Take and Make Packet Pickup

All Day
Adamstown
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Library: Adamstown
Age Group: Children, Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:
No longer just for teens! Get creative with our ready-to-go kits on the third Monday of each month. Supplies are limited, so stop by to claim your bag today!    ...

FREE Health Screenings

9:00am - 1:00pm
Lancaster
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Library: Lancaster
Room: LPL Lobby
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Community, Health & Wellness
Event Details:
  Visit with a team of nurses from PennState Health to receive health assessments like cholesterol screenings and blood pressure checks, as well as referrals to social services. As part of our mission to connect people with information and...

Baby Mania

9:30am - 10:00am
Manheim Township
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Library: Manheim Township
Room: MTP Lapp Story Silo
Age Group: Babies
Program Type: Storytime
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:
A special time for babies to share stories, songs, rhymes and games with their grown-ups. Come play with us in the Children’s Library! (Newborn to 17 months, with adult.) Limit: 10 babies. Registration will open at 9 am on Tuesday, two weeks befor...

Toddler Storytime

9:30am - 10:00am
Lititz
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Library: Lititz
Room: LTZ Storytime Room
Age Group: Toddlers
Program Type: Storytime
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Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:
Ages 2 - 3 years with a caregiver (Child must be 2 by September 1, 2023.) Storytime will last 30 minutes and will include songs, stories, nursery rhymes and playtime. This 9 week session will run September 18 - November 13. Storytime Coordin...

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Tiny Tales Story Time

10:00am - 10:30am
Columbia
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Library: Columbia
Room: COL Community Room
Age Group: Babies
Program Type: Storytime
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 8
Event Details:
Stories, songs, bubbles, and playtime for our youngest library friends ages birth through age 2. ...

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Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

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Community Story Time

10:00am - 11:00am
Ephrata
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Library: Ephrata
Room: EPH Story Room
Age Group: Toddlers
Program Type: Storytime
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 9
Event Details:
Preschoolers are invited to this story time that integrates songs and concept-enriched fingerplays. Early literacy skills, including letter and sound introduction, are included in each story time. Large and small motor skills are practiced with simpl...

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Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

LEGO Free-Play (Ages 6+)

10:00am - 11:30am
Strasburg-Heisler
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Library: Strasburg-Heisler
Age Group: Children
Event Details:
LEGO Free-Play Mondays for ages 6+ with a caregiver. Come play and use your imagination!  *Please note that these are the small LEGOS that are not appropriate for very young children. DUPLO Free-Play for ages 2+ is on Friday mornings 10-11:30...

Block Party

10:00am - 12:00pm
Adamstown
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Library: Adamstown
Age Group: Toddlers
Event Details:
This is a free play session with blocks, vehicles, people, animals, and more. Children will have the opportunity to build, experiment, manipulate objects, work with others, count, measure, and build vocabulary. For ages 2 & up.  ...

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Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

Knitting Club

10:00am - 12:00pm
Lititz
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Library: Lititz
Room: LTZ Board Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors, Everyone
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:
Knitting Club meets every 1st and 3rd Monday of the month,  from 10 a.m. until noon. Knitting Club is for people who knit and like to share the craft. This is not a class or instruction, just friendly gathering to knit and work on p...

Medicare Open Enrollment (Lancaster Office of Aging)

10:00am - 4:00pm
Mountville Branch
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Library: Mountville Branch
Room: MVL Meeting Room A
Age Group: Seniors
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Event Details:
Medicare Annual Open Enrollment Appointments  at Mountville Library Lancaster County Office of Aging runs a program called PA Medi, formerly APPRISE. This group assists those with questions about Medicare, Medicaid, and other health insu...

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Accessibility

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library.

Toddler Storytime

10:30am - 11:00am
Lititz
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Library: Lititz
Room: LTZ Storytime Room
Age Group: Toddlers
Program Type: Storytime
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Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:
Ages 2 - 3 years with a caregiver (Child must be 2 by September 1, 2023.) Storytime will last 30 minutes and will include songs, stories, nursery rhymes and playtime. This 9 week session will run September 18 - November 13. Storytime Coordin...

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Story Time: Group B

11:00am - 11:45am
Ephrata
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Library: Ephrata
Room: EPH Story Room
Age Group: Toddlers
Program Type: Storytime
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Seats Remaining: 13
Event Details:
Preschoolers are invited to this story time that integrates songs and concept-enriched fingerplays. Early literacy skills, including letter and sound introduction, are included in each story time. Large and small motor skills are practiced with simpl...

