
Central Pennsylvania Events
MAY 2023 Central Pennsylvania Regional Programs and Events
CHILDREN
Barks & Books
Date: May 1st
Time: 6:30pm-7:30pm
Location: Carroll Valley Library, Fairfield
Details: Read to a therapy dog
Read to the Dogs
Date: May 2nd, May 9th & May 16th
Time: 4:30pm-5:30pm
Location: Amelia Givin Memorial Library, Mt Holly Springs
Details: Read to therapy dog for children up to 12yrs. Sign up for 15mins sessions
Registration: Online registration required
Kid Scientists
Date: May 4th
Time: 4:00pm-5:00pm
Ages: 6yrs-12yrs
Location: Littlestown Library
Details: Take on challenge to create something new
Registration: Online registration encouraged
May the Fourth be with You: Jedi Training
Date: May 4nd
Time: 5:00pm-6:00pm
Location: Gettysburg Library
Details: Come & see what it takes to become a young jedi
Registration: Online registration required online. Limited space
Barks & Books
Date: May 4th
Time: 6:30pm-7:30pm
Location: New Oxford Library
Details: Sign up for 15mins session to read to Danny, the therapy dog.
Registration: Visit library to register or call (717)624-2182
Choreography & Dance
Date: Thursdays starting May 4th
Time: 6:30pm-7:30pm
Where: Harbaugh-Thomas Memorial, Biglerville
Details: All ages of children welcome. Learn new dance moves with TCC instructor Sophia Gray
Registration: Registration required online. Limited space
After School Adventures: Music
Date: May 4th
Time: 4:15pm-5:15pm
Ages: K-6th grade
Where: Amelia Givin Memorial Library, Mt Holly Springs
Details: Join in music making and make a wind chime
Registration: Required online
How is Tiny Crime Scene Evidence Examined?
Date: May 6th
Time: 10:30am-11:30am
Ages: 8yrs and up
Location: New Oxford Library
Details: Find out how evidence is found, preserves and examined. Presented by Sherry Brown, MS, former NJ State Police Crime Lab Chemist.
Registration: register at the library or call (717)624-2182
Princess Party
Date: May 7th
Time: 2:00pm-3:00pm
Location: Gettysburg Library
Details: Enjoy tea and crafts with friends while wearing your best princess fashion
Registration: Online registration required.
Mother’s Day Art & Crafts
Date: May 8th
Time: 3:30pm-4:30pm
Location: Gettysburg Library
Details: Make a craft for Mom
Stomp Rockets
Date: May 8th
Time: 6:30pm-7:30pm
Ages: 7yrs-12yrs
Location: Carroll Valley Library, Fairfield
Details: Build & launch your own stomp rocket.
Registration: Online registration required
Barks & Books
Date: May 9th
Time: 4:00pm-5:00pm
Location: Gettysburg Library
Details: Read to a therapy dog
Registration: Online registration
Crafternoon
Date: May 11th
Time: 4:30pm-5:30pm
Ages: K- 5th grade
Location: Gettysburg Library
Details: Join in making a May flowers craft
Bark & Books
Date: May 11th
Time: 6:30pm-7:30pm
Location: Trone Memorial Library, East Berlin
Details: Sign up for 15 minutes with therapy dog. Preregister by calling (717) 259-9000
Afterschool Adventures: Lego Masters
Date: May 11th
Time: 4:15pm – 5:15pm
Ages: K-6th
Location: Amelia Givin Library, Mt Holly Springs
Details: Complete building challenge & free play
Registration: Online registration required
Donut Date: Mother’s Day Crafting Adventure
Date: May 13th
Time: 10am
Ages: up to 12yrs
Details: Children & their fathers, grandfathers & caregivers enjoy donuts while making Mother’s Day crafts for mom.
