For Children

Drop-in program. No registration required.

Build and play with the Library’s DUPLO bricks. Each family group must include a responsible adult.

Registration for this free event is required, and will open BY NOON on FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 1.

Welcome to Stories! Music! Action! Enjoy stories, songs and activities with other families in a relaxed atmosphere. This program is intended for children ages 4 and up with autism spectrum disorders, sensory integration issues, and other developmental disorders, and their typically developing peers.

(Ages 4 years and up, with adult)  Please register each child for this free program online, by phone, or when you visit the Library. Space may be limited.

Hank the Health Hero challenges YOU to brush your teeth twice a day! Come into the Children’s Library to pick up your FREE Challenge Pack: a toothbrush, a tube of toothpaste, and enough scratch-off cards for 10 weeks! Make those teeth sparkle!!!

This free activity is made possible through the partnership of the Library System of Lancaster County and CHI St. Joseph Children’s Health.

Drop-in program. No registration required.

A time for family play! Gain “shopping” experience in our weekly play market! Each family group must include a responsible adult. (Ages 3 and up)

Children love dogs, and these dogs love to listen to children read! Dogs from K-Pets and their humans (otherwise known as trainers) will visit the Children’s Library Tuesday evenings so children can read to them. Children who have signed up will get the first opportunity. (Children ages 4 & up who are able to read or are beginning to learn to read) Very young children must be accompanied by an adult at all times. Please register online for this free program, or call the Library at 717.560.6441.

Registration for this free event is required, and will open BY NOON on FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 8.

Story Time for the preschool set: stories, songs, puppets, art, experiments, and silly stuff!  Join us in the Circle Room in the Children’s Library.  (3 to 6 years, with adult. Other family members welcome.)

Drop-in program. No registration required.

Free building and imaginative play with kits of toys for children from 9 months to 7 years! A responsible adult must accompany each family group.

Toys provided through a grant from the Office of Commonwealth Libraries.

Drop-in program. No registration required.

Build and play with the Library’s DUPLO bricks. Each family group must include a responsible adult.

Registration for this free event is required, and will open BY NOON on FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 8.

Story Time for the preschool set: stories, songs, puppets, art, experiments, and silly stuff!  Join us in the Circle Room in the Children’s Library.  (3 to 6 years, with adult. Other family members welcome.)

Drop-in program. No registration required.

Build and play with the Library’s DUPLO bricks. Each family group must include a responsible adult.

Drop-in program. No registration required.

Build and play with the Library’s DUPLO bricks. Each family group must include a responsible adult.

Registration for this free event is required, and will open BY NOON on FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 8.

Sing, Sign & Story Time uses stories and song to teach American Sign Language (ASL) to children and their grown-ups, a few signs at a time. Pick up a new language, and improve communication skills between you and your child, even if your child isn’t talking yet. It’s easy when it’s fun. (Ages infant to 7 years, with adult)

Developed in cooperation with ASL instructor Cynthia Shultz, www.a-sign-of-love.com

Drop-in program. No registration required.

Build and play with the Library’s DUPLO bricks. Each family group must include a responsible adult.

Registration for this free event is required, and will open BY NOON on FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 8.

Story Time for late preschool to early elementary: stories, songs, puppets, art, experiments, and silly stuff!  Join us in the Circle Room in the Children’s Library. Bring a snack to eat during the program.  (3 to 8 years, with adult. Other family members welcome.) Limit: 20 children.

Drop-in program. No registration required.

Build and play with the Library’s DUPLO bricks. Each family group must include a responsible adult.

Drop-in program. No registration required.

A time for family play! Gain “shopping” experience in our weekly play market! Each family group must include a responsible adult. (Ages 3 and up)

Hank the Health Hero challenges YOU to brush your teeth twice a day! Come into the Children’s Library to pick up your FREE Challenge Pack: a toothbrush, a tube of toothpaste, and enough scratch-off cards for 10 weeks! Make those teeth sparkle!!!

This free activity is made possible through the partnership of the Library System of Lancaster County and CHI St. Joseph Children’s Health.

Registration for this free event is required, and will open BY NOON on FRIDAY,  SEPTEMBER 15.

Join us for a cooperative movement program where we will use our imaginations while playing parachute games!  Stories and games will be incorporated, while we practice skills like listening, following directions, taking turns, and sharing.  A great activity for children and their adults to come together and share an exciting and engaging learning experience! (Must be an older 3 year old-6 years old with an adult. Adults and children may participate) Limit: 12 children.

Registration for this free event is required, and will open BY NOON on FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 15.

Story Time for the preschool set: stories, songs, puppets, art, experiments, and silly stuff!  Join us in the Circle Room in the Children’s Library.  (3 to 6 years, with adult. Other family members welcome.)

Children love dogs, and these dogs love to listen to children read! Dogs from K-Pets and their humans (otherwise known as trainers) will visit the Children’s Library Tuesday evenings so children can read to them. Children who have signed up will get the first opportunity. (Children ages 4 & up who are able to read or are beginning to learn to read) Very young children must be accompanied by an adult at all times. Please register online for this free program, or call the Library at 717.560.6441.

This program will open for registration on September 15.  Space is limited.  Ages 8-18.

For tech-loving kids…we now have Snap Circuits® beginner electronics programming!  Learn fundamental physical principles such as polarity, contact, current, series vs. parallel and short-circuits, while ‘snapping’ together cool experiments that buzz, whistle, flash, fly, and more!

Stay tuned for future programs that will take Snap Circuits® to a higher level!   Beginner level required for advanced programs.

While we encourage discovery-based learning, we also must ensure that safety measures are introduced and enforced.  In order to ensure that electricity will be treated with respect and caution, first-time participants will receive a short, mandatory tutorial to ensure they will be successful and avoid damaging the components.  Deliberate disregard of safety and behavior guidelines presented in this tutorial will result in immediate removal from the program, and may prevent children from attending further Maker and Stem youth programs.

Thanks to the Kiwanis Club of Lititz for funding this program!

Registration for this free event is required, and will open BY NOON on FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 15.

Story Time for the preschool set: stories, songs, puppets, art, experiments, and silly stuff!  Join us in the Circle Room in the Children’s Library.  (3 to 6 years, with adult. Other family members welcome.)

Drop-in program. No registration required.

Free building and imaginative play with kits of toys for children from 9 months to 7 years! A responsible adult must accompany each family group.

Toys provided through a grant from the Office of Commonwealth Libraries.

Drop-in program. No registration required.

Build and play with the Library’s DUPLO bricks. Each family group must include a responsible adult.

Drop-in program. No registration required.

Build and play with the Library’s DUPLO bricks. Each family group must include a responsible adult.

Drop-in program. No registration required.

Build and play with the Library’s DUPLO bricks. Each family group must include a responsible adult.

Registration for this free event is required, and will open BY NOON on FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 15.

Sing, Sign & Story Time uses stories and song to teach American Sign Language (ASL) to children and their grown-ups, a few signs at a time. Pick up a new language, and improve communication skills between you and your child, even if your child isn’t talking yet. It’s easy when it’s fun. (Ages infant to 7 years, with adult)

Developed in cooperation with ASL instructor Cynthia Shultz, www.a-sign-of-love.com

Drop-in program. No registration required.

Build and play with the Library’s DUPLO bricks. Each family group must include a responsible adult.

Registration for this free event is required, and will open BY NOON on FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 15.

Story Time for late preschool to early elementary: stories, songs, puppets, art, experiments, and silly stuff!  Join us in the Circle Room in the Children’s Library. Bring a snack to eat during the program.  (3 to 8 years, with adult. Other family members welcome.) Limit: 20 children.

Drop-in program. No registration required.

Build and play with the Library’s DUPLO bricks. Each family group must include a responsible adult.

Drop-in program. No registration required.

A time for family play! Gain “shopping” experience in our weekly play market! Each family group must include a responsible adult. (Ages 3 and up)

Hank the Health Hero challenges YOU to brush your teeth twice a day! Come into the Children’s Library to pick up your FREE Challenge Pack: a toothbrush, a tube of toothpaste, and enough scratch-off cards for 10 weeks! Make those teeth sparkle!!!

