All Ages Reading Challenges

Fredricksen Library is happy to host our annual Summer Reading Program and Go Cumberland Challenge running June 1st - August 15th!  The entire family can sign up to track their reading minutes, visit trails at our local parks, win lots of prizes, and enjoy family events at our library. 
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Children participating in the summer reading challenge will have the opportunity to win weekly raffles on top of our All Ages GRAND PRIZES. All you need to do is enter our Summer Reading Challenge anytime between June 1 and June 15. You can double your chances by getting a new, or renew your old, library card. Stop by the library to enter the Grand Prize Raffle.
-Hershey Park Tickets
-iPad
-Family Pool Passes

All Ages Concerts

Concerts start at 7pm
June 11 - Colebrook Road 
June 22 - West Shore Symphony 
August 6 - Shea Quinn

Special Programs

Tuesdays at 10:30am
June 16 - Forgotten Friend Reptile 
June 23 - SanctuaryRidiculous Nicholas
July 14 - The Amazing Magi 
July 21 - Bubble & Magic Show with River Barry
July 28 - West Shore Wildlife Center 

Monarch Butterflies 
Tuesday, July 7 at 6 PM
Each child attending with their grownup will decorate their own planter to take home a Milkweed plant (the essential host plant for Monarchs), empowering them to support butterfly conservation right at home. Registration required. 

Pa’s Curious Creatures: Cryptids
Thursday, July 30 at 6:30 PM on the Lawn 
As the fireflies begin to glow, step into the strange and wonderful world of Pennsylvania’s cryptids. Join folklorist Rissa Miller at twilight for a family-friendly evening of local legends. No registration necessary.

Teen & Tween Tri-Wizard Tournament 
Tri-Wizard Tournament - evenings at 6:00 PM 
June 18      Quidditch on the Lawn
July 16       Wizarding World Knowledge Test 
July 27       House Pride Competition
Registration required.
 

2nd Monday from 1:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. in the Atrium 

Enjoy seeing a jigsaw puzzle come together? Just grab one or two from your own stash and join fellow enthusiasts in choosing, assembling and enjoying the selected puzzle – a 300-500 piece puzzle is suggested, one that can be assembled in the allotted time. Drop in when you can and leave when you need. No registration necessary. 

1st Saturdays from 1 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. in the Atrium 

Enjoy seeing a jigsaw puzzle come together? Just grab one or two from your own stash and join fellow enthusiasts in choosing, assembling and enjoying the selected puzzle – a 300-500 piece puzzle is suggested, one that can be assembled in the allotted time. Drop in when you can and leave when you need. No registration necessary. 

2nd Monday from 1:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. in the Atrium 

Enjoy seeing a jigsaw puzzle come together? Just grab one or two from your own stash and join fellow enthusiasts in choosing, assembling and enjoying the selected puzzle – a 300-500 piece puzzle is suggested, one that can be assembled in the allotted time. Drop in when you can and leave when you need. No registration necessary. 

First and Third Thursdays
10 am, Community Room, Lower Level
Learn basic Spanish conversation in an informal and friendly setting. This immersive conversation workshop is a great way to acquire the fundamentals of a new language. No registration necessary. 

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.   

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.   

9:15 am, Community Room 

Join Ann Fields, founder of Peaceful Poses Kids Yoga, for an adult slow flow yoga class. This class will explore yoga poses, breathing techniques and ways to deal with stress and anxiety. Ann’s 45-minute class is open to all levels and no experience is necessary. Please wear comfortable clothing and bring a water bottle and yoga mat. Registration not required.

9:15 am, Community Room 
Join Ann Fields, founder of Peaceful Poses Kids Yoga, for an adult slow flow yoga class. This class will explore yoga poses, breathing techniques and ways to deal with stress and anxiety. Ann’s 45-minute class is open to all levels and no experience is necessary. Please wear comfortable clothing and bring a water bottle and yoga mat. Registration not required.

7 pm - Small Meeting Room and Zoom
Want to be part of a local, supportive writing group that helps you grow in your craft? Fredricksen Writes is for writers of all experience levels who want to be critiqued and in exchange provide critiques for other writers. This group is best suited for writers of memoirs, short stories, novels or essays. Join us to observe and learn what we’re all about. Space is limited; Registration required.