Baby, you are Born to Read! Experience songs and stories together to help your baby learn sounds, language, and a love of books while you connect with other parents, grandparents, caregivers, and babies.  

20 to 30 minutes. For Birth-18 months. Registration is required and limited.    

Children and adults will enjoy books, music, and rhymes. Early learning activities will be modeled for adults so that learning can continue at home and help your child to build skills to be ready to succeed at whatever is next.   

About 30 minutes. For families with children of all ages. Registration is required and limited.  

Baby, you are Born to Read! Experience songs and stories together to help your baby learn sounds, language, and a love of books while you connect with other parents, grandparents, caregivers, and babies.  

20 to 30 minutes. For Birth-18 months. Registration is required and limited.    

Give your toddler a foundation for early learning and reading skills. Songs, rhymes, fingerplays, and stories will help your toddler to develop a love of reading. Adults will learn tips and tricks to continue the learning at home.    

30 to 40 minutes. For ages 19-35 months. Registration is required and limited. 

You’ll need a computer or mobile device with camera and microphone to participate. Registrants for virtual sessions will be emailed a Zoom link, password, and further instructions.   

Give your babies and toddlers a foundation of early learning and language skills. Experience songs, stories, and movement activities that help your children build a love of books. This program is for parents, grandparents, caregivers, and children. 

About 30 minutes. For ages Birth-30 months. Registration is required and limited. 

Our middle and high school Girls Who Code club encourages you to impact your community in a positive way through code. In order to build the skills you need to make an impact, you will learn how to code from our fun online tutorials and activities that will help you build animations, games, apps, and other things that you dream up! We have tutorials in Scratch, Python, Swift, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. 

1 hour. For grades 6 through 12. Registration is required and limited. This club is inclusive and open to non-binary individuals. 

Give your toddler a foundation for early learning and reading skills. Songs, rhymes, fingerplays, and stories will help your toddler to develop a love of reading. Adults will learn tips and tricks to continue the learning at home.    

30 to 40 minutes. For ages 19-35 months. Registration is required and limited. 

Children and adults will enjoy books, music, and rhymes. Early learning activities will be modeled for adults so that learning can continue at home and help your child to build skills to be ready to succeed at whatever is next.   

About 30 minutes. For families with children of all ages. Registration is required and limited.  

Baby, you are Born to Read! Experience songs and stories together to help your baby learn sounds, language, and a love of books while you connect with other parents, grandparents, caregivers, and babies.  

20 to 30 minutes. For Birth-18 months. Registration is required and limited.    

Give your toddler a foundation for early learning and reading skills. Songs, rhymes, fingerplays, and stories will help your toddler to develop a love of reading. Adults will learn tips and tricks to continue the learning at home.    

30 to 40 minutes. For ages 19-35 months. Registration is required and limited. 

Tell stories, cast spells, defeat the bad guy with Dungeons and Dragons! For beginners or experts. No dice, books, or characters required.    

2 hours. For ages 13-18. Registration is required and limited. Note: Register once for this weekly program. 

Children and adults will enjoy books, music, and rhymes. Early learning activities will be modeled for adults so that learning can continue at home and help your child to build skills to be ready to succeed at whatever is next.   

About 30 minutes. For families with children of all ages. Registration is required and limited.  

Songs, rhymes, and stories help your child develop a love of reading and build early learning skills that will help your child succeed in school and beyond. Adults learn tips and tricks to continue teaching at home.    

30 to 40 minutes. For ages 3-5 years. Registration is required and limited. 

Join us at the East Shore Area Library to discuss your favorite anime and manga with other fans!    

1 hour. For ages 13-18 years. Registration is required and limited.    

Songs, rhymes, and stories help your child develop a love of reading and build early learning skills that will help your child succeed in school and beyond. Adults learn tips and tricks to continue teaching at home.    

30 to 40 minutes. For ages 3-5 years. Registration is required and limited. 

About 30 minutes. For 30 months to 5 years. Registration is required and limited. 

‘Tis the season to be freezin’ so come warm up at The Library with stories, crafts, and more! Families can enjoy winter activities together through play, imagination, and experimentation! 

1 hour. For families with children of all ages. Registration is required and limited. 

Our middle and high school Girls Who Code club encourages you to impact your community in a positive way through code. In order to build the skills you need to make an impact, you will learn how to code from our fun online tutorials and activities that will help you build animations, games, apps, and other things that you dream up! We have tutorials in Scratch, Python, Swift, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. 

1 hour. For grades 6 through 12. Registration is required and limited. This club is inclusive and open to non-binary individuals. 

Baby, you are Born to Read! Experience songs and stories together to help your baby learn sounds, language, and a love of books while you connect with other parents, grandparents, caregivers, and babies.  

20 to 30 minutes. For Birth-18 months. Registration is required and limited.    

Children and adults will enjoy books, music, and rhymes. Early learning activities will be modeled for adults so that learning can continue at home and help your child to build skills to be ready to succeed at whatever is next.   

About 30 minutes. For families with children of all ages. Registration is required and limited.  

Baby, you are Born to Read! Experience songs and stories together to help your baby learn sounds, language, and a love of books while you connect with other parents, grandparents, caregivers, and babies.  

20 to 30 minutes. For Birth-18 months. Registration is required and limited.    

Give your toddler a foundation for early learning and reading skills. Songs, rhymes, fingerplays, and stories will help your toddler to develop a love of reading. Adults will learn tips and tricks to continue the learning at home.    