This free activity is made possible through the partnership of the Library System of Lancaster County and CHI St. Joseph Children’s Health.

Registration for this free event is required, and will open BY NOON on FRIDAY,  SEPTEMBER 22.

Join us for a cooperative movement program where we will use our imaginations while playing parachute games!  Stories and games will be incorporated, while we practice skills like listening, following directions, taking turns, and sharing.  A great activity for children and their adults to come together and share an exciting and engaging learning experience! (Must be an older 3 year old-6 years old with an adult. Adults and children may participate) Limit: 12 children.

Children love dogs, and these dogs love to listen to children read! Dogs from K-Pets and their humans (otherwise known as trainers) will visit the Children’s Library Tuesday evenings so children can read to them. Children who have signed up will get the first opportunity. (Children ages 4 & up who are able to read or are beginning to learn to read) Very young children must be accompanied by an adult at all times. Please register online for this free program, or call the Library at 717.560.6441.

Registration for this free event is required, and will open BY NOON on FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 22.

Story Time for the preschool set: stories, songs, puppets, art, experiments, and silly stuff!  Join us in the Circle Room in the Children’s Library.  (3 to 6 years, with adult. Other family members welcome.)

Registration for this free event is required, and will open BY NOON on FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 15.  If you are still unable to register after noon on that day, please call the library to register over the phone.

Please note that in order to access the library’s computers, you will be asked to provide your active library card in good standing (no fines).  Youth library accounts must have parental authorization to access the Intenet.  If you do not have a Lancaster County library account, you may provide appropriate state identification and sign a digital usage agreement.

Join the local Coder Dojo Group! Coder Dojo is an international organization that organizes computer programming clubs for kids. The Lancaster Coder Dojo is run by local professional computer programmers. (Ages 7 -18. Adult participation welcome.) You may bring your own tech, or borrow a Library laptop to work on during the session.

Register online, by phone, or in person the next time you visit Manheim Township Public Library. Space may be limited.

Lancaster Coder Dojo also meets at Lancaster Public Library (125 North Duke Street) on the fourth Tuesday of the month. To attend LPL’s sessions, please visit their website to learn how to register for sessions at LPL.

Drop-in program. No registration required.

Free building and imaginative play with kits of toys for children from 9 months to 7 years! A responsible adult must accompany each family group.

Toys provided through a grant from the Office of Commonwealth Libraries.

Come to the Children’s Area and play the Library’s games, or bring your own to share. (Designed for ages 5 & up). Please register each person for this free program online, by phone, or when you visit the Library. Space may be limited.

Registration for this free event is required, and will open BY NOON on FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 22.

Story Time for the preschool set: stories, songs, puppets, art, experiments, and silly stuff!  Join us in the Circle Room in the Children’s Library.  (3 to 6 years, with adult. Other family members welcome.)

Drop-in program. No registration required.

Build and play with the Library’s DUPLO bricks. Each family group must include a responsible adult.

Registration for this free program is required, and will open BY NOON on FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 22.

Young children learn best when they are able to construct knowledge through meaningful play. Join us for a free play session with wooden unit blocks, where preschoolers have the freedom to build and play as they wish! At the same time, children will experiment, manipulate objects, work with others, count and measure, and build vocabulary.

(3 to 6 years, with adult. Other family members welcome.) Limit:10 children.

Drop-in program. No registration required.

Build and play with the Library’s DUPLO bricks. Each family group must include a responsible adult.

Registration for this free event is required, and will open BY NOON on FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 22.

Welcome to Stories! Music! Action! Enjoy stories, songs and activities with other families in a relaxed atmosphere. This program is intended for children ages 4 and up with autism spectrum disorders, sensory integration issues, and other developmental disorders, and their typically developing peers.

(Ages 4 years and up, with adult)  Please register each child for this free program online, by phone, or when you visit the Library. Space may be limited.

Drop-in program. No registration required.

Build and play with the Library’s DUPLO bricks. Each family group must include a responsible adult.

Drop-in program. No registration required.

A time for family play! Gain “shopping” experience in our weekly play market! Each family group must include a responsible adult. (Ages 3 and up)

Registration for this free event is required, and will open BY NOON on FRIDAY,  SEPTEMBER 29.

Join us for a cooperative movement program where we will use our imaginations while playing parachute games!  Stories and games will be incorporated, while we practice skills like listening, following directions, taking turns, and sharing.  A great activity for children and their adults to come together and share an exciting and engaging learning experience! (Must be an older 3 year old-6 years old with an adult. Adults and children may participate) Limit: 12 children.

Hank the Health Hero challenges YOU to brush your teeth twice a day! Come into the Children’s Library to pick up your FREE Challenge Pack: a toothbrush, a tube of toothpaste, and enough scratch-off cards for 10 weeks! Make those teeth sparkle!!!

This free activity is made possible through the partnership of the Library System of Lancaster County and CHI St. Joseph Children’s Health.

Children love dogs, and these dogs love to listen to children read! Dogs from K-Pets and their humans (otherwise known as trainers) will visit the Children’s Library Tuesday evenings so children can read to them. Children who have signed up will get the first opportunity. (Children ages 4 & up who are able to read or are beginning to learn to read) Very young children must be accompanied by an adult at all times. Please register online for this free program, or call the Library at 717.560.6441.

Registration for this free event is required, and will open BY NOON on FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 29.

Story Time for the preschool set: stories, songs, puppets, art, experiments, and silly stuff!  Join us in the Circle Room in the Children’s Library.  (3 to 6 years, with adult. Other family members welcome.)

Registration for this free event is required, and will open BY NOON on FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 15.

Build your own creation out of LEGO bricks, based on the Theme of the Month! Use the Library’s LEGOs; DO NOT BRING YOUR OWN, to keep from losing them. Third Tuesdays at 4:30pm. (Ages 7 to 15) Limit: 20; may change if Library receives more LEGO donations.

This event will open on September 15.  Please note you will need to register all family members for the event using our registration button, plus fill out the form below to send your proposed clip.  Submissions should not be longer than 8 minutes, please!

Kids love Minecraft enough to try out public speaking!  We’re looking for a few good ‘video bloggers’ who can show off their original work in the popular blocky game.  Or if your own Minecraft vlog is not ‘ready for prime time’, you can just come to enjoy watching what other kids have crafted!  All submissions must be turned in for approval to our Youth Services department no later than October 12.  Categories include:

• funny stuff
• beautiful structures
• engineering design – mods, mob traps, redstone gadgets, etc.
• other – surprise us!

All videos must be ‘school appropriate’ in terms of language and visual content.  We reserve the right to decide if it meets that standard.  Please come prepared to have a friendly, supportive attitude toward all presenters.  We’ll also provide some Minecraft themed professional videos, trivia and crafts.   Please register ALL members of your family that will be attending.  Best for ages 6+ with adult.

Drop-in program. No registration required.

Build and play with the Library’s DUPLO bricks. Each family group must include a responsible adult.

Drop-in program. No registration required.

Free building and imaginative play with kits of toys for children from 9 months to 7 years! A responsible adult must accompany each family group.

Toys provided through a grant from the Office of Commonwealth Libraries.

Regardless of your skill level, whether an expert or a novice, if you like to play chess and/or strategy games, you are welcome to attend our Library’s monthly Chess & Strategy Games event.  Bring your own chess board/strategy game (such as Stratego) or use one of the library’s chess boards (Designed for ages 8 & up).  Please register each person for this free program online, by phone, or when you visit the Library.  Space may be limited.

Registration for this free event is required, and will open BY NOON on FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 29.

Story Time for the preschool set: stories, songs, puppets, art, experiments, and silly stuff!  Join us in the Circle Room in the Children’s Library.  (3 to 6 years, with adult. Other family members welcome.)

Drop-in program. No registration required.

Build and play with the Library’s DUPLO bricks. Each family group must include a responsible adult.

Drop-in program. No registration required.

Build and play with the Library’s DUPLO bricks. Each family group must include a responsible adult.

Registration for this free event is required, and will open BY NOON on FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 29.

