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Thursday May 23, 2013 Go To Top
misc_none 9:15 AM  -  1:00 PM Blood Pressure Screenings Remind Me about this Event Download Event Info Tell a Friend
    Contact: Fredricksen Library   (717) 761-3900 x225   
    Blood Pressure Screenings
Thursdays from 9:15 am to 1:00 pm

Holy Spirit Hospital has partnered with Fredricksen Library to offer free Blood Pressure Screenings. For your convenience, 3 parking spaces are reserved near the main entrance. 
    Location: Fredricksen Library
 
misc_none 9:30 AM Newborn - 2 Storytime Remind Me about this Event Download Event Info Tell a Friend
    Contact: Amelia Givin Library   (717) 486-3688   
    Location: Amelia Givin Library
 
misc_none 10:00 AM  -  7:00 PM Used Book Sale @ The Bookery Remind Me about this Event Download Event Info Tell a Friend
    Contact: The Bookery   (717) 243-3313   
   


The Friends of the Bosler Library hold pre-owned book sales at The Bookery every Tuesday and Thursday from 10:00am - 7:00pm and every Saturday from 10:00 - 4:00 pm. The sales will include hardback and paperback books, children's books, DVD’s, music CDs, audiobooks on CD, tote bags, and more. 

The Bookery is now located in the historic East Wing of the Bosler Library, 158 West High Street in Carlisle. 


 

    Location: The Bookery @ Bosler Library
 
misc_none 10:15 AM  -  10:45 AM Preschool Power @ Bosler Remind Me about this Event Download Event Info Tell a Friend
    Contact: Bosler Library   (717)243-4642x2231   
   
For three-years to kindergarten.

A thirty-minute structured session which is more book-oriented than Toddler Time, with two or more stories each week and related activities corresponding with the weekly theme. 
    Location: Bosler Library Children's Room
 
misc_none 11:00 AM 2 & 3 yr olds Storytime Remind Me about this Event Download Event Info Tell a Friend
    Contact: Amelia Givin Library   (717) 486-3688   
    Location: Amelia Givin Library
 
misc_none 11:00 AM  -  11:30 AM Mother Goose Time @ Bosler: Walkers Remind Me about this Event Download Event Info Tell a Friend
    Contact: Bosler Library   (717)243-4642x2231   
   
For infants up to 23 months who are walking; caregiver attendance is required.

This is a twenty-minute session featuring action rhymes, songs, and fingerplays.
    Location: Bosler Library Children's Room
 
misc_none 11:15 AM  -  12:00 PM Weekly Playgroup @ Shippensburg Remind Me about this Event Download Event Info Tell a Friend
    Contact: Shippensburg Public Library   (717) 532-4508   shippensburg@cumberlandcountylibraries.org
    Children birth to age 6 & their families

Enjoy our train table, play kitchen, tunnel, ball pit, parachute activities, rhymes and more while meeting outher families!
    Location: Shippensburg Public Library
 
misc_none 6:15 PM  -  7:00 PM Weekly Playgroup @ Shippensburg Remind Me about this Event Download Event Info Tell a Friend
    Contact: Shippensburg Public Library   (717) 532-4508   shippensburg@cumberlandcountylibraries.org
    Children birth to age 6 & their families

Enjoy our train table, play kitchen, tunnel, ball pit, parachute activities, rhymes and more while meeting outher families!
    Location: Shippensburg Public Library
 
misc_none 7:00 PM Drop-In Story Time @ Fredricksen Remind Me about this Event Download Event Info Tell a Friend
      Drop-In Story Time @ Fredricksen
Thursday, May 23 at 7 pm

