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SummerQuest: Adventure Begins at Your Library - Pre-Registration Opens
May 19, 2024 • 08:00 AM
Excited for summer 2024? Pre-registration for SummerQuest: Adventure Begins at Your Library opens on May 19! Register for the annual Challenge on Beanstack today. Registration packets can be picked up at libraries starting June 1.
SummerQuest Kick-Off at the Arts and Brew Fest in Glen Rock
Arthur Hufnagel Public Library
Jun 1, 2024 • 11:00 am
Adventures Begin at Your Library hits the road in Glen Rock on Saturday, June 1st, for the Arts and Brew Fest. Accompanied with York County Center for Traffic Safety, create your own road map adventure and learn what it takes to stay safe on the roads this summer! Come inside the library to cool down and sign up for summer reading!
Big Wheels
Collinsville Community Library
Jun 1, 2024 • 10:00 am
Drop in and see the large and unusual vehicles of our community and meet the people who drive them! People of all ages are welcome to join us, no registration required.
Rain Date: June 15, 2024
De-stress with a Therapy Dog: For Teens
Kreutz Creek Library
Jun 4, 2024 • 5:00 pm
Come meet Birdie the friendly therapy dog for an afternoon of de-stressing! Birdie will be visiting Kreutz Creek Library on the first Tuesday of each month this summer to hangout with the teens. Drop in any time between 5 and 6pm to chill out with our fluffy friend.
Checkmate! Youth Chess Club
Guthrie Memorial Library
Jun 4, 2024 • 5:00 pm
Checkmate! Youth Chess Club
All skill levels welcome!
Every Tuesday from 5:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Teen Library
Call 717-632-5183 ext. 6215 or stop by the Teen Library for details.
Pre-registration is not required for this program.
A Wild Story Time with Lancaster County Parks and Recreation
Arthur Hufnagel Public Library
Jun 5, 2024 • 6:00 pm
Join naturalists from Lancaster County Parks and Recreation for a program titled, Where the Wild Things Are. We will share the book by Maurice Sendak, followed by a discussion of the book and what kids think are the scariest real animals. Kids will learn interesting facts about Mountain Lions, Grizzly Bears, Sharks, and Rattle Snakes, and play g...
South Central PA Search and Rescue
Dover Area Community Library
Jun 7, 2024 • 10:30 am
Meet the team from South Central PA Search and Rescue! They’ll teach us how to stay safe while outdoors, show off some special equipment, and introduce us to some of their furry friends!
A great program for kids and parents to stay safe while exploring GO York hikes!
All ages welcome! No RSVP required!
SummerQuest Kickoff at Glatfelter Library
Glatfelter Memorial Library
Jun 7, 2024 • 10:30 am
Meet some alpacas and learn about weaving at 10:30 AM. Drop in between 10:30 AM and 1:30 PM for fun ongoing games and crafts!
BAPS Motor Speedway Visit
Red Land Community Library
Jun 8, 2024 • 10:00 am
Our friends from BAPS Motor Speedway will be here to kick-off our summer program. Pickup the summer schedule, take a picture with a driver and check out the racecar.
Beginning of Summer Kick Off with York’s Bubble Lady
Village Library
Jun 8, 2024 • 10:00 am
Come join us as we celebrate the beginning of summer and Summer Quest at the Village Library! York’s Bubble Lady will be here (weather permitting) which means plenty of smiles as kids of all ages (0-100) are invited to practice the science of making bubbles! Face painting and a craft will also be available; our friendly staff will also be on ha...
23rd Annual Creepy, Crawly Worm Race
Mason-Dixon Public Library
Jun 10, 2024 • 10:30 am
Join us for the 23rd Annual Creepy, Crawly Worm Race. Bring your own garden worm or borrow one from the Bookworm Corral. Fun for all ages!
Ryan Bridge “The BugMan”
Guthrie Memorial Library
Jun 10, 2024 • 6:30 pm
Ryan “The BugMan” will take Library families on an insect adventure!
He’ll show the audience 100’s of incredible bugs and insects from around the world. Meanwhile, he’ll be relating some of the crazy-cool adventures that he took while searching for many of those same creatures. Be it land, air or sea… “The BugMan” has experienced a lifetime o...
The Danger Club proudly presents: Survive Outside!
Kreutz Creek Library
Jun 11, 2024 • 6:30 pm
Join Danger Clubbers to find out if you have what it takes to survive your outdoor adventures. Lancaster County Park rangers will go over different survival scenarios, show you what to keep in an emergency survival kit and how to practice navigation using a compass made from a cork.
RSVP required.
Little House at the Library
Kreutz Creek Library
Jun 12, 2024 • 1:00 pm
It is 50 years since the pilot episode for Little House on the Prairie aired on NBC and we are here to celebrate this classic of Children’s literature together with Jeremy Young of Historic Wrightsville, Inc. Over 5 weeks this summer, participants will read the book and attend a weekly 1 hour gathering to discuss themes and experience hands–on a...
Zines for Teens at Dover
Dover Area Community Library
Jun 12, 2024 • 6:00 pm
What’s trending with teens and young adults? Zines!
These small, handmade magazines give teens a way to share their thoughts, opinions, or feelings on any subject that matters to them. In this program, teens will learn about the culture of zines and create their own. Copies can be made to trade and collect. All supplies provided!
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