Library System of Lancaster County

UPDATE: all should be back to normal now! Reach out to your library if you run into any continuing issues.

Hoping to pick up an item at a different library than the one that owns it? You'll need to call or visit your library for assistance doing so, as our online catalog is currently experiencing issues. Thank you for your patience! Watch for updates on this page.

UPDATE: All is back to normal :)

Hey Adventurers! Our Beanstack app is experiencing a wide-ranging bug 🐛 that prevents you from seeing the individual activities (or hikes, in the case of GO! Lancaster) on the app. It should be fixed soon. In the meantime, you are still able to log via the app. Just do your activity browsing in the paper log or on the website (lancasterlibraries.beanstack.org). Reach out if you have any questions, and happy hiking! Remember to stay safe and log all your hikes by August 17th for entry in the grand prize drawing.

Whether you're reading on the beach, listening to audiobooks while chauffeuring kids from activity to activity, or grabbing some time with your eBook on your lunch breaks, we hope you're finding some great books this summer. Stop into your library to find your next summer read 😎

UPDATE: Frisco’s reopened their downtown Lancaster location today (Aug 1), and they WILL be honoring the summer reading prizes at that location. Hooray!!

Attn. Summer Reading Program participants: We are sad to learn that Frisco’s Chicken has closed their doors indefinitely. We were thrilled when they joined us as a Summer Reading Program Sponsor this year. Due to the closure, please note that the Frisco’s Chicken prize coupon on your prize sheet will no longer be a valid prize. We do not have a replacement option. We apologize for any inconvenience or disappointment this may cause.

Discover a sweeping story of love, war, and resistance in post-World War II Vietnam in our latest ! Borrow “Twilight Territory” by Andrew X. Pham from July 11-25, no waitlists or holds, through Libby.

We're a month into summer reading. So far, our 3,000+ online readers have read over 1,480,500 minutes (33 months!!!!) - and that's not even counting all the paper logs! How close are you to meeting your goals?

Happy Fourth of July!
Did you know we have an entire collection of documents about the American Revolution, all freely available through Lynx? Explore personal narratives and memoirs, political pamphlets and speeches, sermons and poems, popular magazines, and more at https://lynx.lancasterlibraries.org/resources/introduction-to-u-s-history

Still figuring out what to make for your Fourth of July picnic? Consider adding some Smokey Tomato Barbeque Sauce to your cookout lineup. It has a base of tomato and chipotle peppers, and is as delicious as it is easy. Find this and other healthy recipes at https://lynx.lancasterlibraries.org/resources/connectwell

Social wellness is an important part of your overall health. Building a strong social network of family and friends not only helps you to live longer, but helps you to better deal with stress and gives you a more positive self-image. Social Wellness Month is a time to nurture your social relationships and meet new people. The library can help by bringing people with similar interests together through programs and events.

Visit calendar.lancasterlibraries.org to find something you'll enjoy!

Breaking news! Get your tickets now before they sell out (again)! 🐺📘

An Afternoon with Louise Penny: The Grey Wolf The Friends of Public Libraries of Lancaster County and the Midtown Scholar Bookstore are honored to host renowned author Louise Penny!

NewsBank has come together with your library to celebrate the spirit of adventure! Visit the link below to access articles and activities selected to enhance your community’s summer reading program and help you learn more about your library’s NewsBank resources.

Want to learn more about the NewsBank resources your library has to offer? Ask a librarian for more information about how you can explore news and information from thousands of publishers around the world.

https://www.newsbank.com/2024-summer-reading-activities-center-adventure-begins-your-library

Congratulations to Manheim Township Public Library on the launch of your cancer survivorship book collection! Learn more:

Library unveils cancer survivorship book collection It's a partnership between the Manheim Township Public Library and Ann B. Barshinger Cancer Institute.

What's one book you hope to read before the end of the summer? Share in the comments!

It's not too late! Register for summer reading and discover how Adventure Begins at Your Library. Visit your local library for more information or register at lancasterlibraries.beanstack.org.

Academic skills are like other skills: use them or lose them. Keep your brain sharp by visiting the Online Summer Skills Camp. Visit HelpNow on Lynx to discover what you want to learn more about.

Have you signed up for Summer Reading yet? Pick up a paper log at your local library now, or track your reading on the Beanstack app! Check out this post to learn about some of the cool features available through Beanstack, whether it's summer reading season or not. 😎🌞🌄⛱🏕

It's a great day to be a library lover! is also celebrating a milestone today. It's their 25th birthday (at this location)! They're celebrating in style with cookies, food trucks, a bounce house, balloon animals, and summer reading sign ups 🥳🏕️📚

Adventure begins at your Library with the Summer Reading Program! This free program is designed to nurture and grow a lifelong love of reading and learning through special events, reading challenges, and engaging activities. Sign up through the Beanstack App or inquire at your local library today!

https://lancasterlibraries.org/srp/

Congratulations to Eastern Lancaster County Library (ELANCO) on the Grand Reopening of their recently renovated Children’s Library. It’s the perfect day for the reopening as we also kick off the 2024 Summer Reading Program: Adventure Begins @ Your Library. What a wonderful space to inspire adventure and imagination in the children of Eastern Lancaster County!!

Do you need a professional resume review but don’t want to spend hundreds of dollars? Get your library card and use JobNow for professional assistance with all stages of job hunting including online applications, resumes, interviews, and more!

The library catalog is getting some updates on Tuesday, May 21. Some services will be temporarily unavailable. Visit lancasterlibraries.org/update for more information.

If the end of the school year has you feeling nostalgic, check out PA Photos & Docs! You never know what you'll find.

It’s time for ! Borrow the featured title from our digital collection for free from May 9-23. Learn more from the author:

"I’m Dan Flores and I’m truly excited to have my latest book, Wild New World, become a featured May title
for OverDrive’s book club, Big Library Read. Wild New World is a book of “Big History” that tells the story
of North America’s wild creatures and of the impact humanity had on these animals as we repeatedly
discovered this “wild new world.” I wrote the book as a narrative, heavily based in story-telling, that
starts in deep time and extends into America’s present struggles to grapple with extinctions, endangered
species, and an overheating planet. This is a kind of history few of us know. But since the past doesn’t
remain in the past, it’s an American story probably most of us should know and understand."

It's Free Comic Book Day! Celebrate by downloading graphic novels with NO WAIT through EBSCO eBooks. Find them now through Lynx: eResources for Everyone or PowerLibrary.

lynx.lancasterlibraries.org

Happy Independent Bookstore Day! We love to support our counterparts in providing all things bookish. Drop your favorite local indies below to help get the word out about them! 📚🥰

These titles have JUST been added to our collection on Libby. Celebrate World Book Day by borrowing something new!

Today (April 23) is the primary election! If eligible, make sure to take the time to cast your vote.

Need some last minute information? Visit vote.pa.gov 🗳

Earth Day was founded in 1970 in large part due to Senator Ga***rd Nelson. Read his 1995 reflections on Earth Day in GreenFILE, a collection of publications about the environment, agriculture, education, law, health, and technology.

Available 24/7 on Lynx: eResources for everyone. (lynx.lancasterlibraries.org)