Category: News Release
It’s Extra Give time once again! Join in this special day of GIVING to support Your Local Public Library or the Bookmobile! Visit www.extragive.org and look up your Local Public Library or the Bookmobile on the Leaderboard to make your donation. The Bookmobile will be at The Comic Store, 28 McGovern Ave, Lancaster, PA 17602…
November 18th is the big County-wide Extra Give promotion! The Library System of Lancaster County is featuring the Bookmobile at The Comic Store 28 McGovern Ave, Lancaster, PA 17602 5:00 – 7:00 pm Friday, November 18 All visitors and customers making a donation to the Bookmobile any time that day receives free comics (from out…
New health-related resources that encourage youth to develop healthy habits are now available at Lancaster County public libraries and the bookmobile! These new resources were funded by a grant of $1,700 from CHI St. Joseph Children’s Health that was awarded to the Library System of Lancaster County on behalf of its member libraries and the…
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…
Comedian Paula Poundstone Loves Libraries Honor your library’s friends during National Friends of Libraries Week: October 16 – 22! Not a Friend of your library? Then sign up today! Access your local library Friends of the Public Libraries in Lancaster County raise money that enables our libraries to move from good to great — providing…
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…
Visit local Royer’s Flowers locations from October 22 – November 5 to Benefit Public Libraries! Royer’s Flowers and Gifts’ annual children’s book drive returns Oct. 22-Nov. 5 to benefit area public libraries. For each book, donors will receive a free bouquet, up to three per family per visit, while supplies last. Used books will not be accepted. Participating…
“Expand Minds: Books for Little Hands” The Library System of Lancaster County is pleased to announce that it received $14,300 to enhance the children’s book collections at each of the county’s 17 public libraries and the Bookmobile. The Lancaster County Community Foundation awarded the grant, which is part of their Better Lancaster Fund. The grant…
The Public Libraries in Lancaster County join libraries nationwide in celebrating September as National Library Card Sign-up Month. It is a time when parents are reminded that a library card is one of the most important tools in your child’s learning. Libraries play an important role in the education and development of children. Studies show…