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APRIL 2022
TURNING THE PAGE
THE ADAMSTOWN AREA LIBRARY
WWW.ADAMSTOWNAREALIBRARY.ORG
HOURS
Monday: 9:30 AM - 8:00 PM
Tuesday: 9:30 AM - 8:00 PM
Wednesday: 9:30 AM - 8:00 PM
Thursday: 9:30 AM - 8:00 PM
Friday: 9:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday: 9:30 AM - 2:00 PM
Sunday: Closed
TRUSTEES
Anne Williams, President & Jess McManimen, Vice-President
Brad Rauch, Hope Schmids, JJ Valerio, Marj Hyrb Cindy Mellinger, & Curt Unruh
TABLE OF
CONTENTS
April Calendar - 2
Teen & Adult
Programs - 4
The Adamstown Area Library and Cocalico Cares are providing a fun FREE Spring
experience for our youngest community members! Spring symbols will be located
in participating business windows; after finding as many images as you can, bring Fun Facts & Library
Offerings - 5
your flyer to the Adamstown Area Library to claim your goody bag! The grand
prize being $100. Additionally, you can enter to win a raffle prize by uploading a
picture of yourself playing the scavenger hunt to the Cocalico Cares Facebook
Youth Programs - 6
page before June 1!
EMAIL: INFO@ADAMSTOWN.LIB.PA.US PHONE: 717.484.4200 ADDRESS: 110 W. MAIN ST., ADAMSTOWN, PA 19501
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4 MONDAY 11 MONDAY 13 WEDNESDAY
AMERICAN GIRL BAG S.T.E.M. PROGRAMMING TECH Q&A
PICKUP @ 12PM-6PM @ 4:30PM-6:30PM
There will be a new American Drop-in activities on science, Schedule a half hour one-on-
Girl packet to pick up in the technology, engineering, and one session at the library to
library foyer, filled with fun for math! Explore S.T.E.M. with get help with your devices or
you and your doll. 1 per games, activities, and learn new skills. Please call
family please. projects on the second the library to schedule a time
Monday of EVERY month slot!
6 WEDNESDAY with Miss Aubrey! This
BUDDING BOOKWORMS month's theme is "Up in the 14 THURSDAY
@ 9:30AM OR 10:30AM Air & Down in the Water!" HUGS & HIJINKS WITH
Preschool Storytime with HANK @ 3:00PM-4:00PM
Miss Maribeth. Join us for 12 TUESDAY Did you have a stressful day?
books, songs, activities & GENEALOGY GROUP Come read, play, and be silly
craft. Ages 2-5 @ 6:30PM-7:45PM with our friend Hank the
This group will meet at the French Bulldog and his mom
library once a month for (Stacy). He is sure to brighten
lively discussions, research your day!
help or short talks from
genealogy researcher Ken
McCrea. Join others with an
15 FRIDAY
7 THURSDAY interest in researching family GOOD FRIDAY
FAFSA WORKSHOP @ 6PM history and learn more The library will be closed in
Dreaming of College? The about online resources for observance of Good Friday.
path to graduating with less genealogy research.
debt starts here! Join us for
this Free Program. Education
18 MONDAY
TEEN TAKE & MAKE
Assistance Agency. Visit the
PACKET PICKUP
library’s website event
calendar to sign up. Get creative with our ready-
to-go kits! Check here each
11 MONDAY 13 WEDNESDAY month to see what you can
LEGO ACTIVITY BAG PICKUP BUDDING BOOKWORMS learn to make with just a few
There will be a new Lego @ 9:30AM OR 10:30AM simple materials, provided to
packet for you to pick up in Preschool Storytime with you at no cost, and a few
the library foyer with Miss Maribeth. Join us for easy instructions. Supplies
instructions for a special books, songs, activities & are limited, so stop by to
project. 1 per family please. craft. Ages 2-5 claim your bag today!
