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Winter Reading Challenge
Whatever you had planned for December, January, and February, cancel it, because Winter Reading is here! The weather outside may be frightful, but books are so delightful. And, if you ask us, our all ages Winter Reading Program is just the thing to keep you warm all winter long! Kids & Teens! Read your way […]
Find out more »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 »Mary Poppins Jr.
This year’s Kids4Kids show is a beloved classic: Disney and Cameron Mackintosh’s Mary Poppins Jr. In 1910 England, the most essential fixture in any family’s home is the nanny, but with kids like Jane and Michael, the Banks family just can’t seem to keep one! That is until the practically perfect Mary Poppins drops in. […]
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 »Shelter Sweetheart Week
Furry & Love-able Valentines Featured During Shelter Sweetheart Week HSHA believes that true Valentine's Day sweethearts have fur and more than two legs. That's why community members are invited to find their true love during HSHA's annual Shelter Sweetheart week. The adoption fees of fifty Shelter Sweethearts will be cut in half. The promotion is […]
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 »ITIL® Foundation Certification Training Course in Bangalore
Details: Training type: OnlineClassroom training Date: Feb 11 - Feb 12 Event Actual Price: INR 22990 Event Early Bird Price: INR 19990 Event Early Bird Date: till: 5th FEB 2019 Timings: 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM About course: ITIL (Information Technology Infrastructure Library) is a globally recognized framework and the most widely accepted approach to […]
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 »8:00 am
“American Epic: A Series of Linocut Prints” by printmaker Jesse Shaw
“American Epic: A Series of Linocut Prints” by printmaker Jesse Shaw will be on display Jan. 21-Feb. 15, 2019, in the Rose Lehrman Art Gallery on the Harrisburg Campus of HACC, Central Pennsylvania’s Community College. A Tennessee native, Shaw is currently working on a series of 50 relief prints carved from linoleum blocks that depict […]
Find out more »JAKUB JÓZEF ORLIŃSKI, Countertenor
World-famous countertenor Jakub Józef Orliński has been winning competitions and delighting opera audiences around the world with his sublime voice and exhilarating virtuosity. He will be joined by the superb pianist Michał Biel, a vocal coach at the Juiilliard School, who will play Pine Street Presbyterian's new 9'2" Fazioli grand piano from Italy. These two […]
Find out more »9:00 am
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 »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 »1:00 pm
Basil’s Book Buddies: A Nature Book Club
Homeschool students in grades 1-3 who love animals and are curious about nature will love Basil’s Book Buddies: A Nature Book Club. Lancaster Public Library is thrilled to announce Jennifer Ericson and Basil, her KPETS therapy-certified Border collie mix, will lead Book Buddies in monthly activities and discussions. Beginning on Tuesday, November 13, Basil’s Book […]
Find out more »Job Seekers Resources
Looking for a first job, hoping to land something better, or re-entering the workforce? Drop in and get access to computers and experienced staff who can help format resumes, search for jobs, and fill out applications.
Find out more »4:15 pm
Struggles In Steel: A Story of African-American Steel Workers
Susquehanna University’s Blough-Weis Library will present a screening of Pittsburgh filmmaker Tony Buba’s documentary Struggles In Steel: A Story of African-American Steel Workers at 4:15 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 12, in Room 104 in the library. The event is free and open to the public and will be preceded by a 3:30 p.m. reception in honor […]
Find out more »5:30 pm
Community Resource Night
Imagine that your loved one is starting to decline and you have to make a decision -- Do you utilize home care? Is it time for hospice? Maybe home health would greatly benefit them? Or, perhaps, it is time to find a nice community that they can live and thrive in? There are a lot […]
Find out more »6:00 pm
Family Game Day
Bring the whole family for an exciting evening of new and classic games. From board games to carnival games, we’ll have something for everyone! For families with children of all ages.
Find out more »7:00 pm
Winter Lecture Series: The World is Our Classroom by Cindy Ross
Cindy Ross's story begins in the Rocky Mountain wilderness on a unique and extraordinary journey: two parents leading their young children 3,100 miles on the backs of llamas. This Canada-Mexico trek illustrated to Cindy and her husband what experiential education can do. Inspired by the experience, they went on to create a new way of […]
Find out more »AN EVENING WITH ROBBIE TOLAN
The harrowing story of Robbie Tolan, who early on one New Year's Eve morning, found himself being rushed to the hospital. A white police officer had shot him in the chest after mistakenly accusing him of stealing his own car — while in his own driveway. No Justice is the story about what happened after […]
Find out more »Doing Your Part to Maintain a Healthy Heart
Want to avoid heart disease? Learn about the risk factors that impact heart health, how to make lifestyle modifications to improve your heart health, and the role of fitness to prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease. Hear from Thomas Morris, DO, and Jason Stuck, MD, both noninvasive cardiologists as well as Jordan Cantando, MS, exercise […]
Find out more »YoungGiftedandFat: From Liberation to Creation
Award-winning author, actress, director and scholar Sharrell D. Luckett will share stories about the journey towards self-love in a lecture, “YoungGiftedandFat: From Liberation to Creation,” on Tuesday, Feb. 12, at 7 p.m. in the Anita Tuvin Schlechter (ATS) Auditorium, 360 W. Louther St. It is free and open to the public. In her book, “YoungGiftedandFat: […]
Find out more »7:30 pm
CONTRA-TIEMPO
“…more than a hip isolating dance ensemble…CONTRA-TIEMPO pushes boundaries” – The Washington Post Contra-Tiempo, a bold and multilingual Los Angeles-based company, roots its work in salsa and afro-Cuban and draws from hip-hop, urban and contemporary dance theater. The company will bring its newest work to Live at Rose Lehrman: “joyUS justUS,” a participatory experience that […]
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