Mixed Media Craft

Tree craft using mixed media and paper quillingRegistration Required
2nd floor, Meeting Room
Join the Library as we create a one-of-a-kind mixed media tree on canvas. Participants will be guided in using paint, tree bark, and quilled leaves to create these works of art on canvas suitable for display. Quilling is an art form that involves the use of strips of paper that are rolled, shaped, and glued together to create decorative designs. No experience is necessary. All supplies will be provided, but space is limited and registration is required. This program is part of this year’s Longwood Garden Community Read of The Songs of Trees: Stories from Nature’s Great Connectors by David George Haskell. All participants will be entered in a chance to win tickets to Longwood Gardens.
 

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Special Thursday Film: Anna Karenina

book6:30 pm - 9 pm Community Room, Lower Level
Anna Karenina (Keira Knightley), the wife of a Russian imperial minister (Jude Law), creates a high-society scandal by having an affair with a dashing cavalry officer in 19th-century St. Petersburg. Anna's husband offers her a difficult choice: Go into exile with the officer but never see her young son again, or remain with her family and abide by the rules of discretion. Joe Wright's energetic adaptation of Tolstoy's classic romance is a bold, visually stylized work. Rated R. Seating is limited, register online.

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Index RPG Nights - April 15 Session CANCELED

rpg6:00 pm – 9:00 pm via Zoom
Interested in Dungeons & Dragons but wished it was less time-consuming? Here is your chance to try the Index Card Role Playing Game (ICRPG). Join us virtually on the 1st and 3rd Friday of each month while we play in this new format. The game play is shorter and more interactive, the rules are simpler, there is minimal math involved, and it’s still a great time gaming together! Perfect for first-timers or gamers with busy schedules. Come give it a try as RPG expert/Game Master, Jon Langer, leads you through an evening of tabletop gaming. Ages 14 and older, please. 

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Index RPG Nights - April 2022

rpg6:00 pm – 9:00 pm via Zoom
Interested in Dungeons & Dragons but wished it was less time-consuming? Here is your chance to try the Index Card Role Playing Game (ICRPG). Join us virtually on the 1st and 3rd Friday of each month while we play in this new format. The game play is shorter and more interactive, the rules are simpler, there is minimal math involved, and it’s still a great time gaming together! Perfect for first-timers or gamers with busy schedules. Come give it a try as RPG expert/Game Master, Jon Langer, leads you through an evening of tabletop gaming. Ages 14 and older, please. Registration begins March 1 and is required for Zoom link.

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Farmers' Market

Farmers' MarketThis is the final Farmers' Market on the Lawn for 2025! It's held every Saturday from May through October at the John Graham Library.  You'll find local produce, plants, and handcrafted items.  Vendor spaces are completely free, and you can set up as your schedule allows.  Call the library at 717-776-5900 or visit the Farmers' Market page for more information.

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Farmers' Market

Farmers' MarketThe Farmers' Market on the Lawn is held every Saturday from May through October at the John Graham Library.  You'll find local produce, plants, and handcrafted items.  Vendor spaces are completely free, and you can set up as your schedule allows.  Call the library at 717-776-5900 or visit our Farmers' Market page for more information.

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Book Review

Book Cover for "The Last King of America, the Misunderstood Reign of George III" by Andrew RobertsJoin the Friends of New Cumberland Public Library for their monthly book review program. In May, Charles Stone will review The Last King of America, the Misunderstood Reign of George III by Andrew Roberts on Tuesday, May 9 at 10:30 a.m.

Reviews, which are presented by the Friends of the New Cumberland Public Library, are held on the second Tuesday of the month from September through November and March through May. Reviews are free and open to the general public. No need to have read the book to attend the review.
 

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A Celtic Concert with Seasons!

SEASONSA Celtic Concert with Seasons!
Saturday, March 19
1:30 pm to 2:30 pm in the Atrium, Upper Level

Join us as we welcome St. Patrick's Day with the musical styling of Seasons.  The Lee siblings have toured in multiple states and countries and have opened for artists as varied as Grammy-award-winner Ashley Cleveland, Scythian, and Celtic Fiddle Festival. Seasons has performed on both regional and national television, and been featured at many national Celtic festivals. Now they will whisk you away to the Emerald Isle and leave you humming a merry tune over St. Paddy's Day weekend! No registration necessary. Sponsored by the McCormick Family Foundation. 

