Central Pennsylvania Events
Central Pennsylvania Regional Programs & Events – April 2024
CHILDREN
Lego Club
Date: April 4th
Time: 6:00pm-7:00pm
Ages: 6yrs and up
Location: Dillsburg Library
Details: Do your own design or the monthly challenge
Registration: Online registration
Homeschool Club- STEAM
Date: April 5th
Time: 1:00pm-2:00pm
Ages: 5yrs-12yrs
Location: Trone Memorial Library, East Berlin
Details: Interactive program about the eclipse
Registration: Online registration or call 717-259-9000
Flashlight Book Check Out
Date: April 9th
Time: 4:30pm-7:30pm
Location: Trone Memorial Library, East Berlin
Details: Check out books from the darkened children’s area using a flashlight provided by the library
Read to the Dogs
Dates: April 9th, April 16th, April 23rd, and April 30th
Time: 4:30pm-5:30pm
Location: Amelia Givens Memorial Library, Mt Holly Springs
Details: Register online for 15min slots to read to therapy dogs
Books & Barks
Date: April 9th
Time: 6:00pm-7:00pm
Location: Gettysburg Library
Details: Practice reading to Danny, the therapy dog and celebrate Danny’s birthday
3rd & 4th Grade Book Club
Date: April 10th
Time: 4:30pm-5:30pm
Location: Gettysburg Library
Details: Discuss a good book and share a snack
Legopalooza
Date: April 10th
Time: 4:30pm-5:30pm
Location: Harbaugh Thomas Memorial Library, Biglerville
Details: Free play and optional challenge
Registration: Online registration required
3rd-5th Grade Book Club: Book to Movie
Date: April 11th
Time: 4:30pm-5:30pm
Location: Harbaugh Thomas Memorial Library, Biglerville
Details: Discuss Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo. Pizza provided.
Registration: Register and pick up monthly book at the library
Crafternoon
Date: April 11th
Time: 4:30pm-5:30pm
Ages: K-5th
Location: Gettysburg Library
Details: Make reading craft for National Library Week
Planting Day – Gardening for Kids
Date: April 11th
Time: 6:00pm-7:00pm
Ages: 6yrs and up
Location: Dillsburg Library
Details: Paint a flower pot and plant seeds
Register: Online registration required
Barks & Books
Date: April 11th
Time: 6:30pm-7:30pm
Location: Trone Memorial Library, East Berlin
Details: 15 minutes sessions reading to KPETS therapy dogs
Register: Call the library at 717-259-9000 to register
Library Mini Golf
Date: April 13th
Time: All Day
Ages: Children & their families
Location: Trone Memorial Library, East Berlin
Details: Celebrate Library Week by playing 9 holes of book mini golf at the library. Groups up to 6 people.
Registration: Call 717-259-9000 for tee times
Stories and STEM
Date: April 13th
Time: 10:30am-11:15am
Location: Trone Memorial Library, East Berlin
Details: Enjoy nonfiction story time on plants and enjoy STEM activity
Barks & Books
Date: April 15th
Time: 6:00pm-7:00pm
Location: Littlestown Library
Details: Read with Danny, the therapy dog
Bedtime Stories with Ms Sherry
Date: April 16th
Time: 6:30pm-7:30pm
Location: Trone Memorial Library, East Berlin
Details: Children of all ages join Miss Sherry for bedtime stories
Coding Club
Date: April 18th
Time: 6:00pm-7:00pm
Ages: 8yrs & up
Location: Dillsburg Library
Details: Remix monthly challenge or code your own project
Registration: Online registration required
Homeschool: Full Steam Ahead
Date: April 19th
Time: 1:00pm-2:00pm
Ages: K-6th grade
Location Harbaugh Thomas Memorial Library, Biglerville
Details: Hands-on learning focused on word play
Registration: Online registration required
Flower Seed Bombs
Date: April 19th
Time: 3:30pm-4:30pm
Location: New Oxford Library
Details: Celebrate Earth Day by making seed bombs out of recycled paper and flower seeds
Registration: Online registration required
Earth Day Eats
Date: April 21st
Time: 2:00pm-3:00pm
Ages: 8yrs-14yrs
Location: Gettysburg Library
Details: Learn about eco-friendly recipes for Earth Day
Registration: Online registration required
7th & 8th Grade Book Club
Date: April 24th
Time: 4:30pm-5:30pm
Location: Gettysburg Library
Details: Discuss a good book & share a snack
Kids Discover: Pollywogs
Date: April 25th
Time: 2:00pm-4:00pm
Ages: 5yrs-10yrs
Location: Detweiler Park, 1451 Peter Mtn Rd, Dauphin
Details: Naturalist led and interactive program of pond and creek exploration. One chaperone per child.