Drop-in story time with stories, flannel boards, songs and finger plays provides a fun experience at the library. For ages 3 years and up with no registration necessary.  
    Location: Fredricksen Library
 
misc_none 7:00 PM  -  8:30 PM The End of Your Life Book Club @ Shippensburg Remind Me about this Event Download Event Info Tell a Friend
    Contact: Mary Grace Shearer   (717) 360-2533   
    Discussion Group of The End of Your Life Book Club by Will Schwalbe
Thursday, May 23
7:00 p.m.
Library Annex, First Floor Meeting Room
Regular print, large print, and audio copies of the book available to be checked out of the library
Paperback copies available to purchase for $10 by contacting discussion facilitator Mary Grace Shearer, MSW, at 360-2533
Sponsored by Episcopal Home and Library
    Location: Shippensburg Public Library
Friday May 24, 2013 Go To Top
misc_none 9:00 AM  -  11:00 AM Friday Coffee with Friends @ Shippensburg Remind Me about this Event Download Event Info Tell a Friend
    Contact: Shippensburg Public Library   (717) 532-4508   shippensburg@cumberlandcountylibraries.org
    Come enjoy coffee with friends of the library at the annex next to the library and experience lively conversation. You will hear of opportunities to support the library, expand your horizons, meet new people, and exchange ideas. All are welcome to attend.
    Location: Shippensburg Public Library
 
misc_none 10:15 AM  -  10:45 AM Mother Goose Time @ Bosler: Goslings Remind Me about this Event Download Event Info Tell a Friend
    Contact: Bosler Library   (717)243-4642x2231   
   
For infants not yet walking; caregiver attendance is required.

This is a twenty minute session featuring action rhymes, songs, and fingerplays.
    Location: Bosler Library Children's Room
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misc_none 10:15 AM  -  11:00 AM Weekly Playgroup @ Shippensburg Remind Me about this Event Download Event Info Tell a Friend
    Contact: Shippensburg Public Library   (717) 532-4508   shippensburg@cumberlandcountylibraries.org
    Children birth to age 6 & their families

Enjoy our train table, play kitchen, tunnel, ball pit, parachute activities, rhymes and more while meeting outher families!
    Location: Shippensburg Public Library
 
misc_none 11:00 AM  -  11:30 AM Mother Goose Time @ Bosler: Walkers Remind Me about this Event Download Event Info Tell a Friend
    Contact: Bosler Library   (717)243-4642x2231   
   
For infants up to 23 months who are walking; caregiver attendance is required.

This is a twenty-minute session featuring action rhymes, songs, and fingerplays.
    Location: Bosler Library Children's Room
 
misc_none 1:00 PM  -  2:00 PM Just Mysteries Book Club @ Bosler Remind Me about this Event Download Event Info Tell a Friend
    Contact: Cate Mellen   (717)243-4642x3224   cmellen@ccpa.net
   
The Just Mysteries Book Club is open to all adults and meets the fourth Friday of every month in the new Community Room in the South Wing.

On May 24, the group will be discussing Booked to Die by John Dunning.

Summary: In the first Cliff Janeway mystery, the Denver homicide detective loses his job after taking the law into his own hands by brutally assaulting a man suspected of killing a rare book collector, and continues to investigate the case by becoming a collector himself.
    Location: Bosler Library Community Room
 
misc_none 1:00 PM  -  3:00 PM eBooksHub @ Fredricksen Remind Me about this Event Download Event Info Tell a Friend
    Contact: Fredricksen Library   (717) 761-3900 x225   
    eBooksHub @ Fredricksen
Every Friday from 1:00 to 3:00 pm AND 5:00 to 6:30 pm

The reference staff will offer expertise on portable electronic devices and ebooks at the e-Books Hub, located at the reference desk. We can show you how to download ebooks through the library system as well as answer general questions about device usage. We also have a variety of devices on hand for demonstration: Kindle Touch, Nook Touch, Kindle Fire, Nook Color and an iPad. If you are looking to buy a device, we encourage you to come and ask questions and check out our devices. Feel free to bring your device on your quest for help. We look forward to seeing you at the “Hub”! There is no registration if you are coming from 1 - 3. Please call the reference desk at 717-761-3900 ext. 225 to make an appointment during the evening hours.  
    Location: Fredricksen Library
 
misc_none 3:00 PM  -  4:30 PM Weekly Teen Scene @ Shippensburg Remind Me about this Event Download Event Info Tell a Friend
    Contact: Shippensburg Public Library   (717) 532-4508   shippensburg@cumberlandcountylibraries.org
    Teens age 13+

