Category: Library Program
The Strasburg-Heisler Library is not just about the books! It is a place to Get Informed, Get Involved, and Get Connected! The library will be hosting free informative presentations facilitated by local professionals to offer clarity to seniors on the topic of Medicare, and to veterans about the Veterans Affairs services they could be entitled…
Public Libraries are pleased to announce special Maker Fests that are happening at several of the libraries as part of the ‘make717 on the Road’ events where participants can explore STEM: Science, Technology, Engineering and Math with a hands-on approach! With the current emphasis on STEM (S.T.E.M: Science, Technology, Electronics and Math) learning, the Library…
Lancaster County’s public libraries will participate in the 12th annual One Book, Every Young Child statewide early learning initiative, to highlight both the importance of early literacy development in preschoolers, ages 3-6 years and specifically the vital role that adults have fostering that development. The initiative is a collaborative effort of Pennsylvania public libraries, museums,…
With the current emphasis on STEM (S.T.E.M: Science, Technology, Electronics and Math) learning, the Library System of Lancaster County formed a partnership with Lancaster-based make717 Innovation Center** this past fall. One component of this partnership, in addition to the availability of STEM Maker Passes to the make717 Innovation Center, is to increase technical educational resources…
Representatives from libraries in Berks, Dauphin, Lebanon, Lancaster, Perry and York Counties are pleased to announce the selection of Rose Under Fire by Elizabeth Wein as the 2017 One Book, One Community selection. The selection was made by the public vote. Rose Under Fire by Elizabeth Wein is the unforgettable story of Rose Justice, a…
For more information about the NEW pass, please visit: stempass.make717.org The Library System of Lancaster County has officially launched a new partnership with Lancaster-based make717 Innovation Center resources. The launch event took place on October 21 at the make717 Innovation Center located at the Branch Campus of Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology. The partnership between…
The Library System of Lancaster County is pleased to announce the launch of a new partnership with Lancaster-based make717 Innovation Center resources. The initiative, which is a partnership between the Public Libraries of Lancaster County and the make717 Innovation Center, is being funded by a federal LSTA (Library Services Technology…
Lancaster County libraries will participate in Jumpstart’s 2016 Read for the Record® —a national early literacy campaign by reading the same book to hundreds of children on the same day! On October 27, people across the country will read the children’s book The Bear Ate Your Sandwich by Julia Sarcone-Roach in support of Jumpstart’s mission…
On Thursday, September 8 at 6:30 p.m., the Milanof-Schock Library in Mount Joy will host local author Lois Kathryn Herr who will talk about her book “Dear Woman of My Dreams.” Please visit the Library’s website www.mslibrary.org to register for this program or call 653-1510. Herr has released the first in a new book series…
Dr. Amanda Kemp —advocate, author, professor, and poet-performer— will present a timely and relevant mini-workshop and dramatic reading from her book “Say the Wrong Thing,” a searing and tender commentary about life within her interracial family. The event is happening at the Lancaster Public Library on Thursday, September 8th at 6:00 pm. Dr. Kemp will…