Cost: $5.00 per child. Chaperone free
Registration: www.explorewildwoodpark.org/events/
Children’s Literature Jeopardy & Pizza Party
Date: April 30th
Time: 5:00pm-7:00pm
Ages: K-5th grade
Location: Trone Memorial Library, East Berlin
Details: Join friends for a pizza party & lively game of book related jeopardy. Book package prize.
Register: Online registration required
TEENS /TWEENS
Space Night
Date: April 4th
Time: 6:00pm-7:00pm
Location: Trone Memorial Library, East Berlin
Details: Learn about upcoming eclipse. Make a star finder and solar viewer. Snack and supplies provided
Registration: Online registration required
Homeschool Afternoon: Space & Eclipse
Date: April 5th
Time: 1:00-2:00pm
Ages: 7th – 12th grades
Location: Trone Memorial Library, East Berlin
Details: Interactive learning about upcoming eclipse
Registration: Online registration required
Table Tennis
Dates: Wednesday & Friday Nights
Time: 2:45pm-5:00pm
Location: Harbaugh Thomas Memorial Library, Biglerville
Details: Stop by for casual or competitive table tennis
Registration: Online registration required
Book Jewelry
Date: April 9th
Time: 4:00pm-5:00pm
Location: Littlestown Library
Details: Make jewelry from books
Registration: Online registration required
Diamond Painting Evening
Date: April 18th
Time: 6:00pm – 7:00pm
Ages: 12yrs-18yrs
Location: Trone Memorial Library, East Berlin
Details: Make diamond painting coasters. Supplies & snacks provided
Registration: Online registration required
Diamond Painting
Date: April 4th & April 18th
Time: 1:00pm-3:00pm
Ages: Teens & Adults
Location: Harbaugh Thomas Memorial Library, Biglerville
Details: Drop in and try a sparkling diamond painting project
Registration: Online registration required
Writers Workshop
Dates: April 9th & April 23rd
Time: 5:00pm-6:00pm
Location: Gettysburg Library
Details: Explore writing and discuss elements of writing
Registration: Online registration required
Spanish Conversation Club
Dates: April 10th & April 24th
Time: 3:00pm-4:00pm
Ages: Teens & Adults
Location: New Oxford Library
Details: Join club to practice conversational Spanish club led by ESL teacher, Minerva Medina. Club for beginners
Registration: Online registration required
Crafting in the Afternoon
Date: April 11th & April 25th
Time: 1:30pm-3:30pm
Ages: Teens & Adults
Location: Harbaugh Thomas Memorial Library, Biglerville
Details: Bring your crafting supplies and join friends in crafting
Teen Time
Date: April 11th
Time: 6:30pm-7:30pm
Location: Trone Memorial Library, East Berlin
Details: Make DIY suncatchers
Registration: Online registration required
Personality Fun Test
Date: April 12th
Time: 3:00pm-5:00pm
Ages: 7th – 12th grades
Location: Harbaugh Thomas Memorial Library, Biglerville
Details: Take a fun personality test to discover your personality type and discover fictional characters sharing your personality type.
Registration: Online registration required
Homeschool Days: All About Birds
Date: April 15th
Time: 11:00am-2:30pm
Ages: 5yrs-12yrs
Location: Strawberry Hill Nature Preserve, Fairfield
Details: Learn about bird behavior as well as spring migration. Learn to be a citizen scientist and take a guided bird walk.
Costs: $20 per child. Chaperones are required and free. Sibling discounts available
Registration: www.strawberryhill.org/homeschool
Teen Time Tuesday
Date: April 16th
Time: 2:30-pm-4:00pm
Ages: 12yrs-18yrs
Location: New Oxford Library
Details: Unwind after school with friends, games, crafts & music
Napkin Decorating
Date: April 17th
Time: 3:00pm-5:00pm
Ages: Teens
Location: Harbaugh Thomas Memorial Library, Biglerville
Details: Decorate a cloth dinner napkin for spring
Registration: Online registration required
UNO Tournament
Date: April 18th
Time: 4:30pm-5:30pm
Ages: 8yrs-17yrs
Location: Gettysburg Library
Details: Compete against friends to see who is the best UNO player in the county
Register: Online registration required
Lego Car Competition
Date: April 24th
Time: 3:00pm-4:30pm
Location: Harbaugh Thomas Memorial Library, Biglerville
Details: Build a Lego car & put it through various tests for a chance to win a prize
Registration: Online registration required
Button Bouquets
Date: April 24th
Time: 3:00pm-5:00pm
Ages: Teens & Adults
Location: Trone Memorial Library, East Berlin
Details: Create your own fun & colorful button bouquet.