30 to 40 minutes. For ages 19-35 months. Registration is required and limited. 

You’ll need a computer or mobile device with camera and microphone to participate. Registrants for virtual sessions will be emailed a Zoom link, password, and further instructions.   

Give your babies and toddlers a foundation of early learning and language skills. Experience songs, stories, and movement activities that help your children build a love of books. This program is for parents, grandparents, caregivers, and children. 

About 30 minutes. For ages Birth-30 months. Registration is required and limited. 

This interactive program is for people who want to improve the quality of their lives and are willing to invest their time and effort in a process to bring about change in their lifestyle. The workshop will include strategies for setting a vision, clarifying goals, managing multiple responsibilities, making measurable progress, and establishing boundaries and standards to support the desired lifestyle. Participants will leave equipped with practical Bible principles and lifestyle management strategies that can be applied in their daily lives. The information will help people position themselves to move forward and grow from being disadvantaged to making changes that will advance their sense of wellness and state of being.

Dr. Avis Hendrickson inspires audiences to overcome challenges and obstacles that may impede their pursuit of success. As an educator, administrator, businesswoman, and family-oriented person, she has acquired experiences, knowledge, and God-given wisdom that she uses to train people who want to make changes to improve the quality of their lives.

1.5 hours. For ages 55+. Registration is required. 

Explore one of Pennsylvania’s top crops in a brand-new way: creating soybean powered boats! Participants will learn how to create biofuel and race boats with the fuel you make! 

1.5 hours. For ages 12-15 years. Registration required and limited. Register once to attend both dates. 

There’s a terrible Love Monster on the loose at The Library! Come to The Library for a seasonally themed tabletop role-playing game! Together, we’ll eat sweets, slay monsters, and have an incredible adventure. Costumes are more than welcome and encouraged! All skill levels are welcome to attend. This month we’ll be playing Monster of the Week, a standalone action-horror role-playing game.

2.5 hours. For ages 18+. Registration is required.  

Give your toddler a foundation for early learning and reading skills. Songs, rhymes, fingerplays, and stories will help your toddler to develop a love of reading. Adults will learn tips and tricks to continue the learning at home.    

30 to 40 minutes. For ages 19-35 months. Registration is required and limited. 

Children and adults will enjoy books, music, and rhymes. Early learning activities will be modeled for adults so that learning can continue at home and help your child to build skills to be ready to succeed at whatever is next.   

About 30 minutes. For families with children of all ages. Registration is required and limited.  

Baby, you are Born to Read! Experience songs and stories together to help your baby learn sounds, language, and a love of books while you connect with other parents, grandparents, caregivers, and babies.  

20 to 30 minutes. For Birth-18 months. Registration is required and limited.    

Give your toddler a foundation for early learning and reading skills. Songs, rhymes, fingerplays, and stories will help your toddler to develop a love of reading. Adults will learn tips and tricks to continue the learning at home.    

30 to 40 minutes. For ages 19-35 months. Registration is required and limited. 

Tell stories, cast spells, defeat the bad guy with Dungeons and Dragons! For beginners or experts. No dice, books, or characters required.    

2 hours. For ages 13-18. Registration is required and limited. Note: Register once for this weekly program. 

Join us for an hour of Spanish conversation, facilitated by Dr. Hector Ortiz. Each month, we’ll begin our session with a short grammar lesson before branching out into discussion. Whether you speak Spanish fluently or you are just beginning to learn the language, we welcome you to come together in community and conversation.  

In March, we welcome you to join us at Rice & Beans for conversation over dinner.  

1 hour. For ages 15+. Registration is required. Registrants will be emailed further instructions to join virtual programs.

Children and adults will enjoy books, music, and rhymes. Early learning activities will be modeled for adults so that learning can continue at home and help your child to build skills to be ready to succeed at whatever is next.   

About 30 minutes. For families with children of all ages. Registration is required and limited.  

Songs, rhymes, and stories help your child develop a love of reading and build early learning skills that will help your child succeed in school and beyond. Adults learn tips and tricks to continue teaching at home.    

30 to 40 minutes. For ages 3-5 years. Registration is required and limited. 

Join us at the East Shore Area Library to discuss your favorite anime and manga with other fans!    

1 hour. For ages 13-18 years. Registration is required and limited.    

Do you love Graphic Novels? Have you ever wanted to try your hand at creating them yourself? Learn character and page design, how to tell your own story, and create your own short graphic novel. All while discussing an assortment of graphic novels for inspiration! 

1 hour. For ages 8-13 years. Registration is required and limited. 

Explore one of Pennsylvania’s top crops in a brand-new way: creating soybean powered boats! Participants will learn how to create biofuel and race boats with the fuel you make! 

1.5 hours. For ages 12-15 years. Registration required and limited. Register once to attend both dates. 

Calling all dungeoneers of Dauphin County! Register for our virtual D&D sessions to begin adventuring with The Library’s guild. Never played a tabletop game? That’s okay! We’re more than happy to help you learn. 

1 hour. For ages 18+. Registration is required. Registrants will be emailed further instructions to join virtual programs. 

Songs, rhymes, and stories help your child develop a love of reading and build early learning skills that will help your child succeed in school and beyond. Adults learn tips and tricks to continue teaching at home.    

30 to 40 minutes. For ages 3-5 years. Registration is required and limited. 

About 30 minutes. For 30 months to 5 years. Registration is required and limited. 

