Week Calendar

REAL Life Community Services invites you to Young at Heart, with free events for anyone age 60 and up. Join us at the library for coffee, chatting, games, crafts, and more on the 1st & 3rd Wednesday of each month.

Starting April 5th, Christiana Library & Intercourse Library will be hosting Story Time twice a month at the Starbucks in Gap.

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

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

Join us for our first Summer Reading program!

Ryan Bridge will present "Don't Hate Me - I'm Just a Bug!" Come out and learn how important insects are!

Preschoolers are invited to this story time that integrates songs and concept-enriched finger plays. Early literacy skills, including letter and sound introduction, are included in each story time.

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.

Join Miss Esther for stories, songs, and fun!

Toddlers and their caregivers are invited to this 30-minute story time that includes songs, short stories and learning-enriched art activities. Ages 2-4.

Join us as we tour Sahd's Metal Recycling! Learn how you can help take care of our planet!

Meet at Sahd's Metal Recycling: 1045 Lancaster Ave, Columbia, PA 17512

Celebrate our community helpers with Preschool Storytime at ELANCO Library this June! Each week we will focus on a different community helper by reading stories, engaging in pretend play, crafts, activities, and more!

Enjoy stories and an easy craft for ages 3-6 with adult. Every Wednesday at 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. 

Walk-ins welcome.

Please note, there will be no storytime at the library on June 14 or June 21.

Infants, young toddlers and their caregivers sing songs, recite fun rhymes and read together. Ages 0-24 months.

Summer Water Play was so much fun that we are bringing it back again this year! Weather permitting, join us outside in the side yard for a splashing good time!

Ages: 2 to 5

Please bring a towel and sunscreen for your child.

Learn about pollinators in a fun way with Master Gardeners The Cassidys!

Join us for a storytime that’s fun for the whole family! With stories, songs, and rhymes, this storytime combines reading and engaging activities to help promote early literacy skills and a love of reading.

Storytime for Children Ages 3-5 with a Caregiver

Do you need some tail-wagging tranquility in your life? Gaze into “Twinkle’s” big, beautiful, calming eyes to help wash your troubles away!

Drop-in event for all ages.

Wiggles and Giggles- Ages 18 months up to Age 4 with a caregiver

Simple stories, rhymes, puppets, songs, and fingerplays. Every Thursday at 10 a.m. For babies with an adult.

Walk-ins welcome.

Kids will learn about constellations in the sky and create art based on one they can see in the sky right now! Participants will take home what they make.

Appropriate for ages 5-9

Using the guitar, harmonica, and banjo, Matt will share stories of kids and kindness - to others, animals, and to the world! Come ready to sing along - and dance!

 Celebrate our community helpers with Toddler Thursdays at ELANCO Library this summer!

This program begins with reading The Perfect Plan by Leah Gilbert. In the story, the forest animals come together to help Maya build her perfect tree house.

Start your summer off by helping Miss Jan use up her old craft supplies and coloring sheets. Make something cool with what you find!

At Denver Park. In Anansi the Spider, the six spider sons work together to rescue their father by using their unique gifts. We will learn all about spiders, different kinds of webs, play games, and create our own webs to take home.

Join Miss Esther for a play time at the library!

"All Together Now!" Summer Reading Kick-Off Party! All Ages Event

What’s all the BUZZ about? .

All Girls are invited to a BEE AMAZING morning!

Saturday, June 10th, 2023 10-noon (drop-in event)

World Wide Knit in Public Day is an annual, worldwide celebration of knitting. Share your love for knitting by showing the world what you’re working on! We’ll meet on the front patio or in the lobby in the event of inclement weather.

Kids ages 5+ are invited to join us each month for our Lego Block Party! We’ll have suggested challenges or use your imagination and creativity to build your own design.

Toddlers and their caregivers are invited to this 30-minute story time that includes songs, short stories and learning-enriched art activities. Ages 2-4.

Whatever your favorite genre, you'll find something to love at the Friends Book Sale! $2 hardbacks, $1 trade paperbacks, 50 c paperbacks, plus kids books, puzzles, DVDs and audiobooks.

Enjoy stories and an easy craft for ages 3-6 with adult. Every Wednesday at 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. 

Walk-ins welcome.

Please note, there will be no storytime at the library on June 14 or June 21.

Stories, songs and fingerplays, followed by an easy craft and free play. Every Thursday at 11 a.m. for toddlers with an adult. 

Walk-ins welcome.

June Food Truck Thursday events are sponsored by Keystone Lawn Company

Character Coffee Cart from 10-12

Drop-in program. No registration required.

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

At Denver Park & Reamstown Park. Celebrate the last day of school with Storytime, snack and Summer Reading signup.  

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)

Matching tiles has never been this much fun! Learn and play American Mahjong right here at the library. All skill levels welcome. Ages 18+.

No registration is required but a responsible adult must be present with children at all times. Free building and imaginative play with kits of toys for children from 9 months to 7 years!

Meld, bid, marriage, trump? You’re speaking our language! Join us every 1st and 3rd Wednesday for an afternoon of pinochle. Seniors.

Drop-in program. No registration required.

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

No registration is required but a responsible adult must be present with children at all times. Free building and imaginative play with kits of toys for children from 9 months to 7 years!

Do you want to self-monitor your blood pressure, but you’re not sure how? WellSpan Health representatives will be available to help teach patrons how to properly take their own blood pressure readings and help interpret the results.

