Events by Hershey Partnership

Kit’s Interactive Theatre: Grace the Pirate

Hershey Public Library 701 Cocoa Avenue, Hershey, PA, United States

Come to the Hershey Public Library to navigate by the stars with Grace the Pirate in this rollicking interactive play where the audience is cast right into the show!  This family friendly program sponsored by the Friends is suitable for children is grades K-5. Everyone is welcome. Registration is not required. If you have questions, […]

Friends Summer Film Festival: Based on the Books

Hershey Public Library 701 Cocoa Avenue, Hershey, PA, United States

Friends Summer Film Festival will screen at the Hershey Public Library on Sundays in July at 2 pm. Enjoy family friendly movies based on books. Registration is not required to attend. Please note the film’s rating for age appropriateness. Everyone is welcome. Snacks are provided by the Friends of Hershey Public Library. Cloudy with a […]

Mark DeRose

Hershey Public Library 701 Cocoa Avenue, Hershey, PA, United States

The Hershey Public Library presents the guitar talents of Mark DeRose for an hour of music and songs that children will love. Registration is not required. Terrific Tuesday Programs, sponsored by the Friends of the Hershey Public Library, are suitable for children in K-5. Everyone is welcome.

USCF Rated Chess Tournament

Hershey Public Library 701 Cocoa Avenue, Hershey, PA, United States

Hershey Public Library hosts a USCF rated chess tournament open to chess players of all ages and skill levels. 3 rounds with players in Quad sections based on rating and age. Young players and players new to rated chess tournaments are welcome and encouraged to participate! Check out the details below and do not hesitate […]

ScienceTellers: Aliens

Hershey Public Library 701 Cocoa Avenue, Hershey, PA, United States

Come to the Hershey Public Library to experience a midnight meteor shower, when something mysterious falls from the sky toward Earth — but it’s not a shooting star. Two curious kids venture into the forest to investigate and find themselves mixed up with a family of visitors from another planet! Pursued by a crazy space […]

Krypton Cougars Robotics Team

Hershey Public Library 701 Cocoa Avenue, Hershey, PA, United States

Join our local FIRST Robotics Team at the Hershey Public Library, fresh from competing at the World Championship in Detroit, as they demonstrate their robots. Registration is not required for this Terrific Tuesday Program. Suitable for children in grades K-5. Everyone is welcome. Sponsored by the Friends. Please contact Children's Librarian, Rita Smith at ritahuntsmith@derrytownship.org […]

Dinosaur Dig

Hershey Public Library 701 Cocoa Avenue, Hershey, PA, United States

Field Paleontologists, Mike and Roberta Straka, will construct a dinosaur dig site right in the Hershey Public Library. Children will dig for REAL dinosaur bones. Next, we will identify the bones and finally, they will place the fossils on a Triceratops cut out. They will actually build a Triceratops with the bones that they discover. […]

Friends Annual Book Sale

Hershey Public Library 701 Cocoa Avenue, Hershey, PA, United States

Friends Annual Book Sale 2019 for the BEST BARGAINS IN TOWN The Friends of the Hershey Public Library's 38th Annual Book Sale will take place Saturday, August 3 to Thursday, August 8. The Hershey Public Library will be closed until 6:00 pm on Friday, August 2nd so volunteers can prepare for the sale. Friday, August […]

Space Camp

Hershey Public Library 701 Cocoa Avenue, Hershey, PA, United States

Thursday, August 15 and Friday, August 16. 10:00 am to 11:30 am. American Girl Luciana Vega went to Space Camp; now is your chance to come to Space Camp at the Hershey Public Library! Join Captain Rita Smith and her valiant crew for space related adventures, crafts, and experiments! This 2 morning camp is open […]

Space Forts for Families

Hershey Public Library 701 Cocoa Avenue, Hershey, PA, United States

Build a Fort Summer 2016 Let's end the summer at the Hershey Public Library, and before school starts, with some family reading fun! Meet us for stories at 2:30 p.m. When the library closes at 3 p.m, registered families may use materials from home to create reading forts in the library. Enjoy family reading time […]

