Elizabethtown Public Library
10 South Market Street
Elizabethtown, PA 17022
p: 717-367-7467
f: 717-367-5019
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Library Events

Join us for upcoming events, classes and programs at Elizabethtown Public Library! Registration is Required and Events are Free and Open to the Public unless otherwise noted. Space may be Limited. Contact the Library at 717-367-7467 or information@etownpubliclibrary.org to learn more.
Limit by location:       Limit by audience:   
Toddler Time
Wednesday, Jul. 9, 10:30 am
or call 717-367-7467.
Join us for this active storytime!  Play together with fun stories, rhymes, dances and songs.  A new theme each week will engage little ones with colors, word sounds, patterns, and shapes.  Time to play and socialize with friends follows each session.  
This program is designed especially for busy toddlers ages 18-36 months with a caregiver.  Younger siblings must be supervised for their safety.  Toddler Storytime meets on Wednesday: June 11, 18 & 25; July 2, 9, 16, 23, 30; August 6 & 13  in the Youth Area Turret Room on the 2nd floor. 
Please register in advance to attend.
STEM Stations
Wednesday, Jul. 9, 2 pm
or call 717-367-7467.
STEM Stations - come create with us!  STEM is the name of the game as we make something great.
Wednesday, July 9 & 23; Thursday, August 7 all at 2 p.m.    Ages 8 and up and limited to 12 per session.   
STEM is held in Youth Services on the 2nd floor of the Library.  
Please sign up for each individual session that you want to attend.  
Family Story Time
Thursday, Jul. 10, 10:30 am
or call 717-367-7467.
Enjoy family time together with stories, silly songs, and rhymes.  A new theme each week will entertain preschoolers and develop school readiness skill with vocabulary, colors, numbers, faces and shapes.  A fun make-and-take craft follows each session.
This program is designed for preschoolers and family members to participate together.  Meets in the 2nd floor turret room of the Library.  Please register in advance to attend. 
Summer sessions dates continue Thursday, July 3, 10, 17, 24 & 31; August 7 & 14 at 10:30 a.m. 
Thursday, Jul. 10, 2 pm
or call 717-367-7467.
Lancaster County Department of Parks and Rec. presents: Experiment with Light and Color - Come investigate the fascinating world of light and color.  Participants will enjoy using science equipment such as prisms, prism glasses, slinkies, blacklights and more.  Be prepared to be wowed by light and color! 

Thursday, July 10 at 2 pm (for Teens), limit 25 and will be held in the Lower Level of the Library.  
Splash of Math/Bounc
Friday, Jul. 11, 11 am
or call 717-367-7467.
Roll the numbers with big rubber dice!  Friday, July 11 from 11am-12pm in Youth Services, Limit 9
Family LEGO Club
Saturday, Jul. 12, 11 am
or call 717-367-7467.
Family LEGO Club is held on the 2nd and 4th Saturdays of the month.  Join us as we build and create the special mission for the day.  Register for each session individually, mark your calendars and plan to attend!
June 14 & 28; July 12 & 26; August 9 & 23.  We will build from 11 a.m. until noon. 
LEGO Club has a limit of 15 per session, is for ages 5 and up, and is held in the Youth Services on the 2nd floor of the Library.  
Baby Time
Monday, Jul. 14, 9:30 am
or call 717-367-7467.
Enjoy time together with sweet stories, rhymes and songs,   A new theme each week will expose these earliest readers to colors, word sounds, faces and shapes.  Time to play and socialize with friends follows each session. 
This program is designed especially for ages newborn-17 months with a caregiver.  Siblings must be supervised for babies' safety.  Meets on the 2nd floor of the Library in the Turret room. 
Please register in advance to attend. Summer session dates: Monday June 9, 16, 23 and 30; July 7, 14, 21 and 28: August 4 at 9:30 a.m. 
Baby Musik Time
Tuesday, Jul. 15, 10:00 a.m.
or call 717-367-7467.
Musik Time is presented by our friends from "Breakthrough Music Therapy" on the 3rd Tuesday of each month.
Musik Time is an interactive music experience designed to target and promote healthy developmental skills, while still being fun and engaging. The program is firmly music based, however other elements such as sign language, movement, foreign languages, and dramatic storytelling are often incorporated.   
10:00 am for babies 6-23 months.  Meets in the 2nd floor Turret Room.
Please you must, register in advance to attend. Limit 15 children with 1 Adult Caregiver for each child. 
Preschool Musik Time
Tuesday, Jul. 15, 10:30 a.m.
or call 717-367-7467.
Preschool Musik Time is presented by our friends at "Breakthrough Music Therapy on the 3rd Tuesday of each month at 10:30 a.m.   Musik Time is an interactive music experience designed to target and promote healthy developmental skills, while still being fun and engaging. The program is firmly music based, however other elements such as sign language, movement, foreign languages, and dramatic storytelling are often incorporated. 
Please you must, register in advance to attend. This registration is for the Preschool Musik Time, ages 2-5 years. Limit 15 children with 1 Adult Caregiver for each child.   Meets in the 2nd floor Turret Room.  
Toddler Time
Wednesday, Jul. 16, 10:30 am
or call 717-367-7467.
Join us for this active storytime!  Play together with fun stories, rhymes, dances and songs.  A new theme each week will engage little ones with colors, word sounds, patterns, and shapes.  Time to play and socialize with friends follows each session.  
This program is designed especially for busy toddlers ages 18-36 months with a caregiver.  Younger siblings must be supervised for their safety.  Toddler Storytime meets on Wednesday: June 11, 18 & 25; July 2, 9, 16, 23, 30; August 6 & 13  in the Youth Area Turret Room on the 2nd floor. 
Please register in advance to attend.
Family Story Time
Thursday, Jul. 17, 10:30 am
or call 717-367-7467.
Enjoy family time together with stories, silly songs, and rhymes.  A new theme each week will entertain preschoolers and develop school readiness skill with vocabulary, colors, numbers, faces and shapes.  A fun make-and-take craft follows each session.
This program is designed for preschoolers and family members to participate together.  Meets in the 2nd floor turret room of the Library.  Please register in advance to attend. 
Summer sessions dates continue Thursday, July 3, 10, 17, 24 & 31; August 7 & 14 at 10:30 a.m. 
Breaker Space
Friday, Jul. 18, 12 pm
or call 717-367-7467.
Bring in your broken electronic items: game system, laptop, phone, small appliance or use one of our items and let's see what is inside! 
(No televisons please)  Use tools to deconstruct the things we see and use every day. 
Two dates available-Friday, July 18th at 12 pm and Wednesday, August 13 at 2 pm  (Tweens and Teens)   Limit is 12 each session and will be held in Youth Services. 
K-Pets Therapy Readi
Saturday, Jul. 19, 10:30 am
or call 717-367-7467.
Build up your reading confidence by sharing a story with a furry friend.  Bring along your own book or choose one from our collection.  
Our furry friends will be here on the 3rd Saturday of each month. (This program is especially for our beginning readers) Our summer sessions are:  June 21, July 19, and August 16 from 10:30-11:30 am.  There is a limit of 10 participates and is held in the Youth Services Turret Room. 
 
