Upcoming Events

Join experts from Lancaster County Courts for semiweekly classes focused on basic life skills like computer usage, resume building, job searching, math, reading, and writing. 

Take your life in a new direction while working at the lib

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

¡Miss Vivi presenta Canticuentos! 

Disfruten en familia de un tiempo especial celebrando la cultura hispana con cuentos, canciones y mucho más. 

Este programa se ofrece completamente en español.

The Penn State Extension Master Gardeners will guide us through the essentials of seed saving.

Come to the library to discover all the reasons to save your own seeds, methods for collecting and preserving the seed

                            انضمّوا إلى عمّو بشارة في ساعة قصص باللغة العربية، حيث سنغني ونرقص ونستمع إلى قصص شيقة من الثقافات العربية.

Join experts from Lancaster County Courts for semiweekly classes focused on basic life skills like computer usage, resume building, job searching, math, reading, and writing. 

Take your life in a new direction while working at the lib

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

Do you have questions about health insurance?

Truist Bank will help you take care of business!

Learn key elements of business finance basics to manage your cash flow, explore ways to expand your business, hire employees, and understand insurance for your business.

Get help with your job search by visiting the CareerLink table in the library lobby every Tuesday between 10AM and 5PM. 

A CareerLink representative will be on site to help patrons with their career and job search n

What were the houses and buildings like in the colonial United States? 

Miss Danielle from the Lancaster Historic Preservation Trust will be here to read a story about colonial architecture.

The Commonwealth Monument Project returns to the Lancaster Public Library for its annual LIVE AND LEARN CHAUTAUQUA.

Presented in memory of the life and legacy of Lenwood Sloan, the 2026 series is a salute to PA Abolitionist William

Pack your lunch, grab a journal*, and meet us at the library for junk journaling. 

It is a creative way to make a journal using recycled and found materials, and to record your thoughts, ideas, and memories.

Drop by the library to construct a building, create a gadget, operate a robot, and more! 

We will provide a variety of supplies to take you where your imagination leads.

All ages! Walk-ins welcome!

Roll up some fun with our Dungeons & Dragons program!

Bring your appetite and a dish to share to Read It and Eat: A Cookbook Club!

• Each month, we will display the chosen cookbook at the Lancaster City Branch circulation desk
• Register by adding your name

A book club for people who want to read (or re-read) the classics! Our Thursday Book Group focuses on literature that has stood the test of time and continues to be relevant. 

New members are welcome to join the discussion.

CC Blueprint wants to see communities thrive, and that starts by making sure everyone's voice is heard. 

Stop by their information table to get help registering to vote, learn more about how your vote can make a difference, and hear a

Join us for Anime After School!

Talk. Listen. Connect.

Join CAP in the Brave Place at Lancaster Public Library to build community, have honest discussions, encourage self-growth, and ask your burning questions on mental health and belonging. 

Write Now Lancaster is for anyone who is writing with the goal of having their work seen by a public audience. 

We are not a critique group, we are a writing group, kind of like an adult study hall with potluck food and soft drinks.

Join experts from Lancaster County Courts for semiweekly classes focused on basic life skills like computer usage, resume building, job searching, math, reading, and writing. 

Take your life in a new direction while working at the lib

Celebrate spring at the Friends of the Mountville Branch Plant Sale!

• Friday, May 15 from 10AM-5PM
• Saturday, May 16 from 10AM-12PM

📍 Mountville Church of the Brethren, 60 Clay Street