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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.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Everything You Wanted to Know About Hospice

Thursday, October 9, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Library Space at New Oxford Library
Age Group:
Adults

Sabrina, Adams County liaison from Grane Hospice, will be sharing a review of the Medicare hospice benefit and how hospice supports patients and families navigating end of life.

Registration Required
Library Branch: New Oxford Library
Room: Library Space
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Performance
Registration Required
Description:

Sabrina, Adams County liaison from Grane Hospice, will be sharing a review of the Medicare hospice benefit and how hospice supports patients and families navigating end of life.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Science Fiction Book Club

Thursday, October 9, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Third Floor Meeting Room at Gettysburg Library
Age Group:
Adults

Science Fiction Book Club
Thursdays, Sept 11/Oct 9/Nov 13
6:30-7:30 PM
Bring a snack and beverage and join us for a discussion on a selected science fiction book.
Sept 11: Rendezvous with Rama by Arthur C. Clark

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

Science Fiction Book Club
Thursdays, Sept 11/Oct 9/Nov 13
6:30-7:30 PM
Bring a snack and beverage and join us for a discussion on a selected science fiction book.
Sept 11: Rendezvous with Rama by Arthur C. Clark

This event is in the "Adults" group

True Crime Book Club

Thursday, October 9, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Virtual Event
Age Group:
Adults

If you love true crime, this is the book club for you! To join each month’s discussion, just register online.

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

If you love true crime, this is the book club for you! To join each month’s discussion, just register online.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Book Discussion: The Collected Regrets of Clover

Friday, October 10, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Third Floor Meeting Room at Gettysburg Library
Age Group:
Adults

Book Discussion: The Collected Regrets of Clover 
Friday, Oct 10
10:00-11:00 AM
Join us as we discuss this year’s Adams County Reads One Book, The Collected Regrets of Clover by Mikki Brammer.

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

Book Discussion: The Collected Regrets of Clover 
Friday, Oct 10
10:00-11:00 AM
Join us as we discuss this year’s Adams County Reads One Book, The Collected Regrets of Clover by Mikki Brammer.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Tech Table!

Friday, October 10, 2025 at 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Gettysburg Library
Age Group:
Adults

Tech Table!
Fridays, Sept 12/Oct 10/Nov 14
1:00-4:00 PM

Registration Required
Library Branch: Gettysburg Library
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Technology Class
Registration Required
Description:

Tech Table!
Fridays, Sept 12/Oct 10/Nov 14
1:00-4:00 PM

This event is in the "Adults" group

Craft-Tea Afternoons

Friday, October 10, 2025 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Littlestown Community Meeting Room at Littlestown Library
Age Group:
Adults

Join us for an afternoon of tea, relaxation, and crafting. Each month we'll be making a fun, simple craft in a simple, no-stress environment. Registration Required.

Sept 12: Leaf Wreath

Registration Required
Library Branch: Littlestown Library
Room: Littlestown Community Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Description:

Join us for an afternoon of tea, relaxation, and crafting. Each month we'll be making a fun, simple craft in a simple, no-stress environment. Registration Required.

Sept 12: Leaf Wreath

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Short Horror Story Contest

All Day 10/14 - 10/25
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
This event is in the "Everyone" group

Knot Another Stitch: Knit & Needle Crafts

Tuesday, October 14, 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

Chicks with Sticks

Tuesday, October 14, 2025 at 12:30pm - 2:30pm
Adult Wing Meeting Room at Trone Memorial Library
Age Group:
Adults

This is a knitting and crocheting group that meets on the second Tuesday of each month. Please bring your current project or join us in making items to donate!

 

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

This is a knitting and crocheting group that meets on the second Tuesday of each month. Please bring your current project or join us in making items to donate!

 

This event is in the "Adults" group

Historical Fiction Book Club

Tuesday, October 14, 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

Knitting Group

Tuesday, October 14, 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 "Teens" group
This event is in the "Adults" group

Writer Workshop

Tuesday, October 14, 2025 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Third Floor Meeting Room at Gettysburg Library
Age Group:
Teens, Adults

Writer Workshop
Tuesdays, Sept 9/Sept 23/Oct 14/Nov 11/Nov 25
5:00-6:00 PM

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

Writer Workshop
Tuesdays, Sept 9/Sept 23/Oct 14/Nov 11/Nov 25
5:00-6:00 PM

This event is in the "Adults" group

Medicare 101

Tuesday, October 14, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Adult Wing Meeting Room at Trone Memorial Library
Age Group:
Adults

Join Kyle Stover from Silverback Benefits for an introduction to Medicare, covering topics such as enrollment timing, the enrollment process, an in-depth look at the various parts of Medicare (Parts A, B, C, D), and Medicare supplements.

