Both Lancaster Public Library locations will be closed on Monday, August 19 for a staff development day. The buildings will reopen on Tuesday, August 20.
This stop is ONLY for students and staff at Chesterbrook Academy.
At this stop, students/staff can check out and return books.
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.
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.
Babies from birth to 17 months (with parent or other caring adult) will enjoy songs, action rhymes, simple stories, and playtime while building early literacy skills.
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.
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.
Join Miss Esther for Monday story times! Registration is required. We want you in the loop if anything changes!
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.
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 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.
Join us on our discovery patio for an hour of creativity and fun!
For all ages up to 3rd grade
Drop-in program. No registration is required but a responsible adult must be present with children at all times
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 9:00AM on Wednesday, August 7th for Manheim Township and East Lampeter residents and on Friday, August 9th for residents of other municipalities.
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.
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.
This stop is ONLY for students and staff at St. Paul Christian Early Learning Center.
At this stop, students/staff can check out and return books.
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.
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.
*THIS WILL BE THE LAST SCHEDULED STOP AT THIS LOCATION!*
This stop is ONLY for students and staff at St. Paul Christian Early Learning Center.
At this stop, students/staff can return books.
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.
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.
Finish off your summer with the greatest adventure/love story of all time, “The Princess Bride”, a fairy tale adventure about a beautiful young woman and her one true love.
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)
Get creative and make your own perler bead creations. The possibilities are endless! Ages 10-12.
Explore your creative side by joining us for a fun, summer themed craft! Ages 6-9.
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.
**THIS IS THE LAST SCHEDULED STOP AT THIS LOCATION!**
This stop is open to the public.
At this stop, patrons can register for a library card and return materials.
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.
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.
The Library Friends Group has been a vital part of the Library for the last 25 years. Come out and meet some of the current members and a few from the past.
Ukulele Uprising is Lancaster's first and premier ukulele club. They are a gang of fun-loving musicians of varying skill levels who gather together weekly to strum ukuleles (and sing).
The notice on the bounty board in the town center reads in hasty script: "ADVENTURERS NEEDED! Urgent mission, handsomely rewarded. "
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.
Join us as we delve into a cookbook and explore the chef(s), the ingredients, the tastes, the culture, the fun and the camaraderie. Look for this month’s cookbook and the sign-up list behind the circulation desk. Ages 18+.
We cannot guarantee that food served at this program has not come into contact with tree nuts, soy, or other allergens
Adults like to have fun, too! Play multiplayer games on the library Nintendo Switch and make some friends (or enemies)! Ages 18+.
Join us for a Monday night Summer Snooze Storytime! Grab your PJs and favorite plushie and join us as we sing songs, color, and read bedtime stories before you head home for a summer snooze! It’s the perfect way to end a wonderful Summer Day!
