On Saturday, Dec. 7, from 1 to 4 p.m., Lancaster Public Library, 125 N. Duke St., will hold a "Library Happening" to celebrate the culmination of a project a year in the making. In January, Lancaster-area students in all grades were invited to submit original writing and artwork based on the theme "It Happened at the Library," which would eventually become the title of both a book and a play. Stories, poetry, plays and drawings poured in from around the county. Project director Sandy Asher, an author and playwright based in Lancaster city, compiled the submissions into the book.
Contributors include Arianna Allen, Sarah Bandy, Adali Bishop, Emma Bishop, Ali Bube, Collin Bube, Sophia Burt, Lauren Byrnes, Sydney Conlin, Natalia Dygul, Mimi French, Brynley Graybill, Maura F. Hall, Brady Norgaard, Sydney Norgaard, Riley Rinehart, Maggie Roe, Pharoah Sisler-Dubetz, David Striggle, Joey Striggle, Gwenn Twilley, Tabitha Weeks, Stella Worley, Oskar Wright, and Sue Broaddus's first-graders at King Elementary School.
Fox Chapel Publishing donated the publication of the book, which will make its debut at the Library Happening, with many of the young authors and illustrators on hand for a group autographing session from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. Original artwork from the book will be on display.
Asher also used some of the material to create a new play appropriate for family audiences. Directed by Elliot Sterenfeld and featuring Grace Henderson, Joel Lesher, Isadora Marquez, Brady Norgaard and Sydney Norgaard, the play will be performed in Bates Auditorium at 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Carol Woodman serves as stage manager, with set design and construction by Tama Etra and Aaron Zinner.
The day's events are free and open to the public, but registration is required for the play performances, as space is limited. Readers may visit http://www.lpl-libraryhappening.eventbrite.com for details. Registered play attendees will receive a free copy of "It Happened at the Library," as will all the contributors and all fifth-graders in School District of Lancaster elementary schools.
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