Teens meet after school to enjoy snacks, Writing Club, Teen Advisory Board, Teen Purchasing Group, movies, and other events they choose.  To find out more about Teen Scene, call the library and ask to speak with Sysha.
    Location: Shippensburg Public Library
 
misc_none 5:00 PM  -  6:30 PM eBooksHub @ Fredricksen Remind Me about this Event Download Event Info Tell a Friend
    Contact: Fredricksen Library   (717) 761-3900 x225   
    eBooksHub @ Fredricksen
Every Friday from 1:00 to 3:00 pm AND 5:00 to 6:30 pm

The reference staff will offer expertise on portable electronic devices and ebooks at the e-Books Hub, located at the reference desk. We can show you how to download ebooks through the library system as well as answer general questions about device usage. We also have a variety of devices on hand for demonstration: Kindle Touch, Nook Touch, Kindle Fire, Nook Color and an iPad. If you are looking to buy a device, we encourage you to come and ask questions and check out our devices. Feel free to bring your device on your quest for help. We look forward to seeing you at the “Hub”! There is no registration if you are coming from 1 - 3. Please call the reference desk at 717-761-3900 ext. 225 to make an appointment during the evening hours.  
    Location: Fredricksen Library
 
misc_none 7:00 PM FROM Foreign Film Fridays: Call for Title Remind Me about this Event Download Event Info Tell a Friend
    Contact: Fredricksen Library   (717) 761-3900 x225   
    FROM Foreign Film Fridays: Call for Title
Friday, May 24 at 7 pm
THE USA: In a forgotten but defiant bayou community cut off from the rest of the world by a sprawling levee, a six-year-old girl exists on the brink of orphanhood. Buoyed by her childish optimism and extraordinary imagination, she believes that the natural world is in balance with the universe until a fierce storm changes her reality. Desperate to repair the structure of her world in order to save her ailing father and sinking home, this tiny hero must learn to survive unstoppable catastrophes of epic proportions. Rated PG-13. No registration necessary. 
    Location: Fredricksen Library
Sunday May 26, 2013 Go To Top
misc_none Simpson Public Library - Closed Remind Me about this Event Download Event Info Tell a Friend
    Contact: Joseph T. Simpson Public Library   (717) 766-0171    simpson@cumberlandcountylibraries.org
    Joseph T. Simpson Public Library will be closed on Sunday, May 26 and Monday, May 27 for Memorial Day.
    Location: Simpson Public Library (Mechanicsburg)
Monday May 27, 2013 Go To Top
misc_none Amelia Givin Library - Closed Remind Me about this Event Download Event Info Tell a Friend
    The Amelia Givin Library will be closed for Memorial Day.
    Location: Amelia Givin Library
 
misc_none Bosler Library - Closed Remind Me about this Event Download Event Info Tell a Friend
    Contact: Bosler Library   (717)243-4642   
   

Bosler Library will be closed for Memorial Day.
    Location: Bosler Library
 
misc_none East Pennsboro Branch - Closed Remind Me about this Event Download Event Info Tell a Friend
    Contact:    (717) 732-4274   
   

The East Pennsboro Branch Library will be closed for the Memorial Day holiday; no library items will be due on this day.

    Location: East Pennsboro Branch
 
misc_none Fredricksen Library - Closed Remind Me about this Event Download Event Info Tell a Friend
    Contact:    717-761-3900 x 225   
   

The Fredricksen Library will be closed for the Memorial Day holiday; no library items will be due on this day.

