7 pm, Small Meeting Room & Zoom 

The books we're reading are award winners or have been featured in the public space as a good read. Join us as we discuss these literary gems. You are welcome to attend whether or not you have read or listened to the selection. Ages 18+. Books selected for Fredricksen Reads will be listed on the Fredricksen Library online events calendar.

Old God’s Time by Sebastian Barry (2023) 261 pages. Recently retired policeman, Tom Kettle, settles into the quiet of his new home overlooking the Irish Sea, but when two former colleagues turn up at his door with questions about a decades-old case, Tom finds himself pulled into the darkest currents of his past. Long-listed for The Booker Prize 2023. Registration required 

Small Meeting Room  

Join with fellow book lovers as we take a look at works from a period in a language or culture's history that was particularly creative and productive. You do not have to read the selection before the meeting date. No registration required.

A Moveable Feast by Ernest Hemingway - Get ready for Thanksgiving with this memoir focuses on Hemingway’s years as a struggling expatriate journalist and writer in Paris during the 1920s. Many of the bars, cafes, and hotels mentioned in the book are still in existence in Paris.

This program is sponsored in memory of Marie Schleicher.

1 pm - 3 pm in the Lower Level Parking Lot
The Friends of Fredricksen will hold Donation Station on the first Saturday of each month to accept donations of books and media for their Book & Media Sales. To drop off donations, please park in the lower parking lot off Walnut Street close or near the sidewalk. Donations of one box or less can be brought to the Reference Desk whenever the Library is open. Thank you for thinking of the Friends when you have extra books.

1:00 pm, Community Room 

Join us for an afternoon of board games, card games, games of skill and strategy. Fun for the entire family. The library has a stash of games to choose from or you are welcome to bring your own. Ages 12 and under must be accompanied by an adult. No registration necessary. 

1 pm - 3 pm in the Lower Level Parking Lot
The Friends of Fredricksen will hold Donation Station on the first Saturday of each month to accept donations of books and media for their Book & Media Sales. To drop off donations, please park in the lower parking lot off Walnut Street close or near the sidewalk. Donations of one box or less can be brought to the Reference Desk whenever the Library is open. Thank you for thinking of the Friends when you have extra books.

Saturday, September 14th, 1-5pm
FREE and OPEN to the public.

Travel the world during Fredricksen Library’s multicultural festival. Discover different cultures through music and activities. Get a taste of the world through food trucks and vendors from different cultures. Stop by for children’s storytime in French, Spanish, Hindi and more. Come celebrate different cultures in this family-friendly event.

• 1pm French Travel in the Community Room
  The Fredricksen Library French Club shares a travel photo collection. Presented in French.

• 1pm Storytime in the Children’s Storytime Nook
  Spanish storytime. Elephant and Piggy We Are In A Book! ¡Estamos en un libro! by Mo Willems

• 1:30pm Storytime & Conservation Education with local author, Julie Ilondo in the Community Room
  Reading of Meeting the mountain gorilla and learn about endangered species that can only be found in the wild in the Democratic Republic of Congo in Central Africa.

• 2pm Celtic Harp Music in the Community Room
  Performed by Mary-Teresa of Seasons

• 2pm Storytime in the Children’s Storytime Nook
  French storytime with the Fredricksen Library French Club. Elephant and Piggy We Are In A Book! Nous Sommes Dans Un Livre! by Mo Willems

• 2:30pm Storytime in the Children’s Storytime Nook
  Hindi storytime with Priyanka Saran. Chalo Jungle Chalein by Balveen Singh OR I Love Autumn by Shelley Admont 

• 3pm Afro-Brazilian martial art Capoeira on the Side Lawn (In case of rain the program will be held in the Community Room)
  Led by the Capoeira Brazilian Pelourinho PA

• 3pm Storytime in the Children’s Storytime Nook
  Korean storytime with Sarah. Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister

• 3:30pm Yoga for Families in the Community Room
  Led by Jignasha Vyas

• 3:30pm Storytime with local author, Pauline Atilite in the Children’s Storytime Nook
  Reading of GUESS AND LEARN Magic Words: Please, Sorry, Thank You, and More!

• 4pm Arabic Storytime in the Children’s Storytime Nook
  Read by Jinan Haija. Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? by Bill Martin, Jr.

Plus enjoy throughout the event:

• Craft and information booths

• Food Trucks and Food Stands on Walnut Street

  • Marsico’s A Taste of Italy

  • Kimchee Girl

• World Cup 2026 and Olympic Medalist exhibit by Fredricksen Library Teens volunteers

• Games and Puzzles in the Lower Level Lobby

Vendors and Organizations:

• CWS Harrisburg - “Marketplace” crafts made by refugee women in CWS’s economic empowerment program

• Capoeira Brazilian Pelourinho PA

• The Scottish Society

• Chinese Cultural Arts Institute

• Local authors, Pauline Atilite and Julie Ilondo

• Cleve J. Fredricksen Library French Group

• Heartfulness Meditation! Meditation made simpler!!

Second & Fourth Thursdays, 10 am 
Small Meeting Room 
The intermediate level speakers will have a chance to practice with one another in a casual setting. A themed conversation for each session will be announced. No registration necessary.