1 pm Community Room, Lower Level

Enjoy step-by-step instruction with our experienced and enthusiastic instructor. You'll leave with a one-of-a-kind creation to enjoy! Cost: $5 per person. All art materials supplied. Registration begins one month prior via telephone or in person at the library. Ages 18 & up.

6:00 pm in the Community Room
Join us for a night of creativity and cinema. Kid's Paint Night will be followed by a drop in family movie. Kids are invited to participate in a movie-based guided painting before the family film starts. Registration required. Films will be rated G or PG.

August 22 - Moana 2

1:30PM - 4:00PM in the Community Room 

Join us for the Susquehanna Folk Music Society’s celebration of local folk artists who are grant recipients of the PA Council of the Arts Apprenticeships in Traditional Arts program. Performances, demonstrations, stories and discussions will be facilitated by SFMS folklorist Amy Skillman. Performing apprentices include: Courtney Fox & Katie Borgman (East Galway Flute); Sean Cook (Sean-nós Singing), Mary-Kate Spring Lee (Irish Concertina); and Bhagirath Khatiwada (Nepali Harmonium). 

Nepali Harmonium
Apprentice Bhagirath Khatiwada (bah-ga-REET) and his teacher Muskan Balampaki Mugar (moos-KAHN) are working to preserve the rich, beautiful culture of their Himalayan homelands — teaching their children, connecting the large community of Nepali speakers in Central PA, and sharing it with their American neighbors. Read more about them in our Spotlight article about Nepali Harmonium: Sounds of Home.

East Galway Flute
Irish flute player Lesl Harker learned from Mike Rafferty, a well-known exponent of the regional style from his home in Ballinakill, County Galway, Ireland. Lesl is sharing that knowledge with two local players: Courtney Fox and Katie Borgman. Read our Folk Artist Gallery profile on Lesl Harker.

Sean-nós Singing
Growing up in the north of Ireland, Seamus Carmichael didn't value his mother's singing in the old traditional sean-nós (SHAWN-nohss) style. But as a young man in America, he came back to to those roots, and now he's passing the tradition along to his apprentice Sean Cook. Read our Folk Artist Gallery profile on Seamus Carmichael.

Irish concertina
Last year, Mary-Kate Spring Lee worked with master performer Gráinne Hambly on Irish harp, but both of them also play concertina, so they switched it up this year. Read our Spotlight article on Virtual Apprenticeships to learn how they connected Central PA and County Mayo.

1:30PM - 4:00PM in the Community Room 

Award-winning science journalist Robert Naeye will present a whirlwind tour of our amazing solar system. He will explain in non-technical language how and when it formed, where it is located within the much larger Milky Way Galaxy, and which places offer the best prospects for finding extraterrestrial life. The presentation will be illustrated with beautiful images and artwork of the Sun, planets, moons, asteroids, comets, and rings. 

4:00 pm Kunkel Creation Station

Each month we will take on a new craft project. Bring your friends to hang out, grab a snack and get creative! August – cigar box upcycle. This program is for teens ages 13-18. Registration is required.