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Sit and Sew

Thursday, July 3, 2025 at 12:30pm - 3:30pm
Adult Wing Meeting Room at Trone Memorial Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
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, July 3, 2025 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Harbaugh-Thomas Board Room at Harbaugh-Thomas Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Teens, Adults

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

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

This event is in the "Teens" group

Design a Flextangle

Thursday, July 3, 2025 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Library Space at New Oxford Area Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Teens

Flextangles are a combination of origami and zentangles. Art + geometry = super cool paper fidget that shows different designs that appear with each rotation! Complete premade designs then design your own! 

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

Flextangles are a combination of origami and zentangles. Art + geometry = super cool paper fidget that shows different designs that appear with each rotation! Complete premade designs then design your own! 

This event is in the "Children" group

Drop in Art

07/05/2025 @ 10:00am to 08/30/2025 @ 4:00pm
Trone Memorial Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Children

Throughout the summer, the library will have a weekly drop-in art activity for children. Follow us on Facebook to see what each week’s activity will be.

Library Branch: Trone Memorial Library
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Description:

Throughout the summer, the library will have a weekly drop-in art activity for children. Follow us on Facebook to see what each week’s activity will be.

This event is in the "Children" group

Under the Horizon Pottery Storytime

Monday, July 7, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Harbaugh-Thomas Community Room at Harbaugh-Thomas Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Storytime
Age Group:
Children

July’s event:  Mrs. Wishy-Washy’s Farm by Joy Steuerwald

Registration Required
Library Branch: Harbaugh-Thomas Library
Room: Harbaugh-Thomas Community Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Storytime
Registration Required
Description:

July’s event:  Mrs. Wishy-Washy’s Farm by Joy Steuerwald

This event is in the "Adults" group

Creative Card Making

Monday, July 7, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Harbaugh-Thomas Board Room at Harbaugh-Thomas Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults

Create beautiful, unique handmade cards. All supplies provided. Session led by Cheryl Kauffman. Registration required.

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

Create beautiful, unique handmade cards. All supplies provided. Session led by Cheryl Kauffman. Registration required.

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

Knot Another Stitch: Knit & Needle Crafts

Monday, July 7, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Virtual Event
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
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 is required.

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.

Registration is required.

This event is in the "Children" group

Ornament Design Contest

Monday, July 7, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Carroll Valley Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Children

The ornament design contest is back! 

Show your creativity and have the chance for your design to be featured on the ACLS 2025 ornament.  

Stop in and work on your entry for the Ornament Design Contest. 

Library Branch: Carroll Valley Library
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Description:

The ornament design contest is back! 

Show your creativity and have the chance for your design to be featured on the ACLS 2025 ornament.  

Stop in and work on your entry for the Ornament Design Contest. 

This event is in the "Teens" group

Pipe Cleaner Animals

Monday, July 7, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Carroll Valley Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Teens

Ages 11-18

Learn how to make some cute pipe cleaner animals to decorate your room or to use as a gift for friends or family! 

Registration required

Registration Required
Library Branch: Carroll Valley Library
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Description:

Ages 11-18

Learn how to make some cute pipe cleaner animals to decorate your room or to use as a gift for friends or family! 

Registration required

This event is in the "Children" group

Invitation to Play...dough

Tuesday, July 8, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Littlestown Community Meeting Room at Littlestown Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Other
Age Group:
Children

This is your invitation to play…dough! Each month we’ll have themed stations where your little one can explore and create with play dough. Please note, July’s meeting will be held on the 2nd Tuesday. For ages 2-5. 

Library Branch: Littlestown Library
Room: Littlestown Community Meeting Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Other
Description:

This is your invitation to play…dough! Each month we’ll have themed stations where your little one can explore and create with play dough. Please note, July’s meeting will be held on the 2nd Tuesday. For ages 2-5. 

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

Knot Another Stitch: Knit & Needle Crafts

Tuesday, July 8, 2025 at 12:30pm - 2:00pm
Library Space at New Oxford Area Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
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 Area 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, July 8, 2025 at 12:30pm - 2:30pm
Adult Wing Meeting Room at Trone Memorial Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
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

Knitting Group

Tuesday, July 8, 2025 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Quiet Reading Room at Harbaugh-Thomas Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
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 "Children" group

Ornament Design Contest

Tuesday, July 8, 2025 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Harbaugh-Thomas Board Room at Harbaugh-Thomas Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Children

For ages 8-12. The ornament design contest is back! Show your creativity and have the chance for your design to be featured on the ACLS 2025 ornament. Stop in and work on your entry for the Ornament Design Contest.

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

For ages 8-12. The ornament design contest is back! Show your creativity and have the chance for your design to be featured on the ACLS 2025 ornament. Stop in and work on your entry for the Ornament Design Contest.

