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Beyond the Books: An Evening with Sandra Brown

Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Offsite

Age Group:

Adults

Event Details:

York County Libraries (PA) is pleased to present thriller icon Sandra Brown to the Appell Center for our 2nd annual “Beyond the Books” event. On April 23, 2026, Sandra will take th...

Library Branch: Offsite
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Author Visit, Fundraiser, Party/Social Gathering, Special Guest/Performer
Event Details:

York County Libraries (PA) is pleased to present thriller icon Sandra Brown to the Appell Center for our 2nd annual “Beyond the Books” event.

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Baby and Toddler Story Time

Thursday, June 18, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:30am
DIL Children's Room at Dillsburg
Program Type:
Early Learning, Story Time
Age Group:
Babies/Toddlers

Babies, toddlers and their caregivers join us for free play, lap bounces, stories, songs, and action rhymes.

Recommended for ages 0-3, but all are welcome.

No registration required.

Library Branch: Dillsburg
Room or Offsite Location: DIL Children's Room
Age Group: Babies/Toddlers
Program Type: Early Learning, Story Time
Event Details:

Babies, toddlers and their caregivers join us for free play, lap bounces, stories, songs, and action rhymes.

Recommended for ages 0-3, but all are welcome.

No registration required.

Coding Club

Thursday, June 18, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
DIL Children's Room at Dillsburg
Program Type:
Games, Science/STEAM
Age Group:
School Age

Code for fun!

Remix our monthly challenge or code your own project using Scratch. Beginners and experts are welcome.  

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Dillsburg
Room or Offsite Location: DIL Children's Room
Age Group: School Age
Program Type: Games, Science/STEAM
Registration Required
Event Details:

Code for fun!

Remix our monthly challenge or code your own project using Scratch. Beginners and experts are welcome.  

Story Time at the Dillsburg Farmers' Market

Saturday, June 20, 2026 at 10:00am - 11:00am
DIL Offsite Location at Dillsburg
Program Type:
Early Learning, Outdoor, Story Time
Age Group:
Babies/Toddlers, Preschool, School Age

Join Miss Sue once a month at the Dillsburg Farmers' Market for stories, rhymes and songs.

Offsite Event
Library Branch: Dillsburg
Room or Offsite Location: DIL Offsite Location
Age Group: Babies/Toddlers, Preschool, School Age
Program Type: Early Learning, Outdoor, Story Time
Event Details:

Join Miss Sue once a month at the Dillsburg Farmers' Market for stories, rhymes and songs.

Water Before Time with Penn State Master Watershed Stewards

Tuesday, June 23, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:30am
DIL Children's Room at Dillsburg
Program Type:
Animals & Nature, Arts/Crafts, Outdoor, Science/STEAM
Age Group:
School Age

Water is Timeless!

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Dillsburg
Room or Offsite Location: DIL Children's Room
Age Group: School Age
Program Type: Animals & Nature, Arts/Crafts, Outdoor, Science/STEAM
Registration Required
Event Details:

Water is Timeless!

America's Birthday Bash! Story Time

Wednesday, June 24, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:30am
DIL Lawn Area at Dillsburg
Program Type:
Outdoor, Special Guest/Performer, Story Time
Age Group:
Babies/Toddlers, Preschool, School Age

Happy Birthday, America...and ME!

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Dillsburg
Room or Offsite Location: DIL Lawn Area
Age Group: Babies/Toddlers, Preschool, School Age
Program Type: Outdoor, Special Guest/Performer, Story Time
Registration Required
Event Details:

Happy Birthday, America...and ME!

Escape Room Planning Session #2

Wednesday, June 24, 2026 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
DIL Adult Area at Dillsburg
Program Type:
Games
Age Group:
Teens

Create a mystery!

Teens have creative control as we brainstorm and build an escape room for kids.  Help plan this year's theme, costumes, scenery, puzzles, and props at one or more of our planning sessions.

Library Branch: Dillsburg
Room or Offsite Location: DIL Adult Area
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Games
Event Details:

Create a mystery!