    Location: Fredricksen Library
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misc_none John Graham Library - Closed Remind Me about this Event Download Event Info Tell a Friend
    The John Graham Library will be closed for Memorial Day.
 
misc_none Monday, May 27 - Memorial Day Holiday - Closed Remind Me about this Event Download Event Info Tell a Friend
    Contact: Fredricksen Library   (717) 761-3900 x225   
    Monday, May 27 - Memorial Day Holiday - Closed 
    Location: Fredricksen Library
 
misc_none Shippensburg Public Library - Closed Remind Me about this Event Download Event Info Tell a Friend
    The Shippensburg Public Library will be closed for the Memorial Day holiday; no library items will be due on this day.
    Location: Shippensburg Public Library
 
misc_none Simpson Public Library - Closed Remind Me about this Event Download Event Info Tell a Friend
    Contact: Joseph T. Simpson Public Library   (717) 766-0171    simpson@cumberlandcountylibraries.org
    Joseph T. Simpson Public Library will be closed on Sunday, May 26 and Monday, May 27 for Memorial Day.
    Location: Simpson Public Library (Mechanicsburg)
Tuesday May 28, 2013 Go To Top
misc_none 9:30 AM 2 & 3 yr olds Storytime Remind Me about this Event Download Event Info Tell a Friend
    Contact: Amelia Givin Library   (717) 486-3688   
    Location: Amelia Givin Library
 
misc_none 10:00 AM  -  12:00 PM Free Blood Pressure Screening Remind Me about this Event Download Event Info Tell a Friend
    Contact: East Pennsboro Branch   (717) 732-4274   
    Free Blood Pressure Screening
Tuesday, May 28 from 10 to noon

Held second and fourth Tuesdays of each month.  Holy Spirit Hospital has partnered with East Pennsboro Library to offer free Blood Pressure Screenings. No registration required.   
    Location: East Pennsboro Branch
 
misc_none 10:00 AM  -  7:00 PM Used Book Sale @ The Bookery Remind Me about this Event Download Event Info Tell a Friend
    Contact: The Bookery   (717) 243-3313   
   


The Friends of the Bosler Library hold pre-owned book sales at The Bookery every Tuesday and Thursday from 10:00am - 7:00pm and every Saturday from 10:00 - 4:00 pm. The sales will include hardback and paperback books, children's books, DVD’s, music CDs, audiobooks on CD, tote bags, and more. 

The Bookery is now located in the historic East Wing of the Bosler Library, 158 West High Street in Carlisle. 


 

    Location: The Bookery @ Bosler Library
 
misc_none 10:30 AM  -  11:30 AM Storytime Remind Me about this Event Download Event Info Tell a Friend
    Contact:    717-776-5900   johngraham@ccpa.net
    All children and caregivers are welcome for songs, stories and crafts. Theme: Police.  A state police trooper will visit us.
 
misc_none 11:00 AM 4 yr old Storytime Remind Me about this Event Download Event Info Tell a Friend
    Contact: Amelia Givin Library   (717) 486-3688   
    Location: Amelia Givin Library
 
misc_none 6:00 PM  -  7:00 PM 2013 Master Gardeners Plant Clinics Remind Me about this Event Download Event Info Tell a Friend
    Contact: Fredricksen Library   (717) 761-3900 x225   
    2013 Master Gardeners Plant Clinics
Tuesdays: May 7 through August 27 from 6 to 7 pm
Do you have some unanswered gardening questions and don't know where to turn? Just stop in at the Fredricksen Library anytime from 6 to 7 pm every Tuesday evening (May 7 – August 27). The Master Gardeners from Penn State Cooperative Extension will be there eagerly waiting to solve your gardening mysteries and help you to have the best garden possible! 
    Location: Fredricksen Library
 
misc_none 6:30 PM  -  7:30 PM American Girls Club @ Shippensburg Remind Me about this Event Download Event Info Tell a Friend
    Contact: Shippensburg Public Library   (717) 532-4508   shippensburg@cumberlandcountylibraries.org
    Children ages 8-12

March 26: Kirsten 1854
April 23: Addy 1864
May 28: Samantha 1904

Each month, we follow one American Girl through history as we hear her story, learn about life in her time, and enjoy crafts and other fun activities.
*Snack is included. 