Come in for a viewing of the 2023 film A Man Called Otto, based on the novel A Man Called Ove by Fredrick Backman. Movie and popcorn are free!

At Adamstown Grove. How do forensic scientists use clues to answer questions? Learn how to look for clues and examine why and how wildlife forensics can protect wild animals.

As the days warm up, come to the Library to cool off. Children can wear their bathing suits and splash in water tables, get wet in sprinklers and enjoy the sensory exploration of water!

This club is open to all interested knitters, crocheters, and other needle or fabric crafters.

Join ELANCO staff to paint your own kindness rocks to take with you! The Kindness Rocks Project is a viral trend where people paint pebbles or rocks and leave them for others to find and collect.

A presentation on blacksmithing tools, types of metal, and types of ironwork, followed by a demonstration outside of the Library.

Presentation can be streamed live on Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82944937566

Everyone is invited to join the Readers' Roundtable for lively book discussions! In June, we'll be talking about News of the World: a Novel by  Paulette Jiles.

The Blanketeers meet the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month. They get together to socialize and create blankets of various kinds for Project Linus.

Join us for some relaxation and video games on our Nintendo Switch! Feel free to bring any multiplayer (4 or more players) games you wish to share with the group. Ages 13-18.

Join us for another summer of writing and sharing your creative projects with Lancaster County teens and PA authors!

Join Miss Jen this summer as we combine stories with STEM experiments for hands-on learning fun!

Play, compete, practice, repeat! Join the library eSports team. Currently our team practices Valorant. Interested in becoming a member or looking for more information? Reach out to us at publicprograms@ephratapubliclibrary.org.

Each week, we’ll have a different craft project for kids ages 5 and older. Younger siblings are welcome to come along and color!

When it's hot outside, it's cool in the library! If you're interested in crafting and spending time with others in a fun and relaxing atmosphere, this free workshop is for you.

Fight summer boredom with board games with your friends at the Library! Ages 13+.

Come make a super cool tie dye t-shirt! We’ll be using a salad spinner to make amazing designs! Make sure to wear old clothes, as things will get messy. You must bring your own t-shirt to tie dye. Ages 5-7.

Come make a super cool tie dye t-shirt! We’ll be using a traditional tie dye kit to make amazing designs! Make sure to wear old clothes, as things will get messy. You must bring your own t-shirt to tie dye. Ages 8-12.

Are you ready to take your writing to the next level? Would you like to see your work published alongside award-winning authors?

Attention writers, are you ready to take your writing to the next level? Would you like to see your work published alongside award-winning authors?

Learn how to make your own cotton candy and participate in cotton candy themed crafts and activities. Ages 10-12.

We will explore fine arts, designing, thinking and problem solving with various traditional and non-traditional art materials. Ages 6-9.

Join the Lancaster Science Factory for a circuit lab program! Children entering grades 3-6 will learn about electricity and how energy flows while building and experimenting with a variety of circuits from simple to complex.

Drop into the library to get one-on-one help with your devices. Tech help and software training is also available other times by appointment.  

Meets the first and third Wednesday of the month.

If you have a green thumb, want to learn more about gardening, enjoy being outdoors and having fun or just like getting your hands dirty, join our Garden Club!

June Food Truck Thursday events are sponsored by Keystone Lawn Company

Here We Dough - hot, fresh mini donuts

Read exciting new books! Join us online for a book discussion on “The Wedding Veil” by Kristy Woodson Harvey. A link to this virtual program will be emailed to participants after registration. Ages 18+.

$5 a person, per session. In crease energy, improve cardiovascular health and have FUN in just 40 minutes a week with this AMAZING fitness class!! CHECK IT OUT! Great for all ages & fitness levels. 

Luisa Tapia from Luisa’s Sewing Corner will be instructing us how to take our old, graphic t-shirts and upcycling them into a “new” piece of clothing!

Come to the Library for our Lego Challenge program where participants receive a box of Lego pieces and are challenged to create based on the theme of the month. Registration is required.

Enjoy this month’s free movie for the entire family on the big screen in the Library’s Morgan Center!

Tonight’s Feature:  DC League of Super-Pets

Rating:  PG   Running time: 1h 45min.

This friendly writers’ group, which meets the first, third, and fifth Tuesdays of the month, is for writers who are serious about their craft and in getting their work published.

Tai Chi Easy Method- A blend of Qigong and common Tai Chi movements, Tai Chi Easy is designed to improve the quality of life for all people.

Summer is Makers’ Choice! Will you make a “Granny Square Cardigan” or “Patriotic Blanket” for Hospice Veterans.

Materials Needed:

Knitters and crocheters of all experience levels are invited to join us at the Library to work on personal projects and socialize with others. Ages 18+.

Come find out what is in the night sky!

No registration needed.

Afraid of public speaking?  Looking to improve your communication skills at work?  Come join us as we improve our speaking and leadership skills in a friendly, supportive environment.  The Conestoga Toastmasters Club meets the first

Explore your creative side by creating something new with a variety of materials and supplies.

Can’t live without your Kindle? That’s OK! Come join us at Kindle Users 2.0 to meet other Kindle users, share your love of Kindle and get the tech support you need. This group is specifically designed for Kindle Fire users.

Water connects us all, and art and beauty have the potential to do so as well.