The Train Guys of Elizabethtown, PA are putting finishing touches on the Interactive Holiday Train Display which will open to the public on Saturday, December 1, 2012! Not only is this Train Display amazing in its design and interactive fun, but every dollar raised goes to support Elizabethtown Public Library for the benefit of the Greater Elizabethtown Area. Each year, the Holiday Train Display at Elizabethtown Public Library is completely redesigned with new features including interactive display elements and push buttons where viewers make train activity happen. New features in the 2012 display are an accident scene and the old[Read more...]

Elizabethtown Public Library invites you and your little girl to buy the perfect dress for her favorite doll. American Girl Dolls and their corresponding books, featuring characters like Felicity and Molly, have been shaping girls’ lives for decades. Elizabethtown Public Library welcomes for the third year the works of Deb Kramer, a professional maker of dolls’ clothing. She specializes in clothes for American Girl dolls and similar 18’’ dolls. Some of the clothes will also fit Bitty Baby and similar dolls. These clothes are available for purchase at the Friends of Elizabethtown Public Library Bookstore in the Library until Christmas.[Read more...]

Zombies and humans are invited to attend ZombiE-town on Friday, October 19 at Elizabethtown Public Library. ZombiE-town is a family friendly zombie event for people ages 10 and up; children under 14 must have an adult with them. This event will include a variety of activities and many awards as well as the opportunity to “give yourself away” through a blood drive held by the Central PA Blood Bank from 2-7pm. No appointments are necessary for blood donation and everyone who attempts to donate will receive a FREE Brain (squeeze ball). For information and answers to your questions about the[Read more...]

Elizabethtown Public Library invites everyone to attend the fourth annual Elizabethtown Public Library Craft Fair at the Library on Friday, October 12 and Saturday, October 13. “This year is the greatest fair we have had to date,” said Outreach Services Coordinator Bethleen Bradford. We have more than forty vendors with a tremendous variety of crafts, home sales vendors, and even cash for gold. People will be able to shop all over the Library, win prizes, and help the Library and local businesses.” Elizabethtown Public Library will also be open more hours this year as the Library is participating in Etown’s[Read more...]

  Elizabethtown Public Library October 2012 Calendar of Events NOTE: Elizabethtown Public Library will be closed Monday, October 8 for Columbus Day   A World of Girls: Wednesdays, October. 3, 10, 17, & 24 at 6pm. Discover new worlds and new ideas through hands-on activities! Girls will go on four different adventures with the American Girls to learn about people and places that are different from their world. Recommended for kids in grades K-3. Registration is limited. Presented by Girl Scouts in the Heart of Pennsylvania. To sign up for this free program, please register online through our Library’s online[Read more...]

Baby Time – Wednesdays at 9:15am: September 19 and 26. Registration required, begins September 4. Sweet stories, songs & action rhymes – a playtime just for baby and grown-up. (Newborn to 17 months with adult caregiver; any older children must be strictly supervised for the babies’ safety.) Limit: 15 pairs. Toddler Time – Wednesdays at 10:30am: September 19 and 26. Registration required, begins September 4. Singing, dancing & stories! (18 to 36 months with adult caregiver; NO YOUNGER CHILDREN, please) Limit: 20 pairs. Sing, Sign & Storytime – Thursdays at 10:30am. September 20. Registration starts September 4. Preschool Storytime –[Read more...]

Elizabethtown Public Library and Pages Bookstore on the Square present highlights and results from the Reading on the Square series of 2012. Reading on the Square, a series of three outdoor program days, brought together businesses and the community providing free books, prizes, and a good bit of fun for people of all ages in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania’s Center Square. Each Saturday of Reading on the Square (May 19, June 16, and July 21) free books were given away at Pages Bookstore and Elizabethtown Public Library. People found books to meet their very specific interests or general needs. Book and date[Read more...]

Dr. Mark Doody, owner of Advantage Chiropractic, presented a check for $1,200.00 to Deb Drury on behalf of Elizabethtown Public Library on Wednesday, February 29, 2012 at the Library. This check represents a ten dollar donation for each of the people who came to Advantage Chiropractic in 2011 for an initial consultation with x-rays. Dr. Doody stated, “We want to help the Library. It is a cornerstone of downtown Elizabethtown (PA). The more we can do to aid in that, the better.” Advantage Chiropractic is continuing to support Elizabethtown Public Library in the same way in 2012. Anyone interested in[Read more...]