Sing, Sign & Story Time uses stories and song to teach American Sign Language (ASL) to children and their grown-ups, a few signs at a time. Pick up a new language, and improve communication skills between you and your child, even if your child isn’t talking yet. It’s easy when it’s fun. (Ages infant to 7 years, with adult)

Developed in cooperation with ASL instructor Cynthia Shultz, www.a-sign-of-love.com

Local reptile and amphibian fans and experts meet monthly at the Library to learn more about these shy, ecologically important animals who live in our own neighborhoods. Events will include speakers who are authorities on animal behavior and occasional family events, such as a springtime Frog and Toad Walk in the park. Open to the public!

Drop-in program. No registration required.

Build and play with the Library’s DUPLO bricks. Each family group must include a responsible adult.

Registration for this free event is required, and will open BY NOON on FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 29.

Story Time for late preschool to early elementary: stories, songs, puppets, art, experiments, and silly stuff!  Join us in the Circle Room in the Children’s Library. Bring a snack to eat during the program.  (3 to 8 years, with adult. Other family members welcome.) Limit: 20 children.

Registration is required for this free event, and will open by noon on Friday, Sept. 29.

Hank the Health Hero believes he is a superhero whose healthy habits make him heroic! An energetic and imaginative 8-year-old puppet, Hank journeys on adventures that test his willpower. Cheer on Hank as he becomes the champion of healthy choices – learning to brush his teeth for two minutes twice each day!

Hank’s healthy attitude is contagious and he spreads it far and wide, making health heroes of all the friends he meets. All show participants will receive tips and tools for making healthy choices at home along with an invitation to join Hank’s Hall of Health Heroes! (ages 3-6)

This event is provided by the St. Joseph’s Children’s Health Initiative, through the Library System of Lancaster County.

Drop-in program. No registration required.

Build and play with the Library’s DUPLO bricks. Each family group must include a responsible adult.

Drop-in program. No registration required. Each group of 4 children or fewer must include a responsible adult.

A time for family play! Gain “shopping” experience in our weekly play market! (Ages 3 and up)

Registration for this free event is required, and will open BY NOON on FRIDAY,  OCTOBER 6.

Join us for a cooperative movement program where we will use our imaginations while playing parachute games!  Stories and games will be incorporated, while we practice skills like listening, following directions, taking turns, and sharing.  A great activity for children and their adults to come together and share an exciting and engaging learning experience! (Must be an older 3 year old-6 years old with an adult. Adults and children may participate) Limit: 12 children.

Hank the Health Hero challenges YOU to brush your teeth twice a day! Come into the Children’s Library to pick up your FREE Challenge Pack: a toothbrush, a tube of toothpaste, and enough scratch-off cards for 10 weeks! Make those teeth sparkle!!!

This free activity is made possible through the partnership of the Library System of Lancaster County and CHI St. Joseph Children’s Health.

Children love dogs, and these dogs love to listen to children read! Dogs from K-Pets and their humans (otherwise known as trainers) will visit the Children’s Library Tuesday evenings so children can read to them. Children who have signed up will get the first opportunity. (Children ages 4 & up who are able to read or are beginning to learn to read) Very young children must be accompanied by an adult at all times. Please register online for this free program, or call the Library at 717.560.6441.

Registration for this free event is required, and will open BY NOON on FRIDAY, OCTOBER 6.

Story Time for the preschool set: stories, songs, puppets, art, experiments, and silly stuff!  Join us in the Circle Room in the Children’s Library.  (3 to 6 years, with adult. Other family members welcome.)

Drop-in program. No registration required.

Free building and imaginative play with kits of toys for children from 9 months to 7 years! A responsible adult must accompany each family group.

Toys provided through a grant from the Office of Commonwealth Libraries.

Drop-in program. No registration required.

Build and play with the Library’s DUPLO bricks. Each family group must include a responsible adult.

Registration for this free event is required, and will open BY NOON on FRIDAY, OCTOBER 6.

Story Time for the preschool set: stories, songs, puppets, art, experiments, and silly stuff!  Join us in the Circle Room in the Children’s Library.  (3 to 6 years, with adult. Other family members welcome.)

Drop-in program. No registration required.

Build and play with the Library’s DUPLO bricks. Each family group must include a responsible adult.

Drop-in program. No registration required.

Build and play with the Library’s DUPLO bricks. Each family group must include a responsible adult.

Drop-in program. No registration required.

Build and play with the Library’s DUPLO bricks. Each family group must include a responsible adult.

Registration for this free program is required, and will open BY NOON on FRIDAY, OCTOBER 6.

Young children learn best when they are able to construct knowledge through meaningful play. Join us for a free play session with wooden unit blocks, where preschoolers have the freedom to build and play as they wish! At the same time, children will experiment, manipulate objects, work with others, count and measure, and build vocabulary.

(3 to 6 years, with adult. Other family members welcome.) Limit:10 children.

Drop-in program. No registration required.

Build and play with the Library’s DUPLO bricks. Each family group must include a responsible adult.

Registration for this free event is required, and will open BY NOON on FRIDAY, OCTOBER 6.

Welcome to Stories! Music! Action! Enjoy stories, songs and activities with other families in a relaxed atmosphere. This program is intended for children ages 4 and up with autism spectrum disorders, sensory integration issues, and other developmental disorders, and their typically developing peers.

(Ages 4 years and up, with adult)  Please register each child for this free program online, by phone, or when you visit the Library. Space may be limited.

Drop-in program. No registration required.

A time for family play! Gain “shopping” experience in our weekly play market! Each family group must include a responsible adult. (Ages 3 and up)

Hank the Health Hero challenges YOU to brush your teeth twice a day! Come into the Children’s Library to pick up your FREE Challenge Pack: a toothbrush, a tube of toothpaste, and enough scratch-off cards for 10 weeks! Make those teeth sparkle!!!

This free activity is made possible through the partnership of the Library System of Lancaster County and CHI St. Joseph Children’s Health.

Registration for this free event is required, and will open BY NOON on FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13.

Join us for a cooperative movement program where we will use our imaginations while playing parachute games!  Stories and games will be incorporated, while we practice skills like listening, following directions, taking turns, and sharing.  A great activity for children and their adults to come together and share an exciting and engaging learning experience! (Must be an older 3 year old-6 years old with an adult. Adults and children may participate) Limit: 12 children.

Children love dogs, and these dogs love to listen to children read! Dogs from K-Pets and their humans (otherwise known as trainers) will visit the Children’s Library Tuesday evenings so children can read to them. Children who have signed up will get the first opportunity. (Children ages 4 & up who are able to read or are beginning to learn to read) Very young children must be accompanied by an adult at all times. Please register online for this free program, or call the Library at 717.560.6441.

Registration for this free event is required, and will open BY NOON on FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13.

Story Time for the preschool set: stories, songs, puppets, art, experiments, and silly stuff!  Join us in the Circle Room in the Children’s Library.  (3 to 6 years, with adult. Other family members welcome.)

Drop-in program. No registration required.

Free building and imaginative play with kits of toys for children from 9 months to 7 years! A responsible adult must accompany each family group.

Toys provided through a grant from the Office of Commonwealth Libraries.

Registration for this free event is required, and will open BY NOON on FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13.

Story Time for the preschool set: stories, songs, puppets, art, experiments, and silly stuff!  Join us in the Circle Room in the Children’s Library.  (3 to 6 years, with adult. Other family members welcome.)

Drop-in program. No registration required.

Build and play with the Library’s DUPLO bricks. Each family group must include a responsible adult.

Drop-in program. No registration required.

Build and play with the Library’s DUPLO bricks. Each family group must include a responsible adult.

Drop-in program. No registration required.

Build and play with the Library’s DUPLO bricks. Each family group must include a responsible adult.

Registration for this free event is required, and will open BY NOON on FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13.

Sing, Sign & Story Time uses stories and song to teach American Sign Language (ASL) to children and their grown-ups, a few signs at a time. Pick up a new language, and improve communication skills between you and your child, even if your child isn’t talking yet. It’s easy when it’s fun. (Ages infant to 7 years, with adult)

Developed in cooperation with ASL instructor Cynthia Shultz, www.a-sign-of-love.com

Drop-in program. No registration required.

Build and play with the Library’s DUPLO bricks. Each family group must include a responsible adult.

Drop-in program. No registration required.