Registration: Online registration required
Barks & Books
Date: May 15th
Time: 6:00pm-7:00pm
Ages: Elementary
Where: Littlestown Library
Details: Read to a therapy dog, Danny
Let’s Go Fly a Kit
Date: May 15th
Time: 6:30pm-7:30pm
Location: Carroll Valley Library
Details: See & learn about different kites, country of origin and purpose. Build your own kite
Registration: Online registration required
Flower Power
Date: May 16th
Time: 6:30pm-7:30pm
Ages: 5yrs-10yrs
Location: Carroll Valley Library, Fairfield
Details: Learn about purpose, beauty & diversity of flowers. Paint & plat own terra cotta flower pots
Coding Club
Date: May 18th
Time: 6:00pm-7:00pm
Ages: 8yrs & up
Location: Dillsburg Library
Details: Coding activities for all levels, Special 5th Anniversary Celebration
Registration: Online registration required at www.yorklibraries.org
After School Adventures: STEM
Date: May 18th
Time: 4:15pm-5:15pm
Ages: K-6th grade
Where: Amelia Givin Library, Mt Holly Springs
Details: Make and race a balloon powered car
Registration: Online registration required
School’s Out Movie Night
Date: May 19th
Time: 5:00pm-7:00pm
Location: New Oxford Library
Details: Movie & popcorn party to celebrate end of school. Bring pillow blanket
Registration: Online registration required
National Flower Day Craft
Date: May 20th
Time: 9:00am-4:00am
Location: Gettysburg Library
Details: Celebrate National Flower Day & World Bee Day by stopping by the library to create a flower & bee craft. Take home a few sunflower seeds to plant.
Kids Discover: Photography
Date: June 3rd
Time: 10:00am-Noon
Ages: 8yrs-12yrs
Location: Wildwood Park, Harrisburg
Details: Come learn about and experience nature photography
Registration: www.explorewildwoodpark.org/events
Cost: $8.00
TEENS /TWEENS
Table Tennis Tournament
Date: May 3rd
Time: 3:00pm-5:00pm
Location: Harbaugh Thomas Memorial Library, Biglerville
Details: Play with friends and winning awarded a prize.
Registration: Registration preferred but not required
Retro Gaming
Date: May 3rd
Time: 4:00pm-5:30pm
Ages: Tweens & Teens
Where: Littlestown Library
Details: Play old school video games. Drop-ins welcome.
Teen Time
Date: May 4th
Time: 4:30pm-5:30pm
Ages: 12yrs-18yrs
Location: Trone Memorial Library, East Berlin
Details: Create beaded lizards or other beaded animals. Snacks provided
Teen Book Club
Date: May 4th
Time: 6:00pm-8:00pm
Ages: 11yrs-18yrs
Location: Carroll Valley Library, Fairfield
Details: Discuss May book, Howl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones
Create Your Own Adventure
Date: May 9th
Time: 4:30pm-5:30pm
Ages: 12yrs-18yrs
Location: Trone Memorial Library, East Berlin
Details: Create your own adventure style book. Snack provided
Registration: Online registration required
Games Unplugged
Date: May 17th
Time: 4:00pm-5:30pm
Ages: Tweens & Teens
Location: Littlestown Library
Details: Night of modern board games. Bring your own or play library games
Teen Book Club
Date: May 18th
Time: 4:30pm-5:30pm
Location: Harbaugh Thomas Memorial Library, Biglerville
Details: Explore new books and discuss.
Registration: Online preferred
Spring Cinema
Date: May 26th
Time: 3:00pm-6:00pm
Location: Harbaugh Thomas Memorial Library, Biglerville
Details: Stop at Teen Room to catch select teen flicks. Popcorn provided
Kids Discover: Photography
Date: June 3rd
Time: 1:00pm-3:00pm
Ages: 12yrs-14yrs
Location: Wildwood Park, Harrisburg
Details: Learn about and practice nature photography
Registration: www.wildwoodpark.org/events
Cost: $8.00
FAMILIES
Fun with Chess
Dates: Mondays
Time: 6:00pm-7:45pm
Ages: All ages and skill levels
Details: Drop-in chess games for all skill levels
Where: Littlestown Library
Architectural Tours of Historical East Berlin
Dates: May 2nd & May 9th
Time: 6:00pm-7:00pm
Ages: Teens & Adults
Location: Trone Memorial Library, East Berlin
Details: Walking tour with Architect Walt Geiger. Discuss architectural details, historic buildings and stories of past residents.
