I Love a Parade!

This past Saturday staff from Annville and Lebanon libraries rode in this decorated truck in the Annville Memorial Day Parade to promote the Summer Reading Program, Get a Clue @ Your Library. We threw candy and gave out bookmarks, while Scooby-Doo and our very own library detective tried to find a mystery to solve!

May is Mental Health Awareness Month

Your Memory – A User’s Guide.
In Praise of Slowness
The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog
A Mind of Its Own – How Your Brain Distorts and Deceives

What do these titles have in common? They’ve all been donated to the Library by the Mental Health Association of Lebanon County in memory of Richard Irvin! These titles and lots of others are available now for check-out, so if anyone has ever complained that you’re not fast enough, try reading In Praise of Slowness! Can’t remember where you put your keys? Read Your Memory – A User’s Guide! Titles range from serious (November of the Soul – the enigma of suicide) to silly (an audio version of Talk to the Hand), and all serve to promote good mental health and prevent mental illness! Check them out today!

The Lebanon School District Art Show is Here!

The Lebanon School District Art Show: The Best of The Best is free and open to the public during the library’s regular operating hours Monday-Wednesday 8:30am-8pm, Thursday-Saturday 8:30am-5pm and Sunday 1-4pm. All the artwork is featured in the library’s children’s area. The exhibit includes a variety of work in the visual Arts created this school year in the Art classes from all seven schools within the Lebanon School District as well as work from Polaris. The exhibit showcases the best work created in grades 1-12 covering everything from drawing and painting to sculpture, printmaking & various crafts. Work exhibited relates to topics covered in the Art curriculum from throughout the year as well as some special projects. Works included in this show are selected by the individual Art instructors and based primarily on quality and creativity.

Write and Illustrate Contest Winners

The library recently held its 13th annual Write and Illustrate Your Own Book Contest for 1st - 5th grade students. 95 students from twelve elementary schools and homeschools entered. One winner and one honorable mention were picked from each grade level. The winners' books will each be professionally bound and become part of the library's collection.

1st Grade:
Winner – Someone Special by Carly R. Sanders, Southwest Elementary
Honorable Mention – A Sad Ladybug by Luke Foster, Southwest Elementary

2nd Grade:
Winner - Jessica and the Magic Jelly Beans by Jessica K. Heister, Cornwall Elementary
Honorable Mention – The Groundhog Gang by Karl W. Machamer, New Covenant Christian School

3rd Grade:
Winner - Twisted Whiskers by Taylor Kauffman, South Lebanon Elementary
Honorable Mention – The Enchanted House by Evan Dissinger & Jake Booth, South Lebanon Elementary

4th Grade:
Winner – Best Friends by Cheyenne Baker, Southwest Elementary
Honorable Mention – Hamster and the Dust Bunny by Tristin Ralph, New Covenant Christian School

5th Grade:
Winner – Bailey at the Barre by Katie Wingert, Homeschooled
Honorable Mention – Homeless Hotel by Kayla Parks, New Covenant Christian School

Poetry Contest Update

Thank you to everyone who entered the 8th Annual Poetry Contest!!! This year we have 160 entries! Your entries are on their way to our judges...winners will be announced June 5!!!

Attention Genealogists!

Did you know that the Library subscribes to Ancestry: Library Edition? This is a great resource for searching for your ancestors and includes records from the census; social security death index; WWI draft registration cards; and lots more! You can also download ancestral charts, research calendars, and correspondence records. This is a great resource for both serious genealogists and dabblers...I fall into the latter category, and I've found lots of info on my family already! It's addicting!

Visit any of the Lebanon County Libraries to access this great resource! Be sure to bring names of ancestors and any other info you have!