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

Join Kyle Stover from Silverback Benefits for an introduction to Medicare, covering topics such as enrollment timing, the enrollment process, an in-depth look at the various parts of Medicare (Parts A, B, C, D), and Medicare supplements.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Author Talk and Book Signing: Psychic Murders by Stephen Holoviak

Tuesday, October 14, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Mary Cash Room - Lower Level at Trone Memorial Library
Age Group:
Adults

Dr. Holoviak is a retired professor of Penn State University, Mont Alto. He has authored six spy adventure novels, all fictionalized dramas based on facts, written under the pen name JTS Brown.

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

Dr. Holoviak is a retired professor of Penn State University, Mont Alto. He has authored six spy adventure novels, all fictionalized dramas based on facts, written under the pen name JTS Brown.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Adult Book Club

Wednesday, October 15, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Conference Room at Carroll Valley Library
Age Group:
Adults

Join us for some good company and conversation!

October's discussion book - The Collected Regrets of Clover by Mikki Brammer

Library Branch: Carroll Valley Library
Room: Conference Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Description:

Join us for some good company and conversation!

October's discussion book - The Collected Regrets of Clover by Mikki Brammer

This event is in the "Adults" group

Crafting: Book Pumpkins

Wednesday, October 15, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Third Floor Meeting Room at Gettysburg Library
Age Group:
Adults

Crafting: Book Pumpkins
Wednesday, Oct 15
2:00-3:30 PM

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

Crafting: Book Pumpkins
Wednesday, Oct 15
2:00-3:30 PM

This event is in the "Adults" group

Crafty Cards

Wednesday, October 15, 2025 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Mary Cash Room - Lower Level at Trone Memorial Library
Age Group:
Adults

Join us for card making classes on the third Wednesdays of the month with Kathy Freeman. Limited seats available - please register online or by calling the library! Please note there will be no Crafty Cards Class during the month of December.

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

Join us for card making classes on the third Wednesdays of the month with Kathy Freeman. Limited seats available - please register online or by calling the library! Please note there will be no Crafty Cards Class during the month of December.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Books and Brews

Wednesday, October 15, 2025 at 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Off Site
Age Group:
Adults

Books and Brews
Wednesdays, Sept 17/Oct 15/Nov 19
5:30-7:00 PM

Registration Required
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Registration Required
Description:

Books and Brews
Wednesdays, Sept 17/Oct 15/Nov 19
5:30-7:00 PM

This event is in the "Adults" group

Greener Goodbyes: Green Burial and Funeral Alternatives - An ACROB Event

Wednesday, October 15, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Littlestown Community Meeting Room at Littlestown Library
Age Group:
Adults

Rhea Brandenburg, co-owner of Brandenburg & Stein Funeral Parlor and Two Taverns Cemetery, will discuss eco-friendly alternatives to traditional funerals, with a focus on green burial and its meaningful, sustainable approach to honoring a life

Registration Required
Library Branch: Littlestown Library
Room: Littlestown Community Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness, Other
Registration Required
Description:

Rhea Brandenburg, co-owner of Brandenburg & Stein Funeral Parlor and Two Taverns Cemetery, will discuss eco-friendly alternatives to traditional funerals, with a focus on green burial and its meaningful, sustainable approach to honoring a life

This event is in the "Adults" group

Sit and Sew

Thursday, October 16, 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 "Adults" group

Harbaugh-Thomas Library Shelf Indulgence Book Club

Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Quiet Reading Room at Harbaugh-Thomas Library
Age Group:
Adults

We hope to engage our readers by offering books with a variety of story lines, genres, pacing, characters, and moods. Mostly we read fiction, but may include a nonfiction title over the course of the year.

Registration Required
Library Branch: Harbaugh-Thomas Library
Room: Quiet Reading Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Registration Required
Description:

We hope to engage our readers by offering books with a variety of story lines, genres, pacing, characters, and moods. Mostly we read fiction, but may include a nonfiction title over the course of the year.

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

Diamond Painting

Thursday, October 16, 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

Craftopia: An Adult Crafting Club

Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Third Floor Meeting Room at Gettysburg Library
Age Group:
Adults

Craftopia: An Adult Crafting Club
Thursdays, Sept 18/Oct 16/Nov 20
2:00-4:00 PM

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

Craftopia: An Adult Crafting Club
Thursdays, Sept 18/Oct 16/Nov 20
2:00-4:00 PM