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

Mystery Bag Art Challenge

Tuesday, July 8, 2025 at 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Library Space at New Oxford Area Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Children, Teens

Art is all around us; it can even be found in our recycle bins. Come challenge yourself and create art using recycled materials and items from a mystery bag. What will you make?

Ages 8-17

Registration Required
Library Branch: New Oxford Area Library
Room: Library Space
Age Group: Children, Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Description:

Art is all around us; it can even be found in our recycle bins. Come challenge yourself and create art using recycled materials and items from a mystery bag. What will you make?

Ages 8-17

This event is in the "Children" group

Stories and Something to Make

Wednesday, July 9, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Mary Cash Room - Lower Level at Trone Memorial Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Storytime
Age Group:
Children

Stories for all ages followed by a simple arts and crafts project. 

Library Branch: Trone Memorial Library
Room: Mary Cash Room - Lower Level
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Storytime
Description:

Stories for all ages followed by a simple arts and crafts project. 

This event is in the "Teens" group

Shark Week "Underwater" Photography

Thursday, July 10, 2025 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Littlestown Community Meeting Room at Littlestown Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Technology Class
Age Group:
Teens

Create the illusion of being underwater using practical photography filters, toy sharks, and other imaginative objects. For ages 10-17. 

Registration Recommended

Registration Required
Library Branch: Littlestown Library
Room: Littlestown Community Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Technology Class
Registration Required
Description:

Create the illusion of being underwater using practical photography filters, toy sharks, and other imaginative objects. For ages 10-17. 

Registration Recommended

This event is in the "Children" group

Crafternoon

Thursday, July 10, 2025 at 4:30pm - 5:15pm
Gettysburg Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Children

JUNE 12/ JULY 10 / AUGUST 14

4:30 PM

Kindergarten- 5th grade

Join us in the afternoon and make a seasonal craft. 

Library Branch: Gettysburg Library
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Description:

JUNE 12/ JULY 10 / AUGUST 14

4:30 PM

Kindergarten- 5th grade

Join us in the afternoon and make a seasonal craft. 

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

Mystery Bag Art

Thursday, July 10, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Mary Cash Room - Lower Level at Trone Memorial Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Children, Teens

Children ages 8-12 are invited to the library to test their creativity skills.  Each participant will be given a mystery bag of Art is all around us; it can even be found in our recycle bins.

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

Children ages 8-12 are invited to the library to test their creativity skills.  Each participant will be given a mystery bag of Art is all around us; it can even be found in our recycle bins.

This event is in the "Everyone" group

Introduction to Diamond Painting

Thursday, July 10, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Conference Room at Carroll Valley Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Everyone

Interested in learning how to diamond paint?

Come to one of our intro classes and make a small colorful project!

Ages 7 and up.  Registration required.

Registration Required
Library Branch: Carroll Valley Library
Room: Conference Room
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Description:

Interested in learning how to diamond paint?

Come to one of our intro classes and make a small colorful project!

Ages 7 and up.  Registration required.

This event is in the "Children" group

Ornament Design Contest

Friday, July 11, 2025 at 11:00am - 1:00pm
Harbaugh-Thomas Board Room at Harbaugh-Thomas Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Children

For ages 8-12. The ornament design contest is back! Show your creativity and have the chance for your design to be featured on the ACLS 2025 ornament. Stop in and work on your entry for the Ornament Design Contest.

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

For ages 8-12. The ornament design contest is back! Show your creativity and have the chance for your design to be featured on the ACLS 2025 ornament. Stop in and work on your entry for the Ornament Design Contest.

This event is in the "Children" group

STEM into Art

Friday, July 11, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Mary Cash Room - Lower Level at Trone Memorial Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Other
Age Group:
Children

Children ages 5-12 are invited for stories followed by an art activity using science, technology, or engineering. Follow us on Facebook or visit the website for the week’s topic.

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

Children ages 5-12 are invited for stories followed by an art activity using science, technology, or engineering. Follow us on Facebook or visit the website for the week’s topic.

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

Summer Tween and Teen Art Club

Friday, July 11, 2025 at 2:15pm - 3:00pm
Teen Center at Harbaugh-Thomas Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Children, Teens

Drop into the Teen Center to get creative by drawing or painting your own unique picture. We will also have coloring books available. Meet other art lovers and share your work! There will be an optional prompt every week for inspiration.

Registration Required
Library Branch: Harbaugh-Thomas Library
Room: Teen Center
Age Group: Children, Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Description:

Drop into the Teen Center to get creative by drawing or painting your own unique picture. We will also have coloring books available. Meet other art lovers and share your work! There will be an optional prompt every week for inspiration.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Craft-Tea Afternoons

Friday, July 11, 2025 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Littlestown Community Meeting Room at Littlestown Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults

Join us for an afternoon of tea, relaxation, and crafting.

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.