Registration is required for all events. When you call, be prepared to give: the activity title, all your available time slots, and your contact information.
    Location: Shippensburg Public Library
 
misc_none 6:30 PM  -  8:30 PM Upstairs Stitchers @ Bosler Remind Me about this Event Download Event Info Tell a Friend
    Contact: Cate Mellen   (717)243-4642x3224   cmellen@ccpa.net
   
Calling all embroiderers!  Join the Upstairs Stitchers on the 1st, 3rd, 4th& 5th Tuesday of each month from 6:30 - 8:30 pm.  We meet in the Community Room, a bright and cheery place to stitch and chat.  
 
All stitchers are welcome.  Attendees should bring their own scissors and magnification if needed.
    Location: Bosler Library Community Room
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misc_none 6:45 PM  -  8:45 PM Natalie D. Craumer Writers Workshop - Back to the Basics Remind Me about this Event Download Event Info Tell a Friend
    Contact: Fredricksen Library   (717) 761-3900 x225   
    Natalie D. Craumer Writers Workshop - Back to the Basics
Mondays, April 15, 22 & 29, May 6, 20 & Tues. 28 from 6:45 - 8:45 pm
You want to write a short story but you don’t know where to start. You’ve found the right workshop. For six consecutive Mondays in Spring, join Ann Elia Stewart, novelist, teacher, workshop facilitator, in learning more about the elements that shape fiction: observation, point of view, characterization/dialogue, plot and significant detail.  Examples for each topic are provided from contemporary fiction short stories or novel excerpts; homework may be assigned. At least twenty minutes per session are allotted for in-class freewriting. Age 15 or older, please. This class has been brought back by popular demand! Seats fill up quickly. Registration begins March 15. 
    Location: Fredricksen Library
 
misc_none 7:00 PM  -  8:00 PM Activities Club for Tweens @ Simpson Remind Me about this Event Download Event Info Tell a Friend
    Students in grade 4-6 are invited to come to the library this evening for a library scavenger hunt and special snack! 

Registration is required by the Monday preceding each program in order to ensure adequate supplies for all who attend.

Children's Events

Contact: Simpson Library (717) 766-0171 simpson@cumberlandcountylibraries.org
    Location: Simpson Library (Mechanicsburg)
 
misc_none 7:00 PM  -  8:00 PM Book Buzz @ Simpson Remind Me about this Event Download Event Info Tell a Friend
    We will be discussing the book Beautiful Darkness by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl. It is the second book in the Beautiful Creatures Series. We will be playing the game Quelf (a fantasy version of Cranium).

This is a unique book discussion group that meets on the fourth Tuesday of the month from September to May from 7:00-8:00 pm in the Tutoring Room on the Upper Level. 

Register for this program at the Library or by calling (717) 766-0171.

Teen Events

Contact: Simpson Library   (717) 766-0171   simpson@cumberlandcountylibraries.org
    Location: Simpson Library (Mechanicsburg)
Wednesday May 29, 2013 Go To Top
misc_none 9:00 AM  -  12:00 PM Book Donations Welcome @ New Cumberland Public Library Remind Me about this Event Download Event Info Tell a Friend
    Your book donations are welcome today from 9 AM to Noon at the Foundation House.

