Upcoming Events

Are you facing challenges or seeking support in your life? A licensed social worker from REAL Life Community Services is here to help!

Fridays by appointment from 9:30-10:30 a.m. or drop-in from 10:30 to 12 p.m.

Welcome all knitters, crocheters, loom knitters, cross stitchers, felters, spinners, and embroiderers—anyone who transforms fiber into amazing creations is invited to attend our bimonthly Knitting Club.

Welcome to Manheim Community Library's Toddler Time program. This program occurs Friday, weekly, unless there is a holiday, unforeseen closing, or staffing is too low.

Community Blood Drive. Please call 1-800-RED CROSS or visit RedCrossBlood.org and enter “Ephrata Library” to schedule an appointment.

Join us for a cooperative movement program where we will use our imaginations while we play with a parachute! Stories and songs will be incorporated, while we move about and use our motor skills.

Do you knit or crochet? Bring your latest project and join your fellow crafters on the comfy chairs in front of the fireplace. Drop-in to work on your craft, get inspired, trade tips, and chat in a comfortable, relaxed setting.

Drop in program. No registration required. Children can take on the role of veterinarians, postal workers, chefs, and more!

Join us for this month’s film. We’ll offer new-to-video releases as well as classic titles. Light snack is provided.

This month's title is Holiday Inn.

Movies may be rated PG-13. 

Could you use some help with your mobile devices? Or maybe you want to learn Word or apply for a job online? Come to the library!

New for 2024! As our teens have mostly aged out of the Teen Anime Club, we're rebranding it as an adult program. Teens may still attend with an adult permission (in writing). Anime for all audiences will continue to be 13+ rated.

Come enjoy a fun make-and-take craft from 9:00AM- 12:00PM! For children ages 4 to 11. 

Celebration for Teen SummerZine participants, featuring published zines and cupcakes!

Santa visits the library from 10 am until Noon. 

At 11 am Santa reads The Night Before Christmas.

Holiday crafts from 10 am - 2 pm

Model Trains from 10 am - 3 pm

Join us for a great day of holiday shopping hosted by Friends of the ELANCO Library!

Trains display by Lavon Stauffer and Friends

Join us for a free community event benefitting the Manheim Community Library. The Historic Manheim Train Station will be cheerfully decorated to remind us of the holidays gone by. Visit with Santa, shop our gift shop and book sale.

Sing, dance, chant, listen to music, move, and play instruments, while exploring the patterns and sounds that make up our language.

This holiday season we are bringing magic to the Library! This will be a photo opportunity for the children to connect with the cheer this time of year by visiting Santa and Mrs. Claus at this special story time.

Come join our Chess Club for adults and older teens (16+).  All levels welcome, we have a coach available to help you learn.

Drop-in program. No registration required.

Build and play with the Library’s DUPLO bricks. Each family group must include a responsible adult.

We are ready to roll up some fun with a new Dungeons & Dragons program 🐲

Did you know?  Research shows that therapy dogs help people to improve attention span, focus, & well-being and that reluctant readers enjoy and benefit from reading aloud to a pup.

Join us for a free community event benefitting the Manheim Community Library. The Historic Manheim Train Station will be cheerfully decorated to remind us of the holidays gone by. Visit with Santa, shop our gift shop and book sale.