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Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

Crafty Cards

11:00am - 12:15pm
Columbia
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Library: Columbia
Room: COL Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Event Details:
If you enjoy crafting and conversations this class is perfect for you! Participants make the three cards pictured to take home. There is a $5.00 charge to cover the cost of materials, with $1.00 donated to to the library. Please register to hel...

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Preschool Storytime

11:30am - 12:00pm
Lititz
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Library: Lititz
Room: LTZ Storytime Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Storytime
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:
Ages 3 - 5 years (Child must be 3 by September 1, 2023.) Children attend independently. Storytime will last 30 minutes and will include songs, stories, nursery rhymes, and playtime. This 9 week session will run September 18 - November 13. St...

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Market Monday

12:00pm - 4:00pm
Manheim Township
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Library: Manheim Township
Room: MTP Lapp Story Silo
Age Group: Toddlers, Children
Program Type: STEM
Event Details:
Drop-in program. No registration is required. A time for family play! Gain "shopping" experience in our weekly play market! Each family group must include a responsible adult. (Ages 3 and up) ...

Homeschool STEM Lab

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Manheim Community
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Library: Manheim Community
Age Group: Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults
Program Type: Community, Health & Wellness, STEM, Technology Class
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:
***Please note this month's STEM program will be outdoors at Memorial Park*** We are excited to welcome back our Homeschool STEM Lab for the 2023/24 school year! We have a lot of fun themes this year, so we hope you can join us for them all. The t...

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Accessibility

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library.

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

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Writing Club

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Lititz
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Library: Lititz
Room: LTZ Board Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Community, Discussion

M is for Mindfulness Storytime

4:00pm - 4:45pm
Lancaster
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Library: Lancaster
Room: LPL Program Room A + B
Age Group: Toddlers, Children
Program Type: Health & Wellness, Storytime
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:
We will read stories, fly like butterflies, stand strong like trees, breathe like the ocean, and feel the peace within us. Each session, we will pair yoga-inspired movements and simple mindfulness practices with books to engage body, heart, and mi...

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Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

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LGBTQIA+ Supportive Space Initiative

4:00pm - 7:00pm
Lancaster
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Library: Lancaster
Age Group: Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults
Program Type: Community, Health & Wellness
Event Details:
Lititz Chooses Love is partnering with the Lancaster Public Library to provide a safe and supportive space for LGBTQIA+ individuals and their families during drop-in office hours.  During these informal office hours, an advisor from Lititz Ch...

Board Games for Tweens

4:30pm - 5:30pm
Ephrata
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Library: Ephrata
Room: EPH Conference Room
Age Group: Tweens
Program Type: Community
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 5
Event Details:
Make your Monday less boring. Come play fun board games with your friends at the library! Ages 10-12. ...

Pumpkin Painting

5:00pm - 6:00pm
Eastern Lancaster County
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Library: Eastern Lancaster County
Room: NHD Activity Room
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Community
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:
Join ELANCO library for some harvest fun by painting your own pumpkin to take home! Supplies will be provided. Registration is required and will open September 25th! Please register each person who will be painting a pumpkin separately. You do ...

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Accessibility

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library.

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

Rethinking Fall Gardening & Cleanup with Master Gardener Adam Barkafski

6:00pm - 7:45pm
Milanof-Schock
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Library: Milanof-Schock
Room: MJY Engle Room Large
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Presentation
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 38
Event Details:
Raking out flower beds, cutting back stems, and cleaning out all the way down to the mulch often feels therapeutic after a long, hot summer. When we’re finished, the garden looks tidy, and everything is back in its place. However, the stems, sticks, ...

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"America's National Pastime: Baseball During the Civil War"

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Columbia
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Library: Columbia
Room: COL Community Room
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Presentation
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Event Details:
Join local Civil War historian Cindy Beaston and learn how a simple ball game brought together a nation torn in half, and how it became one of the biggest sports in the United States today. ...

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Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

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Cruise into Kindergarten

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Lititz
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Library: Lititz
Room: LTZ Community Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: STEM, Storytime
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 29
Event Details:
 After hearing a story about a scarecrow, the child and caregiver will visit different stations that will help with skills needed to start school. This Pennsylvania early literacy program is based on the national “Every Child Ready to Read” ...