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The Afternoon Book Club has selected Barbara Kingsolver’s Flight Behavior as its May book. The May meeting will take place in the Pennington Room at the Quarryville Library on Wednesday, May 9th, from 1:30 – 3 pm.  

Mike Roth and Stan White are back Tuesday evening, May 1st with a 40-minute presentation on their new book, Fulton House. The presentation will include many interesting facts about the Robert Fulton Birthplace and the area once called Fulton House. Co-authors of Quarryville and A Railroad for the Southern End, the two have collaborated on…

Wednesday, April 4 10 – 11 am: 123…Play with Me! 123… Play with Me! is a Parent/Child Workshop for parents and children ages birth to three. Each week offers opportunities for children to play with developmentally appropriate toys in a play group setting and for parents to meet and question community experts in the areas…

The April 2018 Newsletter is now available. Some highlights include: Benefit Auction Longwood Gardens Community Read Volunteer of the Year Maker Fest Photography Exhibit For more information about library programs, check out our April 2018 calendar (This calendar is printing-friendly.) Please see our Auction poster for details about our largest fundraiser.

It’s spring, and time for another Longwood Gardens Community Read! This year, there are 3 book selections: The Tree Lady: The True Story of How One Tree-Loving Woman Changed a City Forever by H. Joseph Hopkins, with illustrations by Jill McElmurry, a picture book biography for children. Women in Science: 50 Fearless Pioneers Who Changed…

The Afternoon Book Club’s next meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, April 11, at 1:30pm. The book discussion will be: Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer.

The library art committee’s new show, entitled Needlepoint Gems, is now available! The show will remain on exhibit in the C.X Carlson Room from March 3, 2018 – April 17, 2018. This show consists of quality works of varying types of needlework from artists in our extended community. Be sure to stop in to view the large…

Thursday, March 1 4:15 – 5:30 pm: Junior Master Gardener Club Meeting If you and your child are interested in gardening, check out our new Junior Master Gardener Club! We plan to learn about gardening and cultivating various types of plants, including vegetables and flowers. (Best for children ages 6 – 12 and a caregiver.)…

Attention, Library Patrons! Our March 2018 Newletter is now available. Contents include: Information about our 6th Annual Benefit Auction, A special reception to welcome our new director and our new lighting, The Library Art Committee’s Open Show Winners and Volunteer Solicitation, A found troll, And more! Also, here is our March printable activities calendar. Highlights…

The Afternoon Book Club will be meeting on Wednesday, March 14, 2018, from 1:30 – 3 pm. The book under discussion will be Anthony Doerr’s All the Light We Cannot See.