Children's Programs
Cookie Decorating Contest (ages 6-17)
Celebrate the season by decorating gingerbread cookies! Decorated cookies will be judged and prizes will be given! (Ages 6-17) Registration is required. Call 717-944-6412 or sign up at the front desk.
Snowy Stories (Family)
Join us for a snowy storytime where we'll read snowy stories, have a snack and make our very own snow! Registration is required.
Paint by Stickers (for ages 5+)
Just like paint by numbers, you can create your own art using stickers! Images for children and adults will be available so the whole family can participate. Registration required. Call 717-944-6412 or sign up at the front desk.
Saturday Lego Club
Join us for a special Saturday Lego Club LEGO® Junior Maker Club! Make, tinker, build, and explore with LEGO®. The Junior Maker club encourages children and families to take a hands-on, minds-on approach to “making” with the use of LEGO® bricks while tying in a love for reading.
Valentine’s Taste Test (ages 6-17)
Join us for a Valentine's Taste Test! You’ll be asked to taste, guess and rate several different chocolates. Registration is required. (Ages 6-17) Call 717-944-6412 or sign up at the front desk.
Saturday Lego Club
Join us for a special Saturday Lego Club LEGO® Junior Maker Club! Make, tinker, build, and explore with LEGO®. The Junior Maker club encourages children and families to take a hands-on, minds-on approach to “making” with the use of LEGO® bricks while tying in a love for reading.
Spring Tea
FREE Spring Tea and snacks. Featuring a performance by the Stone Soup String Band of traditional folk music. Some local authors will also be attending Natalie Damschroder, Leta Hawk, Misty Simon, and Margaret Houser.
Summer Reading Kick-Off
Middletown Public LibraryHelp us Kick-off our Tails and Tales Summer Reading program. Children, Teens and Adults, can all sign up at the library for Summer Reading and win cool prizes. Or you can sign up online. Special performance by Ryan Moran (from 11am-1pm). Ryan Moran is a solo acoustic artist who skillfully covers a variety of genres while adding his own unique style and energy to music from the 60's up through today's artists such as Coldplay, Jason Mraz, U2, Train, Maroon 5, The Fray, Dave Matthews and many more.
Wagging Tails Wednesday-Two of a Kind
MCSO Building W. Emaus Street, MiddletownTwo of a Kind delights audiences of all ages with their music, good humor and audience participation. David and Jenny Heitler-Klevans of Two of a Kind love bringing people together and building community through music. Their beautiful harmonies accompanied by David’s powerful, rhythmic guitar playing and Jenny’s multi-ethnic percussion instruments create magic on stage. An award-winning husband-wife duo, Two of a Kind presents concerts for families and children of all ages, including songs, puppets, movement, and stories – all with an emphasis on interaction and participation. Themes of songs and stories range from reading & . . . Read More »
Wagging Tails Wednesday- Silly Joe
MCSO Building W. Emaus Street, MiddletownSilly Joe entertains audiences with high-energy songs about the everyday lives of kids and families. With a guitar, a loud voice, a wig, a kazoo, boxer shorts, and a lot of silly body movements, Silly Joe keeps everyone involved in the show. Silly Joe sings about family trips with grumpy dads in “Are We There Yet?” crazy pets in “Timmy Had a Tiger” and “Dumb Dog,” brother and sister relationships in “Little Sister Blues” and “Princess in Training,” and kids who act goofy in “Put It on My Head” and “The Underwear Song.” Mixing stories . . . Read More »