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Tiny Art - Winter Stag

Saturday, December 20, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Virtual Event
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 "Adults" group
This event is in the "Everyone" group

Saturday Matinee

Saturday, December 20, 2025 at 1:30pm - 3:30pm
Library Space at New Oxford Library
Age Group:
Adults, Everyone

Join us at the New Oxford Library for a monthly Saturday afternoon screening of a classic film.

Stop in or call for a list of titles!

Registration suggested to receive an email reminder.

Registration Required
Library Branch: New Oxford Library
Room: Library Space
Age Group: Adults, Everyone
Program Type: Movie
Registration Required
Description:

Join us at the New Oxford Library for a monthly Saturday afternoon screening of a classic film.

Stop in or call for a list of titles!

Registration suggested to receive an email reminder.

This event is in the "Everyone" group

A Little Winter Wonderland

All Day
Littlestown Library
Age Group:
Everyone

Help us turn Littlestown Library into a winter wonderland! Beginning Dec 22, (the first full day of Winter), stop by anytime to create seasonal snowflakes to decorate the library. For all ages.

Library Branch: Littlestown Library
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Description:

Help us turn Littlestown Library into a winter wonderland! Beginning Dec 22, (the first full day of Winter), stop by anytime to create seasonal snowflakes to decorate the library. For all ages.

This event is in the "Everyone" group

Fun with Chess!

Monday, December 22, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Littlestown Library
Age Group:
Everyone

Are you a beginner at chess and want to learn? Are you an experienced chess player and want to test your skills? Drop in on Mondays from 6:00pm-7:30pm to watch and play with a local chess aficionado. All ages and all skill levels welcome!

Library Branch: Littlestown Library
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Other
Description:

Are you a beginner at chess and want to learn? Are you an experienced chess player and want to test your skills? Drop in on Mondays from 6:00pm-7:30pm to watch and play with a local chess aficionado. All ages and all skill levels welcome!

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

Knot Another Stitch: Knit & Needle Crafts

Monday, December 22, 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, December 23, 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, December 23, 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.

Holiday

All Day 12/24 - 12/25
Gettysburg Library, Trone Memorial Library, Carroll Valley Library, Harbaugh-Thomas Library, Littlestown Library, New Oxford Library
Closing
Branches:
Gettysburg Library, Trone Memorial Library, Carroll Valley Library, Harbaugh-Thomas Library, Littlestown Library, New Oxford Library
This event is in the "Everyone" group

Storywalk at East Berlin Community Park

All Day 12/26 - 12/31
Trone Memorial Library
Age Group:
Everyone

There is a Storywalk at the East Berlin Community Park for you to enjoy on a winter walk.  This winter, the story is The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats.

Library Branch: Trone Memorial Library
Age Group: Everyone
Description:

There is a Storywalk at the East Berlin Community Park for you to enjoy on a winter walk.  This winter, the story is The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Blackout Poetry Challenge

12/26/2025 @ 10:00am to 12/31/2025 @ 6:00pm
Trone Memorial Library
Age Group:
Adults

Stop by the library and try constructing a winter poem via the blackout poetry method while adhering to a monthly theme/prompt.

Library Branch: Trone Memorial Library
Age Group: Adults
Description:

Stop by the library and try constructing a winter poem via the blackout poetry method while adhering to a monthly theme/prompt.

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

New Year's Craft

Sunday, December 28, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Children's Room at Gettysburg Library
Age Group:
Children, Teens

Ages: 5-17

  Join us for a New Year's craft that you can use to help ring in 2026! 

Library Branch: Gettysburg Library
Room: Children's Room
Age Group: Children, Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Description:

Ages: 5-17

  Join us for a New Year's craft that you can use to help ring in 2026! 

This event is in the "Children" group

Grinch Party

Monday, December 29, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Mary Cash Room - Lower Level at Trone Memorial Library
Age Group:
Children

Children of all ages are invited to the library to hear Miss Dana read the classic tale by Dr. Seuss.  Then participants will visit stations around the library with games, crafts, and activities related to The Grinch.

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

Children of all ages are invited to the library to hear Miss Dana read the classic tale by Dr. Seuss.  Then participants will visit stations around the library with games, crafts, and activities related to The Grinch.

This event is in the "Teens" group

Teen Winter Paint Night

Monday, December 29, 2025 at 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Meeting Room at Carroll Valley Library
Age Group:
Teens

Ages: 11-18

Join Rob Ross for a chilly winter themed paint night.

Registration required.

PLEASE NOTE:  Due to the library's new hours, paint nights will start at 5:30!!!

