Lancaster Public Library

Both Lancaster Public Library locations are CLOSED today (3/12) due to inclement weather. It's a great day to curl up with an e-book or a streaming movie. Get started at the link below. Stay warm & safe 💙

https://lancasterpubliclibrary.org/download-and-stream/

Not even CHER is STRONG ENOUGH to turn back time this weekend. We’ll “spring forward” one hour when Daylight Savings Time begins this Sunday at 2am 😭

We recommend taking a stack of library books to bed and staying there until your body adjusts to the time change 🥱

The next time you visit the Mountville Branch, check out their festive St. Patrick's Day display ☘️💚📗🌈

Psst!! Your #TBR pile doesn’t want us to tell you this, but Lancaster Public Library is open for in-person access to library materials!

Visit us anytime it’s convenient during open hours to browse the collection and check out materials, plus pick up your hold items. While you’re there, take a turn on the public computers, share a story with your little one(s) in the Reading Circle, or read a newspaper while you charge your personal devices at a courtesy charging station.

While in-person visits look a little different than they did in pre-COVID times, our goal remains the same - to provide visitors with information, ideas, and enriching experiences.

https://lancasterpubliclibrary.org/grab-go-service/

Time to spill some tea ☕️🤏👀

Tables and chairs have returned to both Lancaster Public Library locations allowing patrons to linger longer inside our buildings.

In addition, we’re beginning a gradual return to in-person programming this month leading up to a full slate of in-person programs to (hopefully) come in April.

At this time, masks are no longer required inside the library. We encourage all staff members and visitors who wish to continue wearing masks to please do so. We expect all patrons to be respectful of others’ choices regarding mask-wearing.

Thank you 💙

https://lancasterpubliclibrary.org/grab-go-service/

We were nosing around the basement and found this...err interesting looking object. Ordinarily, we would've gone to Philip to identify this treasure, but he's two days into retirement and we didn't want to bother him (yet!) 😆

So, we're turning to YOU for help. But, there's a catch. We only want to hear WRONG answers 🤪

#WrongAnswerWednesday

Lancaster Public Library was chosen as a participating organization in Pennsylvania College of Art & Design's 14th Annual Designathon!

Designathon is an annual event held by the college’s American Institute of Graphic Arts Student Chapter (AIGA). The event provides professional-quality design services at no charge to area non-profits and to the community at large.

Last month's 12-hour design marathon resulted in more than three dozen new pieces of branding (websites, brochures, stickers, social media posts, logos, and more!) for six regional nonprofit organizations. Lancaster Public Library requested a logo for the Juliana and Marshall Street Bookstores. The team of four students designed three options, plus a bonus bookmark 🤩

Designathon is a perfect example of smart, strategic creativity and collaboration, and we’re so grateful we were given a chance to take part 💙

After FORTY SEVEN years of service, our favorite reference librarian is hanging up his cardigan. Philip, you’ve done so much for Lancaster Public Library and the community we serve that it’s hard to imagine someone filling your shoes. We will miss your expertise, your delightful anecdotes, and your sense of humor, but most of all we will miss you. Enjoy your retirement but you must promise to drop by the Lancaster City Branch on the days you visit Square One and the Lancaster Sweet Shoppe 😉 Congratulations on your retirement and your wonderful career!

Sampras the Super (Cool) Dog might be making a guest appearance during Mamma Goosie Story Time this morning! 😎

View the story time LIVE on Facebook this morning at 10:30 or watch it later when it's more convenient 👒📖😍

If you weren’t one of the 500-ish people in the audience to hear Erik Larson in conversation with Smart Talk’s Scott LaMar this past Saturday (or if you were there and want to reminisce), tune in to WITF’s Smart Talk tomorrow (2/24) at 9:30AM for a recording of the interview.

Champion of The Return of the Friends of LPL and the Movie/Book Trivia Night has a nice (ahem) ring to it, don't you think? 👑

There’s no problem with your screen and you aren’t seeing double (at least we don’t think you are, but maybe get that checked out if it persists).

Good things come in twos. At least in our collection it does!

Happy Twosday 2️⃣/2️⃣2️⃣/2️⃣2️⃣

Both Lancaster Public Library locations are closed today (2/21) in observance of the Presidents’ Day holiday.
You can still use many of the library’s resources even when the buildings are closed when you visit our digital branch - LancasterPublicLibrary.org 📱💻🖥

What are you reading this weekend? 📖👀

This book comes highly recommended by the wife of the patron who returned it to the Mountville Branch ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

What's the last book you recommended to a friend?

🎶 We don't talk about Bruno no no no 🎶 BUT--we do make memes featuring Bruno’s loved ones to spread the word about LPL’s resources and services!

We offer a wide range of resources and services to our patrons including an extensive collection of materials (both print and online!), skilled research staff, free Wi-Fi, printing services, and so much more.