Teens have creative control as we brainstorm and build an escape room for kids.  Help plan this year's theme, costumes, scenery, puzzles, and props at one or more of our planning sessions.

Kids Craft Night

Wednesday, June 24, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
DIL Children's Room at Dillsburg
Program Type:
Arts/Crafts
Age Group:
School Age

Get Crafty!

We provide the materials.  You bring your creativity.  Make something special to take home.

Ages 6 and up.

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Dillsburg
Room or Offsite Location: DIL Children's Room
Age Group: School Age
Program Type: Arts/Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Get Crafty!

We provide the materials.  You bring your creativity.  Make something special to take home.

Ages 6 and up.

Dino Hunt at Coover Park

Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:30am
DIL Offsite Location at Dillsburg
Program Type:
Animals & Nature, Games, Outdoor, Story Time
Age Group:
School Age

Roar into adventure!

Read a dino story with Miss Sue and then go on a scavenger hunt for dinosaurs along the Disc Golf course in Coover park.  Collect all 9 dinosaurs!

Offsite Event
Library Branch: Dillsburg
Room or Offsite Location: DIL Offsite Location
Age Group: School Age
Program Type: Animals & Nature, Games, Outdoor, Story Time
Event Details:

Roar into adventure!

Read a dino story with Miss Sue and then go on a scavenger hunt for dinosaurs along the Disc Golf course in Coover park.  Collect all 9 dinosaurs!

Minecraft Night

Thursday, June 25, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
DIL Children's Room at Dillsburg
Program Type:
Games, Science/STEAM
Age Group:
School Age

Get ready to build!

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Dillsburg
Room or Offsite Location: DIL Children's Room
Age Group: School Age
Program Type: Games, Science/STEAM
Registration Required
Event Details:

Get ready to build!

Biodiversity with West Shore Wildlife

Tuesday, June 30, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:30am
DIL Lawn Area at Dillsburg
Program Type:
Animals & Nature, Outdoor, Science/STEAM, Special Guest/Performer
Age Group:
Babies/Toddlers, Preschool, School Age, Teens, Adults, Everyone

Meet some live animal ambassadors and discover the amazing variety of life all around us.

Library Branch: Dillsburg
Room or Offsite Location: DIL Lawn Area
Age Group: Babies/Toddlers, Preschool, School Age, Teens, Adults, Everyone
Program Type: Animals & Nature, Outdoor, Science/STEAM, Special Guest/Performer
Event Details:

Meet some live animal ambassadors and discover the amazing variety of life all around us.

Clay Dinosaur Eyes with Miss Bre

Wednesday, July 1, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:30am
DIL Children's Room at Dillsburg
Program Type:
Arts/Crafts, Special Guest/Performer
Age Group:
School Age, Grades K-5, Grades 6-8

Come make Clay Dinosaur Eyes with Miss Bre.

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Dillsburg
Room or Offsite Location: DIL Children's Room
Age Group: School Age, Grades K-5, Grades 6-8
Program Type: Arts/Crafts, Special Guest/Performer
Registration Required
Event Details:

Come make Clay Dinosaur Eyes with Miss Bre.

LEGO® Club

Thursday, July 2, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
DIL Children's Room at Dillsburg
Program Type:
Games, Science/STEAM
Age Group:
School Age

Build a masterpiece! We supply the LEGO® bricks. You bring your imagination. Be inspired by our monthly challenge or use your own design. Show off your masterpiece in our LEGO® display.

Ages 6 and up.

Library Branch: Dillsburg
Room or Offsite Location: DIL Children's Room
Age Group: School Age
Program Type: Games, Science/STEAM
Event Details:

Build a masterpiece! We supply the LEGO® bricks. You bring your imagination. Be inspired by our monthly challenge or use your own design. Show off your masterpiece in our LEGO® display.

Ages 6 and up.