Build and play with the Library’s DUPLO bricks. Each family group must include a responsible adult.

Registration for this free event is required, and will open BY NOON on FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13.

Story Time for late preschool to early elementary: stories, songs, puppets, art, experiments, and silly stuff!  Join us in the Circle Room in the Children’s Library. Bring a snack to eat during the program.  (3 to 8 years, with adult. Other family members welcome.) Limit: 20 children.

Hank the Health Hero challenges YOU to brush your teeth twice a day! Come into the Children’s Library to pick up your FREE Challenge Pack: a toothbrush, a tube of toothpaste, and enough scratch-off cards for 10 weeks! Make those teeth sparkle!!!

This free activity is made possible through the partnership of the Library System of Lancaster County and CHI St. Joseph Children’s Health.

Registration for this free event is required, and will open BY NOON on FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20.

Join us for a cooperative movement program where we will use our imaginations while playing parachute games!  Stories and games will be incorporated, while we practice skills like listening, following directions, taking turns, and sharing.  A great activity for children and their adults to come together and share an exciting and engaging learning experience! (Must be an older 3 year old-6 years old with an adult. Adults and children may participate) Limit: 12 children.

Our Youth Services staff will be attending professional development today.  Our Market will return next Monday.  We apologize for the inconvenience.

Children love dogs, and these dogs love to listen to children read! Dogs from K-Pets and their humans (otherwise known as trainers) will visit the Children’s Library Tuesday evenings so children can read to them. Children who have signed up will get the first opportunity. (Children ages 4 & up who are able to read or are beginning to learn to read) Very young children must be accompanied by an adult at all times. Please register online for this free program, or call the Library at 717.560.6441.

This program will open for registration on August 18.  Space is limited.  Ages 8-18.

For tech-loving kids…we now have Snap Circuits® beginner electronics programming!  Learn fundamental physical principles such as polarity, contact, current, series vs. parallel and short-circuits, while ‘snapping’ together cool experiments that buzz, whistle, flash, fly, and more!

Stay tuned for future programs that will take Snap Circuits® to a higher level!   Beginner level required for advanced programs.

While we encourage discovery-based learning, we also must ensure that safety measures are introduced and enforced.  In order to ensure that electricity will be treated with respect and caution, first-time participants will receive a short, mandatory tutorial to ensure they will be successful and avoid damaging the components.  Deliberate disregard of safety and behavior guidelines presented in this tutorial will result in immediate removal from the program, and may prevent children from attending further Maker and Stem youth programs.

Thanks to the Kiwanis Club of Lititz for funding this program!

Registration for this free event is required, and will open BY NOON on FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20.

Story Time for the preschool set: stories, songs, puppets, art, experiments, and silly stuff!  Join us in the Circle Room in the Children’s Library.  (3 to 6 years, with adult. Other family members welcome.)

Drop-in program. No registration required.

Free building and imaginative play with kits of toys for children from 9 months to 7 years! A responsible adult must accompany each family group.

Toys provided through a grant from the Office of Commonwealth Libraries.

Come to the Children’s Area and play the Library’s games, or bring your own to share. (Designed for ages 5 & up). Please register each person for this free program online, by phone, or when you visit the Library. Space may be limited.

Drop-in program. No registration required.

Build and play with the Library’s DUPLO bricks. Each family group must include a responsible adult.

Registration for this free event is required, and will open BY NOON on FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20.

Story Time for the preschool set: stories, songs, puppets, art, experiments, and silly stuff!  Join us in the Circle Room in the Children’s Library.  (3 to 6 years, with adult. Other family members welcome.)

Drop-in program. No registration required.

Build and play with the Library’s DUPLO bricks. Each family group must include a responsible adult.

Drop-in program. No registration required.

Build and play with the Library’s DUPLO bricks. Each family group must include a responsible adult.

Drop-in program. No registration required.

Build and play with the Library’s DUPLO bricks. Each family group must include a responsible adult.

Registration for this free program is required, and will open BY NOON on FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20.

Young children learn best when they are able to construct knowledge through meaningful play. Join us for a free play session with wooden unit blocks, where preschoolers have the freedom to build and play as they wish! At the same time, children will experiment, manipulate objects, work with others, count and measure, and build vocabulary.

(3 to 6 years, with adult. Other family members welcome.) Limit:10 children.

Registration for this free event is required, and will open BY NOON on FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20.

Welcome to Stories! Music! Action! Enjoy stories, songs and activities with other families in a relaxed atmosphere. This program is intended for children ages 4 and up with autism spectrum disorders, sensory integration issues, and other developmental disorders, and their typically developing peers.

(Ages 4 years and up, with adult)  Please register each child for this free program online, by phone, or when you visit the Library. Space may be limited.

Drop-in program. No registration required.

Build and play with the Library’s DUPLO bricks. Each family group must include a responsible adult.

Registration for this free event is required, and will open BY NOON on FRIDAY,  OCTOBER 27.

Join us for a cooperative movement program where we will use our imaginations while playing parachute games!  Stories and games will be incorporated, while we practice skills like listening, following directions, taking turns, and sharing.  A great activity for children and their adults to come together and share an exciting and engaging learning experience! (Must be an older 3 year old-6 years old with an adult. Adults and children may participate) Limit: 12 children.

Hank the Health Hero challenges YOU to brush your teeth twice a day! Come into the Children’s Library to pick up your FREE Challenge Pack: a toothbrush, a tube of toothpaste, and enough scratch-off cards for 10 weeks! Make those teeth sparkle!!!

This free activity is made possible through the partnership of the Library System of Lancaster County and CHI St. Joseph Children’s Health.

Drop-in program. No registration required.

A time for family play! Gain “shopping” experience in our weekly play market! Each family group must include a responsible adult. (Ages 3 and up)

Children love dogs, and these dogs love to listen to children read! Dogs from K-Pets and their humans (otherwise known as trainers) will visit the Children’s Library Tuesday evenings so children can read to them. Children who have signed up will get the first opportunity. (Children ages 4 & up who are able to read or are beginning to learn to read) Very young children must be accompanied by an adult at all times. Please register online for this free program, or call the Library at 717.560.6441.

Registration for this free event is required, and will open BY NOON on FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20.  If you are still unable to register after noon on that day, please call the library to register over the phone.

Please note that in order to access the library’s computers, you will be asked to provide your active library card in good standing (no fines).  Youth library accounts must have parental authorization to access the Intenet.  If you do not have a Lancaster County library account, you may provide appropriate state identification and sign a digital usage agreement.

Join the local Coder Dojo Group! Coder Dojo is an international organization that organizes computer programming clubs for kids. The Lancaster Coder Dojo is run by local professional computer programmers. (Ages 7 -18. Adult participation welcome.) You may bring your own tech, or borrow a Library laptop to work on during the session.

Register online, by phone, or in person the next time you visit Manheim Township Public Library. Space may be limited.

Lancaster Coder Dojo also meets at Lancaster Public Library (125 North Duke Street) on the fourth Tuesday of the month. To attend LPL’s sessions, please visit their website to learn how to register for sessions at LPL.

Registration for this free event is required, and will open BY NOON on FRIDAY, OCTOBER 27.

Story Time for the preschool set: stories, songs, puppets, art, experiments, and silly stuff!  Join us in the Circle Room in the Children’s Library.  (3 to 6 years, with adult. Other family members welcome.)

Regardless of your skill level, whether an expert or a novice, if you like to play chess and/or strategy games, you are welcome to attend our Library’s monthly Chess & Strategy Games event.  Bring your own chess board/strategy game (such as Stratego) or use one of the library’s chess boards (Designed for ages 8 & up).  Please register each person for this free program online, by phone, or when you visit the Library.  Space may be limited.

Drop-in program. No registration required.

Free building and imaginative play with kits of toys for children from 9 months to 7 years! A responsible adult must accompany each family group.

Toys provided through a grant from the Office of Commonwealth Libraries.

Drop-in program. No registration required.

Build and play with the Library’s DUPLO bricks. Each family group must include a responsible adult.

Registration for this free event is required, and will open BY NOON on FRIDAY, OCTOBER 27.

Story Time for the preschool set: stories, songs, puppets, art, experiments, and silly stuff!  Join us in the Circle Room in the Children’s Library.  (3 to 6 years, with adult. Other family members welcome.)

