If you want to start the journey to help your young child achieve this goal, come to our service desk and request a folder. Or if you prefer to track your program with your device, download the Beanstack app or set up a computer account. Does 1,000 seem like a lot? If you read 3 books per day, you can reach your goal in one year! Did you start and lose momentum? No worries…we understand and are happy to work with you to get you back on the path!

The Kindness Rocks project is a great way to inspire others through randomly placed rocks along the way. Your child will paint a rock to be placed somewhere outside for others to find. This is a national initiative to spread random acts of kindness, be creative, and make other people smile. June 16 at 10:30 am. For ages 2-6. Space is limited; registration is required.

If you want to start the journey to help your young child achieve this goal, come to our service desk and request a folder. Or if you prefer to track your program with your device, download the Beanstack app or set up a computer account. Does 1,000 seem like a lot? If you read 3 books per day, you can reach your goal in one year! Did you start and lose momentum? No worries…we understand and are happy to work with you to get you back on the path!

*Child must be born after January 1, 2019

April 28 at 10:30 am. Join us for a special family storytime all about teeth! Along with our stories, songs, and craft, we’ll have some special guests, including the Tooth Fairy and some folks from Quarryville Family Dentistry! Afterwards, children will be able to take their picture with the Tooth Fairy, get their face painted, and get a goodie bag to take home.

DNA bites (a mold of your child’s teeth that can be used for identification) will also be available.

For ages 2-6 years with parent or caregiver, siblings welcome! Please register all who are attending.

April 25 at 4:30 pm. Robots love springtime at the library! Come and play with them!

Ages 5-12, under 8 with caregiver please. Best for beginners, but we’ll have something for most robot fans! Please register.

If you want to start the journey to help your young child achieve this goal, come to our service desk and request a folder. Or if you prefer to track your program with your device, download the Beanstack app or set up a computer account. Does 1,000 seem like a lot? If you read 3 books per day, you can reach your goal in one year! Did you start and lose momentum? No worries…we understand and are happy to work with you to get you back on the path!

For ages 7-15. Thursday evenings at 6 pm. Registration is required for each week; we will accept walk-ins if space allows.

You’ve asked for it, and we’re making it happen! Our kids’ chess club began in January with a wonderful turnout! Coaches are available. We will offer limited coaching for brand new players and those who seek clarification on more complex rules/strategies. This session will run for 10 weeks; at the end we’ll try having a small tournament for fun!

February 14 at 4:30 pm Registration for this free event is required. Ages 7-15, adults are welcome to observe. A library account with digital access is required to use library computers. We are limited by the number of computers and volunteers, so please let us know if you are bringing your own tech so we can extend to as many interested kids as possible. If you have your own device, you may attend even if you are on the waitlist.

Our December Hour of Code was a big success! By popular demand, we’ll be bringing it back for the winter!

Computers are everywhere, changing every industry on the planet. But only 47% of all high schools teach computer science. Good news is, we’re on our way to change this! Our monthly club will have coding activities to try for the youngest students (pre-readers are OK with adult assistance) up through wannabe gamers who can learn to write code to make their own games!

We’re participating in the worldwide challenge!

What is this challenge? The annual Science Buddies Engineering Challenge is about getting kids to try engineering with a fun and accessible hands-on project. All qualified submissions will be entered in random drawings for a chance to win part of $10,000 (USD) in prizes for the library!

Who can participate?  Kids in grades K-12 (or homeschool equivalent). Individuals or teams of up to 4. Adults may watch but should not be involved in the problem solving.

How can I participate?  Please register so we know you are participating.  We will contact you with a time you will be given to demonstrate and score your device in front of our staff for your official entry.

You may either view the video for the rules, work on it at home until you’re satisfied, and bring it at your assigned time; or you can use our main library space (we’ll set up tables with the required materials). You can start as early as you like and rework it as many times as you wish! You will need to bring it to the library on February 28 and test it in front of our program staff at your assigned time, we will score your project and submit your results to Science Buddies. If you’d prefer to just come in and do the activity at the library, we’ll have the materials on hand from 4:30-6:00 so you can design and enter at the same time.

In case this date doesn’t suit you and your team, or if your trial doesn’t succeed, we may offer appointments for testing in March before the March 19 deadline. Contact us at sroche@quarryvillelibrary.org if you’d like to make an appointment to submit an entry!

What’s the prize? Our library gets a chance to win a cash prize out of a $10,000 prize bank. Every person or team that submits an entry gives us another chance to win – regardless of the success of the engineering design. But we think the real prize is the hands-on learning your child or teen will gain from this project! And your child gets bragging rights that he/she has competed in a worldwide venue sponsored by dozens of notable tech companies, major research universities, and private donors – all dedicated to sparking interest in engineering in young minds!

If you want to start the journey to help your young child achieve this goal, come to our service desk and request a folder. Or if you prefer to track your program with your device, download the Beanstack app or set up a computer account. Does 1,000 seem like a lot? If you read 3 books per day, you can reach your goal in one year! Did you start and lose momentum? No worries…we understand and are happy to work with you to get you back on the path!