Second and Fourth Thursdays: 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Via Zoom
As part of our Daytime Academy at Fredricksen Library, we are now offering language immersion conversation groups on a regular basis. Our expert leaders will guide you through discussion, conversation and culture of your chosen language. Some experience in the language is necessary. Registration is required for Zoom link.  

1st & 3rd Tuesdays of each month, 6 pm - 8:30 pm
Small Meeting Room, Lower Level
Come and join your fellow military history aficionados in a meaningful discussion about battles and other military events ranging from circa 1000 BCE up to recent military history. The first half of the discussion will focus on the facts of the battle and the second half will be dedicated to opinions and conjectures about the battle. Everyone will be given equal time to participate in both halves of the discussion. We will wrap up the roundtable with a vote on the topic for the next session. The three priorities for this group are having fun, learning new things, and hopefully developing new friendships. Registration suggested, but not required. Ages 16+.
*Aug 16 topic: The Battle of the Bulge

1st & 3rd Tuesdays of each month, 6 pm - 8:30 pm
Small Meeting Room, Lower Level
Come and join your fellow military history aficionados in a meaningful discussion about battles and other military events ranging from circa 1000 BCE up to recent military history. The first half of the discussion will focus on the facts of the battle and the second half will be dedicated to opinions and conjectures about the battle. Everyone will be given equal time to participate in both halves of the discussion. We will wrap up the roundtable with a vote on the topic for the next session. The three priorities for this group are having fun, learning new things, and hopefully developing new friendships. Registration suggested, but not required. Ages 16+.

1st & 3rd Tuesdays of each month, 6 pm - 8:30 pm
Small Meeting Room, Lower Level
Come and join your fellow military history aficionados in a meaningful discussion about battles and other military events ranging from circa 1000 BCE up to recent military history. The first half of the discussion will focus on the facts of the battle and the second half will be dedicated to opinions and conjectures about the battle. Everyone will be given equal time to participate in both halves of the discussion. We will wrap up the roundtable with a vote on the topic for the next session. The three priorities for this group are having fun, learning new things, and hopefully developing new friendships. Registration suggested, but not required. Ages 16+.

1st & 3rd Tuesdays of each month, 6 pm - 8:30 pm
Small Meeting Room, Lower Level
Come and join your fellow military history aficionados in a meaningful discussion about battles and other military events ranging from circa 1000 BCE up to recent military history. The first half of the discussion will focus on the facts of the battle and the second half will be dedicated to opinions and conjectures about the battle. Everyone will be given equal time to participate in both halves of the discussion. We will wrap up the roundtable with a vote on the topic for the next session. The three priorities for this group are having fun, learning new things, and hopefully developing new friendships. Registration suggested, but not required. Ages 16+.

1st & 3rd Tuesdays of each month, 6 pm - 8:30 pm
Small Meeting Room, Lower Level
Come and join your fellow military history aficionados in a meaningful discussion about battles and other military events ranging from circa 1000 BCE up to recent military history. The first half of the discussion will focus on the facts of the battle and the second half will be dedicated to opinions and conjectures about the battle. Everyone will be given equal time to participate in both halves of the discussion. We will wrap up the roundtable with a vote on the topic for the next session. The three priorities for this group are having fun, learning new things, and hopefully developing new friendships. Registration suggested, but not required. Ages 16+.

1st & 3rd Tuesdays of each month, 6 pm - 8:30 pm
Small Meeting Room, Lower Level
Come and join your fellow military history aficionados in a meaningful discussion about battles and other military events ranging from circa 1000 BCE up to recent military history. The first half of the discussion will focus on the facts of the battle and the second half will be dedicated to opinions and conjectures about the battle. Everyone will be given equal time to participate in both halves of the discussion. We will wrap up the roundtable with a vote on the topic for the next session. The three priorities for this group are having fun, learning new things, and hopefully developing new friendships. The topic for the very first session (6/7) will be the Battle of Gettysburg. Registration suggested, but not required. Ages 16+.

June 1 to August 15 on Beanstack
Let’s get outdoors this summer! Join us for Cumberland County’s first ever GO Cumberland challenge for all ages. Beginning June 1, register at fredricksen.beasntack.org, and then pick up a GO Cumberland booklet (one per family) at the library. Throughout the summer, get out and go hiking. Enter the secret codes you discover and be entered to win prizes. See booklet (avail. June 1) for more details. Sponsored by Wellspan and Cumberland County Library System.

June 1 to August 15 on Beanstack
Join us for our 2022 Summer Reading Program for all ages! Earn badges, prizes, and tickets for the grand prize drawings by reading and logging whatever you like and doing activities related to Oceans of Possibilities! Beginning June 1, register at fredricksen.beanstack.org and then stop by the library to grab your summer reading grab and go bag (for Adults and Children while supplies last).

The Summer Reading Program is made possible by the Friends of Fredricksen, The Friends of East Pennsboro Library, our municipalities, Orrstown Bank, UGI, Mid Penn Bank, PPL, PeoplesBank, Weis Markets and additional generous sponsors.

2:00 pm - 4:00 pm in the Community Room, Lower Level
This summer, Film Fridays will be scaling down to one film a month. Registration is required. Films are still free to the public (and wonderful!). Sponsored by Bill and Jane Murray. Also join us for our film discussions! Much like a book group, you will watch the film then if you like, join us for a moderated discussion. Watch the film at the library or watch it on your own.
FROM ITALY: Rosalba, a middle-aged woman on a bus trip to Venice with her husband and her sons, is left behind at a rest stop off of the highway. As the days go by with no word from her family, she settles into a room at a local hotel and takes a job at a flower shop. When her husband and sons begin to miss her, they send a friend looking for her. "Bread and Tulips" is a warmhearted comedy about love, family, and friendship. Rated PG-13. Registration begins May 15.