Quarryville Library Plans Activities

Quarryville Library Center, 355 Buck Road, Quarryville, will offer a variety of activities. For more details, call 717-786-1336, email library@quarryvillelibrary.org or visit https://quarryvillelibrary.org/.

The library will present the Bermuda Triangle Escape Room on Saturday, July 9. Teens age 13 and up may participate from 1 to 2 p.m., and adults age 18 and up may take on the challenge from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. Registration is required.

The Friends will hold a book sale on Friday, July 22, and Saturday, July 23, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Items sold may include children's picture books and chapter books, popular fiction, nonfiction and puzzles.

A Mid-Day Matinee will be held on July 22 at 1 p.m. Attendees may bring a snack. For the title of this month's movie, call the library at 717-786-1336. Movies may be rated PG-13, and they are best for adults age 18 and up.

A Christmas in July Pop-up Book Sale will offer a variety of Christmas books for purchase in the lobby beginning Tuesday, July 12, at 11 a.m. and continuing through Saturday, July 16.

The Friends of the Library will meet on July 12 from 10 a.m. to noon.

The Quarryville Library is offering a free computer and digital training course in partnership with Millersville University. For more information, visit the previously mentioned website, click Events and look for Digital Literacy and Workforce Development.

The Afternoon Book Club will meet on Wednesday, July 13, from 2 to 4 p.m. to discuss "The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek" by Kim Michele Richardson. Registration is requested so that the library can have sufficient copies of the book available.

The Knitting & Crocheting Group meets every Thursday from 1 to 3 p.m. This group is open to interested knitters, crocheters, and other crafters of all ages.

Adults may participate in the Summer Reading Challenge for adults, which entails reading seven books relating to this year's theme, "Oceans of Possibilities." Completed forms should be turned in at the circulation desk by Saturday, Aug. 13, and finishers may redeem their prize at the Friends' bookstore. All finishers will also be entered into a drawing to win a Longwood Gardens family pass.

The library invites teenagers to take part in a variety of activities, including games, movies and a teen advisory board. View the events calendar on the aforementioned website for details.

On the second Monday of each month, the Bookmobile will stop at the following locations: Bart Fire Co., 11 Furnace Road, Quarryville, from 9 to 10:15 a.m.; Sunrise Grocery, 103 Rosedale Road, Christiana, from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.; Pleasant Valley Store, 429 Sproul Road, Kirkwood, from 12:45 to 2 p.m.; East Drumore Foods, 937 N. Little Britain Road, Quarryville, from 2:15 to 3:15 p.m.; and Wrightsdale Baptist Church, 310 S. Little Britain Road, Peach Bottom, from 3:20 to 4:20 p.m.

The Friends of the Library are accepting donations of clean, salable books on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

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