Drop-in program. No registration required.

Build and play with the Library’s DUPLO bricks. Each family group must include a responsible adult.

Drop-in program. No registration required.

Build and play with the Library’s DUPLO bricks. Each family group must include a responsible adult.

Registration for this free event is required, and will open BY NOON on FRIDAY, OCTOBER 27.

Sing, Sign & Story Time uses stories and song to teach American Sign Language (ASL) to children and their grown-ups, a few signs at a time. Pick up a new language, and improve communication skills between you and your child, even if your child isn’t talking yet. It’s easy when it’s fun. (Ages infant to 7 years, with adult)

Developed in cooperation with ASL instructor Cynthia Shultz, www.a-sign-of-love.com

Drop-in program. No registration required.

Build and play with the Library’s DUPLO bricks. Each family group must include a responsible adult.

Local reptile and amphibian fans and experts meet monthly at the Library to learn more about these shy, ecologically important animals who live in our own neighborhoods. Events will include speakers who are authorities on animal behavior and occasional family events, such as a springtime Frog and Toad Walk in the park. Open to the public!

Registration for this free event is required, and will open BY NOON on FRIDAY, OCTOBER 27.

Story Time for late preschool to early elementary: stories, songs, puppets, art, experiments, and silly stuff!  Join us in the Circle Room in the Children’s Library. Bring a snack to eat during the program.  (3 to 8 years, with adult. Other family members welcome.) Limit: 20 children.

Drop-in program. No registration required.

Build and play with the Library’s DUPLO bricks. Each family group must include a responsible adult.

Registration for this free event is required, and will open BY NOON on FRIDAY,  NOVEMBER 3.

Join us for a cooperative movement program where we will use our imaginations while playing parachute games!  Stories and games will be incorporated, while we practice skills like listening, following directions, taking turns, and sharing.  A great activity for children and their adults to come together and share an exciting and engaging learning experience! (Must be an older 3 year old-6 years old with an adult. Adults and children may participate) Limit: 12 children.

Hank the Health Hero challenges YOU to brush your teeth twice a day! Come into the Children’s Library to pick up your FREE Challenge Pack: a toothbrush, a tube of toothpaste, and enough scratch-off cards for 10 weeks! Make those teeth sparkle!!!

This free activity is made possible through the partnership of the Library System of Lancaster County and CHI St. Joseph Children’s Health.

Drop-in program. No registration required.

A time for family play! Gain “shopping” experience in our weekly play market! Each family group must include a responsible adult. (Ages 3 and up)

Registration for this free event is required, and will open BY NOON on FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 3.

Story Time for the preschool set: stories, songs, puppets, art, experiments, and silly stuff!  Join us in the Circle Room in the Children’s Library.  (3 to 6 years, with adult. Other family members welcome.)

Registration for this free event is required, and will open BY NOON on FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20.

Build your own creation out of LEGO bricks, based on the Theme of the Month! Use the Library’s LEGOs; DO NOT BRING YOUR OWN, to keep from losing them. Third Tuesdays at 4:30pm. (Ages 7 to 15) Limit: 20; may change if Library receives more LEGO donations.

Children love dogs, and these dogs love to listen to children read! Dogs from K-Pets and their humans (otherwise known as trainers) will visit the Children’s Library Tuesday evenings so children can read to them. Children who have signed up will get the first opportunity. (Children ages 4 & up who are able to read or are beginning to learn to read) Very young children must be accompanied by an adult at all times. Please register online for this free program, or call the Library at 717.560.6441.

Drop-in program. No registration required.

Build and play with the Library’s DUPLO bricks. Each family group must include a responsible adult.

Registration for this free event is required, and will open BY NOON on FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 3.

Story Time for the preschool set: stories, songs, puppets, art, experiments, and silly stuff!  Join us in the Circle Room in the Children’s Library.  (3 to 6 years, with adult. Other family members welcome.)

Drop-in program. No registration required.

Free building and imaginative play with kits of toys for children from 9 months to 7 years! A responsible adult must accompany each family group.

Toys provided through a grant from the Office of Commonwealth Libraries.

Drop-in program. No registration required.

Build and play with the Library’s DUPLO bricks. Each family group must include a responsible adult.

Registration for this free event is required, and will open BY NOON on FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 3.

Welcome to Stories! Music! Action! Enjoy stories, songs and activities with other families in a relaxed atmosphere. This program is intended for children ages 4 and up with autism spectrum disorders, sensory integration issues, and other developmental disorders, and their typically developing peers.

(Ages 4 years and up, with adult)  Please register each child for this free program online, by phone, or when you visit the Library. Space may be limited.

Drop-in program. No registration required.

A time for family play! Gain “shopping” experience in our weekly play market! Each family group must include a responsible adult. (Ages 3 and up)

Registration for this free event is required, and will open BY NOON on FRIDAY,  NOVEMBER 10.

Join us for a cooperative movement program where we will use our imaginations while playing parachute games!  Stories and games will be incorporated, while we practice skills like listening, following directions, taking turns, and sharing.  A great activity for children and their adults to come together and share an exciting and engaging learning experience! (Must be an older 3 year old-6 years old with an adult. Adults and children may participate) Limit: 12 children.

Hank the Health Hero challenges YOU to brush your teeth twice a day! Come into the Children’s Library to pick up your FREE Challenge Pack: a toothbrush, a tube of toothpaste, and enough scratch-off cards for 10 weeks! Make those teeth sparkle!!!

This free activity is made possible through the partnership of the Library System of Lancaster County and CHI St. Joseph Children’s Health.

Registration for this free event is required, and will open BY NOON on FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 10.

Story Time for the preschool set: stories, songs, puppets, art, experiments, and silly stuff!  Join us in the Circle Room in the Children’s Library.  (3 to 6 years, with adult. Other family members welcome.)

Children love dogs, and these dogs love to listen to children read! Dogs from K-Pets and their humans (otherwise known as trainers) will visit the Children’s Library Tuesday evenings so children can read to them. Children who have signed up will get the first opportunity. (Children ages 4 & up who are able to read or are beginning to learn to read) Very young children must be accompanied by an adult at all times. Please register online for this free program, or call the Library at 717.560.6441.

Drop-in program. No registration required.

Build and play with the Library’s DUPLO bricks. Each family group must include a responsible adult.

Registration for this free event is required, and will open BY NOON on FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 10.

Story Time for the preschool set: stories, songs, puppets, art, experiments, and silly stuff!  Join us in the Circle Room in the Children’s Library.  (3 to 6 years, with adult. Other family members welcome.)

Drop-in program. No registration required.

Free building and imaginative play with kits of toys for children from 9 months to 7 years! A responsible adult must accompany each family group.

Toys provided through a grant from the Office of Commonwealth Libraries.

Drop-in program. No registration required.

Build and play with the Library’s DUPLO bricks. Each family group must include a responsible adult.

Drop-in program. No registration required.

Build and play with the Library’s DUPLO bricks. Each family group must include a responsible adult.

Drop-in program. No registration required.

Build and play with the Library’s DUPLO bricks. Each family group must include a responsible adult.

Registration for this free event is required, and will open BY NOON on FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 10.

Sing, Sign & Story Time uses stories and song to teach American Sign Language (ASL) to children and their grown-ups, a few signs at a time. Pick up a new language, and improve communication skills between you and your child, even if your child isn’t talking yet. It’s easy when it’s fun. (Ages infant to 7 years, with adult)

Developed in cooperation with ASL instructor Cynthia Shultz, www.a-sign-of-love.com

Registration for this free event is required, and will open BY NOON on FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 10.

Story Time for late preschool to early elementary: stories, songs, puppets, art, experiments, and silly stuff!  Join us in the Circle Room in the Children’s Library. Bring a snack to eat during the program.  (3 to 8 years, with adult. Other family members welcome.) Limit: 20 children.

Drop-in program. No registration required.

Build and play with the Library’s DUPLO bricks. Each family group must include a responsible adult.

Hank the Health Hero challenges YOU to brush your teeth twice a day! Come into the Children’s Library to pick up your FREE Challenge Pack: a toothbrush, a tube of toothpaste, and enough scratch-off cards for 10 weeks! Make those teeth sparkle!!!