Whether you can whip up a sweater in a day or you don’t know a knitting needle from a crochet hook, this class is for you. Gather your supplies and join us for a morning of learning and conversation.  

2 hours. For ages 15+. Registration is required. 

Sip delicious, caffeinated beverages with fellow readers as we discuss LGBTQ+ books by LGBTQ+ authors. From sci-fi and contemporary, to romance and YA, we’ll read it all, as long as it’s good and gay! 

1 hour. For ages 18+. Registration is recommended, but not required. No purchase is necessary to attend. Location: Elementary Coffee Co., 256 North Street, Harrisburg.

Do you love Graphic Novels? Have you ever wanted to try your hand at creating them yourself? Learn character and page design, how to tell your own story, and create your own short graphic novel. All while discussing an assortment of graphic novels for inspiration! 

1 hour. For ages 8-13 years. Registration is required and limited. 

Our middle and high school Girls Who Code club encourages you to impact your community in a positive way through code. In order to build the skills you need to make an impact, you will learn how to code from our fun online tutorials and activities that will help you build animations, games, apps, and other things that you dream up! We have tutorials in Scratch, Python, Swift, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. 

1 hour. For grades 6 through 12. Registration is required and limited. This club is inclusive and open to non-binary individuals. 

Tell stories, cast spells, defeat the bad guy with Dungeons and Dragons! For beginners or experts. No dice, books, or characters required.    

2 hours. For ages 13-18. Registration is required and limited. Note: Register once for this weekly program. 

Please join the South-Central PA Medical Reserve Corps for a fun-filled medical play storytime to help small children understand that trips to the doctor shouldn’t be scary at all and teach them about how vaccines keep our bodies healthy! Participants will get age-appropriate education about why going to the doctor is important, read stories, and have a chance to dress up as doctors and give a stuffed animal a pretend shot. Resources will also be available to adults  

About 45 minutes. For ages 3-6 years. Registration is required and limited. 

Come sip some tea and let’s talk life, especially how we persevere, how we find hope, and how we define ourselves through it all. This book club features non-fiction titles with themes of pain, loss, love, strength, and triumph. Light refreshments will be served.  

1.5 hours. For ages 18+. Registration is required.  

Join The Library and the Commonwealth Monument Project each month to learn from presenters who are advancing cultural and heritage tourism experiences in Central Pennsylvania while animating democracy through public arts and placemaking programs. 

Featured Thought Leader for February: Roz McPherson Founder and CEO of The ROZ Group, Inc. 

The series is inspired by the Commonwealth Monument Project’s dynamic new installation entitled “A Gathering at the Crossroads” – the first African American monument on the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Complex in Harrisburg. 

2 hours. For ages 15+. Registration is required. Registration is available for virtual and in-person programs. Registrants for virtual programs will be emailed with further instructions.

Baby, you are Born to Read! Experience songs and stories together to help your baby learn sounds, language, and a love of books while you connect with other parents, grandparents, caregivers, and babies.  

20 to 30 minutes. For Birth-18 months. Registration is required and limited.   

Children and adults will enjoy books, music, and rhymes. Early learning activities will be modeled for adults so that learning can continue at home and help your child to build skills to be ready to succeed at whatever is next.   

About 30 minutes. For families with children of all ages. Registration is required and limited.  

Baby, you are Born to Read! Experience songs and stories together to help your baby learn sounds, language, and a love of books while you connect with other parents, grandparents, caregivers, and babies.  

20 to 30 minutes. For Birth-18 months. Registration is required and limited.   

Give your toddler a foundation for early learning and reading skills. Songs, rhymes, fingerplays, and stories will help your toddler to develop a love of reading. Adults will learn tips and tricks to continue the learning at home.    

30 to 40 minutes. For ages 19-35 months. Registration is required and limited. 

About 30 minutes. For Birth-30 months. Registration is required and limited. 

Give your toddler a foundation for early learning and reading skills. Songs, rhymes, fingerplays, and stories will help your toddler to develop a love of reading. Adults will learn tips and tricks to continue the learning at home.    

30 to 40 minutes. For ages 19-35 months. Registration is required and limited. 

Children and adults will enjoy books, music, and rhymes. Early learning activities will be modeled for adults so that learning can continue at home and help your child to build skills to be ready to succeed at whatever is next.   

About 30 minutes. For families with children of all ages. Registration is required and limited.  

Baby, you are Born to Read! Experience songs and stories together to help your baby learn sounds, language, and a love of books while you connect with other parents, grandparents, caregivers, and babies.  

20 to 30 minutes. For Birth-18 months. Registration is required and limited.   

Give your toddler a foundation for early learning and reading skills. Songs, rhymes, fingerplays, and stories will help your toddler to develop a love of reading. Adults will learn tips and tricks to continue the learning at home.    

30 to 40 minutes. For ages 19-35 months. Registration is required and limited. 

Tell stories, cast spells, defeat the bad guy with Dungeons and Dragons! For beginners or experts. No dice, books, or characters required.    

2 hours. For ages 13-18. Registration is required and limited. Note: Register once for this weekly program. 

Job seekers, come and learn how to craft a winning resume. Library staff will share best practices to write a compelling resume and show what pitfalls to avoid. Bring your current resume or list of past experiences to the workshop and begin crafting a new and improved resume of your own.  

2 hours. For ages 18+. Registration is required. 

