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Public Libraries receive Music for Everyone Grant to enhance library programs for youth!
The Library System on behalf of public libraries throughout Lancaster County was awarded a grant from Music for Everyone Foundation in the amount of $1,216.00 that will be used to support the acquisition of percussion instruments to enhance library programs. The musical instrument collection is available to all public youth librarians, Be Ready Rover program…
Read More About Public Libraries receive Music for Everyone Grant to enhance library programs for youth!Columbia Public Library to showcase local craftsman’s custom work at Dedication Ceremony!
When officials of the Columbia Public Library launched the renovation and new addition of the library, they anticipated that the completed project would be a real treasure for the community. With the upcoming grand opening of the new library, their anticipation will be met with a great source of community pride. The grand opening of…
Read More About Columbia Public Library to showcase local craftsman’s custom work at Dedication Ceremony!Visiting Author to share Italian Culture!
Visiting Author to share Italian Culture! Must-see program if you have a romance with Italy or are planning a trip there! The Lancaster Italian Cultural Society is pleased to host writer and avid traveler, Robert James Connors, author of Romancing Through Italy at the Manheim Township Public Library, 595 Granite Run Road, Lancaster, PA 17601…
Read More About Visiting Author to share Italian Culture!Newcomers and Neighbors of Lancaster Club raises $1,250.00 for Public Libraries!
Members of the Board of Newcomers and Neighbors of Lancaster County present, as part of their community service project, a check for $1,250 to Renee Christiansen, the Youth Services Manager of the Library Service of Lancaster County, for the Local Public Libraries of Lancaster County to purchase new children’s books. Pictured from left to right…
Read More About Newcomers and Neighbors of Lancaster Club raises $1,250.00 for Public Libraries!Public Libraries to host an array of exciting Summer Reading events!
Public Libraries of Lancaster County and the Bookmobile will be presenting this year’s Summer Reading Program that starts on June 2 and will run until August 11, 2018. Youth may join anytime during this time period. Readers of all ages are invited to read all things related to this year’s theme as local public libraries…
Read More About Public Libraries to host an array of exciting Summer Reading events!Local Public Libraries receive $1,300 from The Comic Store!
The Library System is pleased to announce that The Comic Store in Lancaster raised $1,300 to benefit Lancaster County’s Public Libraries as a result of hosting this year’s Free Comic Book day! The event took place on Saturday, May 5th at their McGovern Avenue location. The public libraries will use the funds to purchase graphic…
Read More About Local Public Libraries receive $1,300 from The Comic Store!Join in The Great American Read!
The community is invited to join in The Great American Read, which is an eight-part series that explores and celebrates the power of reading, told through the prism of America’s 100 best-loved novels (as chosen in a national survey). It investigates how and why writers create their fictional worlds, how we as readers are…
Read More About Join in The Great American Read!Public Libraries and the Bookmobile to launch 2018 Summer Reading Program!
Public Libraries of Lancaster County and the Bookmobile will be presenting, this year’s Summer Reading Program starting on June 2nd. Readers of all ages invited to read all things related to this year’s theme as local public libraries present “Libraries Rock!” during their Summer Reading Program. The library is the perfect place for children and…
Read More About Public Libraries and the Bookmobile to launch 2018 Summer Reading Program!NEA Big Read Author to visit Lancaster!
Lancaster Public Library and the League of Women Voters of Lancaster County are thrilled to welcome Luis Alberto Urrea, author of the NEA Big Read’s “Into the Beautiful North” to Lancaster for two engagements in May! Mr. Urrea will discuss his novel and answer questions for an intimate gathering at JP McCaskey High…
Read More About NEA Big Read Author to visit Lancaster!Strasburg-Heisler Library has new custom bookcases
Thanks to the donors of the Lancaster County Community Foundation Extraordinary Give in November 2017, the children’s area at the Strasburg-Heisler Library now has new shelving for children’s picture books! The new seven separate bookcases were custom made by Hilltop Furniture in Gordonville. They are mobile for easy arrangement and have two levels of separate…
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