Every day, we connect patrons with information, ideas, enriching experiences making Lancaster Public Library the place to discover, learn, and grow.

Valentine's Day has come and gone but #LibraryLoversMonth is just getting started 💘

And, coming on its heels in mid-March will be The Return of the Friends of LPL and the Movie/Book Trivia Night! We hope you will enter your fellowship into the ring of virtual trivia nights 😜

We’re discussing Kiley Reid’s "Such a Fun Age" at Noveltea Book Club this week. All are invited to brew a cup of tea and join us via Zoom on Thursday, February 17 at 6PM. You will need either a computer with a microphone and webcam or a telephone to connect.

The cup of tea is optional ☕️ Find all the details via the link below:
https://lancasterpubliclibrary.org/event/noveltea-book-club/

Did you even attend the Winter ReSort Book Sale if you didn’t snap a pic of your #BookHaul? 😂

Thank you to everyone who supported the sale this past weekend. Together, we raised over $15K for Lancaster Public Library 🤯 Thank you for showing us the love 😍

If you missed the sale, you also missed the BIG news about the Friends of the Lancaster Public Library BIG Book Sale. This year’s sale will take place May 23-25 at the former Bon-Ton building at Park City Center 🥳

There are "snow" many deals to be found on HALF PRICE DAY at the Winter ReSort Book Sale ❄️📚

🕓 Open until 4PM
📍225 N. Marshall Street, Lancaster
🅿️ FREE parking
😷 Masks are required
🧾 Cash, check, or charge accepted

It’s half price day at the Winter ReSort Book Sale 🥳 There’s “snow” better deal in town 😉

🕓 Open until 4PM
📍225 N. Marshall Street, Lancaster
🅿️ FREE parking
😷 Masks are required
🧾 Cash, check, or charge accepted

The doors to the Winter ReSort Book Sale open this morning at 9AM! If you love books and/or bargains, you do not want to miss this sale 📚😅

📍225 N. Marshall Street, Lancaster
🅿️ FREE parking!
😷 Masks are required
🧾 We accept cash, check, or charge

#ReadMoreSpendLess

From time to time, folks sneak the odd item into the boxes of gently used books, vinyl records, DVDs, and CDs they drop off at the Book ReSort. Our Used Book Operations Team has seen it all - from wrenches & screwdrivers to sewing machines & articles of clothing 🤔 We're grateful for the community's support, but we're even more thankful when folks stick to the list of accepted items 😅 https://lancasterpubliclibrary.org/book-donations/

This item was recently "donated" and we want you to guess what it is. BUT! Your guesses should be WRONG answers only 🤪

#WrongAnswerWednesday

Asking for a friend 😬

What are you reading this weekend 👀📖

Let the games begin! The 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China officially kicked off earlier today with the Opening Ceremony. #Beijing2022 will continue until February 20 with everything from bobsled, to figure skating, to curling, to biathlon, to ski jumping.

If, in the next two weeks, you need a break from the ALL the sports, might we suggest a good read? We’ll even help select the title(s) when you follow the link below and submit a Grab Bag request. We can do winter reads with an Olympic Twist or something as far away from sports as possible 😂 Just tell our well-read staff what you’re looking for and we’ll take care of the rest. With a good book (or two) in hand, you will be ready to get back to the triple corks, double salchows, and single luges.

https://lancasterpubliclibrary.org/grab-bags/

Marvel's Forgotten Original Spider-Woman Was A Black Librarian

Vanisher & April Fool, you should be ashamed of your shelves! No matter, Valerie the Librarian (aka the OG Spider-Woman) will defend her library against villains like you 🕸

https://screenrant.com/marvel-comics-first-spiderwoman-valerie-librarian/amp/?fbclid=IwAR3Za59_f36B1RCkLX2GB2lfxvsAPN0IiCnGAqsBZ3Rz4rvX7t3JkY1ZPvw

Marvel's Forgotten Original Spider-Woman Was A Black Librarian The first Spider-Woman was Valerie the Librarian

An 8-Year-Old Wrote a Book and Hid It on a Library Shelf. It’s a Hit.

LOVE this! https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/01/books/crismis-book-school-library.html

An 8-Year-Old Wrote a Book and Hid It on a Library Shelf. It’s a Hit. Dillon Helbig, a second-grader from Idaho, wrote an 81-page book about his “Crismis” adventures. Now other children want to write stories.

Visit either branch of the Lancaster Public Library this month and you’ll find books (for all ages!) celebrating #BlackHistoryMonth on display. Follow the link below to preview a digital list of the titles on display. While there, you’ll also find links to Kanopy’s curated collection of narrative and documentary films amplifying Black voices.

https://lancasterpubliclibrary.org/black-history-month/