your own project, or once a month select a small kit from our collection!

Registration recommended.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Holding Space: A Conversation on Death, Dying, and Compassionate Support

Thursday, October 2, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Third Floor Meeting Room at Gettysburg Library
Age Group:
Adults

Holding Space: A Conversation on Death, Dying, and Compassionate Support
Thursday, Oct 2
6:00-7:00 PM

Registration Required
Library Branch: Gettysburg Library
Room: Third Floor Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness, Other
Registration Required
Description:

Holding Space: A Conversation on Death, Dying, and Compassionate Support
Thursday, Oct 2
6:00-7:00 PM

This event is in the "Children" group
This event is in the "Teens" group
This event is in the "Adults" group
This event is in the "Everyone" group

Video Game Palooza

Thursday, October 2, 2025 at 6:15pm - 7:15pm
Teen Center at Harbaugh-Thomas Library
Age Group:
Children, Teens, Adults, Everyone

Are you a gamer looking for a relaxing afternoon? Join us at the library to explore new games, race your friends, practice your aim, and much more. Held in the Teen Center. For ages 10 and up. Registration required.

Registration Required
Library Branch: Harbaugh-Thomas Library
Room: Teen Center
Age Group: Children, Teens, Adults, Everyone
Program Type: Other
Registration Required
Description:

Are you a gamer looking for a relaxing afternoon? Join us at the library to explore new games, race your friends, practice your aim, and much more. Held in the Teen Center. For ages 10 and up. Registration required.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Diamond Painters

Friday, October 3, 2025 at 11:00am - 1:00pm
Conference Room at Carroll Valley Library
Age Group:
Adults

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

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! 

This event is in the "Adults" group

Film Fridays: Keeping it Reel from Book to Movie

Friday, October 3, 2025 at 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Third Floor Meeting Room at Gettysburg Library
Age Group:
Adults

Film Fridays: 
Keeping it Reel from Book to Movie
Fridays, Sept 5/Oct 3/Nov 7
1:00-4:00 PM

Registration Required
Library Branch: Gettysburg Library
Room: Third Floor Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Movie
Registration Required
Description:

Film Fridays: 
Keeping it Reel from Book to Movie
Fridays, Sept 5/Oct 3/Nov 7
1:00-4:00 PM

This event is in the "Adults" group

Monday Movie Matinee

Monday, October 6, 2025 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Mary Cash Room - Lower Level at Trone Memorial Library
Age Group:
Adults

In this 2009 Roald Dahl adaptation directed by Wes Anderson, an urban fox cannot resist returning to his farm raiding ways and then must help his community survive the farmers' retaliation. Rated PG. Popcorn and beverages provided.

Registration Required
Library Branch: Trone Memorial Library
Room: Mary Cash Room - Lower Level
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Movie
Registration Required
Description:

In this 2009 Roald Dahl adaptation directed by Wes Anderson, an urban fox cannot resist returning to his farm raiding ways and then must help his community survive the farmers' retaliation. Rated PG. Popcorn and beverages provided.

This event is in the "Teens" group
This event is in the "Adults" group

Fun with Glass Fusing

Monday, October 6, 2025 at 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Harbaugh-Thomas Board Room at Harbaugh-Thomas Library
Age Group:
Teens, Adults

For Adults and Teens

Create a glistening fused art fall suncatcher. All materials provided. Session led by Cathy Trostle. Please allow 2 weeks for pick up as projects will be fired off site.

Registration Required
Library Branch: Harbaugh-Thomas Library
Room: Harbaugh-Thomas Board Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Description:

For Adults and Teens

Create a glistening fused art fall suncatcher. All materials provided. Session led by Cathy Trostle. Please allow 2 weeks for pick up as projects will be fired off site.

This event is in the "Adults" group
This event is in the "Everyone" group

Copy of Knot Another Stitch: Knit & Needle Crafts

Monday, October 6, 2025 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Virtual Event
Age Group:
Adults, Everyone

This group meets on Mondays at 6:30 pm via Zoom.

All needle crafters are welcome to join. Don’t know how to knit, crochet, or cross-stitch? Come learn.

Registration Required
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual Event
Age Group: Adults, Everyone
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Description:

This group meets on Mondays at 6:30 pm via Zoom.

All needle crafters are welcome to join. Don’t know how to knit, crochet, or cross-stitch? Come learn.

This event is in the "Adults" group
This event is in the "Everyone" group

Knot Another Stitch: Knit & Needle Crafts

Tuesday, October 7, 2025 at 12:30pm - 2:00pm
Library Space at New Oxford Library
Age Group:
Adults, Everyone

All needle crafters are welcome to join.

Don’t know how to knit, crochet, or cross-stitch? That’s okay! Bring your own materials and be ready to learn!

 

Library Branch: New Oxford Library
Room: Library Space
Age Group: Adults, Everyone
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Description:

All needle crafters are welcome to join.