February often brings to mind the celebration of love. What better way to spread that love through the month, and into the remainder of the year, than to spend special time with friends and family. At The Library’s Celebration of Friendship and Family, we will gather together to hear stories of friendship and family togetherness, sing songs, and participate in activities that encourage cooperation, creativity, and love! 

45 minutes. For families with children of all ages. Registration is required and limited. 

Children and adults will enjoy books, music, and rhymes. Early learning activities will be modeled for adults so that learning can continue at home and help your child to build skills to be ready to succeed at whatever is next.   

About 30 minutes. For families with children of all ages. Registration is required and limited.  

Songs, rhymes, and stories help your child develop a love of reading and build early learning skills that will help your child succeed in school and beyond. Adults learn tips and tricks to continue teaching at home.    

30 to 40 minutes. For ages 3-5 years. Registration is required and limited. 

Join us at the East Shore Area Library to discuss your favorite anime and manga with other fans!    

1 hour. For ages 13-18 years. Registration is required and limited.    

Do you love Graphic Novels? Have you ever wanted to try your hand at creating them yourself? Learn character and page design, how to tell your own story, and create your own short graphic novel. All while discussing an assortment of graphic novels for inspiration! 

1 hour. For ages 8-13 years. Registration is required and limited. 

Songs, rhymes, and stories help your child develop a love of reading and build early learning skills that will help your child succeed in school and beyond. Adults learn tips and tricks to continue teaching at home.    

30 to 40 minutes. For ages 3-5 years. Registration is required and limited. 

About 30 minutes. For 30 months-5 years. Registration is required and limited. 

February often brings to mind the celebration of love. What better way to spread that love through the month, and into the remainder of the year, than to spend special time with friends and family. At The Library’s Celebration of Friendship and Family, we will gather together to hear stories of friendship and family togetherness, sing songs, and participate in activities that encourage cooperation, creativity, and love! 

45 minutes. For families with children of all ages. Registration is required and limited. 

Do you love Graphic Novels? Have you ever wanted to try your hand at creating them yourself? Learn character and page design, how to tell your own story, and create your own short graphic novel. All while discussing an assortment of graphic novels for inspiration! 

1 hour. For ages 8-13 years. Registration is required and limited. 

Children and adults will enjoy books, music, and rhymes. Early learning activities will be modeled for adults so that learning can continue at home and help your child to build skills to be ready to succeed at whatever is next.   

About 30 minutes. For families with children of all ages. Registration is required and limited.  Please note that due to the holiday closing on Monday, February 20th, this program will start on Monday, February 27th and run for 4 weeks.

Our middle and high school Girls Who Code club encourages you to impact your community in a positive way through code. In order to build the skills you need to make an impact, you will learn how to code from our fun online tutorials and activities that will help you build animations, games, apps, and other things that you dream up! We have tutorials in Scratch, Python, Swift, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. 

1 hour. For grades 6 through 12. Registration is required and limited. This club is inclusive and open to non-binary individuals. 

Baby, you are Born to Read! Experience songs and stories together to help your baby learn sounds, language, and a love of books while you connect with other parents, grandparents, caregivers, and babies.  

20 to 30 minutes. For Birth-18 months. Registration is required and limited.   

Children and adults will enjoy books, music, and rhymes. Early learning activities will be modeled for adults so that learning can continue at home and help your child to build skills to be ready to succeed at whatever is next.   

About 30 minutes. For families with children of all ages. Registration is required and limited.  

Baby, you are Born to Read! Experience songs and stories together to help your baby learn sounds, language, and a love of books while you connect with other parents, grandparents, caregivers, and babies.  

20 to 30 minutes. For Birth-18 months. Registration is required and limited.   

Give your toddler a foundation for early learning and reading skills. Songs, rhymes, fingerplays, and stories will help your toddler to develop a love of reading. Adults will learn tips and tricks to continue the learning at home.    

30 to 40 minutes. For ages 19-35 months. Registration is required and limited. 

About 30 minutes. For Birth-30 months. Registration is required and limited. 

Our middle and high school Girls Who Code club encourages you to impact your community in a positive way through code. In order to build the skills you need to make an impact, you will learn how to code from our fun online tutorials and activities that will help you build animations, games, apps, and other things that you dream up! We have tutorials in Scratch, Python, Swift, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. 

1 hour. For grades 6 through 12. Registration is required and limited. This club is inclusive and open to non-binary individuals. 

Give your toddler a foundation for early learning and reading skills. Songs, rhymes, fingerplays, and stories will help your toddler to develop a love of reading. Adults will learn tips and tricks to continue the learning at home.    

30 to 40 minutes. For ages 19-35 months. Registration is required and limited. 

Children and adults will enjoy books, music, and rhymes. Early learning activities will be modeled for adults so that learning can continue at home and help your child to build skills to be ready to succeed at whatever is next.   

About 30 minutes. For families with children of all ages. Registration is required and limited.  

Baby, you are Born to Read! Experience songs and stories together to help your baby learn sounds, language, and a love of books while you connect with other parents, grandparents, caregivers, and babies.  

20 to 30 minutes. For Birth-18 months. Registration is required and limited.   

Give your toddler a foundation for early learning and reading skills. Songs, rhymes, fingerplays, and stories will help your toddler to develop a love of reading. Adults will learn tips and tricks to continue the learning at home.    

30 to 40 minutes. For ages 19-35 months. Registration is required and limited. 

Tell stories, cast spells, defeat the bad guy with Dungeons and Dragons! For beginners or experts. No dice, books, or characters required.    

