Join us at the library every week for some stories and songs.

We’ll meet at the High Street entrance of the Gettysburg Library.  As we walk, we’ll discuss what we’re currently reading and/or suggest new titles to other participants.

JUNE 5/ JULY 3/ AUGUST 7

10:00 AM 

Stories, songs, activities and playtime each week with a new theme of stories that encourages early literacy. This story time is best suited for ages 0-2 with a parent or caregiver, all are welcome!

Join Miss Crystal for stories, songs, and playtime.  For toddlers and preschoolers 3-5 years old.

Stories, songs, activities and playtime each week with a new theme of stories that encourages early literacy. This story time is best suited for ages 3 and up with a parent or caregiver, all are welcome!

Join Miss Crystal for songs, fingerplays, and stories!  For children ages 0-2.

 Join us at the library for stories, songs, and a craft.

Some of the storytimes  will feature a guest community helper to read a story and talk about their job in the community.

Join Miss Jess for our year-round Preschool Story Time! We'll have fun and encourage early literacy through stories, songs, movement, and more!

Join Miss Karin for books, songs, and activities geared for children ages 2-5.

No registration required.

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!

JULY 6/ JULY 27/ AUGUST 10 

10:30 AM

Join Miss Jess for our year-round Toddler Story Time! We'll have fun and encourage early literacy through stories, songs, movement, and more!

Miss Cindie leads a hands-on interactive music and rhythm experience for children up through age 8 and their grown-ups.  Plenty of movement and music for all!

Program runs from 10:15 - 11:15 AM.

Registration required.

Fridays 6/2- 8/25

10:30 AM

Join us at the library for stories, songs, and a craft.

Join Miss Jess for our year-round Baby Story Time! We'll have fun and encourage early literacy through stories, songs, movement, and more!

Practice reading to Danny, a lovable KPETS therapy dog!

Call 717-677-6257 to sign up for a 15 minute time slot.

Do you Knit or Crochet?
Join us from 12:30 - 2:30 the Second Tuesday each month at the Trone Memorial library of East Berlin.  Bring the project you are working on.

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.

Historical Fiction Book Club
Wednesday, Aug 9
1PM

Tech Time!
Friday, August 11
1PM

In honor of National Book Lovers Day, stop by the library to make your own bookmark. We'll provide the supplies to get you started! Registration required.

Ages 4-12.

Lots and lots of LEGO bricks. Free play with an optional fun challenge!

Create your own no-sew pillow version of everyone’s favorite breakfast pastry, the pop-tart! Registration highly encouraged as space is limited.

Make friends and build together with Magna-Tiles! Come create and learn with Magna-Tiles. These fun magnetic shapes can be used to build structures, geometric solids, and make creative designs. Ages 4-12.

Registration required.

2:00-4:00 PM

Hang out in the library with other teens and focus on creating interesting art projects with positive messages. We'll use art to lift ourselves up, lift others up and just express ourselves! Be unique! Be yourself! Be exciting! Be normal!

3:30 PM

For Pre-K and Kindergarteners. Join us for a story and some experimentation.

Come and join the Fairfield Elementary Kindergarten teachers (Mrs. Buss, Mrs. Westfall, and Mrs. Gibbon) for a story time at the Carroll Valley Library!

All students are welcome!

All ages welcome.

Drop in for our end of Summer Quest sundae party!

Held in the courtyard if weather permits. If raining it will be held inside in the Community Room.

Join us every Friday for films celebrating friendship, family, and community. Stop by the library for a complete list of films.

JULY 14/ AUGUST 11

3:30 PM

The Teen advisory board will choose this program and all teens are welcome to attend. 

JUNE 13/ JULY 11 / AUGUST 8

4:00 PM

Join the Harbaugh-Thomas Gaming Club to explore new games, hone your aim, improve your Smash skills, and much more. Space is limited and registration is required.

Kindergarten- 5^th grade

JUNE 8- Sand art 

JULY 13- Shell craft

AUGUST 10- ice cream craft 

Join us in the afternoon and make a seasonal craft.

A chance for teens and tweens to come relax, chat, and create their own fairy lamps. Snacks provided.

Teen writers are invited to come in and work through different writing prompts and experiment with different genres of writing. Snacks will be provided.

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-7:45pm to watch and play with a local chess aficionado. All ages and all skill levels welcome!

Reading to a therapy dog helps to build confidence in new or reluctant readers.  Bring your child to the library to read to Danny, our favorite pup!  He's a great listener!

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.

Join us for books, songs, and activities geared for children ages 2-5, but all ages are welcome!

No registration required.

Enjoy a game or two or three of Bingo with books as the prizes. Fun for the whole family! Registration required.

Tuesday Trivia Trap!
Tuesday, August  8
6:30PM
 

*LEGO Challenge
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 9
6:00PM

If you love cozy mysteries or light-hearted mysteries featuring amateur sleuths, this virtual discussion may be for you! Cozy Reads meets the 2^nd Wednesday of each month at 6:30pm via Zoom. Registration is required.

Native bees are an integral part of our gardens and ecosystem. Over 400 different types of bees in Pennsylvania have an important role in the health and survival of flowering plants and the production of food!

Sign up for a 15 minute time slot to practice reading to a KPETS therapy dog.  This program is for children just learning to read or children who love dogs and just need a little practice reading.  The dogs love hearing our stories.

Join us for this virtual book club where we'll be reading and discussing books around the themes of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). Experience engaging and insightful conversation at this monthly virtual program.

Does the same air you breathe every day take up space? 

Join us for experiments that either prove YES or NO!  We plan on using water to help figure it out, too. 

Science Fiction Book Club
Thursday, August 10
6:30PM