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

Ages: 11-18

Join Rob Ross for a chilly winter themed paint night.

Registration required.

PLEASE NOTE:  Due to the library's new hours, paint nights will start at 5:30!!!

This event is in the "Everyone" group

Fun with Chess!

Monday, December 29, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Littlestown Library
Age Group:
Everyone

Are you a beginner at chess and want to learn? Are you an experienced chess player and want to test your skills? Drop in on Mondays from 6:00pm-7:30pm to watch and play with a local chess aficionado. All ages and all skill levels welcome!

Library Branch: Littlestown Library
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Other
Description:

Are you a beginner at chess and want to learn? Are you an experienced chess player and want to test your skills? Drop in on Mondays from 6:00pm-7:30pm to watch and play with a local chess aficionado. All ages and all skill levels welcome!

This event is in the "Children" group

Tuesday Tales Storytime

Tuesday, December 30, 2025 at 10:15am - 11:00am
Children's Area at New Oxford Library
Age Group:
Children

Ages: Birth–5

Join us for books, songs, fingerplays and activities with other babies, toddlers and preschoolers. Each week will have a new theme that encourages early literacy!

Library Branch: New Oxford Library
Room: Children's Area
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Storytime
Description:

Ages: Birth–5

Join us for books, songs, fingerplays and activities with other babies, toddlers and preschoolers. Each week will have a new theme that encourages early literacy!

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

Knot Another Stitch: Knit & Needle Crafts

Tuesday, December 30, 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, December 30, 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

Gaming Club

Tuesday, December 30, 2025 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Teen Center at Harbaugh-Thomas Library
Age Group:
Teens

Join the Harbaugh-Thomas Gaming Club to explore new games, hone your aim, improve your Smash skills, and much more. Please note that there will not be Gaming Club on Dec 23.
Registration required.

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

Join the Harbaugh-Thomas Gaming Club to explore new games, hone your aim, improve your Smash skills, and much more. Please note that there will not be Gaming Club on Dec 23.
Registration required.

This event is in the "Children" group

Stories and More!

Tuesday, December 30, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:15pm
Story Time Area at Harbaugh-Thomas Library
Age Group:
Children

Join Miss Barbara for books, songs, and a craft. Geared towards children ages 2-5, but all ages are welcome!

Library Branch: Harbaugh-Thomas Library
Room: Story Time Area
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Storytime
Description:

Join Miss Barbara for books, songs, and a craft. Geared towards children ages 2-5, but all ages are welcome!

This event is in the "Children" group

Baby Storytime

Wednesday, December 31, 2025 at 9:30am - 10:00am
Children's Room at Gettysburg Library
Age Group:
Children

Join us at the library every week for some stories and songs. Please note there is no storytime on Dec 24.

Library Branch: Gettysburg Library
Room: Children's Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Storytime
Description:

Join us at the library every week for some stories and songs. Please note there is no storytime on Dec 24.

This event is in the "Children" group

Toddler Storytime

Wednesday, December 31, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Children's Room at Gettysburg Library
Age Group:
Children

Join us at the library for stories, songs, and a craft. Please note there is no storytime on Dec 24.

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. Please note there is no storytime on Dec 24.

This event is in the "Children" group

Stories and More!

Wednesday, December 31, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:15am
Story Time Area at Harbaugh-Thomas Library
Age Group:
Children

Join Miss Karin for books, songs, and a craft. Geared towards children ages 2-5, but all ages are welcome!

Library Branch: Harbaugh-Thomas Library
Room: Story Time Area
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Storytime
Description:

Join Miss Karin for books, songs, and a craft. Geared towards children ages 2-5, but all ages are welcome!

Holiday

All Day
Gettysburg Library, Trone Memorial Library, Carroll Valley Library, Harbaugh-Thomas Library, Littlestown Library, New Oxford Library
Closing
Branches:
Gettysburg Library, Trone Memorial Library, Carroll Valley Library, Harbaugh-Thomas Library, Littlestown Library, New Oxford Library
This event is in the "Everyone" group

StoryWalk® in the Park

All Day
Carroll Valley Library
Age Group:
Everyone

Enjoy a story and the outdoors at the same time! 

Read a story on display posts as you are walking in the beautiful Carroll Valley Park!

Dec & Jan: Out Cold by Ryan T. Higgins

Library Branch: Carroll Valley Library
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Storytime
Description:

Enjoy a story and the outdoors at the same time! 

Read a story on display posts as you are walking in the beautiful Carroll Valley Park!

Dec & Jan: Out Cold by Ryan T. Higgins