2 hours. For ages 13-18. Registration is required and limited. Note: Register once for this weekly program. 

Children and adults will enjoy books, music, and rhymes. Early learning activities will be modeled for adults so that learning can continue at home and help your child to build skills to be ready to succeed at whatever is next.   

About 30 minutes. For families with children of all ages. Registration is required and limited.  

Songs, rhymes, and stories help your child develop a love of reading and build early learning skills that will help your child succeed in school and beyond. Adults learn tips and tricks to continue teaching at home.    

30 to 40 minutes. For ages 3-5 years. Registration is required and limited. 

Join us at the East Shore Area Library to discuss your favorite anime and manga with other fans!    

1 hour. For ages 13-18 years. Registration is required and limited.    

February often brings to mind the celebration of love. What better way to spread that love through the month, and into the remainder of the year, than to spend special time with friends and family. At The Library’s Celebration of Friendship and Family, we will gather together to hear stories of friendship and family togetherness, sing songs, and participate in activities that encourage cooperation, creativity, and love! 

45 minutes. For families with children of all ages. Registration is required and limited. 

Songs, rhymes, and stories help your child develop a love of reading and build early learning skills that will help your child succeed in school and beyond. Adults learn tips and tricks to continue teaching at home.    

30 to 40 minutes. For ages 3-5 years. Registration is required and limited. 

About 30 minutes. For 30 months-5 years. Registration is required and limited. 

The Library is honored to present Holly Evans, President of Evans Engineering. For the past forty years, Holly has specialized in civil and structural design, and has quite literally built South Central Pennsylvania from the ground up. Odds are that you’ve probably unknowingly passed by long stretches of the highway peppered with dozens of buildings that Holly designed! We warmly welcome you to join us for a presentation from Holly and some of her professional colleagues dedicated to women in STEAM. Speakers will discuss ongoing projects in the greater Dauphin County community, their own personal experiences working as women in STEAM, and professional advice about forging new paths forward as leaders in the field.  

1 hour. For ages 18+. Registration is required. Registrants will be emailed further instructions to join virtual programs.

Financial educators from M&T Bank and Mid Penn Bank are coming to The Library to talk all things budgeting! We’ll learn about obstacles often faced when budgeting, how to track and analyze your spending, how to reduce debt and put money toward an emergency savings fund, and more. M&T Bank will lead the workshop at the Alexander Family Library and Mid Penn Bank will lead the workshop at Elizabethville Area Library. 

1 hour. For ages 18+. Registration is required. 

Children and adults will enjoy books, music, and rhymes. Early learning activities will be modeled for adults so that learning can continue at home and help your child to build skills to be ready to succeed at whatever is next.   

About 30 minutes. For families with children of all ages. Registration is required and limited.  Please note that due to the holiday closing on Monday, February 20th, this program will start on Monday, February 27th and run for 4 weeks.

Baby, you are Born to Read! Experience songs and stories together to help your baby learn sounds, language, and a love of books while you connect with other parents, grandparents, caregivers, and babies.  

20 to 30 minutes. For Birth-18 months. Registration is required and limited.   

Children and adults will enjoy books, music, and rhymes. Early learning activities will be modeled for adults so that learning can continue at home and help your child to build skills to be ready to succeed at whatever is next.   

About 30 minutes. For families with children of all ages. Registration is required and limited.  

Baby, you are Born to Read! Experience songs and stories together to help your baby learn sounds, language, and a love of books while you connect with other parents, grandparents, caregivers, and babies.  

20 to 30 minutes. For Birth-18 months. Registration is required and limited.   

Give your toddler a foundation for early learning and reading skills. Songs, rhymes, fingerplays, and stories will help your toddler to develop a love of reading. Adults will learn tips and tricks to continue the learning at home.    

30 to 40 minutes. For ages 19-35 months. Registration is required and limited. 

About 30 minutes. For Birth-30 months. Registration is required and limited. 

Our middle and high school Girls Who Code club encourages you to impact your community in a positive way through code. In order to build the skills you need to make an impact, you will learn how to code from our fun online tutorials and activities that will help you build animations, games, apps, and other things that you dream up! We have tutorials in Scratch, Python, Swift, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. 

1 hour. For grades 6 through 12. Registration is required and limited. This club is inclusive and open to non-binary individuals. 

Financial educators from M&T Bank and Mid Penn Bank are coming to The Library to talk all things budgeting! We’ll learn about obstacles often faced when budgeting, how to track and analyze your spending, how to reduce debt and put money toward an emergency savings fund, and more. M&T Bank will lead the workshop at the Alexander Family Library and Mid Penn Bank will lead the workshop at Elizabethville Area Library. 

1 hour. For ages 18+. Registration is required. 

Give your toddler a foundation for early learning and reading skills. Songs, rhymes, fingerplays, and stories will help your toddler to develop a love of reading. Adults will learn tips and tricks to continue the learning at home.    

30 to 40 minutes. For ages 19-35 months. Registration is required and limited. 

Children and adults will enjoy books, music, and rhymes. Early learning activities will be modeled for adults so that learning can continue at home and help your child to build skills to be ready to succeed at whatever is next.   

About 30 minutes. For families with children of all ages. Registration is required and limited.  

Baby, you are Born to Read! Experience songs and stories together to help your baby learn sounds, language, and a love of books while you connect with other parents, grandparents, caregivers, and babies.  

20 to 30 minutes. For Birth-18 months. Registration is required and limited.   

