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Quarryville Library Youth Services are preparing for November! Our monthly announcements, including a printable monthly calendar, is available here. You can also subscribe to our mailing list at the same link.

The selection for the November meeting of the Afternoon Book Club is A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving. The meeting will be on Wednesday, November 14th, from 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM, in the Library’s Pennington Meeting Room. The libraries in Lancaster County have the book in available in several print editions. All…

The Solanco Family Life Network, in collaboration with the IU13 and United Way, are offering High School Equivalency (GED) classes here in the Southern End! It’s not to late to sign up. Classes run September 24th through December 19th, on Monday & Wednesdays from 6 – 8:30pm. Classes take place at the Southern End Community…

Tuesday, October 2 10 – 11:30 am: Preschool Meet-Up  A casual, weekly meet-up for parents with preschool-age children! Bring the little ones, gather in our Early Literacy Lab, and play the morning away. A great way to meet other local parents and caregivers and for your child to make new friends. (Best for children ages…

Book Signings Feature Amish Authors Hear from Sam S. Stoltzfus, author of “What It’s Like to be Amish,” and Elsie Kline, author of the “Farm Home Cookbook” during one of three book signings: 7 p.m. on Wednesday, October 17, at the Martindale Mennonite Fellowship Center, 352 Martindale Road, Ephrata, Pa.; 7 p.m. on Thursday, October 18, at…

Quarryville Library Announces Special STEM Programs for Fall 2018 Updated 10/17/2018 – new Robot Story Time Dates The Quarryville Library is excited to announce our Fall 2018 STEM program calendar. STEM, short for Science Technology, Engineering, and Math, and STEM-based programming is all about getting kids and families excited about math and the sciences. The…

Quarryville Library Youth Services are swinging into October with a bunch of great fall programs and activities. Our monthly announcements, including a printable monthly calendar, is available here. You can also subscribe to our mailing list at the same link.

Lancaster’s Hidden African American History Dr. Leroy Hopkins will share stories covering African Americans’ role and involvement in Lancaster from the beginning of the city and county in the early 1700s through challenges faced in the twentieth century as well as the fight for civil rights. Photos: Dr. Leroy Hopkins; Members of the Negro Civic League of…

Maize and Snitz Festival showcases early American life Celebrate Native American and colonial life at the Lancaster Longhouse and the 1719 Hans Herr House & Museum during Maize and Snitz Festival. Maize & Snitz Festival takes place at the 1719 Hans Herr House & Museum on Saturday, October 7 from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. Lancaster,…

The Quarryville Library is excited to announce a new, guided study program: Study Buddies! Would your child like to improve reading skills or spelling? Then stop by the library for Study Buddies, where students can practice spelling and reading skills with help from volunteers. Be sure to bring the spelling or vocabulary list that needs…