EVENT CALENDAR
19 TUESDAY 23 SATURDAY 27 WEDNESDAY
ALMOST PERFECT CRIMES "YOU CHOOSE" PARTY BUDDING BOOKWORMS
@ 6:30PM=7:30PM @ 10:00AM-12:00PM @ 9:30AM OR 10:30AM
Join Miss Jess as we discover Deselection with a Twist! Preschool Storytime with
together “Whodunit!” Upon Some books have not been Miss Maribeth. Join us for
registration, you will receive checked out in quite a while. books, songs, activities &
the Zoom link and the Mini Do you think we should keep craft. Ages 2-5
Murder Mystery Story. them in our collection? Or
Additional clues and evidence should they be lovingly
will be revealed during our donated to the Friend’s Book
meeting as we try to solve the Sale? Choose which section
crime together. For ages you are most comfortably
teen/adult due to some judging the outcome: Teen
graphic content. (YA), Juvenile Fiction (JF),
Picture Books (Everybody).
Help decide on our outdated 27 WEDNESDAY
19 TUESDAY books for chance to win $10
HERO STORYTIME
IDENTITY THEFT Dunkin Gift Card raffle prize.
@ 10:00AM
@ 6:30PM-7:30PM During Superhero week, we
April is Financial Literacy 26 TUESDAY encourage families to talk to
Month! In this brief seminar, UNDERSTANDING CREDIT children about “everyday
you will learn how to guard @ 6:30PM=7:30PM heroes” in our community!
against identity theft, During this seminar, Join us for exciting stories,
recognize and reduce the risk Brandon Webb of Members songs, fingerplays, craft, and
of elder financial exploitation, 1st Federal Credit Union will a tour of the fire engine.
and find other helpful provide you with the Children can come dressed
resources for managing your necessary tools to make as their favorite community
money and reporting financial financially sound decisions. hero.
exploitation. You’ll learn how to manage
your use of credit, including 28 THURSDAY
how to build your credit HUGS & HIJINKS WITH
20 WEDNESDAY history, components of a HANK @ 3:00PM-4:00PM
BUDDING BOOKWORMS credit score, types of credit, Did you have a stressful day?
@ 9:30AM OR 10:30AM using credit wisely, and Come read, play, and be silly
Preschool Storytime with Miss comparing credit cards. with our friend Hank the
Maribeth. Join us for books, Includes a presentation and French Bulldog and his mom
songs, activities & craft. Ages activity designed for adults (Stacy). He is sure to brighten
2-5 and older teens. your day!
BOOK SALE & TWO
DONATIONS AUTHORS...
EVERY TUESDAY 10AM-6PM &
EVERY SATURDAY 11AM-2PM AT
ONE STAGE
THE OLD LIBRARY MAY 24, 2022 @ 11:00AM
CALVARY CHURCH, LANCASTER
The books sales are back! The
Friends of the Adamstown Area MONDAYS The Council of Friends of Lancaster
Library are accepting book, puzzle, County’s Public Libraries has
CD, and DVD donations at the old ARE FOR arranged for two NYTimes best-
library on a monthly basis as well as selling authors to appear on stage at
hosting the a book sale. Thank you S.T.E.M. the same time! Adriana Trigiani and
for all of your kind and helpful Chris Bohjalian will share one stage
donations! Donations may always be EVERY SECOND MONDAY to benefit public libraries.
dropped off at Weaver's Market in DROP-IN ACTIVITIES 12PM-6PM The $65.00 event ticket will entitle
the book drop in the entryway. guests to receive two complimentary
The MakeIT AAL program is a hands- books: a copy of Trigiani’s new book
on S.T.E.M. education program held Good Left Undone and Bohjalian’s
on the second Monday of every new book, The Lioness.
month, led by Miss Aubrey from the
library staff. This month will feature:
a "Dissolving in Water" activity for
Pre-K where we learn about how
things dissolve in water and what
solutions, solvents, and solutes are
AND a "Sink or Float" activity for K-12
where we build boats out of given
materials to see if they will on the
DIGITAL water or sink into the sea! TECHNOLOGY
LITERACY TUTORING
TRAINING WITH LAURA RUSSELL
WEDNESDAY 3:00PM-7:00PM & We offer 1 on 1 tutoring by
FRIDAY 10:00AM-4:00PM appointment on the second
Wednesday of every month from
Millersville University has partnered 4:30PM-6:30PM! Whether you are new
with the Adamstown Area Library to to the world of computing, need a
provide FREE computer and digital refresher, or require help with a one
literacy training that focuses on basic particular issue, we are here to help.
computer skills to assist job seeking Schedule a meeting time with one of
and job performance. Register with our knowledgeable staff today by
the Grant Program Assistant, Aubrey calling the library. A mask will be be
Laity, at 717-871-5951. required.