Give your toddler a foundation for early learning and reading skills. Songs, rhymes, fingerplays, and stories will help your toddler to develop a love of reading. Adults will learn tips and tricks to continue the learning at home.    

30 to 40 minutes. For ages 19-35 months. Registration is required and limited. 

Tell stories, cast spells, defeat the bad guy with Dungeons and Dragons! For beginners or experts. No dice, books, or characters required.    

2 hours. For ages 13-18. Registration is required and limited. Note: Register once for this weekly program. 

Join us for an hour of Spanish conversation, facilitated by Dr. Hector Ortiz. Each month, we’ll begin our session with a short grammar lesson before branching out into discussion. Whether you speak Spanish fluently or you are just beginning to learn the language, we welcome you to come together in community and conversation.  

In March, we welcome you to join us at Rice & Beans for conversation over dinner.  

1 hour. For ages 15+. Registration is required. No purchase is necessary to attend the in-person program. Location: Rice and Beans Diner, 319 S. 17th Street, Harrisburg.

Children and adults will enjoy books, music, and rhymes. Early learning activities will be modeled for adults so that learning can continue at home and help your child to build skills to be ready to succeed at whatever is next.   

About 30 minutes. For families with children of all ages. Registration is required and limited.  

Songs, rhymes, and stories help your child develop a love of reading and build early learning skills that will help your child succeed in school and beyond. Adults learn tips and tricks to continue teaching at home.    

30 to 40 minutes. For ages 3-5 years. Registration is required and limited. 

Join us at the East Shore Area Library to discuss your favorite anime and manga with other fans!    

1 hour. For ages 13-18 years. Registration is required and limited.    

Do you love Graphic Novels? Have you ever wanted to try your hand at creating them yourself? Learn character and page design, how to tell your own story, and create your own short graphic novel. All while discussing an assortment of graphic novels for inspiration! 

1 hour. For ages 8-13 years. Registration is required and limited. 

Calling all dungeoneers of Dauphin County! Register for our virtual D&D sessions to begin adventuring with The Library’s guild. Never played a tabletop game? That’s okay! We’re more than happy to help you learn. 

1 hour. For ages 18+. Registration is required. Registrants will be emailed further instructions to join virtual programs. 

Songs, rhymes, and stories help your child develop a love of reading and build early learning skills that will help your child succeed in school and beyond. Adults learn tips and tricks to continue teaching at home.    

30 to 40 minutes. For ages 3-5 years. Registration is required and limited. 

About 30 minutes. For 30 months-5 years. Registration is required and limited. 

The Library is honored to present Holly Evans, President of Evans Engineering. For the past forty years, Holly has specialized in civil and structural design, and has quite literally built South Central Pennsylvania from the ground up. Odds are that you’ve probably unknowingly passed by long stretches of the highway peppered with dozens of buildings that Holly designed! We warmly welcome you to join us for a presentation from Holly and some of her professional colleagues dedicated to women in STEAM. Speakers will discuss ongoing projects in the greater Dauphin County community, their own personal experiences working as women in STEAM, and professional advice about forging new paths forward as leaders in the field.  

1 hour. For ages 18+. Registration is required. 

Sip delicious, caffeinated beverages with fellow readers as we discuss LGBTQ+ books by LGBTQ+ authors. From sci-fi and contemporary, to romance and YA, we’ll read it all, as long as it’s good and gay! 

1 hour. For ages 18+. Registration is recommended, but not required. No purchase is necessary to attend. Location: Elementary Coffee Co., 256 North Street, Harrisburg.

Do you love Graphic Novels? Have you ever wanted to try your hand at creating them yourself? Learn character and page design, how to tell your own story, and create your own short graphic novel. All while discussing an assortment of graphic novels for inspiration! 

1 hour. For ages 8-13 years. Registration is required and limited. 

Children and adults will enjoy books, music, and rhymes. Early learning activities will be modeled for adults so that learning can continue at home and help your child to build skills to be ready to succeed at whatever is next.   

About 30 minutes. For families with children of all ages. Registration is required and limited.  Please note that due to the holiday closing on Monday, February 20th, this program will start on Monday, February 27th and run for 4 weeks.

Baby, you are Born to Read! Experience songs and stories together to help your baby learn sounds, language, and a love of books while you connect with other parents, grandparents, caregivers, and babies.  

20 to 30 minutes. For Birth-18 months. Registration is required and limited.   

Children and adults will enjoy books, music, and rhymes. Early learning activities will be modeled for adults so that learning can continue at home and help your child to build skills to be ready to succeed at whatever is next.   

About 30 minutes. For families with children of all ages. Registration is required and limited.  

Baby, you are Born to Read! Experience songs and stories together to help your baby learn sounds, language, and a love of books while you connect with other parents, grandparents, caregivers, and babies.  

20 to 30 minutes. For Birth-18 months. Registration is required and limited.   

Give your toddler a foundation for early learning and reading skills. Songs, rhymes, fingerplays, and stories will help your toddler to develop a love of reading. Adults will learn tips and tricks to continue the learning at home.    

30 to 40 minutes. For ages 19-35 months. Registration is required and limited. 

About 30 minutes. For Birth-30 months. Registration is required and limited. 

Our middle and high school Girls Who Code club encourages you to impact your community in a positive way through code. In order to build the skills you need to make an impact, you will learn how to code from our fun online tutorials and activities that will help you build animations, games, apps, and other things that you dream up! We have tutorials in Scratch, Python, Swift, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. 