This free activity is made possible through the partnership of the Library System of Lancaster County and CHI St. Joseph Children’s Health.

Registration for this free event is required, and will open BY NOON on FRIDAY,  NOVEMBER 17.

Join us for a cooperative movement program where we will use our imaginations while playing parachute games!  Stories and games will be incorporated, while we practice skills like listening, following directions, taking turns, and sharing.  A great activity for children and their adults to come together and share an exciting and engaging learning experience! (Must be an older 3 year old-6 years old with an adult. Adults and children may participate) Limit: 12 children.

Children love dogs, and these dogs love to listen to children read! Dogs from K-Pets and their humans (otherwise known as trainers) will visit the Children’s Library Tuesday evenings so children can read to them. Children who have signed up will get the first opportunity. (Children ages 4 & up who are able to read or are beginning to learn to read) Very young children must be accompanied by an adult at all times. Please register online for this free program, or call the Library at 717.560.6441.

Registration for this free event is required, and will open BY NOON on FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 17.

Story Time for the preschool set: stories, songs, puppets, art, experiments, and silly stuff!  Join us in the Circle Room in the Children’s Library.  (3 to 6 years, with adult. Other family members welcome.)

This program will not be held this month so we can get ready for Santa’s arrival!  Sorry for the inconvenience.

For tech-loving kids…we now have Snap Circuits® beginner electronics programming!  Learn fundamental physical principles such as polarity, contact, current, series vs. parallel and short-circuits, while ‘snapping’ together cool experiments that buzz, whistle, flash, fly, and more!

While we encourage discovery-based learning, we also must ensure that safety measures are introduced and enforced.  In order to ensure that electricity will be treated with respect and caution, first-time participants will receive a short, mandatory tutorial to ensure they will be successful and avoid damaging the components.  Deliberate disregard of safety and behavior guidelines presented in this tutorial will result in immediate removal from the program, and may prevent children from attending further Maker and Stem youth programs.

Thanks to the Kiwanis Club of Lititz for funding this program!

Registration for this annual event is required and will open on November 17.  Two sessions are available – sign up for only one please!  Appropriate for ages 7+

Please join us for our third annual Hour of Code!  We were delighted to learn that many area schools are joining this nationwide project.  Last year, we hosted many kids whose schools didn’t have their own Hour of Code (and a few kids who came to both events because they just couldn’t get enough)!

We’ll have our talented Coder Dojo coaches on hand for the Code.org special tutorials (they’ll be with us this week so we will not have a Dojo next week…sorry for the inconvenience).

Registration for this annual event is required and will open on November 17.  Two sessions are available – sign up for only one please!  Appropriate for ages 7+

Please join us for our third annual Hour of Code!  We were delighted to learn that many area schools are joining this nationwide project.  Last year, we hosted many kids whose schools didn’t have their own Hour of Code (and a few kids who came to both events because they just couldn’t get enough)!

We’ll have our talented Coder Dojo coaches on hand for the Code.org special tutorials (they’ll be with us this week so we will not have a Dojo next week…sorry for the inconvenience).

Drop-in program. No registration required.

Build and play with the Library’s DUPLO bricks. Each family group must include a responsible adult.

Registration for this free event is required, and will open BY NOON on FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 17.

Story Time for the preschool set: stories, songs, puppets, art, experiments, and silly stuff!  Join us in the Circle Room in the Children’s Library.  (3 to 6 years, with adult. Other family members welcome.)

Drop-in program. No registration required.

Free building and imaginative play with kits of toys for children from 9 months to 7 years! A responsible adult must accompany each family group.

Toys provided through a grant from the Office of Commonwealth Libraries.

Drop-in program. No registration required.

Build and play with the Library’s DUPLO bricks. Each family group must include a responsible adult.

Drop-in program. No registration required.

Build and play with the Library’s DUPLO bricks. Each family group must include a responsible adult.

Registration for this free program is required, and will open BY NOON on FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 17.

Young children learn best when they are able to construct knowledge through meaningful play. Join us for a free play session with wooden unit blocks, where preschoolers have the freedom to build and play as they wish! At the same time, children will experiment, manipulate objects, work with others, count and measure, and build vocabulary.

(3 to 6 years, with adult. Other family members welcome.) Limit:10 children.

Drop-in program. No registration required.

Build and play with the Library’s DUPLO bricks. Each family group must include a responsible adult.

Drop-in program. No registration required.

Build and play with the Library’s DUPLO bricks. Each family group must include a responsible adult.

Registration for this free event is required, and will open BY NOON on FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 17.  If you are still unable to register after noon on that day, please call the library to register over the phone.

Welcome to Stories! Music! Action! Enjoy stories, songs and activities with other families in a relaxed atmosphere. This program is intended for children ages 4 and up with autism spectrum disorders, sensory integration issues, and other developmental disorders, and their typically developing peers.

(Ages 4 years and up, with adult)  Please register each child for this free program online, by phone, or when you visit the Library. Space may be limited.

Hank the Health Hero challenges YOU to brush your teeth twice a day! Come into the Children’s Library to pick up your FREE Challenge Pack: a toothbrush, a tube of toothpaste, and enough scratch-off cards for 10 weeks! Make those teeth sparkle!!!

This free activity is made possible through the partnership of the Library System of Lancaster County and CHI St. Joseph Children’s Health.

Registration for this free event is required, and will open BY NOON on FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 24.

Join us for a cooperative movement program where we will use our imaginations while playing parachute games!  Stories and games will be incorporated, while we practice skills like listening, following directions, taking turns, and sharing.  A great activity for children and their adults to come together and share an exciting and engaging learning experience! (Must be an older 3 year old-6 years old with an adult. Adults and children may participate) Limit: 12 children.

Children love dogs, and these dogs love to listen to children read! Dogs from K-Pets and their humans (otherwise known as trainers) will visit the Children’s Library Tuesday evenings so children can read to them. Children who have signed up will get the first opportunity. (Children ages 4 & up who are able to read or are beginning to learn to read) Very young children must be accompanied by an adult at all times. Please register online for this free program, or call the Library at 717.560.6441.

Registration for this free event is required, and will open BY NOON on FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 24.

Story Time for the preschool set: stories, songs, puppets, art, experiments, and silly stuff!  Join us in the Circle Room in the Children’s Library.  (3 to 6 years, with adult. Other family members welcome.)

Come to the Children’s Area and play the Library’s games, or bring your own to share. (Designed for ages 5 & up). Please register each person for this free program online, by phone, or when you visit the Library. Space may be limited.

Drop-in program. No registration required.

Build and play with the Library’s DUPLO bricks. Each family group must include a responsible adult.

Drop-in program. No registration required.

Free building and imaginative play with kits of toys for children from 9 months to 7 years! A responsible adult must accompany each family group.

Toys provided through a grant from the Office of Commonwealth Libraries.

Registration for this free event is required, and will open BY NOON on FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 24.

Story Time for the preschool set: stories, songs, puppets, art, experiments, and silly stuff!  Join us in the Circle Room in the Children’s Library.  (3 to 6 years, with adult. Other family members welcome.)

Drop-in program. No registration required.

Build and play with the Library’s DUPLO bricks. Each family group must include a responsible adult.

Drop-in program. No registration required.

Build and play with the Library’s DUPLO bricks. Each family group must include a responsible adult.

Local reptile and amphibian fans and experts meet monthly at the Library to learn more about these shy, ecologically important animals who live in our own neighborhoods. Events will include speakers who are authorities on animal behavior and occasional family events, such as a springtime Frog and Toad Walk in the park. Open to the public!

Registration for this free event is required, and will open BY NOON on FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 24.

Sing, Sign & Story Time uses stories and song to teach American Sign Language (ASL) to children and their grown-ups, a few signs at a time. Pick up a new language, and improve communication skills between you and your child, even if your child isn’t talking yet. It’s easy when it’s fun. (Ages infant to 7 years, with adult)

Developed in cooperation with ASL instructor Cynthia Shultz, www.a-sign-of-love.com

Drop-in program. No registration required.

Build and play with the Library’s DUPLO bricks. Each family group must include a responsible adult.