PHREDD the One Man Band

Tuesday, July 7, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:30am
DIL Lawn Area at Dillsburg
Program Type:
Music & Dance, Outdoor, Special Guest/Performer
Age Group:
Babies/Toddlers, Preschool, School Age, Everyone

Don't miss this amazing show!  

It's PHREDD, the Ukulele One Man Band.  He is the Ukulele Flailing, Harmonica Wailing, Suitcase Drumming, Kazoo Hum-Humming, Ukulele Bundle of Joy!

Library Branch: Dillsburg
Room or Offsite Location: DIL Lawn Area
Age Group: Babies/Toddlers, Preschool, School Age, Everyone
Program Type: Music & Dance, Outdoor, Special Guest/Performer
Event Details:

Don't miss this amazing show!  

It's PHREDD, the Ukulele One Man Band.  He is the Ukulele Flailing, Harmonica Wailing, Suitcase Drumming, Kazoo Hum-Humming, Ukulele Bundle of Joy!

Tween Dino Writing Lab with Miss Monee

Tuesday, July 7, 2026 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
DIL Adult Area at Dillsburg
Program Type:
Arts/Crafts, Special Guest/Performer
Age Group:
School Age, Grades K-5, Grades 6-8

Tweens will design a brochure for their own dinosaur-themed park, featuring original dinosaurs they create and imagine roaming throughout the park.

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Dillsburg
Room or Offsite Location: DIL Adult Area
Age Group: School Age, Grades K-5, Grades 6-8
Program Type: Arts/Crafts, Special Guest/Performer
Registration Required
Event Details:

Tweens will design a brochure for their own dinosaur-themed park, featuring original dinosaurs they create and imagine roaming throughout the park.

Bugs in the Garden with Penn-Cumberland Garden Club

Wednesday, July 8, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:30am
DIL Lawn Area at Dillsburg
Program Type:
Animals & Nature, Home & Garden, Outdoor, Science/STEAM, Special Guest/Performer
Age Group:
School Age, Grades K-5, Grades 6-8

What is a bug? Beetles, Bugs, Insects, Spiders, Butterflies and more!

Library Branch: Dillsburg
Room or Offsite Location: DIL Lawn Area
Age Group: School Age, Grades K-5, Grades 6-8
Program Type: Animals & Nature, Home & Garden, Outdoor, Science/STEAM, Special Guest/Performer
Event Details:

What is a bug? Beetles, Bugs, Insects, Spiders, Butterflies and more!

Escape Room Planning Session #3

Wednesday, July 8, 2026 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
DIL Adult Area at Dillsburg
Program Type:
Games
Age Group:
Teens

Create a mystery!

Teens have creative control as we brainstorm and build an escape room for kids.  Help plan this year's theme, costumes, scenery, puzzles, and props at one or more of our planning sessions.

Library Branch: Dillsburg
Room or Offsite Location: DIL Adult Area
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Games
Event Details:

Create a mystery!

Teens have creative control as we brainstorm and build an escape room for kids.  Help plan this year's theme, costumes, scenery, puzzles, and props at one or more of our planning sessions.

Baby and Toddler Story Time

Wednesday, July 15, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:30am
DIL Children's Room at Dillsburg
Program Type:
Early Learning, Story Time
Age Group:
Babies/Toddlers

Babies, toddlers and their caregivers join us for free play, lap bounces, stories, songs, and action rhymes.

Recommended for ages 0-3, but all are welcome.

No registration required.

Library Branch: Dillsburg
Room or Offsite Location: DIL Children's Room
Age Group: Babies/Toddlers
Program Type: Early Learning, Story Time
Event Details:

Babies, toddlers and their caregivers join us for free play, lap bounces, stories, songs, and action rhymes.

Recommended for ages 0-3, but all are welcome.

No registration required.

Dino Rescue - STEM Adventure

Wednesday, July 15, 2026 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
DIL Lawn Area at Dillsburg
Program Type:
Arts/Crafts, Outdoor, Science/STEAM
Age Group:
School Age

No Touching!