Saturday Stories
Saturday, Jul. 19, 12:00PM
or call 717-367-7467.
Join us for guest reader & local author Jessica Whipple as she shares some stories with us! After stories you can visit with Miss Jessica and ask her questions.  This program is no cost to participants and is designed for families. Please register in advance to attend. Will take place on the 2nd floor in the Turret Room.  Hope to see you there! 
Baby Time
Monday, Jul. 21, 9:30 am
or call 717-367-7467.
Enjoy time together with sweet stories, rhymes and songs,   A new theme each week will expose these earliest readers to colors, word sounds, faces and shapes.  Time to play and socialize with friends follows each session. 
This program is designed especially for ages newborn-17 months with a caregiver.  Siblings must be supervised for babies' safety.  Meets on the 2nd floor of the Library in the Turret room. 
Please register in advance to attend. Summer session dates: Monday June 9, 16, 23 and 30; July 7, 14, 21 and 28: August 4 at 9:30 a.m. 
Phredd, Ukelele One
Tuesday, Jul. 22, 10 am
or call 717-367-7467.
Phredd, Ukelele One Man Band Concert - An interactive music program for kids and families that includes singing, dancing, hand motions, and fun!   This program features original songs about pirates, tricycles, chickens, snowmen, popcorn, and all sorts of fun things!  
Tuesday, July 22nd at 10 am.  This is a family event and has a limit of 50.  Held in the Lower Level of the Library.  
Tuesday, Jul. 22, 4:00PM
or call 717-367-7467.
Find out about these colorful friends in nature, their characteristics and patterns, as we study and raise our own butterflies to be released in our courtyard.  This 2-part series happens on Tuesday, July 22 and 29 at 4pm.  Join us for each special session (ages 5 and up) Limit to 12, held in Youth Services. 
Toddler Time
Wednesday, Jul. 23, 10:30 am
or call 717-367-7467.
Join us for this active storytime!  Play together with fun stories, rhymes, dances and songs.  A new theme each week will engage little ones with colors, word sounds, patterns, and shapes.  Time to play and socialize with friends follows each session.  
This program is designed especially for busy toddlers ages 18-36 months with a caregiver.  Younger siblings must be supervised for their safety.  Toddler Storytime meets on Wednesday: June 11, 18 & 25; July 2, 9, 16, 23, 30; August 6 & 13  in the Youth Area Turret Room on the 2nd floor. 
Please register in advance to attend.
STEM Stations
Wednesday, Jul. 23, 2 pm
or call 717-367-7467.
STEM Stations - come create with us!  STEM is the name of the game as we make something great.
Wednesday, July 9 & 23; Thursday, August 7 all at 2 p.m.    Ages 8 and up and limited to 12 per session.   
STEM is held in Youth Services on the 2nd floor of the Library.  
Please sign up for each individual session that you want to attend.  
Family Story Time
Thursday, Jul. 24, 10:30 am
or call 717-367-7467.
Enjoy family time together with stories, silly songs, and rhymes.  A new theme each week will entertain preschoolers and develop school readiness skill with vocabulary, colors, numbers, faces and shapes.  A fun make-and-take craft follows each session.
This program is designed for preschoolers and family members to participate together.  Meets in the 2nd floor turret room of the Library.  Please register in advance to attend. 
Summer sessions dates continue Thursday, July 3, 10, 17, 24 & 31; August 7 & 14 at 10:30 a.m. 
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