Registration for this free event is required, and will open BY NOON on FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 24.

Story Time for late preschool to early elementary: stories, songs, puppets, art, experiments, and silly stuff!  Join us in the Circle Room in the Children’s Library. Bring a snack to eat during the program.  (3 to 8 years, with adult. Other family members welcome.) Limit: 20 children.

Drop-in program. No registration required.

Build and play with the Library’s DUPLO bricks. Each family group must include a responsible adult.

Children love dogs, and these dogs love to listen to children read! Dogs from K-Pets and their humans (otherwise known as trainers) will visit the Children’s Library Tuesday evenings so children can read to them. Children who have signed up will get the first opportunity. (Children ages 4 & up who are able to read or are beginning to learn to read) Very young children must be accompanied by an adult at all times. Please register online for this free program, or call the Library at 717.560.6441.

Registration for this free event is required, and will open BY NOON on FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 17.

Build your own creation out of LEGO bricks, based on the Theme of the Month! Use the Library’s LEGOs; DO NOT BRING YOUR OWN, to keep from losing them. Third Tuesdays at 4:30pm. (Ages 7 to 15) Limit: 20; may change if Library receives more LEGO donations.

Drop-in program. No registration required.

Free building and imaginative play with kits of toys for children from 9 months to 7 years! A responsible adult must accompany each family group.

Toys provided through a grant from the Office of Commonwealth Libraries.

Regardless of your skill level, whether an expert or a novice, if you like to play chess and/or strategy games, you are welcome to attend our Library’s monthly Chess & Strategy Games event.  Bring your own chess board/strategy game (such as Stratego) or use one of the library’s chess boards (Designed for ages 8 & up).  Please register each person for this free program online, by phone, or when you visit the Library.  Space may be limited.

Drop-in program. No registration required.

Build and play with the Library’s DUPLO bricks. Each family group must include a responsible adult.

Drop-in program. No registration required.

Build and play with the Library’s DUPLO bricks. Each family group must include a responsible adult.

Children love dogs, and these dogs love to listen to children read! Dogs from K-Pets and their humans (otherwise known as trainers) will visit the Children’s Library Tuesday evenings so children can read to them. Children who have signed up will get the first opportunity. (Children ages 4 & up who are able to read or are beginning to learn to read) Very young children must be accompanied by an adult at all times. Please register online for this free program, or call the Library at 717.560.6441.

Drop-in program. No registration required.

Free building and imaginative play with kits of toys for children from 9 months to 7 years! A responsible adult must accompany each family group.

Toys provided through a grant from the Office of Commonwealth Libraries.

Drop-in program. No registration required.

Build and play with the Library’s DUPLO bricks. Each family group must include a responsible adult.

Drop-in program. No registration required.

Build and play with the Library’s DUPLO bricks. Each family group must include a responsible adult.

This program will open for registration on December 15.  Space is limited.  Ages 8-18.

For tech-loving kids…we now have Snap Circuits® beginner electronics programming!  Learn fundamental physical principles such as polarity, contact, current, series vs. parallel and short-circuits, while ‘snapping’ together cool experiments that buzz, whistle, flash, fly, and more!

While we encourage discovery-based learning, we also must ensure that safety measures are introduced and enforced.  In order to ensure that electricity will be treated with respect and caution, first-time participants will receive a short, mandatory tutorial to ensure they will be successful and avoid damaging the components.  Deliberate disregard of safety and behavior guidelines presented in this tutorial will result in immediate removal from the program, and may prevent children from attending further Maker and Stem youth programs.

Thanks to the Kiwanis Club of Lititz for funding this program!

Registration for this free event is required, and will open BY NOON on FRIDAY, DECEMBER 15.

Story Time for the preschool set: stories, songs, puppets, art, experiments, and silly stuff!  Join us in the Circle Room in the Children’s Library.  (3 to 6 years, with adult. Other family members welcome.)

Drop-in program. No registration required.

Build and play with the Library’s DUPLO bricks. Each family group must include a responsible adult.

Registration for this free event is required, and will open BY NOON on FRIDAY, DECEMBER 15.

Story Time for the preschool set: stories, songs, puppets, art, experiments, and silly stuff!  Join us in the Circle Room in the Children’s Library.  (3 to 6 years, with adult. Other family members welcome.)

Drop-in program. No registration required.

Build and play with the Library’s DUPLO bricks. Each family group must include a responsible adult.

Drop-in program. No registration required.

Build and play with the Library’s DUPLO bricks. Each family group must include a responsible adult.

Registration for this free event is required, and will open BY NOON on FRIDAY, DECEMBER 15.

Story Time for late preschool to early elementary: stories, songs, puppets, art, experiments, and silly stuff!  Join us in the Circle Room in the Children’s Library. Bring a snack to eat during the program.  (3 to 8 years, with adult. Other family members welcome.) Limit: 20 children.

Registration for this free event is required, and will open BY NOON on FRIDAY, DECEMBER 15.  Ages 7-17.  Adults are welcome to observe. 

Join the local Coder Dojo Group! Coder Dojo is an international organization that organizes computer programming clubs for kids. The Lancaster Coder Dojo is run by local professional computer programmers.  You may bring your own tech, or borrow a Library laptop to work on during the session.   Please let us know if you wish to use library equipment by checking the appropriate box in this registration.

Register online or in person the next time you visit Manheim Township Public Library. Space may be limited.

Lancaster Coder Dojo also meets at Lancaster Public Library (125 North Duke Street) on the fourth Tuesday of the month. To attend LPL’s sessions, please visit their website to learn how to register for sessions at LPL.

Registration for this free event is required, and will open BY NOON on FRIDAY, DECEMBER 22.

Story Time for the preschool set: stories, songs, puppets, art, experiments, and silly stuff!  Join us in the Circle Room in the Children’s Library.  (3 to 6 years, with adult. Other family members welcome.)

Registration for this free event is required, and will open BY NOON on FRIDAY, DECEMBER 22.

Story Time for the preschool set: stories, songs, puppets, art, experiments, and silly stuff!  Join us in the Circle Room in the Children’s Library.  (3 to 6 years, with adult. Other family members welcome.)

Come to the Children’s Area and play the Library’s games, or bring your own to share. (Designed for ages 5 & up). Please register each person for this free program online, by phone, or when you visit the Library. Space may be limited.

Drop-in program. No registration required.

Build and play with the Library’s DUPLO bricks. Each family group must include a responsible adult.

Drop-in program. No registration required.

Build and play with the Library’s DUPLO bricks. Each family group must include a responsible adult.

Registration for this free event is required, and will open BY NOON on FRIDAY, DECEMBER 29.

Story Time for the preschool set: stories, songs, puppets, art, experiments, and silly stuff!  Join us in the Circle Room in the Children’s Library.  (3 to 6 years, with adult. Other family members welcome.)

Registration for this free event is required, and will open BY NOON on FRIDAY, DECEMBER 15.

Build your own creation out of LEGO bricks, based on the Theme of the Month! Use the Library’s LEGOs; DO NOT BRING YOUR OWN, to keep from losing them. Third Tuesdays at 4:30pm. (Ages 7 to 15) Limit: 20; may change if Library receives more LEGO donations.

Regardless of your skill level, whether an expert or a novice, if you like to play chess and/or strategy games, you are welcome to attend our Library’s monthly Chess & Strategy Games event.  Bring your own chess board/strategy game (such as Stratego) or use one of the library’s chess boards (Designed for ages 8 & up).  Please register each person for this free program online, by phone, or when you visit the Library.  Space may be limited.

Registration for this free event is required, and will open BY NOON on FRIDAY, DECEMBER 29.

Story Time for the preschool set: stories, songs, puppets, art, experiments, and silly stuff!  Join us in the Circle Room in the Children’s Library.  (3 to 6 years, with adult. Other family members welcome.)

Drop-in program. No registration required.

Build and play with the Library’s DUPLO bricks. Each family group must include a responsible adult.

Drop-in program. No registration required.

Build and play with the Library’s DUPLO bricks. Each family group must include a responsible adult.

Registration for this free event is required, and will open BY NOON on FRIDAY, DECEMBER 29.