Don’t know how to knit, crochet, or cross-stitch? That’s okay! Bring your own materials and be ready to learn!

 

This event is in the "Adults" group

Knitting Group

Tuesday, October 7, 2025 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Quiet Reading Room at Harbaugh-Thomas Library
Age Group:
Adults

Join us for a drop-in knitting time for knitters of all levels. Don’t know how to knit? Stop by and learn! Conversation and creativity abound.

Library Branch: Harbaugh-Thomas Library
Room: Quiet Reading Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Description:

Join us for a drop-in knitting time for knitters of all levels. Don’t know how to knit? Stop by and learn! Conversation and creativity abound.

This event is in the "Adults" group

From Battlefield to Burial: The Civil War’s Mortuary Legacy

Tuesday, October 7, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Third Floor Meeting Room at Gettysburg Library
Age Group:
Adults

From Battlefield to Burial: The Civil War’s Mortuary Legacy
Tuesday, Oct 7
6:00-7:00 PM

Registration Required
Library Branch: Gettysburg Library
Room: Third Floor Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Other
Registration Required
Description:

From Battlefield to Burial: The Civil War’s Mortuary Legacy
Tuesday, Oct 7
6:00-7:00 PM

This event is in the "Adults" group

Lecture: Connecting With The Other Side

Tuesday, October 7, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Mary Cash Room - Lower Level at Trone Memorial Library
Age Group:
Adults

Heather Gentzler of Sacred Feathers Messages has been connecting with spirits her entire life.

Registration Required
Library Branch: Trone Memorial Library
Room: Mary Cash Room - Lower Level
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Other
Registration Required
Description:

Heather Gentzler of Sacred Feathers Messages has been connecting with spirits her entire life.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Veterans Resources

Wednesday, October 8, 2025 at 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Adult Wing Meeting Room at Trone Memorial Library
Age Group:
Adults

Please stop by to talk with a PA Department of Military and Veterans Affairs Veteran Service Specialist from the PA VetConnect Team to learn more about your earned benefits and local veteran resources!

Library Branch: Trone Memorial Library
Room: Adult Wing Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Description:

Please stop by to talk with a PA Department of Military and Veterans Affairs Veteran Service Specialist from the PA VetConnect Team to learn more about your earned benefits and local veteran resources!

This event is in the "Adults" group

Historical Fiction Book Club

Wednesday, October 8, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Third Floor Meeting Room at Gettysburg Library
Age Group:
Adults

Historical Fiction Book Club
Tuesdays, Sept 9/Oct 14/Nov 11
Wednesdays, Sept 10/Oct 8/Nov 12
1:00-2:00 PM
Bring a snack and beverage and join us for a discussion on a selected historical fiction book. 

Registration Required
Library Branch: Gettysburg Library
Room: Third Floor Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Registration Required
Description:

Historical Fiction Book Club
Tuesdays, Sept 9/Oct 14/Nov 11
Wednesdays, Sept 10/Oct 8/Nov 12
1:00-2:00 PM
Bring a snack and beverage and join us for a discussion on a selected historical fiction book. 

This event is in the "Adults" group

Crafty Cards

Wednesday, October 8, 2025 at 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Harbaugh-Thomas Board Room at Harbaugh-Thomas Library
Age Group:
Adults

Get creative with Kathy Freeman as she guides you to make one-of-a-kind greeting cards with matching envelopes using cardstock, stamps and ink. All materials provided. 

Registration required.

Registration Required
Library Branch: Harbaugh-Thomas Library
Room: Harbaugh-Thomas Board Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Description:

Get creative with Kathy Freeman as she guides you to make one-of-a-kind greeting cards with matching envelopes using cardstock, stamps and ink. All materials provided. 

Registration required.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Medicare AEP

Wednesday, October 8, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Gettysburg Library
Age Group:
Adults

Medicare AEP 
Wednesday, Oct 8
6:00-7:00 PM

Registration Required
Library Branch: Gettysburg Library
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness, Other
Registration Required
Description:

Medicare AEP 
Wednesday, Oct 8
6:00-7:00 PM

This event is in the "Adults" group

Cozy Reads

Wednesday, October 8, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Virtual Event
Age Group:
Adults

If you love cozy mysteries or light-hearted mysteries featuring amateur sleuths, this virtual discussion is for you! Registration required.

Registration Required
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual Event
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Registration Required
Description:

If you love cozy mysteries or light-hearted mysteries featuring amateur sleuths, this virtual discussion is for you! Registration required.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Reader’s Forum

Thursday, October 9, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Library Space at New Oxford Library
Age Group:
Adults

Each month this group reads a different genre and the discussions focus on literary critique, gaining new perspectives, and being able to chat with other readers! Below are the selections for the next three meetings.

Library Branch: New Oxford Library
Room: Library Space
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Description:

Each month this group reads a different genre and the discussions focus on literary critique, gaining new perspectives, and being able to chat with other readers! Below are the selections for the next three meetings.