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Board Game Club: Learn to Play Incan Gold and For Sale

6:00pm - 8:00pm
Manheim Township
Registration
Library: Manheim Township
Room: MTP Morgan Center C
Age Group: Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Summer Reading
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 12
Event Details:

This program is for youth ages 10-14 years of age.

Patio Play

10:00am - 12:00pm
Manheim Township
Library: Manheim Township
Room: MTP Children's Discovery
Age Group: Babies, Toddlers, Children
Program Type: STEM, Summer Reading
Event Details:

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

Acorn Acres Wildlife Rehabilitation

10:30am - 12:00pm
Columbia
Registration
Offsite Event
Library: Columbia
Room: COL Columbia Crossing
Age Group: Babies, Toddlers, Children, Tweens, Teens, Everyone
Program Type: Summer Reading
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 65
Event Details:

Join us as we learn about what Acorn Acres Wildlife Rehabilitation is all about and how they help injured animals. Meet their ambassador animals and hear their stories. Photo opportunity with a squirrel!

Disclaimer(s)

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.

Late Arrival

Please note that if you arrive after the start of the program, your spot may be forfeited. Please reach out to us if you cannot attend or are running late.

Photo Consent

I understand that any images captured at this event may be used on print and online publications or social media. 

Summer Art Club with Jeremy Miller

10:45am - 11:45am
Strasburg-Heisler
Registration
Library: Strasburg-Heisler
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Summer Reading
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 12
Event Details:

Come be creative and have FUN in Art Club with Artist, Jeremy Miller. Participants will learn about different artists and techniques and create their own Masterpieces! 

Circus in a Box with Cissy and the Man

1:30pm - 2:30pm
Eastern Lancaster County
Library: Eastern Lancaster County
Room: NHD Activity Room
Age Group: Babies, Toddlers, Children, Everyone
Program Type: Presentation, Summer Reading
Event Details:

The joy of the circus comes to life when this juggler/clown duo comes barreling through the door. Cissy and The Man delight their audiences with humor, joy and skill. But the hardest part is working together!

Disclaimer(s)

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.

Photo Consent

I understand that any images captured at this event may be used on print and online publications or social media. 

Jesse Rothacker and the Forgotten Friends Reptiles

1:30pm - 2:30pm
Manheim Community
Registration Open
Registration
Library: Manheim Community
Room: MAN Community Room
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Community, Summer Reading
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 96
Event Details:

Ectothermic Animal Adventures

Disclaimer(s)

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.

Photo Consent

I understand that any images captured at this event may be used on print and online publications or social media. 

Mark DeRose: Musician and Artist

1:30pm - 2:30pm
Manheim Township
Registration
Library: Manheim Township
Room: MTP Morgan Center ABC
Age Group: Toddlers, Children, Tweens, Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Music, Summer Reading
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 70
Event Details:

Mark DeRose Music & Art’s show combines Mark’s love for the visual arts with his love for songwriting.

Summer Reading Carnival

4:00pm - 6:00pm
Ephrata
Library: Ephrata
Room: EPH Multipurpose Room
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Summer Reading
Event Details:

Come out to the Library for some Summer Reading Fun! We’ll have games, food, activities, magic, Summer Reading sign ups, giveaways and more! All ages.

Mark DeRose Music and Art

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Ephrata
Registration Open
Registration
Library: Ephrata
Room: EPH Multipurpose Room
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Music, Summer Reading
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 99
Event Details:

This show combines Mark’s love for the visual arts with his love for songwriting.

Children's Author Visit - Martha Jaworowski

10:00am - 10:30am
Lititz
Registration
Library: Lititz
Room: LTZ Community Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Summer Reading
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 50

Disclaimer(s)

Photo Consent

I understand that any images captured at this event may be used on print and online publications or social media. 

Let’s Explore a Stream

10:00am - 11:00am
Adamstown
Library: Adamstown
Age Group: Children, Everyone
Program Type: Summer Reading
Event Details:

At Reamstown Park. Get into the water and collect critters that live in our local waterways. Be sure to wear closed-toe & closed-back shoes. Presented by Lancaster County Dept. of Parks & Rec. All Ages. 

Disclaimer(s)

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.

Photo Consent

I understand that any images captured at this event may be used on print and online publications or social media. 

Drum for Fun with Tammi Hessen

10:30am - 11:30am
Columbia
Registration
Offsite Event
Library: Columbia
Room: COL Locust Street Park Gazebo
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Summer Reading
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Event Details:

Do you have rhythms in your hands? In your feet? In your heart? We believe that there are rhythms to express, join in, and play together inside us and all around us.

Disclaimer(s)

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.

Photo Consent

I understand that any images captured at this event may be used on print and online publications or social media. 

Music and Art with Mark De Rose!

1:30pm - 2:30pm
Quarryville
Registration Open
Registration
Library: Quarryville
Room: QVL C.X. Carlson Cultural Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Music, Summer Reading
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 66
Event Details:

Ages 4-15, other family members welcome. Mark DeRose Music & Art’s show combines Mark’s love for the visual arts with his love for songwriting.