Story Time for late preschool to early elementary: stories, songs, puppets, art, experiments, and silly stuff!  Join us in the Circle Room in the Children’s Library. Bring a snack to eat during the program.  (3 to 8 years, with adult. Other family members welcome.) Limit: 20 children.

Registration for this free event is required, and will open BY NOON on FRIDAY, JANUARY 5.

Story Time for the preschool set: stories, songs, puppets, art, experiments, and silly stuff!  Join us in the Circle Room in the Children’s Library.  (3 to 6 years, with adult. Other family members welcome.)

Drop-in program. No registration required.

Build and play with the Library’s DUPLO bricks. Each family group must include a responsible adult.

Registration for this free event is required, and will open BY NOON on FRIDAY, JANUARY 5.

Story Time for the preschool set: stories, songs, puppets, art, experiments, and silly stuff!  Join us in the Circle Room in the Children’s Library.  (3 to 6 years, with adult. Other family members welcome.)

Drop-in program. No registration required.

Build and play with the Library’s DUPLO bricks. Each family group must include a responsible adult.

Registration for this free event is required, and will open BY NOON on FRIDAY, JANUARY 12.

Story Time for the preschool set: stories, songs, puppets, art, experiments, and silly stuff!  Join us in the Circle Room in the Children’s Library.  (3 to 6 years, with adult. Other family members welcome.)

Drop-in program. No registration required.

Build and play with the Library’s DUPLO bricks. Each family group must include a responsible adult.

Registration for this free event is required, and will open BY NOON on FRIDAY, JANUARY 12.

Story Time for the preschool set: stories, songs, puppets, art, experiments, and silly stuff!  Join us in the Circle Room in the Children’s Library.  (3 to 6 years, with adult. Other family members welcome.)

Drop-in program. No registration required.

Build and play with the Library’s DUPLO bricks. Each family group must include a responsible adult.

This program will open for registration on January 19.  Space is limited.  Ages 8-18.

For tech-loving kids…we now have Snap Circuits® beginner electronics programming!  Learn fundamental physical principles such as polarity, contact, current, series vs. parallel and short-circuits, while ‘snapping’ together cool experiments that buzz, whistle, flash, fly, and more!

While we encourage discovery-based learning, we also must ensure that safety measures are introduced and enforced.  In order to ensure that electricity will be treated with respect and caution, first-time participants will receive a short, mandatory tutorial to ensure they will be successful and avoid damaging the components.  Deliberate disregard of safety and behavior guidelines presented in this tutorial will result in immediate removal from the program, and may prevent children from attending further Maker and Stem youth programs.

Thanks to the Kiwanis Club of Lititz for funding this program!

Drop-in program. No registration required.

Build and play with the Library’s DUPLO bricks. Each family group must include a responsible adult.

Drop-in program. No registration required.

Build and play with the Library’s DUPLO bricks. Each family group must include a responsible adult.

Registration for this free event is required, and will open BY NOON on FRIDAY, JANUARY 19.  Ages 7-17.  Adults are welcome to observe. 

Join the local Coder Dojo Group! Coder Dojo is an international organization that organizes computer programming clubs for kids. The Lancaster Coder Dojo is run by local professional computer programmers.  You may bring your own tech, or borrow a Library laptop to work on during the session.   Please let us know if you wish to use library equipment by checking the appropriate box in this registration.

Lancaster Coder Dojo also meets at Lancaster Public Library (125 North Duke Street) on the fourth Tuesday of the month. To attend LPL’s sessions, please visit their website to learn how to register for sessions at LPL.

Drop-in program. No registration required.

Build and play with the Library’s DUPLO bricks. Each family group must include a responsible adult.

Come to the Children’s Area and play the Library’s games, or bring your own to share. (Designed for ages 5 & up). Please register each person for this free program online, by phone, or when you visit the Library. Space may be limited.

Drop-in program. No registration required.

Build and play with the Library’s DUPLO bricks. Each family group must include a responsible adult.

Registration for this free event is required, and will open BY NOON on FRIDAY,  JANUARY 19.

Build your own creation out of LEGO bricks, based on the Theme of the Month! Use the Library’s LEGOs; DO NOT BRING YOUR OWN, to keep from losing them. Third Tuesdays at 4:30pm. (Ages 7 to 15) Limit: 20; may change if Library receives more LEGO donations.

Drop-in program. No registration required.

Build and play with the Library’s DUPLO bricks. Each family group must include a responsible adult.

Regardless of your skill level, whether an expert or a novice, if you like to play chess and/or strategy games, you are welcome to attend our Library’s monthly Chess & Strategy Games event.  Bring your own chess board/strategy game (such as Stratego) or use one of the library’s chess boards (Designed for ages 8 & up).  Please register each person for this free program online, by phone, or when you visit the Library.  Space may be limited.

Drop-in program. No registration required.

Build and play with the Library’s DUPLO bricks. Each family group must include a responsible adult.

Drop-in program. No registration required.

Build and play with the Library’s DUPLO bricks. Each family group must include a responsible adult.

This program will open for registration on February 16.  Space is limited.  Ages 8-18.

For tech-loving kids…we now have Snap Circuits® beginner electronics programming!  Learn fundamental physical principles such as polarity, contact, current, series vs. parallel and short-circuits, while ‘snapping’ together cool experiments that buzz, whistle, flash, fly, and more!

While we encourage discovery-based learning, we also must ensure that safety measures are introduced and enforced.  In order to ensure that electricity will be treated with respect and caution, first-time participants will receive a short, mandatory tutorial to ensure they will be successful and avoid damaging the components.  Deliberate disregard of safety and behavior guidelines presented in this tutorial will result in immediate removal from the program, and may prevent children from attending further Maker and Stem youth programs.

Thanks to the Kiwanis Club of Lititz for funding this program!

Drop-in program. No registration required.

Build and play with the Library’s DUPLO bricks. Each family group must include a responsible adult.

Drop-in program. No registration required.

Build and play with the Library’s DUPLO bricks. Each family group must include a responsible adult.

Registration for this free event is required, and will open BY NOON on FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16.  Ages 7-17.  Adults are welcome to observe. 

Join the local Coder Dojo Group! Coder Dojo is an international organization that organizes computer programming clubs for kids. The Lancaster Coder Dojo is run by local professional computer programmers.  You may bring your own tech, or borrow a Library laptop to work on during the session.   Please let us know if you wish to use library equipment by checking the appropriate box in this registration.

Lancaster Coder Dojo also meets at Lancaster Public Library (125 North Duke Street) on the fourth Tuesday of the month. To attend LPL’s sessions, please visit their website to learn how to register for sessions at LPL.

Come to the Children’s Area and play the Library’s games, or bring your own to share. (Designed for ages 5 & up). Please register each person for this free program online, by phone, or when you visit the Library. Space may be limited.

Drop-in program. No registration required.

Build and play with the Library’s DUPLO bricks. Each family group must include a responsible adult.

Drop-in program. No registration required.

Build and play with the Library’s DUPLO bricks. Each family group must include a responsible adult.

Registration for this free event is required, and will open BY NOON on FRIDAY,  FEBRUARY 16.

Build your own creation out of LEGO bricks, based on the Theme of the Month! Use the Library’s LEGOs; DO NOT BRING YOUR OWN, to keep from losing them. Third Tuesdays at 4:30pm. (Ages 7 to 15) Limit: 20; may change if Library receives more LEGO donations.

Regardless of your skill level, whether an expert or a novice, if you like to play chess and/or strategy games, you are welcome to attend our Library’s monthly Chess & Strategy Games event.  Bring your own chess board/strategy game (such as Stratego) or use one of the library’s chess boards (Designed for ages 8 & up).  Please register each person for this free program online, by phone, or when you visit the Library.  Space may be limited.

Drop-in program. No registration required.

Build and play with the Library’s DUPLO bricks. Each family group must include a responsible adult.

Drop-in program. No registration required.

Build and play with the Library’s DUPLO bricks. Each family group must include a responsible adult.

Drop-in program. No registration required.

Build and play with the Library’s DUPLO bricks. Each family group must include a responsible adult.

Drop-in program. No registration required.

Build and play with the Library’s DUPLO bricks. Each family group must include a responsible adult.