APRIL 2022
LIBRARY MONTHLY
TRIVIA RAFFLE
BY AUBREY LAITY BASKET
Did you know that reading reduces SPONSORED BY THE FRIENDS OF
THE ADAMSTOWN AREA LIBRARY
stress? A 2009 study conducted by
the University of Sussex found that
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even only reading 6 minutes a day
can reduce stress levels by up to
POST You can purchase a ticket for $1.00
for a chance to win the basket. At
68%! That means that this is quicker the end of each month, one ticket
"RANDOM READS"
and works better than many other will be drawn and the winner will be
stress lowering methods like contacted!
Do you tend to stick to the same
listening to music or drinking tea.
author or genre? Step outside your
comfort zone and read something
new! One book has been selected by
author's last name from each letter
of the alphabet for both "Adult
Fiction" and "Children's Everybody"
books.
A : Afterlife by Julia Alvarez
B : Keeping the House by Ellen
Baker
C : No Judgements by Meg Cabot VISIT THE
D: Song of a Captive Bird by
Jasmin Darznik MUSEUMS!
Read the blog post for all of the
COME GET MUSEUM PASSES
selections, A-Z! Try checking out the
book that correlates to the first letter
of your first name, the last letter of The Library System of Lancaster
PASSPORT your last name, the first letter of the County has a number of museum
passes available for patrons to use
month you were born in, or the first
PROCESSING letter of your favorite food! for free!
Demuth Museum
INCREASED AVAILABILITY Ephrata Cloister
Hands-on-House & Children's
The Adamstown Area Library is a Museum of Lancaster
passport office for the United States The Lancaster Museum of Art
Department of State. Passports and Lancaster Science Factory
passport photos are processed by Landis Valley Village and Farm
appointment only. Additionally, Museum
starting April 1, we are a licensed President James Buchanan's
notary! Please call the library at 717- Wheatland
484-4200 to schedule an Railroad Museum of
appointment. Pennsylvania
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YOUTH
PROGRAMMING
EVERY WEDNESDAY 9:30AM & 10:30AM
Budding Bookworms Preschool Storytime with Miss Maribeth. Join
us for books, songs, activities, and crafts! Ages 2-5 with an adult.
FRIDAY FRIENDS PLAYTIME 10:00AM-12:00PM
Drop-in and play with your new friends from the library! 1st Friday is
Block Party. 2nd Friday is Flannel Board Fun. 3rd Friday is Market
Mania. 4th Friday is Puppet Playtime.
EASTER EGG HUNT
All thru April! Check out a book that has a beautiful paper egg inside
and get a piece of candy at the circulation desk!
SPRING I-SPY WINDOW GAME
All April. Stop in at the library to "spy with your little eye" all the fun
things on the window. The list of items changes weekly. When you
finish, come inside to receive your congratulatory sticker!
SPRING SCAVENGER HUNT
All April and May. Spring Flower Scavenger Hunt in the woods behind the library. Tell the Librarian how many you
found for a prize. An extra surprise: Read the Story on the Window for some more fun!
SUPERHERO SCAVENGER HUNT
April 25-30. In honor of National Superhero Day (April 28th) we would like to honor all our heroes, both real and
fictional! Pick up entry form and bookmark at the Circulation Desk. When finished, return for a chance to win one of
six cool posters! Ages 10-18.
SWARTZ'S ROADSIDE STAND'S LIVE ANIMALS
March 28 - April 9 : Baby Chicks have arrived, and they are making quite a racket in the library! Pop in to see what all
the peeping is about! Thank you to Swartz’s Roadside Stand for letting us “Rent a chick”!
CONGRATS TO OUR SPRING
SCAVENGER HUNT WINNERS!
62 young patrons participated by searching for bunnies
dressed up as book characters hiding in the children’s
room.
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