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Winter Story Times
Join us at these age appropriate programs that promote literacy and provide a fun first experience at the library. These story times will help increase children’s vocabulary, comprehension and ability to interact socially. Story times are six-week session. Sessions available for babies - K. Call the library for specific session days and times.
Find out more »Guest Artist Exhibition: Stephen Towns: A Path Between Two Continents
Stephen Towns: A Path Between Two Continents Exhibition Dates: January 22 - February 23, 2019 York College Galleries, Wolf Hall Opening Reception: January 22, 5:00PM Artist Lecture: February 7, 5:30PM, DeMeester Recital Hall, Wolf Hall "A Path Between Two Continents" is a collection of Stephen Towns’s work unearthing stories from America's history in order to […]
Find out more »Blind Date with a Book
We all try not to judge a book by its cover, but now's your chance! Stop by the library, check out our Teen Book Display and pick out your "date." Once you are done reading, fill out the Rate Your Date card inside the book for a chance to win a prize. Drop off your […]
Find out more »Ongoing
Zoë Charleton: The Domestic
In her exhibition titled The Domestic, contemporary artist Zoë Charleton creates large-scale collages, drawings, and a sculptural installation that explore the ironies and complexities of contemporary social and cultural stereotypes. Black identity takes on layered meanings in this exhibition, as Charlton presents a series of works on paper inspired by reoccurring imagery in her drawings: […]
Find out more »“Dorothea Lange’s America” Art Exhibition
The Great Depression (1929–1939) was the catalyst for a tremendous outburst of creative energy in America's photographic community. The devastation wreaked upon the country inspired a host of socially conscious photographers to capture the painful stories of the time. This exhibition features the work of Dorothea Lange (American, 1895–1965) and thirteen of these artists. Lange’s […]
Find out more »Chicken Clark’s Roadapple Rodeo Concert
Chicken Clark's Roadapple Rodeo is a central PA country / country rock band that is different than all the rest (you can tell by the name). The band has performed since the late 1970's. Had several radio hits in that time with radio play on the east coast and as far as Texas and Colorado. […]
Find out more »RACE AND REVOLUTION: STILL SEPARATE, STILL UNEQUAL
Race and Revolution: Still Separate, Still Unequal is curated by Larry Ossei-Mensah and Katie Fuller. The exhibition explores ongoing racial and economic disparity in the U.S. public school system. First presented in New York City in June 2017, the show is traveling to the Woskob Family Gallery and HUB-Robeson Center.
Find out more »Humane Society Glove Drive
February is glove drive month for the Humane Society of Harrisburg Area (HSHA)! Each year, HSHA uses approximately 250 cases of gloves each year to feed, clean, and medicate the animals that come to us in order to reduce the spread of life-threatening diseases in a shelter environment. Our goal is to reach 250 cases […]
Find out more »Snow Geese At Middle Creek
Migrate To Refreshing Mountain! Our cozy cabins are nestled in the woods, less than 10 minutes from Middle Creek Wildlife Refuge, which is known to the area for, among other things, the Winter/Spring migration of snow geese. See hundreds of thousands of beautiful geese as they migrate south, and enjoy a true “cabin experience” close […]
Find out more »Julia Kasdorf and Steven Rubin, “Shale Play: Poems and Photographs from the Fracking Fields”
An exhibition in collaboration with the Department of English Climenhaga Building, Climenhaga Galleries (upper) Feb. 6–March 15 Julia Kasdorf and Steven Rubin, “Shale Play: Documentary Art by Julia Kasdorf and Steven Rubin” Feb, 4-March 15 Shale Play, a singular work from an award-winning poet and a veteran documentary photographer, tracks the natural gas boom in […]
Find out more »Lucky Stiff
A hapless shoe salesman named Harry discovers that his dearly departed uncle, a New Jersey casino owner, has left him $6 million. But there’s a catch; he must first take his uncle’s body to Monte Carlo for that last trip of a lifetime. Why should a stiff be denied the joys of skydiving, snorkeling and […]
Find out more »Taekyeom Lee, “Additive Process: Art of Additive Manufacturing”
Climenhaga Building, Aughinbaugh Art Gallery Feb. 15–March 14 Artist’s Talk and Reception: Aughinbaugh Art Gallery, Feb. 15, 4:15 p.m
Find out more »2018 Book Sale
Thousands of books, DVDs, videos and CDs for sale. The 2018 Book Sale takes place all week long during the library's normal hours of business. On Saturday buy a bag of books for just $2.00.