Disclaimer(s)

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.

Talewise: Science Heroes: Adventure of the Lost Treasure

10:00am - 10:45am
Manheim Township
Registration
Library: Manheim Township
Room: MTP Morgan Center ABC
Age Group: Children
Program Type: STEM, Summer Reading
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 70
Event Details:

This program is designed for youth 6-10 years of age.

Science and stories collide in this all new, interactive STEM show for Summer Reading ’24!

Lunch Munch for Teens and Tweens

12:00pm - 1:00pm
Eastern Lancaster County
Library: Eastern Lancaster County
Room: NHD Board Room
Age Group: Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Community, Discussion, STEM, Summer Reading
Event Details:

Bring your lunch to much on at the library with Miss Jen! A social hour for teens and tweens full of discussions, trivia, and shenanigans. 

Disclaimer(s)

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.

Food Allergies

We cannot guarantee that food served at this program has not come into contact with tree nuts, soy, or other allergens

Talewise Presents Science Lab (Teen Workshop)

2:00pm - 2:45pm
Manheim Township
Registration
Library: Manheim Township
Room: MTP Morgan Center AB
Age Group: Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Summer Reading
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 30
Event Details:

This program is for youth 12-16 years of age.

In this interactive workshop, you won’t just WATCH science experiments being presented. You’ll get to do them yourself!

STEM Adventures: Amazing Animal Adaptations

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Eastern Lancaster County
Library: Eastern Lancaster County
Room: NHD Activity Room
Age Group: Children, Tweens, Teens, Everyone
Program Type: Community, STEM, Summer Reading
Event Details:

Join Miss Jen for a STEM Adventure! Each program focuses on a different topic and challenge where you will design, build, test, and discover.

Disclaimer(s)

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.

Ed Klein Cartoon Drawing

10:00am - 11:00am
Adamstown
Registration Open
Registration
Library: Adamstown
Age Group: Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults, Everyone
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Summer Reading
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 23
Event Details:

At Adamstown Grove. Instructions on the basics of cartooning so you can caricature the world around you, create original cartoons, and draw your favorite characters. Ed Klein has drawn for The Walt Disney Company, Warner Bros.

Disclaimer(s)

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.

Photo Consent

I understand that any images captured at this event may be used on print and online publications or social media. 

LEGO Snapology: Windmills

10:00am - 11:00am
Manheim Township
Registration
Library: Manheim Township
Room: MTP Morgan Center A
Age Group: Children
Program Type: STEM, Summer Reading
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 14
Event Details:

Program is for youth 7-9 years of age.

Story Time - Summer 1

10:00am - 11:00am
Manheim Community
Registration Open
Registration
Library: Manheim Community
Room: MAN Community Room
Age Group: Toddlers, Children
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Community, Storytime, Summer Reading
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 12
Event Details:

Join Miss Esther for Monday (Summer 1) story times! Registration is requested, but we will not turn you away!

Disclaimer(s)

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.

Food Allergies

We cannot guarantee that food served at this program has not come into contact with tree nuts, soy, or other allergens

Late Arrival

Please note that if you arrive after the start of the program, your spot may be forfeited. Please reach out to us if you cannot attend or are running late.

Photo Consent

I understand that any images captured at this event may be used on print and online publications or social media. 

Special Needs

Please stay with your child if they are in need of special help/supervision for this program.

Patio Play

10:00am - 12:00pm
Manheim Township
Library: Manheim Township
Room: MTP Children's Discovery
Age Group: Babies, Toddlers, Children
Program Type: STEM, Summer Reading
Event Details:

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

Zooming In! Exploring with Microscopes

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Lancaster
Registration Open
Registration
Library: Lancaster
Room: LPL Program Room A + B
Age Group: Children, Tweens, Teens
Program Type: STEM, Summer Reading
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Event Details:

Young scientists will embark on an exciting journey of discovery through the lens of a microscope.  

Learn how to handle microscopes, prepare slides, and adjust magnification settings to observe various specimens.

Cartooning Made Easy with Ed Klein

1:30pm - 2:30pm
Ephrata
Registration Open
Registration
Library: Ephrata
Room: EPH Multipurpose Room
Age Group: Children, Tweens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Summer Reading
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 8
Event Details:

Participants will be instructed on the basics of cartooning so they can caricature the world around them and create original cartoons as well as draw their favorite cartoon characters.

Innovation Train Full STEAM Ahead

6:00pm - 7:15pm
Columbia
Registration
Library: Columbia
Room: COL Side Yard
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: STEM, Summer Reading
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Event Details:

STEAM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math!  STEAM allows children to be problem solvers, creators, inventors, innovators, collaborators, experimenters, and critical thinkers!  

Disclaimer(s)

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.

Photo Consent

I understand that any images captured at this event may be used on print and online publications or social media.