1 hour. For grades 6 through 12. Registration is required and limited. This club is inclusive and open to non-binary individuals. 

Give your toddler a foundation for early learning and reading skills. Songs, rhymes, fingerplays, and stories will help your toddler to develop a love of reading. Adults will learn tips and tricks to continue the learning at home.    

30 to 40 minutes. For ages 19-35 months. Registration is required and limited. 

Children and adults will enjoy books, music, and rhymes. Early learning activities will be modeled for adults so that learning can continue at home and help your child to build skills to be ready to succeed at whatever is next.   

About 30 minutes. For families with children of all ages. Registration is required and limited.  

Baby, you are Born to Read! Experience songs and stories together to help your baby learn sounds, language, and a love of books while you connect with other parents, grandparents, caregivers, and babies.  

20 to 30 minutes. For Birth-18 months. Registration is required and limited.   

Give your toddler a foundation for early learning and reading skills. Songs, rhymes, fingerplays, and stories will help your toddler to develop a love of reading. Adults will learn tips and tricks to continue the learning at home.    

30 to 40 minutes. For ages 19-35 months. Registration is required and limited. 

Tell stories, cast spells, defeat the bad guy with Dungeons and Dragons! For beginners or experts. No dice, books, or characters required.    

2 hours. For ages 13-18. Registration is required and limited. Note: Register once for this weekly program. 

Children and adults will enjoy books, music, and rhymes. Early learning activities will be modeled for adults so that learning can continue at home and help your child to build skills to be ready to succeed at whatever is next.   

About 30 minutes. For families with children of all ages. Registration is required and limited.  

Songs, rhymes, and stories help your child develop a love of reading and build early learning skills that will help your child succeed in school and beyond. Adults learn tips and tricks to continue teaching at home.    

30 to 40 minutes. For ages 3-5 years. Registration is required and limited. 

Please join the South-Central PA Medical Reserve Corps for a fun-filled medical play storytime to help small children understand that trips to the doctor shouldn’t be scary at all and teach them about how vaccines keep our bodies healthy! Participants will get age-appropriate education about why going to the doctor is important, read stories, and have a chance to dress up as doctors and give a stuffed animal a pretend shot. Resources will also be available to adults  

About 45 minutes. For ages 3-6 years. Registration is required and limited. 

Come sip some tea and let’s talk life, especially how we persevere, how we find hope, and how we define ourselves through it all. This book club features non-fiction titles with themes of pain, loss, love, strength, and triumph. Light refreshments will be served.  

1.5 hours. For ages 18+. Registration is required.  

Join us at the East Shore Area Library to discuss your favorite anime and manga with other fans!    

1 hour. For ages 13-18 years. Registration is required and limited.    

Join The Library and the Commonwealth Monument Project each month to learn from presenters who are advancing cultural and heritage tourism experiences in Central Pennsylvania while animating democracy through public arts and placemaking programs. 

Featured Thought Leader for March: Vashti Dubois Founder and Executive Director of The Colored Girls Museum 

The series is inspired by the Commonwealth Monument Project’s dynamic new installation entitled “A Gathering at the Crossroads” – the first African American monument on the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Complex in Harrisburg. 

2 hours. For ages 15+. Registration is required. Registration is available for virtual and in-person programs. Registrants for virtual programs will be emailed with further instructions.

During this program, library staff will introduce several quality resources to help explore career options. Whether you are a student trying to decide on a career path right for you or a seasoned worker wanting to change professions, you will get something out of this presentation. 

1 hour. For ages 18+. Registration is required. Registrants will be emailed further instructions to join virtual programs. 

Songs, rhymes, and stories help your child develop a love of reading and build early learning skills that will help your child succeed in school and beyond. Adults learn tips and tricks to continue teaching at home.    

30 to 40 minutes. For ages 3-5 years. Registration is required and limited. 

About 30 minutes. For 30 months-5 years. Registration is required and limited. 

Unleash your inner kid and come play at The Library! We’ll have a variety of our STEM kits and activities set up for you to tinker with. 

2 hours. For ages 18+. Registration is not required. 

Does your little learner love to tinker and create new things? This program will give your child opportunities to build a functional LEGO® DUPLO® engineering toy! As your learner works alongside other little engineers, they will be learning the importance of teamwork and how collaboration is an essential component of engineering and design. 

About 45 minutes. For ages 3-5 years. Registration is required and limited. 

Children and adults will enjoy books, music, and rhymes. Early learning activities will be modeled for adults so that learning can continue at home and help your child to build skills to be ready to succeed at whatever is next.   

About 30 minutes. For families with children of all ages. Registration is required and limited.  Please note that due to the holiday closing on Monday, February 20th, this program will start on Monday, February 27th and run for 4 weeks.

Baby, you are Born to Read! Experience songs and stories together to help your baby learn sounds, language, and a love of books while you connect with other parents, grandparents, caregivers, and babies.  

20 to 30 minutes. For Birth-18 months. Registration is required and limited.   

Children and adults will enjoy books, music, and rhymes. Early learning activities will be modeled for adults so that learning can continue at home and help your child to build skills to be ready to succeed at whatever is next.   

About 30 minutes. For families with children of all ages. Registration is required and limited.  

Baby, you are Born to Read! Experience songs and stories together to help your baby learn sounds, language, and a love of books while you connect with other parents, grandparents, caregivers, and babies.  

20 to 30 minutes. For Birth-18 months. Registration is required and limited.   