Library Branch: Dillsburg
Room or Offsite Location: DIL Lawn Area
Age Group: School Age
Program Type: Arts/Crafts, Outdoor, Science/STEAM
Event Details:

No Touching!

Bubble Magic Show with River Barry

Thursday, July 16, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:30am
DIL Offsite Location at Dillsburg
Program Type:
Special Guest/Performer
Age Group:
Babies/Toddlers, Preschool, School Age, Teens, Everyone

Bubbles!  Magic!  Fun!

Pop, float, and be amazed as bubbles take center stage. River Barry performs amazing magic tricks using one of the most magical materials of all: BUBBLES!

All Ages

Offsite Event
Library Branch: Dillsburg
Room or Offsite Location: DIL Offsite Location
Age Group: Babies/Toddlers, Preschool, School Age, Teens, Everyone
Program Type: Special Guest/Performer
Event Details:

Bubbles!  Magic!  Fun!

Pop, float, and be amazed as bubbles take center stage. River Barry performs amazing magic tricks using one of the most magical materials of all: BUBBLES!

All Ages

Coding Club

Thursday, July 16, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
DIL Children's Room at Dillsburg
Program Type:
Games, Science/STEAM
Age Group:
School Age

Code for fun!

Remix our monthly challenge or code your own project using Scratch. Beginners and experts are welcome.  

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Dillsburg
Room or Offsite Location: DIL Children's Room
Age Group: School Age
Program Type: Games, Science/STEAM
Registration Required
Event Details:

Code for fun!

Remix our monthly challenge or code your own project using Scratch. Beginners and experts are welcome.  

Story Time at the Dillsburg Farmers' Market

Saturday, July 18, 2026 at 10:00am - 11:00am
DIL Offsite Location at Dillsburg
Program Type:
Early Learning, Outdoor, Story Time
Age Group:
Babies/Toddlers, Preschool, School Age

Join Miss Sue once a month at the Dillsburg Farmers' Market for stories, rhymes and songs.

Offsite Event
Library Branch: Dillsburg
Room or Offsite Location: DIL Offsite Location
Age Group: Babies/Toddlers, Preschool, School Age
Program Type: Early Learning, Outdoor, Story Time
Event Details:

Join Miss Sue once a month at the Dillsburg Farmers' Market for stories, rhymes and songs.

The BugMan - Ryan Bridge

Tuesday, July 21, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:30am
DIL Offsite Location at Dillsburg
Program Type:
Animals & Nature, Science/STEAM, Special Guest/Performer
Age Group:
Babies/Toddlers, Preschool, School Age, Teens, Everyone

Pet a LIVE bug!  

Offsite Event
Library Branch: Dillsburg
Room or Offsite Location: DIL Offsite Location
Age Group: Babies/Toddlers, Preschool, School Age, Teens, Everyone
Program Type: Animals & Nature, Science/STEAM, Special Guest/Performer
Event Details:

Pet a LIVE bug!  

Stuffed Animal Sleepover

Tuesday, July 21, 2026 at 6:00pm - 6:30pm
DIL Children's Room at Dillsburg
Program Type:
Early Learning
Age Group:
Preschool

Did you ever wonder what adventures take place at the library overnight?  

Library Branch: Dillsburg
Room or Offsite Location: DIL Children's Room
Age Group: Preschool
Program Type: Early Learning
Event Details:

Did you ever wonder what adventures take place at the library overnight?  

Preschool Story Time

Wednesday, July 22, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:30am
DIL Lawn Area at Dillsburg
Program Type:
Early Learning, Outdoor, Story Time
Age Group:
Preschool

Join Miss Sue for stories, songs, finger plays, action rhymes, and a craft.

Recommended for ages 3-5, but all are welcome.

No registration required.

Library Branch: Dillsburg
Room or Offsite Location: DIL Lawn Area
Age Group: Preschool
Program Type: Early Learning, Outdoor, Story Time
Event Details:

Join Miss Sue for stories, songs, finger plays, action rhymes, and a craft.

Recommended for ages 3-5, but all are welcome.

No registration required.