Thank you!
    Location: New Cumberland Library - Foundation Hall
 
misc_none 10:00 AM 2 & 3 yr olds Storytime Remind Me about this Event Download Event Info Tell a Friend
    Contact: Amelia Givin Library   (717) 486-3688   
    Location: Amelia Givin Library
 
misc_none 10:15 AM  -  11:00 AM Weekly Playgroup @ Shippensburg Remind Me about this Event Download Event Info Tell a Friend
    Contact: Shippensburg Public Library   (717) 532-4508   shippensburg@cumberlandcountylibraries.org
    Children birth to age 6 & their families

Enjoy our train table, play kitchen, tunnel, ball pit, parachute activities, rhymes and more while meeting outher families!
    Location: Shippensburg Public Library
 
misc_none 11:00 AM Drop-In Weekly Wednesday Story Times @ East Pennsboro Branch Remind Me about this Event Download Event Info Tell a Friend
    Contact: East Pennsboro Branch   (717) 732-4274   
    Drop-In Weekly Wednesday Story Times @ East Pennsboro Branch
Wednesdays at 11:00 am
Visit the library for a fun filled drop-in story time at the library.  For children ages 2 ½ and up, story times are held on Wednesdays at 11 am.  Contact the library at 732-4274 for added information. No registration required 
    Location: East Pennsboro Branch
Thursday May 30, 2013 Go To Top
misc_none 9:15 AM  -  1:00 PM Blood Pressure Screenings Remind Me about this Event Download Event Info Tell a Friend
    Contact: Fredricksen Library   (717) 761-3900 x225   
    Blood Pressure Screenings
Thursdays from 9:15 am to 1:00 pm

Holy Spirit Hospital has partnered with Fredricksen Library to offer free Blood Pressure Screenings. For your convenience, 3 parking spaces are reserved near the main entrance. 
    Location: Fredricksen Library
 
misc_none 9:30 AM Newborn - 2 Storytime Remind Me about this Event Download Event Info Tell a Friend
    Contact: Amelia Givin Library   (717) 486-3688   
    Location: Amelia Givin Library
 
misc_none 10:00 AM  -  7:00 PM Used Book Sale @ The Bookery Remind Me about this Event Download Event Info Tell a Friend
    Contact: The Bookery   (717) 243-3313   
   


The Friends of the Bosler Library hold pre-owned book sales at The Bookery every Tuesday and Thursday from 10:00am - 7:00pm and every Saturday from 10:00 - 4:00 pm. The sales will include hardback and paperback books, children's books, DVD’s, music CDs, audiobooks on CD, tote bags, and more. 

The Bookery is now located in the historic East Wing of the Bosler Library, 158 West High Street in Carlisle. 


 

    Location: The Bookery @ Bosler Library
 
misc_none 11:00 AM 2 & 3 yr olds Storytime Remind Me about this Event Download Event Info Tell a Friend
    Contact: Amelia Givin Library   (717) 486-3688   
    Location: Amelia Givin Library
 
misc_none 11:15 AM  -  12:00 PM Weekly Playgroup @ Shippensburg Remind Me about this Event Download Event Info Tell a Friend
    Contact: Shippensburg Public Library   (717) 532-4508   shippensburg@cumberlandcountylibraries.org
    Children birth to age 6 & their families

Enjoy our train table, play kitchen, tunnel, ball pit, parachute activities, rhymes and more while meeting outher families!
    Location: Shippensburg Public Library
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misc_none 3:30 PM  -  4:30 PM Homework Helpers @ Fredricksen Remind Me about this Event Download Event Info Tell a Friend
      Homework Helpers @ Fredricksen
Thursdays - October through May
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm

Homework Helpers are available after school for students grades 1 thru 5. The volunteer helpers are experienced educators ready to help with all subjects. Students are responsible to bring all textbooks, homework sheets, instructions and related materials. Students can also receive instruction on researching topics and preparing projects. A parent/caregiver must remain in the children's library during the instruction. Students should meet in the lower lobby at 3:30 pm.
    Location: Fredricksen Library
 
misc_none 6:15 PM  -  7:00 PM Weekly Playgroup @ Shippensburg Remind Me about this Event Download Event Info Tell a Friend
    Contact: Shippensburg Public Library   (717) 532-4508   shippensburg@cumberlandcountylibraries.org
    Children birth to age 6 & their families

Enjoy our train table, play kitchen, tunnel, ball pit, parachute activities, rhymes and more while meeting outher families!
    Location: Shippensburg Public Library
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