Give your toddler a foundation for early learning and reading skills. Songs, rhymes, fingerplays, and stories will help your toddler to develop a love of reading. Adults will learn tips and tricks to continue the learning at home.    

30 to 40 minutes. For ages 19-35 months. Registration is required and limited. 

About 30 minutes. For Birth-30 months. Registration is required and limited. 

Our middle and high school Girls Who Code club encourages you to impact your community in a positive way through code. In order to build the skills you need to make an impact, you will learn how to code from our fun online tutorials and activities that will help you build animations, games, apps, and other things that you dream up! We have tutorials in Scratch, Python, Swift, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. 

1 hour. For grades 6 through 12. Registration is required and limited. This club is inclusive and open to non-binary individuals. 

Calling all dungeoneers of Dauphin County! Register for our virtual D&D sessions to begin adventuring with The Library’s guild. Never played a tabletop game? That’s okay! We’re more than happy to help you learn. 

1 hour. For ages 18+. Registration is required. Registrants will be emailed further instructions to join virtual programs. 

Give your toddler a foundation for early learning and reading skills. Songs, rhymes, fingerplays, and stories will help your toddler to develop a love of reading. Adults will learn tips and tricks to continue the learning at home.    

30 to 40 minutes. For ages 19-35 months. Registration is required and limited. 

Children and adults will enjoy books, music, and rhymes. Early learning activities will be modeled for adults so that learning can continue at home and help your child to build skills to be ready to succeed at whatever is next.   

About 30 minutes. For families with children of all ages. Registration is required and limited.  

Baby, you are Born to Read! Experience songs and stories together to help your baby learn sounds, language, and a love of books while you connect with other parents, grandparents, caregivers, and babies.  

20 to 30 minutes. For Birth-18 months. Registration is required and limited.   

Give your toddler a foundation for early learning and reading skills. Songs, rhymes, fingerplays, and stories will help your toddler to develop a love of reading. Adults will learn tips and tricks to continue the learning at home.    

30 to 40 minutes. For ages 19-35 months. Registration is required and limited. 

Tell stories, cast spells, defeat the bad guy with Dungeons and Dragons! For beginners or experts. No dice, books, or characters required.    

2 hours. For ages 13-18. Registration is required and limited. Note: Register once for this weekly program. 

Children and adults will enjoy books, music, and rhymes. Early learning activities will be modeled for adults so that learning can continue at home and help your child to build skills to be ready to succeed at whatever is next.   

About 30 minutes. For families with children of all ages. Registration is required and limited.  

Songs, rhymes, and stories help your child develop a love of reading and build early learning skills that will help your child succeed in school and beyond. Adults learn tips and tricks to continue teaching at home.    

30 to 40 minutes. For ages 3-5 years. Registration is required and limited. 

Join us at the East Shore Area Library to discuss your favorite anime and manga with other fans!    

1 hour. For ages 13-18 years. Registration is required and limited.    

Songs, rhymes, and stories help your child develop a love of reading and build early learning skills that will help your child succeed in school and beyond. Adults learn tips and tricks to continue teaching at home.    

30 to 40 minutes. For ages 3-5 years. Registration is required and limited. 

About 30 minutes. For 30 months-5 years. Registration is required and limited. 

Join The Library as we celebrate Sauron’s defeat with food, cheer, song, and adventure! Together, we’ll play as a group of Hobbits starting out on an adventure in The One Ring role-playing game. Middle-earth is yours to explore — you will travel the land searching for clues about the return of the Shadow, and have the chance to play a part in the struggle against the Enemy… 

2 hours. For ages 18+. Registration is required.  

Explore the wide-open world of STEM with us! In this STEM workshop, you will use LEGO® bricks to create a variety of structures, robots, and machines. This program utilizes teamwork, communication, and creative problem-solving as an essential part of creating a fun and productive atmosphere where students can learn, challenge themselves, and practice their social skills.

1 hour. For ages 10-13 years. Registration is required and limited. 

Our middle and high school Girls Who Code club encourages you to impact your community in a positive way through code. In order to build the skills you need to make an impact, you will learn how to code from our fun online tutorials and activities that will help you build animations, games, apps, and other things that you dream up! We have tutorials in Scratch, Python, Swift, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. 

1 hour. For grades 6 through 12. Registration is required and limited. This club is inclusive and open to non-binary individuals. 

Tell stories, cast spells, defeat the bad guy with Dungeons and Dragons! For beginners or experts. No dice, books, or characters required.    

2 hours. For ages 13-18. Registration is required and limited. Note: Register once for this weekly program. 

Calling all dungeoneers of Dauphin County! Register for our virtual D&D sessions to begin adventuring with The Library’s guild. Never played a tabletop game? That’s okay! We’re more than happy to help you learn. 

1 hour. For ages 18+. Registration is required. Registrants will be emailed further instructions to join virtual programs. 

Calling all dungeoneers of Dauphin County! Register for our virtual D&D sessions to begin adventuring with The Library’s guild. Never played a tabletop game? That’s okay! We’re more than happy to help you learn. 

1 hour. For ages 18+. Registration is required. Registrants will be emailed further instructions to join virtual programs. 

Calling all dungeoneers of Dauphin County! Register for our virtual D&D sessions to begin adventuring with The Library’s guild. Never played a tabletop game? That’s okay! We’re more than happy to help you learn. 

1 hour. For ages 18+. Registration is required. Registrants will be emailed further instructions to join virtual programs.