June 10 - 13, 9 am - 12 pm
Join us for Food, Farm & Garden Camp where you will learn about farming and gardening, and how those systems relate to the food we eat. Activities include mushroom grow kit, working in the vegetable garden, seed prep, and more. Ages 10 - 12.

Adventure begins at the library this summer with our free summer camps! Camps are designed around themes and include reading, discussion, hands-on activities, special library programs, and conclude with group lunchtime. Each morning, camper goers will meet in the children’s library before spending time outside.  

Families will need to provide a brown bag lunch, water bottle, and ensure their child has sunscreen applied as the children will be spending time outdoors weather permitting. Healthy vegetarian snacks will be provided. If your child has food allergies/sensitivities or has a special diet, please pack snacks for your child and notify our librarian programmers about food allergies/sensitivities/diet. 

Camps are limited to 15 individuals. A waitlist will be enabled. If you registered for a space your child can no longer keep, please cancel the reservation so another child on the waitlist can register. REGISTER

7 pm Miller Family Courtyard/Walnut Street (inside if inclement weather) 
Join us on Fredricksen’s lawn all summer as we welcome talented performers for an evening of music and song. We will kick off summer with our annual concert with Trinidad & Tobago Baltimore Steel Orchestra as they bring a touch of the Caribbean to the library. This stunning group, named Baltimore's official steel drum band, are masters of the steel drum. Their vivacious tropical music rounds out a lively show for all ages!

Bring your lawn chairs and blankets! Our Teen Advisory Group will be selling popcorn and refreshments or feel free to bring your own. All concerts are free to the public. Concerts are held on the west lawn next to the lower parking lot. No registration necessary. Sponsored by McCormick Family Foundation.

Adventure Begins at Your Library!
June 1 – August 15
Earn badges, prizes, and tickets for the grand prize drawings by logging your reading and activities. Register at fredricksen.beanstack.org starting June 1! 

The Fredricksen Library Summer Reading Program is made possible by the Friends of Fredricksen, our municipalities and these generous sponsors: UGI, PPL, Avalon, Weis Markets, Rita's Water Ice, Cornerstone Coffeehouse

Join us for our annual Get Outdoors Challenge for all Ages! Beginning June 1 register at fredricksen.beanstack.org, and then pick up a GO Cumberland booklet (one per family) at the library. Throughout the summer, hike the chosen parks and trails in Cumberland County to find the secret codes to enter in Beanstack! Program runs thought August 15. See booklet for more details. Sponsored by WellSpan.

10 am - 12 pm in the Community Room 
Join us all summer long for fun drop-in craft programs! This session we'll be making Perler Beads. For children of all ages; ages 12 & under must be accompanied by an adult. No registration necessary. 

10 am - 12 pm in the Community Room 
Join us all summer long for fun drop-in craft programs! This session we'll be doing Seashell Painting. For children of all ages; ages 12 & under must be accompanied by an adult. No registration necessary. 

6 pm - 7:30 pm, Small Meeting Room
Plot Twisters is a dynamic teen writers group open to writers of fiction, fan fiction, manga, poetry and more. This program is for teens ages 13-18.  

6 pm - 7:30 pm, Small Meeting Room
Plot Twisters is a dynamic teen writers group open to writers of fiction, fan fiction, manga, poetry and more. This program is for teens ages 13-18.  

May 1 - May 31
Join this challenge to help Smokey Bear celebrate his 80th birthday by learning how to prevent wildfires and help the environment! You can select books from Smokey's Reading List at smokeybear.com, or choose your own. Register beginning May 1 at fredricksen.beanstack.org.

6 pm - 7:30 pm in the Community Room
Meet up with other LEGO mega fans for free building and themed challenge builds. We supply all of the bricks – you bring your imagination! This program is for tweens ages 9-12. Parents, caregivers and siblings may attend. Registration is required for summer sessions.