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

Storytime around the community for all ages. Meet Miss Dana each Monday at a different location around East Berlin and the surrounding area for stories and an on location art experience. Please bring a blanket or chairs to sit on.

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!

 Join us at the library for stories, songs, and crafts. 

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

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

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

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!

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.

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.

Children ages 5-12 are invited to join Miss Dana for a celebration of music and dance.  Musical stories followed by learning boomwhackers, rhythm sticks, and popular dances.  

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!

Film Fridays: 
Keeping it Reel from Book to Movie
FRIDAY, JUNE 6- This month we will explore the book, The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins.
THURSDAY, JULY 3 - This month we will explore the book, The Life of Pi by Yann Martel.

Classical music meets animation in this critically-acclaimed masterpiece film! All ages are welcome! Ask library staff for the title. 

Registration Recommended

Join us to make your own matching game out of fingerprint art. We’ll stamp our fingers in ink, complete cute pictures, cut them out, and glue them onto paper squares. Bring your fingers, and prepare them to get a little messy!

For Ages 6 through Adult. Draw and color on shrinkable plastic and then watch it dance in the oven as it shrinks up to make cute and unique charms.

Gettysburg Library Genealogy Club
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4/JULY 2/AUG 6
2PM

Paint a patriotic picture and learn how to do simple blending and painting techniques. This is a great opportunity to learn some beginner painting skills.

This fun and easy experiment is inspired by the painter Vincent van Gogh. Using the scientific method we’ll explore the colors and movement used in the artist’s famous Starry Night painting. 

Ages 5-12

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? For ages 8-17. 

Ages 4-12

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

Registration required.

Do you have an idea for a fun event that you would like to see at the library? Join the Teen Center Advisory board and share your thoughts. Make a difference at your library! Snacks will be provided. Registration Required.

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! 

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.

JUNE 2- The Big Red Dog in the Big City rated PG

JUNE 9- Odie and the Orange Cat- rated PG

JUNE 16 Follow the Yellow Brick Road - rated G

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!

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.

Children ages 8-14 are invited to the library to learn the basics of crochet. Registration Required

Join a “Rossiverse” crossover and paint along with the Ross duo: Rob Ross, making a special guest appearance from Carroll Valley Library, and our very own Roberta Ross!

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

PLEASE NOTE NEW TIME. Are you interested in becoming more involved in your community and supporting the library? Join the Friends of Littlestown Library. Stop by or contact the library for more information.

Sign up or drop by for a 15-minute session with a sweet, furry friend! Practice reading to a KPETS therapy dog. 

Register by visiting or calling the library at 717-624-2182.

Come out to the library for a special storytime for children entering kindergarten at Bermudian Springs Elementary School in the Fall of 2025.

Join our teen book club and discover new books and graphic novels! 

Bring a snack to share.  Ages 13-18. 

July's discussion book - The Cruel Prince by Holly Black