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WWII in the Netherlands: A 3- part Memoir series from Berthi van der Bent H.

Join us for an event unlike anything we’ve ever held. Beloved local, Berthi van der Bent H., grew up in the Netherlands during World War II. Over the course of weeks she was interviewed spontaneously by the French Language Group in Fredricksen Library about her experiences and memories as a young girl (age 8-13) of that time.  At the beginning of the war, the Netherlands declared themselves neutral before the invasion. As a young child, Berthi grew up constantly hearing the planes from both sides fly (and sometimes get shot down) overhead, as the Netherlands were in between the fighting.  Berthi and her family kept her brothers in hiding, since they were German-born and were supposed to go work for Hitler.  There was constant fear of losing them. She shares her memories of the Hunger Winter, when they had almost no food to eat.  Her perspective on life in the Netherlands during World War II is a unique one that highlights lessons and stories that we all need to hear. You don’t want to miss this unique and powerful memoir from this local survivor of WWII and treasured resident of Camp Hill. *ALL SESSIONS ARE FULL BUT YOU MAY REGISTER FOR THE WAITING LIST

Part One: Sunday, March 20, 2:30 – 3:45 pm In the Community Room, lower level: The first part of Berthi’s video interviews will be shown, including a live introduction from Dr. David Witwer from Penn State Harrisburg. He will lead us through some background and context so we may better understand Berthi’s experience. The video will also be available for viewing online, without the introduction by Professor Witwer. Register here for Part One in person or online.

Part Two - At your convenience - available online, approx.2 hours: View the second video from the comfort of your own home online. Register here to receive the video link - online only.

Part Three: Sunday, April 10, 2:30 – 4:00 pm in the Community Room, lower level: We’ll wrap up this fascinating series with the final hour of Berthi van der Bent H.’s video interviews, followed by a chance to ask Berthi questions yourself. She and Professor Witwer will both be in attendance for a Q&A period following the video. Register here to attend Part Three - in person only.

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WWII in the Netherlands: A 3-part Memoir series from Berthi van der Bent H

Join us for an event unlike anything we’ve ever held. Beloved local, Berthi van der Bent H., grew up in the Netherlands during World War II. Over the course of weeks she was interviewed spontaneously by the French Language Group in Fredricksen Library about her experiences and memories as a young girl (age 8-13) of that time.  At the beginning of the war, the Netherlands declared themselves neutral before the invasion. As a young child, Berthi grew up constantly hearing the planes from both sides fly (and sometimes get shot down) overhead, as the Netherlands were in between the fighting.  Berthi and her family kept her brothers in hiding, since they were German-born and were supposed to go work for Hitler.  There was constant fear of losing them. She shares her memories of the Hunger Winter, when they had almost no food to eat.  Her perspective on life in the Netherlands during World War II is a unique one that highlights lessons and stories that we all need to hear. You don’t want to miss this unique and powerful memoir from this local survivor of WWII and treasured resident of Camp Hill. *ALL SESSIONS ARE FULL BUT YOU MAY REIGSTER FOR THE WAITING LIST

Part One: Sunday, March 20, 2:30 – 3:45 pm In the Community Room, lower level: The first part of Berthi’s video interviews will be shown, including a live introduction from Dr. David Witwer from Penn State Harrisburg. He will lead us through some background and context so we may better understand Berthi’s experience. The video will also be available for viewing online, without the introduction by Professor Witwer. Register here for Part One in person or online.

Part Two - At your convenience - available online, approx.2 hours: View the second video from the comfort of your own home online. Register here to receive the video link - online only.

Part Three: Sunday, April 10, 2:30 – 4:00 pm in the Community Room, lower level: We’ll wrap up this fascinating series with the final hour of Berthi van der Bent H.’s video interviews, followed by a chance to ask Berthi questions yourself. She and Professor Witwer will both be in attendance for a Q&A period following the video. Register here to attend Part Three - in person only.

Click here to read and/or download a personal narrative from Berthi's family about the Starving Holland During Winter 1944-1945.

 

 

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