Registration: Online registration required
Watercolor Paint Night
Date: April 25th
Time: 6:00pm-7:00pm
Location: Trone Memorial Library, East Berlin
Details: Experiment with different watercolor techniques & create a masterpiece. Snacks & supplies provided
Registration: Online registration required
FAMILIES
Drop In Thursdays
Dates: Thursdays in April
Ages: All ages
Time: All Day
Location: Trone Memorial Library, East Berlin
Details: Enjoy activities such as story walks and scavenger hunts
Total Eclipse of the Library Party
Date: April 6th
Time: Noon-4:00pm
Ages: Everyone
Location: Littlestown Library
Details: Enjoy space activities & refreshments. Free solar glasses
Registration: Online registration encouraged
Celestial Celebration
Date: April 6th
Time: 1:00pm-2:00pm
Location: New Oxford Library
Details: Enjoy space related snacks, stories and music. Bring a black T-shirt to create a solar eclipse T-shirt. Free solar glasses
Tabletop Game Day
Date: April 6th
Time: 1:00pm-3:30pm
Ages: Age 10yrs & up
Location: Harbaugh Thomas Memorial Library, Biglerville
Details: Bring a board or card game to share or come learn a new game
Registration: Online registration required
National Library Week Bookmarks
Date: April 7th – April 12th
Time: All Day
Ages: Everyone
Location: Gettysburg Library
Details: Stop by children’s room & make your own bookmark
Drop In Crafting: A Total Eclipse
Date: April 7th
Time: 2:00pm-4:00pm
Ages: Everyone
Location: Gettysburg Library
Details: Stop by to make eclipse crafts & get a free pair of solar glasses
Solar Eclipse Picnic
Date: April 8th
Time: 2:00pm-4:00pm
Ages: Everyone
Location: East Berlin Community Park (If bad weather, Trone Memorial Library)
Details: Bring blanket & snacks to enjoy eclipse. Solar glasses provided.
Registration: Online registration required
Eclipse Party
Date: April 8th
Time: 2:45pm-3:45pm
Location: Harbaugh Thomas Memorial Library, Biglerville
Details: Enjoy space related activities & watch eclipse from courtyard. Solar glasses and snacks provided
Registration: Online registration required
Fun with Chess
Dates: Mondays starting April 1st
Time: 6:00pm-7:45pm
Ages: All ages and skill levels
Details: Drop-in chess games for all skill levels
Where: Littlestown Library
Homeschool Skates
Dates: Wednesdays
Time: 1:00pm-3:30pm
Ages: Everyone
Location: Magic Elm Skateland, Hanover
Fees: $8 admission including skate rental
Knot Another Stitch
Dates: Tuesdays in April
Time: 12:30pm-2:00pm
Ages: All Ages
Location: New Oxford Library
Details: Drop in to do needle crafts with friends. No registration needed. All skill levels welcome
Puzzle Challenge
Date: April 27th
Time: 1:00pm-3:00pm
Ages: Everyone
Location: Harbaugh Thomas Memorial Library, Biglerville
Details: Come as a team or join others to see which team finishes the puzzle first
Registration: Online registration required
Meet the Artist Night
Dates: April 9th
Time: 6:00pm-7:30pm
Location: Trone Memorial Library, East Berlin
Details: Come view Bermudian Springs High School art & meet the artists.
Sign Time
Date: April 10th
Time: 4:30pm-6:00pm
Ages: 7yrs and up
Location: Trone Memorial Library, East Berlin
Details: Learn American Sign Language. All ages and levels welcome.
