Gettysburg

As a librarian and especially at this time of year, I think about how lucky our county’s residents are to have access to free libraries.  I grew up in a family that valued libraries.  I do not remember a time when I did not use a library regularly.  My family did not own many books, instead we borrowed our reading material from the public library.  My mother always told me t...

New York City, 1888. A devastating blizzard envelops the city, killing hundreds of people. Heiress Prudence MacKenzie’s fiancé, Charles Linwood, is found after the blizzard, with an ace of spades playing card clutched in his fist. Despite reassurances from everyone that Charles died from the blizzard, Prudence is not convinced. There are too many unanswered questions, especially the significanc...

     The Adams County Library System is pleased to partner with WellSpan Health for the third straight year of “Get Outdoors (GO) Adams!”  GO Adams is an outdoor scavenger hunt program. This year the theme is “GO and Explore the Universe,” in line with the ACLS Summer Quest theme “A Universe of Stories.”  Children and families who participated in the past have been...