Come to a Friends program for children called Bantaba: The Circle of Celebration. This will be a high-energy fusion of percussive dance, traditional music, and rousing call-and-response. Three performers of The Seventh Principle demonstrate both traditional African dance and modern African-American dance while teaching about the respective cultures on both sides of the Atlantic. Children […]
Register online at the Event Calendar on our website at www.hersheylibrary.org, or call us at (717) 533-6555 to join this "out of this world" experience. For two hours, become a crew member of a starship bridge with Artemis Starship Simulation. Kids ages 8 and up are welcome. Children ages 12+ may be in the library […]
Poison Study by Elizabethtown’s Maria V. Snyder topped the public vote as the 2018 One Book, One Community selection. Meet the author as she talks about how she sparked on the idea for the One Book One Community novel, Poison Study, and how she developed it into a multi-book series. Maria will also host a […]
No longer just for the little ones, come to the Hershey Public Library to sit back and relax as you enjoy short stories, old and new; stories to thrill, to make you laugh and feel inspired. Read aloud to the audience by Emily Fortney. Register online, or call (717) 533-6555. If you have questions, please […]
George Weigel, gardening columnist for the Patriot-News/PennLive, will be at the Hershey Public Library to help us devise a month-to-month plan for making our garden look great all year long. It’s not enough to design and plant a good landscape because things will quickly go down the tubes unless you know what to do to […]
This is the story of Deborah Sampson, a remarkable woman whose life is largely ignored by most historical texts. She was known as the “Secret Soldier,’ the American Revolution’s only acknowledged female combat veteran. A descendant of William Bradford and Miles Standish, Deborah Sampson spent her childhood in poverty and was sold into indentured servitude. […]
Artemis Starship Simulation computer game returns to the Hershey Public Library for another intergalactic adventure with presenters Jeff Cothren and Brian Blahusch. For kids ages 8+, but teens and adults are welcome, this mission will begin at 4:30 p.m. and continue after hours until 8:00 p.m. Please note: Children ages 12+ may be in the […]
Hershey Public Library invites families to come play Harry Potter Trivia. Please register online at SignUpGenius. This event promises to provide an exciting, high energy and fun game appropriate for all ages. The focus of the event is based on everyone having fun, sharing in laughter and clean upbeat, new and especially old school music. Prizes […]
The Performance Class of Gamut Theatre Group presents: “Once Upon a Time”, a collection of famous fairy tales scenes geared for children ages 4 and up and their families. No registration required. Everyone is welcome. If you have questions, please contact Rita Hunt-Smith at (717) 533-6555 ext. 3708 or send an e-mail to ritahuntsmith@derrytownship.org
