Lebanon Library Programs & Events
Dream Big – READ! Summer Reading begins June 4th.
Second Saturday Series
Enjoy a program every second Saturday through June at the Library! For kids, for adults, for families – who knows what it’ll be, but it will be here!
2012 Programs:
February 11th 2pm - Valentine’s Craft for kids. Registration required.
March 10th 2pm – How to attract birds and butterflies to your garden for adults and families.
April 14th 9am – 3pm – Vendor Fair. Local vendors will fill the community room and children’s area. Enter a raffle to win prizes donated by the vendors! Click here for a list of vendors. View raffle items.
May 12th 12-3pm – Children’s authors and Rascal the Chihuahua returns!
June 9th 2pm – Dale Miller, family comedian.
July 14th - No program.
August 11th 9am – 1pm – Quilting fabric exchange.
September 8th 9am – 1pm – Scrapbooking supply exchange.
October 13th 2pm – Children’s craft.
November 10th 9am – 1pm – Vendor Fair.
December 8th 2pm – Coffee & Tea Tasting with Cumberland Coffee & Tea AND a children’s craft.
Children’s Multi-Author Booksigning
Annual Used Book Sale
Saturday, May 5
9am – 3pm
On the lawn of the Library
An event of the Friends of the Lebanon Community Library
Be A Hero – Give Blood!
Monday, May 7th 2:00 – 6:00pm
In the Community Room. No appointment is necessary.
An Avon representative will also be at the library. Explore Avon as a career! All who attempt to donate will receive an Avon sample as a free gift.
Vendor Fair April 14th 9am – 3pm
Do some springtime shopping at the library! Local vendors will fill the community room and children’s area. Click here for a complete list of vendors. There is no admission fee for this event. Vendors will also provide products to be raffled off to benefit the library. Raffle tickets are on sale now at the library for $1 each or 6 for $5. Tickets will also be on sale the day of the event. View raffle items.
Good Music = Good Books!
The Woman’s Club of Lebanon will present The Martin Family Band Sunday, March 25, 2012 at 3pm. The concert will feature traditional Celtic music and Irish step dance, and proceeds will benefit the library!
The Celtic Martins bring new energy to the Celtic Music and Dance scene, featuring Irish and American fiddle tunes, along with numerous Irish step dance routines. The band consists of the fiddling Martin sisters, Emily, Melissa, and Christy, along with their dad, Nelson, and brother, Brian, on guitars; mom, Elaine, on bass; and drummer Earl Pyles. The youngest of the band, Zach, on fiddle, joins in this lively band winning the hearts of any audience.Location: Church of the Good Shepherd, 1500 Quentin Road, Lebanon.
Tickets: $18 in advance, $20 at the door. Age 8 and under listen for free.
Tickets are on sale at the library!
Read with Rascal!
Click here to see pictures from Rascal’s day at the library!
Rascal the Chihuahua loves to hear stories, especially when they are read by children! Come and read to Rascal Saturday, February 18th at 1pm.
Parents: Reading to others (even to dogs!) can help improve your child’s reading and communication skills. This program is FREE and no registration is required. For more information, contact Sarah Annibali at 717-273-7624 ext 207 or children@lclibs.org.
Rascal the Chihuahua is a certified therapy dog and a member of KPETS (Keystone Pet Enhanced Therapy Services). Our thanks to Tammy Copenhaver for bringing Rascal to the library!
Rascal will return to the library on the following dates:
March 17th at 1pm
April 21st at 1pm
May 12th 12 – 3pm
It’s Bologna Fest Time! – Thank you for your support!
The Lebanon Rotary Club presents the 2nd Annual Bologna Fest & Winter Carnival!
Proceeds will benefit the Lebanon County Libraries Ebook collection!
Haw ’bout some BaLohNa, vonst?
The Festival will take place January 27 & 28, 2012 at the Lebanon Expo Center. The Libraries will have an activity for children and an Ebook & Ereader station where you can learn how to borrow ebooks from our new collection, get help with your ereader, and more!
Visit The Bologna Fest website! Don’t miss the bologna-eating contest, ice sculpting, raffles, games, crafts, food, and more!
Storytime with Santa
Saturday, Dec. 17 at 11am
Join Santa for stories, songs and a holiday craft!
No registration required.
Contact children@lclibs.org or
717-273-7624 x207 for more information.
Share your flood story
Do you have a story to tell as a result of Tropical Storm Lee? Share it with us by email (hawk@lclibs.org) or write it down and drop it off at the library. We will compile your stories and preserve them for future generations. Your personal photos are welcome.
Please include your name, address, and preferred method of contact (phone number or email, in case we have questions). By submitting your stories and photos, you agree to allow us to compile them and post them on our website.
Questions? Email hawk@lclibs.org.
Read the article in the Lebanon Daily News.
Special Holiday Book Sale Begins November 28th.
Find the perfect gift among our gently-loved books!
Family Craft Time: Make a Giant 3-D Snowflake
Saturday, Dec. 10 at 2pm
Ages 9 through adult.
Contact children@lclibs.org or
717-273-7624 x207 to register.
First Friday Lebanon Art Walk at the Library
December 2nd 5-8pm
John Sabol returns with Holiday Ghosts!
During a program in October, Mr. Sabol paralleled our interest and enthusiasm for spirits, hauntings, and ghostly presence during the weeks leading up to Halloween to that of the residents of London during the Christmas holidays. Charles Dickens’ ghosts of Christmas past, present, and future are the spirits with which we are most familiar, and Mr. Sabol will enlighten us December 2nd with more tales of spirits related to Charles Dickens’ homeland.
Also, works by local artists John Wager, Virginia Harvey, Johanna Monighan, and our very own Barbara Neil will be on display!