Find out more »Lore Degenstein Gallery Features Sue Coe
The Lore Degenstein Gallery at Susquehanna University will launch its first exhibition of 2019, Sue Coe: A Retrospective, with an opening reception on Jan. 26 at 7 p.m. The exhibition runs through March 6. All gallery events are free and open to the public. Sue Coe is a contemporary English artist noted for her intensely […]
Find out more »9:00 am
Julia Kasdorf and Steven Rubin, “Shale Play: Poems and Photographs from the Fracking Fields”
An exhibition in collaboration with the Department of English Climenhaga Building, Climenhaga Galleries (upper) Feb. 6–March 15 Julia Kasdorf and Steven Rubin, “Shale Play: Documentary Art by Julia Kasdorf and Steven Rubin” Feb, 4-March 15 Shale Play, a singular work from an award-winning poet and a veteran documentary photographer, tracks the natural gas boom in […]
Find out more »AARP Tax-Aide Tax Preparation Program
The AARP Tax Aide program will again be preparing tax returns this year at no charge. All are welcome to use this service, especially the elderly and needy. Trained and certified volunteers will prepare tax returns at seven locations on the West Shore. An appointment is necessary at most locations. Follow this link for information […]
Find out more »Great Backyard Bird Count
Bring your binoculars, explore Hershey Gardens and count the birds for as little as 15 minutes - - or as long as you want. Participants will report their sightings online at birdcount.org, which will help researchers at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and the National Audubon Society learn more about how birds are doing, and […]
Find out more »11:00 am
Lore Degenstein Gallery Features Sue Coe
The Lore Degenstein Gallery at Susquehanna University will launch its first exhibition of 2019, Sue Coe: A Retrospective, with an opening reception on Jan. 26 at 7 p.m. The exhibition runs through March 6. All gallery events are free and open to the public. Sue Coe is a contemporary English artist noted for her intensely […]
Find out more »12:00 pm
Penn State Harrisburg presents Susan Leviton
The Center for Holocaust and Jewish Studies of Penn State Harrisburg presents an afternoon of music and storytelling by Yiddish folk artist, Susan Leviton. Susan will be performing historical and contemporary Yiddish songs interwoven with fascinating folk tales. Known to some as a masterful calligrapher, designer and papercut artist, and to others as a singer […]
Find out more »1:00 pm
Munchkin Science – Owls
Munchkin scientists will enjoy a program of owl education with Naturalist Ann Strauss. Kids will have the opportunity to learn PA owls by name and call, as well as practice a variety of owl calls themselves. They will dissect an owl pellet to learn what owls eat and take home the owl-ingested bones if they […]
Find out more »6:00 pm
Sew What?
Learn how to make one of a kind, handmade sewn items. This five-week beginner sewing series will focus on a different area of sewing each week, from the machine, to fabrics, to how to sew. Everyone who attends will finish the course by making their own pillow case. For teens. Attendees will need to sign […]
Find out more »6:30 pm
Harry Potter and the Harry Potter Book Club
You watched the movies & wrote the fanfiction, and now you’ve reached wizarding age (18+), so apparate yourself to the Lancaster Public Library to discuss Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone on January 15th. Sort out your priorities, and be at the library every 3rd Tuesday (through July) at 6:30PM to discuss the remaining books […]
Find out more »Harry Potter and the Harry Potter Book Club for underage witches & wizards & their families
Dear Young Reader, You have been accepted into the Harry Potter Book Club for underage witches & wizards. Come prepared to talk about The Boy Who Lived, and all the magical stuff that happened to him! We will discuss Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone at the January meeting. After the initial meeting, we will gather every 3rd Tuesday (through July) […]
Find out more »7:00 pm
Preventing and Managing Heart Failure
We don’t want you to be one of the 6.5 million that develop heart failure. Brian Corbally, DO, advanced heart failure cardiologist and medical director of the UPMC Pinnacle Heart Failure Center, will discuss healthy living to prevent heart failure, the most up-to-date scientific management of heart failure, and strategies to care for those with […]
Find out more »York Story Slam
Monthly Story Slam event. The theme for February is BAD DATES. York Story Slam is a monthly gathering where anyone can take a turn at the microphone and tell a true story based on that month’s theme. Guests can come and simply listen to other people tell stories, or they can put their name into […]
Find out more »Why We Build: A Roundtable Discussion
Hear from a panel of designers, builders, and historians as they discuss the human-made spaces in Lancaster County. Moderated by Chad Martin of Partners for Sacred Places. No fee, donation accepted.
Find out more »Departures (Japan)
Loosely based on Coffinman, a memoir by Shinmon Aoki, the film follows a young man who returns to his hometown after a failed career as a cellist and stumbles across work as a nōkanshi—a traditional Japanese ritual mortician. He is subjected to prejudice from those around him, including from his wife, because of strong social […]
Find out more »The Music of Strangers Film Screening
This Grammy-nominated documentary follows musicians as they gather in locations across the world, exploring the ways art can both preserve traditions and shape cultural evolution. Blending performance footage, personal interviews, and archival film, it focuses on the personal journeys of a small group of Silk Road Ensemble musicians to chronicle passion, talent, and sacrifice. Through […]
Find out more »7:30 pm
National Geographic Live: Ocean Soul (MULTIMEDIA) Brian Skerry, photographer
Tuesday, Feb. 19, 7:30 p.m., Weis Center Voyage across the oceans with one of National Geographic’s most seasoned photographers and discover a vast, hidden world beneath the waves. Using his camera to communicate, Brian Skerry has spent more than 10,000 hours underwater telling the oceans’ stories. His images celebrate the mystery of the depths and […]
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