Month: January 2016

“All Crow” Art Exhibit at the Manheim Township Public Library

Painting of crow by Paige BaxterLancaster’s 2nd Annual “All-Crow” Art Show starts Friday, January 15, 2016 at the Manheim Township Public Library.  The Crow-themed art exhibit includes works by professional and amateur artists. Highlights include works by Deborah Diana, Mimi Shapiro, Judy Smith; an art project from residents of Lancaster Youth Detention Center; and student artwork from J.P. McCaskey and Donegal High Schools. The Opening Reception starts at 5:30 p.m. and includes crow-themed foods and drinks.

The “All-Crow” Art Show is part of “Something to Crow About” 2016, a Jan-Feb series of events and activities in Lancaster with “crows” as the theme.  Then on February 19, attend the “Farewell To Crows” Party for the “Something To Crow About 2016” awards and a last chance to view crow art and enjoy crow-themed food and drinks from 5:30-8:30 p.m. The Manheim Township Public Library is located at 595 Granite Run Drive, Lancaster in the Overlook Community Campus off Fruitville Pike.

For more info: www.somethingtocrowabout.net

Sandy Asher “Verses” the Birds Family Program on January 26,2016

Manheim Township Public Library hosts a fun, family program by local award-winning author, Sandy Asher, on Tuesday, January 26 at 6:00 p.m.  The interactive presentation entitled Sandy Asher “Verses” the Birds, has a special focus on “our feathered friends” that also relates to the current “Crow Art Exhibit” at the library.  Join in on an evening of poems, puppets, fables and fun.  Take wing with words: write a poem of your own. (For ages 8 and up.)  Registration requested at https://mtpl.info/events/  or by calling the library at 560-6441, but walk-ins welcome.  For more information about the author, go to www.sandyasher.com .

Asher has written dozens of books and plays and was named Lancaster County’s Children’s Laureate in December 2014 by the Lancaster Literary Guild.  She quickly saw this honor as an opportunity to promote literacy and libraries, so the Celebrate Libraries project was born.  The project took shape with the help of the Literary Guild, Millersville University, the Public Libraries of Lancaster County, and staff from the Library System of Lancaster County.

Contact
Emily Neff
Manheim Township Public Library
eneff@mtpl.info
Phone (717) 509-4604 Ext 304       FAX  (717) 560-0570

 

Quarryville Library Names New Director

Quarryville library logo

The Quarryville Library Board of Trustees is pleased to announce that Cheri Crow will become Director of Quarryville Library Center beginning Monday, February 1, 2016.

Ms. Crow received her Bachelor of Science in Education from Kutztown University and Master of Library Science from Rutgers University and brings over 20 years of experience as a librarian. Since 2010 she has worked as Youth Services District Consultant for Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. Previously she worked as a college librarian, library director, children’s librarian and media specialist and is an enthusiastic advocate for childhood literacy. Throughout her career, Ms. Crow has demonstrated her ability to collaborate effectively with library users, staffs, and community organizations to provide meaningful programs and improve services. We believe that Quarryville Library with her leadership will become an increasingly essential center for resources and learning for our communities.

 

The Board of Trustees, led by President Linda Walter, commends the entire staff of the library for their excellent work during this transition. Special thanks are directed especially to Maribeth McMullen, our capable and tireless Interim Director, and to Frances Annis, the previous Library Director whose preparations for this transition were remarkably thorough and helpful.

 

The Board of Trustees will formally introduce Ms. Crow at a reception in her honor at the Library on Saturday, February 20, from 3 to 4 pm. Community members are invited and encouraged to attend.

 

For additional information, email qvlpresident@quarryvillelibrary.org.

357 Buck Road, Quarryville, PA 17566

Telephone: 717-786-9220

 

Best-selling, Pulitzer-Prize winning author, Anna Quindlen to speak at Library Author Luncheon on April 14, 2016

Anna Quinlin pictureAnna Quindlen is coming to Lancaster County!  This award-winning author will appear at the 2016 Spring Author Luncheon on Thursday, April 14, 2016 at 12:00 noon at the Calvary Church, 1051 Landis Valley Rd, Lancaster, PA.   Her appearance coincides with the April 5th release of her latest book, Miller’s Valley.  The  Council of Friends of Public Libraries, Aaron’s Books and the Library System of Lancaster County will host the luncheon, which is a fundraising event for public libraries in Lancaster County.

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About the Author

Anna Quindlen is a novelist and journalist whose work has appeared on fiction, nonfiction, and self-help bestseller lists. She is the author of eight novels: Object Lessons (1997), One True Thing (2006), Black and Blue (2000), Blessings (2003), Rise and Shine (2007), Every Last One (2010), Still Life with Bread Crumbs (2014), and Miller’s Valley (2016). Her memoir Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake, published in 2012, was a number one New York Times bestseller.  Her book A Short Guide to a Happy Life has sold more than a million copies. While a columnist at The New York Times she won the Pulitzer Prize and published two collections, Living Out Loud (1994) and Thinking Out Loud (1994). Her Newsweek columns were collected in Loud and Clear (2005)

About Miller’s Valley

Quindlen’s newest work of fiction is filled with the remMillers Valley Coverarkable insight that is the hallmark of Anna Quindlen’s beloved bestsellers, this extraordinary novel that begins in the 1960s is about Mimi, a woman coming of age as she unearths surprising secrets about her family, and unexpected truths about herself.  As the years go by, the unthinkable starts to seem inevitable. Anna Quindlen’s novel takes us through the changing eras of Mimi and her family, as secrets are revealed, and the heartbreaks of growing up and falling in love with the wrong man are overcome.  A deeply moving, inspiring story of a young woman learning to love and leave, the place and family from which she comes.

