New Cumberland Public Library, 1 Benjamin Plaza, New Cumberland, will offer a variety of programs and activities. Programs are free and open to the public, unless stated otherwise.
The Friends of the New Cumberland Public Library will hold preowned book sales from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturdays, March 2 and 16, in Foundation House, located across the shared parking lot. Hardback and paperback books, vintage jewelry, DVDs, music CDs, puzzles, children's books, 33 rpm records, tote bags, note cards, and prints will be available. All proceeds will benefit the library.
The Monday Great Books Discussion Group will meet in the dining room from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Mondays, March 4 and 18. The group will discuss "The House of Mirth" by Edith Wharton and "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt, respectively. For details, readers may call Ethel Bitterman at 717-938-1590 and Joan Short at 717-938-3494.
Ruth's Mystery Discussion Group will meet on Thursday, March 7, from 10:15 a.m. to noon in the Browsing Room. The focus will be on "Pet Mysteries."
Friends of the New Cumberland Public Library will host their Cultural Program on Sunday, March 10, with Joe Baker presenting the "Native American Culture: Lower Susquehanna Valley" program in Foundation Hall from 3 to 4 p.m. Baker, PennDOT archaeologist, will present a culture history of the Native Americans of the Susquehanna Valley up to the time of the Conestoga Massacre in 1763. Light refreshments will be provided.
A Write-On Writer's Workshop will be held on Saturday, March 9, from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the second-floor meeting room. Additionally, open readings are held each Saturday. For more details, readers may call Sue Kerr at 717-802-2594.
The Book Review Program will feature a review by Charles Stone of "Something Wonderful - Rodgers and Hammerstein's Broadway Revolution" by Todd Purdum from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, March 12, in Foundation Hall. Light refreshments will be served.
The Wednesday Great Books Discussion Group will meet on Wednesdays, March 13 and 27, from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the meeting room. Works selected from "Great Short Stories of the Masters" will be reviewed.
Couponing for Extreme Savings will take place on Saturday, March 16, from 11 a.m. to noon in the second-floor meeting room. Readers may contact couponerdawn@gmail.com for further details.
The Children's Book Writers Critique Group for adults only will meet from 2 to 4 p.m. on March 16 in the second-floor meeting room. For more details, readers may contact Susan Sempeles at 717-574-9251 or write.now@comcast.net.
PennWriters will meet in Foundation Hall on March 27 from 6 to 9 p.m. The group is open to anyone who is interested in improving their writing skills. For details, readers may contact Carrie Jacobs at carrieinpa@gmail.com.
Lego Madness! will be offered on March 2 from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. for children ages 4 to 12. The program will include a short story time, then time to build based on a monthly theme or from their own imagination. No registration is needed.
Tales for T.A.I.L.S. will be offered from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 5. Children may register for an opportunity to read to a therapy animal from a book of their choosing.
Family STEM Stations: Letters, Numbers, Shapes, and Patterns will be hosted from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday, March 8, and Saturday, March 9. The program is designed for families with children ages 3 to 7. The program is self-guided, and no registration is necessary.
Family Art: Creativity With Crayons will be offered from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday, March 29, and Saturday, March 30. Participants will celebrate the invention of crayons and the joy of coloring in observation of National Crayon Day on Sunday, March 31. The program is self-guided, and no registration is necessary.
Several story time programs will also be offered. All children must be accompanied by an adult. Preschool Story Time, open to children ages 4 to 6, will be held on Mondays at 10:30 a.m. and Tuesdays at 1 p.m. through April 2. Twos and Threes Story Time will be offered to children ages 2 to 3 on Mondays at 11 a.m. through April 1. Book Babies Story Time, open to infants ages 6 to 23 months, will be held at 11:15 a.m. on Tuesdays through April 2. 1-2-3 Library! will be held on Mondays through April 1 at 6:30 p.m. for children ages 2 to 6.
In addition, Beth Rice of Camp Hill will display her weaving tapestries in the second-floor Charley Krone Gallery. During March, Rice's stuffed toys will be exhibited in the first-floor showcase. Her stuffed toys are a way to use some of the fabrics she has collected over the years and make them into something to be played with.
For more information, readers may call the main circulation desk at 717-774-7820 or the Children's Library at 717-774-7822 or visit http://www.newcumberlandlibrary.org.
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