Registration: Limited space. Register online or at (717) 259-9000
The Appalachian Trail
Date: May 4th
Time: 6:30p-7:30pm
Ages: Teens & Adults
Location: Carroll Valley Library, Fairfield
Location: Presentation on the history & current status of the AT. Review of its care as well as “Do’s” & “Don’ts”.
Second Annual Adams County Blossom Festival
Date: May 6th
Time: 10:00am-4:00pm
Location: National Apple Museum, 154 West Hanover Street, Biglerville
Details: Come celebrate Adams County’s apple heritage with music, food, craft vendors, carriage rides, chainsaw carving and Pa Dept of AG immersion lab. Free museum tours. Fun for the whole family.
Cost: FREE
Georgia O’Keefe Flowers – Watercolor Painting
Date: May 11th
Time: 6:30pm-7:30pm
Ages: 16yrs & up
Location: Carroll Valley Library, Fairfield
Details: come and make a watercolor painting in the style of Georgia O’Keefe
Registration: Online registration required
The Decision that Decided the Outcome of the Civil War
Date: May 23rd
Time: 6:30pm-8:00pm
Ages: Teens & Adults
Location: Gettysburg Library
Details: Program presented by Leon Reed, retired Senate aide & history teacher, on the start of the Civil War.
Registration: Online registration requested
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. More information can be found at the DCNR Calendar of Events at https://events.dcnr.pa.gov
VIRTUAL PROGRAMS
Knot Another Stitch: nit & Needle Crafts
Dates: Mondays (no class on May 29th)
Ages: Everyone
Time: 6:30pm-7:30pm
Details: Learn how to knit and do needle crafts
Registration: Online registration at the Adams County Library website
Tiny Art – Jedi vs Sith
Date: May 6th
Ages: 13yrs and up
Details: Enjoy paint night at home with a Star Wars themed painting for Star Wars Week. Kits are provided but limited to 24 kits. Instructional video will be available on May 6th on Littlestown Library Facebook page or ACLS YouTube channel.
Registration: Online registration will open on April 30th
MISCELLANEOUS /FUTURE EVENTS
Pa Parks & Forest Foundation 2023 Photo Contest
Dates: Now thru September 30, 2023
Details: Photo contest on the 2023 theme of “Reflections”. All photos must be taken in a Pa State Park or Forest. Various categories including Youth Photographers (12yrs-17yrs). More info at https://parkandforests.org/our-work/recreation/photo-contest/
Library Book Sale
Dates: May 23rd-May 26th
Location: Amelia Givins Memorial Library, Mt Holly Springs
Strawberry Hill Nature Book Club
Date: Meets 2nd Thursday of the month
Time: 6:30pm
Ages: Adults & older teens
Registration: Register online at education@strawberryhill.org
Details: Free nature book discussions
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. Check Oakes Museum website at www.messiah.edu
SUMMER CAMPS
Penn State Mont Alto MedCamp
Dates: June 26th-June 30th (Day Camp)
Ages: Rising 9th & 10th graders
Details: Explore careers in the medical and veterinary fields. Hand-on activities including suturing and operating room simulations. Field trips include Hershey Medical Center and Wilson College.
Cost: $395 includes lunch & field trip expenses
Registration: Register online by March 31st
Oakes Museum High School Summer Camps (Messiah University)
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Vertebrate Anatomy Camp – June 15th& June 16th - $200
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Field Biology Camp – June 26th – June 30th - $350
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Intro to Dissection – July 12th (12:30pm-4:30pm) - $75
Oakes Museum Curator Club (Messiah University) (3rd-5th grade day camps)
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Survive It – June 19th – 23rd (Animal behavior, survival techniques & habitats) - $150
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Animals – June 17th – 23rd (Study a different animal group each day) - $150
Oakes Museum CC2 Camps (Messiah University) (6th-8th grade day camp)
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Ecology Camp – July 10th-14th - $150
Register: www.messiah.edu