Day Calendar

This stop is ONLY for students and staff from Arts Smarts Summer Camp.

At this stop, students/staff can check out and return books.

Wildlife Show at Refreshing Mountain

June 10, June 24, July 1 & July 8

Doran is offering two new digital literacy classes in June! Both classes are available Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday starting at 10:00am. Please contact Doran directly to register for a one-on-one session.

Older students are paired with younger children to read together.

Hear a story as a large group, read with your buddy, and make a craft.

Welcome to Family Story Time at the Manheim Community Library!

You will find us in the Outer Room of the Kreider Cultural Center. Please join us for stories, crafts, and activities!

Join us on our Discovery Patio for an hour of creativity and fun!

Appropriate for ages 2-7 years.

Drop-in program. No registration is required but  a responsible adult must be present with children at all times

Join us for a special time just for babies as we sing and share stories, rhymes and finger plays with our grown-ups! This program is adapted from M.

A time for Toddlers with their grown-up, dedicated to stories, discovery and exploring!  (18 months to 36 months, with adult. Other family members welcome.)

Join us as we welcome Star Rock Farms and learn about what farmers do and tractors. Participants will have the opportunity to explore the tractor. 

Join us this month for storytime to learn about the wonderful colors we find in our world.

For ages 4-6 and siblings. No registration required! 

Registration for Kit's Interactive Theater will open at 9:00AM on Wednesday, June 11th for Manheim Township and East Lampeter residents and on Wednesday, June 18th for re

No.2 Pencil Man is recruiting new superheroes and super-heroines! Learn how to harness your creativity and step into your super-persona. Create your own custom mask and cape to fully look the part!

Lancaster Public Library’s Summer Reading Program is a community tradition that promotes reading for fun and lifelong enrichment.

Join Revolutionary War reenactor Sam Leamer as he sets up camp on our lawn! He’ll talk about the soldiers’ lives including what they wore and what they carried and how they compare to what we wear now.

Join Ms. Laura for a fun and engaging preschool program designed to spark curiosity and a love for learning in young children!

Drop-in program. No registration required.

Kids can bring their lunch and the book they are reading and meet a mystery guest from the community. Ask questions to see what the guest does for a living. (Ages 8+; must register)

Matching tiles has never been this much fun! Learn and play American Mahjong right here at the Library. All skill levels welcome. Ages 18+.

Mix, bake, sauté, plate! Join us for three days of cooking and baking to practice your skills in the kitchen! Make sure to sign up for Iron Chef VS program in August!

Come hang out at the Library! We will have board games and coloring available. Feel free to bring things like Pokémon cards, sketching supplies or other small activities to work on as we hang out together! Ages 10-12. 

For tech-loving kids we have Snap Circuits® beginner electronics programming!  Learn fundamental physical principles such as polarity, contact, current, series vs.

Questions about using the computer? Want to create a social media account (Facebook, Instagram, TikTok)? Need help organizing your email? Come to the library on Tuesday afternoons for IT help!

Join us for some fun and lively music!

Phredd is a one man band! 

You may have heard him on WJTL on the morning show! 

Do you need help with technology? Drop in on Tuesday afternoons to get assistance from Bella, a local young adult in our community who has offered her time and talent.

Join us for some relaxation and video games on our Nintendo Switch! Feel free to bring any multiplayer (4 or more players) games you wish to share with the group. Ages 13-18. 

Lancaster city is filled with interesting architecture 🏫🏛🏢

Are you a teen who dreams of designing interesting spaces for living, working, and playing? If so, join us for a  biweekly studio-style club focused on architecture!

Each month we will discuss one of the Percy Jackson books! This month we will be discussing “The Battle of the Labyrinth” by Rick Riordan. Please read the book prior to arriving.

This class will be an in-depth session going over the settings menu of Windows 10. We will also be learning about peripherals (headphones, flash drives, etc.) and how you can use them with your computer.

Families will have fun working together and creating masterworks from a variety of materials! 

In addition to LEGOs, we have large building materials such as Duplos, cardboard bricks, large plastic building toys, a

Knitting Club meets the 1st and 3rd Monday of the month, from 10 a.m. until noon and the last Tuesday of each month from 6 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.  Knitting Club is for people who knit and like to share the craft.

Registration for Summer Chess Club will open at 9:00AM on Wednesday, June 11th for Manheim Township and East Lampeter residents and on Wednesday, June 18th for residents

Join us for this 6 week yoga session with Kelly Osborne! All levels welcome. Please bring a yoga mat or bath towel, a hand towel, and water bottle.

Join BookTok Buzz Book Club as they meet to discuss We Used to Live Here by Marcus Kliewer and All the Missing Pieces by Catherine Cowles.

If you enjoy crafting and conversations, this class is for you! 

Crochet Along Projects: Shark Blanket & Veterans Blankets

Materials Needed:

Lit Lovers is somewhat eclectic in its selections, but primarily focuses on fiction. The group also reads memoirs, short stories, biography, autobiography, mystery, sci-fi, and non-fiction.