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Tie Dye

Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Mary Cash Room - Lower Level at Trone Memorial Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Children

Join us for our Second Saturday program with Miss Dana. A story for children ages 5 to 12, followed by fun and games. This month we will be Tie Dying.

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

Join us for our Second Saturday program with Miss Dana. A story for children ages 5 to 12, followed by fun and games. This month we will be Tie Dying.

This event is in the "Everyone" group

Introduction to Diamond Painting

Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
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 "Teens" group
This event is in the "Adults" group

Tiny Art - Shark Week

Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Virtual Event
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Teens, Adults

Enjoy a paint night from the comfort of your home!

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

Enjoy a paint night from the comfort of your home!

This event is in the "Children" group

Little Music Makers

Monday, July 14, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Littlestown Community Meeting Room at Littlestown Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Storytime
Age Group:
Children

Join us once a month for our music and movement storytime, and move and groove along with Miss Jess! Best suited for ages 2-5.

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

Join us once a month for our music and movement storytime, and move and groove along with Miss Jess! Best suited for ages 2-5.

This event is in the "Children" group

Cookie Decorating

Monday, July 14, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Trone Memorial Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Other
Age Group:
Children

Children ages 5-12 are invited to the library to learn how to decorate cookies with royal icing. Registration Required

Registration Required
Library Branch: Trone Memorial Library
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Other
Registration Required
Description:

Children ages 5-12 are invited to the library to learn how to decorate cookies with royal icing. Registration Required

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

Knot Another Stitch: Knit & Needle Crafts

Monday, July 14, 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
This event is in the "Teens" group

Recycled Art Challenge

Monday, July 14, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Meeting Room at Carroll Valley Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Children, Teens

Art is all around us; it can even be found in our recycle bins. 

See how creative you can be! What can you can make with the recyclable materials provided? 

Registration Required
Library Branch: Carroll Valley Library
Room: Meeting Room
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. 

See how creative you can be! What can you can make with the recyclable materials provided? 

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

Knot Another Stitch: Knit & Needle Crafts

Tuesday, July 15, 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

Knitting Group

Tuesday, July 15, 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

Flat LEGO Challenge

Tuesday, July 15, 2025 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Library Space at New Oxford Area Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Children

In this challenge there is just one rule: you can only use flat LEGO pieces! Your kids will let their creativity flow as they work on their fine motor and spatial awareness skills. Build a design, take it apart, then build another.

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

In this challenge there is just one rule: you can only use flat LEGO pieces! Your kids will let their creativity flow as they work on their fine motor and spatial awareness skills. Build a design, take it apart, then build another.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Adult Cookie Decorating Class

Tuesday, July 15, 2025 at 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Mary Cash Room - Lower Level at Trone Memorial Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Workshop
Age Group:
Adults

Join Kara Boehne-Mile for a beginner’s cookie decorating class! Each participant will learn basic techniques and receive a dozen cookies to take home with a few small "tools of the trade" and a packet of information.

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

Join Kara Boehne-Mile for a beginner’s cookie decorating class! Each participant will learn basic techniques and receive a dozen cookies to take home with a few small "tools of the trade" and a packet of information.

This event is in the "Children" group

Stories and Something to Make

Wednesday, July 16, 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 "Adults" group

Crafty Cards

Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Mary Cash Room - Lower Level at Trone Memorial Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Workshop
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, Workshop
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

Adult Coloring Club

Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Library Space at New Oxford Area Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults

Sitting down to color a picture can be as effective as meditation in reducing stress. Drop by the New Oxford Library during our adult coloring sessions to see for yourself. All supplies provided. Sessions may include music and refreshments.

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

Sitting down to color a picture can be as effective as meditation in reducing stress. Drop by the New Oxford Library during our adult coloring sessions to see for yourself. All supplies provided. Sessions may include music and refreshments.

This event is in the "Children" group

Paper Sculptures

Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Harbaugh-Thomas Community Room at Harbaugh-Thomas Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Children

Ages 5-12. Use your imagination and building skills to make colorful paper sculptures to take home. Also, as a group, we’ll create an amazing sculpture out of newspaper to be displayed in the library.

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

Ages 5-12. Use your imagination and building skills to make colorful paper sculptures to take home. Also, as a group, we’ll create an amazing sculpture out of newspaper to be displayed in the library.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Sit and Sew

Thursday, July 17, 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 17, 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 "Adults" group

Craftopia: An Adult Crafting Club

Thursday, July 17, 2025 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Third Floor Meeting Room at Gettysburg Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults

Craftopia: An Adult Crafting Club
THURSDAY, JUNE 19
THURSDAY, JULY 17
THURSDAY, AUG 21
2PM

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
THURSDAY, JUNE 19
THURSDAY, JULY 17
THURSDAY, AUG 21
2PM

This event is in the "Adults" group

Twisted Sisters Spinning Group

Friday, July 18, 2025 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Adult Wing Meeting Room at Trone Memorial Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults

The goal for Twisted Sisters is to share our love of fiber arts by hand spinning. We meet monthly, the third Friday from 10-12, and welcome anyone interested in learning about spinning and spinning wheels.

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

The goal for Twisted Sisters is to share our love of fiber arts by hand spinning. We meet monthly, the third Friday from 10-12, and welcome anyone interested in learning about spinning and spinning wheels.

This event is in the "Children" group

Tot Art Series

Friday, July 18, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:15am
Library Space at New Oxford Area Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Children

Our littlest artists get to explore the world of colors through different styles of art. This program can get messy so be sure to wear clothing you don’t mind getting dirty. 

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

Our littlest artists get to explore the world of colors through different styles of art. This program can get messy so be sure to wear clothing you don’t mind getting dirty. 

This event is in the "Adults" group

Diamond Painters

Friday, July 18, 2025 at 11:00am - 1:00pm
Conference Room at Carroll Valley Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
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 "Children" group
This event is in the "Everyone" group

Kindness Rocks

Friday, July 18, 2025 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Littlestown Community Meeting Room at Littlestown Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Children, Everyone

Come paint Kindness Rocks with us! Take your rocks home, then make sure to hide them in the community to spread color and kindness in the world. 

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

Come paint Kindness Rocks with us! Take your rocks home, then make sure to hide them in the community to spread color and kindness in the world. 

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

Summer Tween and Teen Art Club

Friday, July 18, 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 "Children" group
This event is in the "Teens" group

Ornament Design Contest

Monday, July 21, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Trone Memorial Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Children, Teens

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 during this week and work on your entry for the Ornament Design Contest.

Library Branch: Trone Memorial Library
Age Group: Children, Teens
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 during this week and work on your entry for the Ornament Design Contest.