Registration: Online registration required
Intro to Diamond Painting
Date: April 11th
Time: 6:30pm-7:15pm
Ages: 7yrs and up
Location: Carroll Valley Library, Fairfield
Details: Come to intro class and make a flower project
Registration: Online registration required
Club 1399
Date: April 15th
Time: 2:00pm-3:00pm
Location: Gettysburg Library
Details: Interactive program for adults and teens with developmental disabilities
Registration: Online registration required
NYCHAPS Speaker Series
Date: April 18th
Time: 6:30pm-8:00pm
Ages: Teens & Adults
Location: Maple Shade Barn, Dillsburg
Details: Author James Rada, Jr discusses Civil War nurses
Costs: free for NYCHAPS members and $5 for nonmembers. Payable at door
Earth Day Celebration
Date: April 22nd
Time: 4:30pm-5:30pm
Ages: Everyone
Location: Gettysburg Library
Details: Watch a Disney nature movie and make art from recycled materials
Jigsaw Puzzle Contest
Date: April 22nd
Time: 6:00pm-7:30pm
Location: Carroll Valley Library, Fairfield
Details: Teams of 3-4 people compete to put together a puzzle first.
Registration: Online registration required
Wetlands Festival
Date: April 27th
Location: Wildwood Nature Preserve, Harrisburg
Details: Festival with nature programs, displays and activities for the whole family. Guided bird walks and tours.
Adams County Blossom Festival
Date: April 27th
Time: 9:00am-3:00pm
Location: National Apple Museum, Biglerville
Details: Free Family fun including live music, museum tours, craft vendors, food vendors, kids games and horse drawn carriage rides
Pennsylvania Department of Conservation & Natural Resources (DCNR) provides many free programs and events for the entire family. These events include bird walks, wildflower walks, orienteering programs, and forestry/natural resource programs. Many parks also offer Pa history programs and have holiday programs and programs on the upcoming eclipse.More information can be found at the DCNR Calendar of Events at https://events.dcnr.pa.gov.
VIRTUAL PROGRAMS
Knot Another Stitch: Knit & Needle Crafts
Dates: Mondays in April
Ages: Everyone
Time: 6:30pm-7:30pm
Details: Learn how to knit and do needle crafts via Zoom. Sponsored by Adams County Library
Registration: Online registration or call New Oxford Library
Tiny Art- Solar Eclipse
Date: April 27th
Time: 1:00pm-2:00pm
Ages: 12yrs & up
Details: Enjoy a solar eclipse themed paint night. Limited kits. Pick up kits at Littlestown Library or have sent to local library. Video available starting 1:00pm on April 27th
Registration: Online registration opens on April 21st.
MISCELLANEOUS /FUTURE EVENTS
What Does Poop, Farms and Food Have In Common?
Date: April 9th
Time: 6:00pm-7:00pm
Location: Bosler Memorial Library
Details: Program concerning where our food waste goes and the price to the economy. Follow poop to the wastewater plant to the farms to food. In person or via Zoom
Registration: https://bit.ly/ConversationCompost
Homeschooling 101 Parent Workshop
Date: April 25th
Time: 6:30pm-9:00pm
Location: Christ Community Church, 1201 Slate Hill Road, Camp Hill
Details: Harrisburg Area Homeschoolers Association (HAHA) is hosting a panel discussion by experts on the topics of Pa Law for High School, Diploma Programs, Dual Enrollment and ROTC. Multiple resources, handouts and Q&A sessions. No childcare available so program limited to parents only.
Cost: $15 per person & $20 for couples. Payment upon signup
Registration: Register at https://www.homeschool-life.com/326/events/events_view?public=1&eventid=3523651
Contact: Beth Mellott at HomeschoolLegacy@gmail.com
Homeschool International Fair
Date: April 4th
Time: 6:30pm
Ages: K-12th grade
Location: Heidlersburg United Brethren Church, 2736 Heidlersburg Road, Gettysburg, Pa
Details: Opportunity for students to present an oral report and create a display on a foreign country.
Registration: For registration and more details, contact Kelly Gotwalt at BgKg1214@yahoo.com. Deadline to register is March 14th
Friends of Littlestown Library Book Sale
Dates: April 19th & April 20th
Time: 8:30am-6:00pm
Location: Littlestown Library
Book Sale
Dates: April 20th-April 27th
Location: Dillsburg Library
Oakes Museum- Homeschool Science Classes & Labs
Details: Numerous Homeschool science classes and labs for all ages of students. Curator Club also offers Saturday morning science classes for 3rd-5th graders. Classes start January 13th. CC2 provides labs on Thursday nights and Saturday afternoons for 6th-8th graders. Check Oakes Museum website at www.messiah.edu