Advance praise for Miller’s Valley

“Miller’s Valley is a moving exploration of family and notions of home…Quindlen’s prose is crisp and her insights resonant. This coming-of-age story is driven as much by the fully realized characters as it is by the astute ideas about progress and place.
– Publishers Weekly

“Miller’s Valley reads like a companion to Elizabeth Strout’s Olive Kitteridge. I always wondered what a book from the perspective of Olive’s daughter would be like. Now, thanks to Anna Quindlen, I know.”
-Elisabeth Egan, author of A Window Opens

“A deeply moving, inspiring story of a young woman learning to love and leave, the place and family from which she comes.”
– Good Reads.co

“Anna Quindlen’s stunning new novel is a masterly study of family, memory, loss, and, ultimately, discovery and finding home. Miller’s Valley reminds us that the place where you grew up can disappear, and the people in it too, but all will live on in your heart forever.”
– Amazon

For more information about Anna Quindlen, visit her website: http://annaquindlen.net

About The Council of Friends

Established in 2000, the award-winning Council of Friends of Public Libraries is made up of volunteers who are avid readers and are committed to promoting reading countywide.  The group has organized and hosted author events that have featured best-selling authors for the past 15 years.  In 2010, they formed a partnership with Independent Bookstore, Aaron’s Books in Lititz that brought authors to Lancaster County while they were traveling on their national book tours.

 

Tickets for the 2016 luncheon will go on sale February 1st.  Cost is $45 per ticket, which includes lunch and the author presentation.

Contact Cathy Doremus at 717-627-3772 or email at cdoremus@ptd.net to purchase tickets.  Checks should be made payable to The Council of Friends.

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For more information, including library hours, visit the Library System of Lancaster County’s website at www.lancasterlibraries.org to access system-wide events as well as your local library’s web page!

Youth are invited by Lancaster County’s Children’s Laureate to “Celebrate Libraries”!

Sandy AsherSandy Asher, Lancaster County’s Children’s Laureate, is passionate about libraries and from this passion she will lead a special project happening at public libraries that encourages children to “Celebrate Libraries”.  This first-time initiative slated to begin January 14 and run until March 30 (See schedule below), will culminate with a special Exhibit at the Ware Center, Lancaster on April 1st.

Asher was named Lancaster County’s Children’s Laureate in December 2014 by the Lancaster Literary Guild.  She quickly saw this honor as an opportunity to promote literacy and libraries.  She states, “There was no job description, other than a general charge to promote literacy and creativity among young people, county-wide.  I figured the best way to reach as many of those young people as possible would be through their libraries.  And so the Celebrate Libraries project was born.”  The project took shape with the help of the Literary Guild, Millersville University, the Public Libraries of Lancaster County, and staff from the Library System of Lancaster County.

The Celebrate Libraries programs offered in collaboration with Sandy Asher and the Librarians at Lancaster County’s public libraries will include an array of activities.  For example, Manheim Township Public Library will offer a program entitled Sandy Asher “Verses” the Birds with a special focus on “our feathered friends” that also relates to the current “Crow Art Exhibit” at their library.  Columbia Public Library will focus on creating posters that celebrate libraries and writing Haiku poems; while the Adamstown Area Library program will give youth the chance to do simple research treasure hunts for information at their library. The Moores Memorial Library that houses a National Collection of the Christiana Resistance of 1851 will utilize old historic photographs as a springboard to story writing.  The librarian at the Strasburg-Heisler Library will encourage youth to create “Black Out Poetry” — a creative exercise that utilizes pages froLibrary Cakem discarded books.  Manheim Library’s program will include a guided poetry exercise and also encouragement for participants to illustrate their writing.

Asher sees the project as a wonderful way to ignite young people’s creative expression.  The Celebrate Libraries initiative will culminate at The Ware Center Gala on April 1st, an open-house event held in the Atrium from 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm on First Friday.  The Gala event will give the public libraries an opportunity to showcase any projects created by youth during the initiative and also what resources and services they have to offer.

Schedule of Sandy Asher’s “Celebrate Libraries!” Appearances at Public Libraries

Manheim Community Library
January 23, 10 a.m.

Manheim Township Public Library
January 26, 6:00 – 7:00 pm

Columbia Public Library
February 3, 1:30 p.m.

Strasburg-Heisler Library
February 11, 6:30 p.m.

Eastern Lancaster County Library (New Holland)
March 3, 6:30 p.m.

Lancaster Public Library
Friday, March 4, 5:30 pm

Moores Memorial Library (Christiana)
March 17, 6 p.m.

Adamstown Area Library
March 30, 4 p.m.

All above programs are free and open to the public, but please contact your local library in case registration is required.  Visit your local public library to inquire about the variety of programs for all ages!

About Sandy Asher

As an auChicken story time coverthor of dozens of books and plays, Asher will also share her library-inspired writings during her appearances at the public libraries.  She will also give a ‘sneak preview’ her latest picture book, Chicken Story Time, which is set in a library. The book is scheduled for publication November 2016 (Dial Books for Young Readers).

For more information about Sandy Asher and her work, visit www.sandyasher.com

Visit her blog at http://usawrites4kids.blogspot.com