“Hospital Ship USNS COMFORT (T-AH 20) – Missions of Hope and Healing”

Hershey Public Library 701 Cocoa Avenue, Hershey, PA, United States

LCDR (ret) Donna Haase, NC, USN will present information about the USNS Comfort (T-AH 20), what it is equipped with, its capabilities, and deployment history. Come to the Hershey Public Library to learn how two Mercy-class hospital ships have become prime assets in the Navy's efforts to reach out to foreign countries and provide humanitarian […]

Poetry in Motion

Hershey Public Library 701 Cocoa Avenue, Hershey, PA, United States

Red Sneakers Productions come to the Hershey Public Library! Poetry can be so much fun! In this engaging program, Anthony Cascio combines acting, mime, vocal gymnastics, humor, audience participation, and a steamer trunk full of costumes, puppets, and props to allow students to encounter poetry as an engaging and relevant art form. This irresistible cast […]

Nutrition for Kids

Hershey Public Library 701 Cocoa Avenue, Hershey, PA, United States

Are you unsure about what the best eating habits and diet are for your kids? Do you want to help ensure that your kids are growing up eating the most nutrient-rich foods? Come to a class at the Hershey Public Library taught and organized by students from the Penn State College of Medicine to learn […]

My Friendship with Fred Rogers

Hershey Public Library 701 Cocoa Avenue, Hershey, PA, United States

This Friends program at the Hershey Public Library is presented by Tim Madigan. Please register online, or call the Circulation desk at 717-533-6555. It began as another newspaper assignment, a celebrity profile of the children’s television icon. But in Fred Rogers, Texas journalist Tim Madigan found more than a fascinating subject. From their first meeting […]

Rotator Cuff Seminar

Hershey Public Library 701 Cocoa Avenue, Hershey, PA, United States

Come to a Rotator Cuff Seminar at the Hershey Public Library presented by Joe Hribick, Physical Therapist and Clinical Director of Madden Physical Therapy. Learn about the three most common causes of rotator cuff problems and what successful treatment looks like without medications, injections, or surgery. Please register online at the Events Calendar or call […]

Autumn Festival and Old Fashioned Day

Indian Echo Caverns 368 Middletown Rd, Hummelstown, PA, United States

Join us for our 8th Annual Autumn Festival and Old Fashioned Day. We will be hosting arts and craft vendors, various demonstrators, food vendors, old tractor displays, and hit and miss engine displays. A family fun day with many fun activities for all to enjoy. Featuring horse drawn wagon rides, tractor wagon rides, pumpkin patch, corn […]

Hershey Partnership 16th Annual Soup Cook-Off

Hershey Volunteer Fire Company Station 48 21 W Caracas Ave, Hershey, PA, United States

The Hershey Partnership’s Soup Cook-Off, Saturday, October 5, 2019 from 11:00 a.m. –2:00 p.m., is a fun Fall Family Event, in Hershey Pennsylvania. The address of the event is 21 W. Caracas Ave., Hershey, PA 17033. This event is organized and run by the Hershey Partnership which donates a portion of the event profits to […]

What is Fracking?

Hershey Public Library 701 Cocoa Avenue, Hershey, PA, United States

Come to the Hershey Public Library to learn about the controversial topic of hydraulic fracturing, better known as fracking. The sophisticated extraction process has opened up new sources of natural gas for energy use and has been welcomed by many. At the same time, it has come under fire by environmentalists and landowners for its […]

ZooAmerica Presents Native PA Species

Hershey Public Library 701 Cocoa Avenue, Hershey, PA, United States

Friends of the Hershey Public Library sponsor this program for children to learn about the wildlife species who call our state home. You might be surprised to discover who’s living in your backyard! Enjoy an exciting presentation that includes live animal encounters, natural history information and much more, for a truly, adventure-filled zoo experience! Registration […]