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Events in September 2022
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Closed- Labor Day!
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Closed- Labor Day!
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Preschool Storytime
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Preschool Storytime
- Weekly Preschool Storytime?group will meet at the library each Wednesday morning at 10:30 am, open to the community. Each week we will share stories, make crafts, enjoy snacks and meet new friends!
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Fendrick Library Book Group
Evenings
Fendrick Library Book Group
Fendrick Library20 N. Main StreetMercersburg, PA 17236717-328-9233September- Fendrick Library Book Group Theme;
The Things You Carry (& what you leave behind
Miles, Tiya. All that she carried: the journey of Ashley's sack, a black family keepsake. [2021] 416 pages National Book Award Winner
Sitting in the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture is a rough cotton bag, called "Ashley's Sack," embroidered with just a handful of words that evoke a
sweeping family story of loss and of love passed down through generations. In 1850s South
Carolina, just before nine-year-old Ashley was sold, her mother, Rose, gave her a sack filled with just a few things as a token of her love. Decades later, Ashley's granddaughter, Ruth, embroidered this history on the bag -- including Rose's message that "It be filled with my Love always." Historian Tiya Miles carefully follows faint archival traces back to Charleston to find Rose in the kitchen where she may have packed the sack for Ashley. From Rose's last resourceful gift to her daughter, Miles then follows the paths their lives and the lives of so many like them took to write a unique, innovative history of the lived experience of slavery in the United States. The contents of the sack speak volumes and open up a window on Rose and Ashley's world. As she follows Ashley's journey, Miles metaphorically "unpacks" the sack, deepening its emotional resonance and revealing the meanings and significance of everything it contained. These include the story of enslaved labor's role in the cotton trade and apparel crafts and the rougher cotton "negro cloth" that was left for enslaved people to wear; the role of the pecan in nutrition, survival, and southern culture; the significance of hair to Black women and of locks of hair in the nineteenth century; and an exploration of Black mothers' love and the place of emotion in history. -
Preschool Storytime
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Preschool Storytime
- Weekly Preschool Storytime?group will meet at the library each Wednesday morning at 10:30 am, open to the community. Each week we will share stories, make crafts, enjoy snacks and meet new friends!
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Preschool Storytime
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Preschool Storytime
- Weekly Preschool Storytime?group will meet at the library each Wednesday morning at 10:30 am, open to the community. Each week we will share stories, make crafts, enjoy snacks and meet new friends!
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Fendrick Library Used Book Sale
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Fendrick Library Used Book Sale
Fendrick Library20 N. Main StreetMercersburg, PA 17236717-328-9233Fendrick Library Used Book Sale held during the 43rd Annual Mercersburg TownfestSaturday, September 24, 20229:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. - Downtown MercersburgWide selection of: Novels, History, Biographies, Science, Arts & Recreation, Health, Children's, Young Adult, Religion, Cook Books and FREE Magazines
Hardbacks $1.00
Paperbacks $.50All books at the sale are donated by generous community members.?
All proceeds benefit the Fendrick Library, thank you for your continued support!More than 8,000 people are expected to attend this year's 43rd annual Mercersburg Townfest. The event, hosted by the Tuscarora Area Chamber of Commerce, features more than 120 crafters, artisans, culinary and local vendors, entertainment from community and school bands. -
Book Character Pumpkin Decorating Contest
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Book Character Pumpkin Decorating Contest
Fendrick Library20 N. Main StreetMercersburg, PA 17236717-328-9233Combine pumpkin decorating with literature this October at the
Fendrick Library?s Book Character Pumpkin Decorating Contest- Decorate a pumpkin or gourd (real or artificial) like your favorite BOOK CHARACTER ? ?or with a literary theme
- CARVED PUMPKIN/GOURD SUBMISSIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED
- Pumpkins or gourds may be painted, hot glued, decorated, colored, etc. Be creative!
- Drop off pumpkins at the library October 3, 2022 through October 24, 2022
- Winners will be announced October 31, 2022.
- All pumpkins must be picked up by 6 pm on November 4th, 2022
- Enter one of the contest age groups below for a chance to win $25 + spooky prize!
Ages 1 - 5
Ages 6 - 11
Ages 12 - 17
Ages 18 - adult
Block Party for all ages!–
Block Party for all ages!
Fendrick Library20 N. Main StreetMercersburg, PA 17236717-328-9233Meet friends at the library every Monday evening for a block party!? All ages are welcome to join in this open-ended block building activity.??
Block play is a fun creative way to teach skills:?
Physical- gross & fine motor skills, strength, coordination
Social- communicate, share, cooperate
Cognitive- problem solving, size relationships, patterns
Language- names of colors, shapes, discuss structuresAt each stage of growth children develop new creative ways to play with blocks!
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Preschool Storytime
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Preschool Storytime
- Weekly Preschool Storytime?group will meet at the library each Wednesday morning at 10:30 am, open to the community. Each week we will share stories, make crafts, enjoy snacks and meet new friends!
Beginner Crochet Series–
Beginner Crochet Series
Fendrick Library20 N. Main StreetMercersburg, PA 17236717-328-9233Beginning September 28th, 2022 at 6:00 pm-8:00 pm. Join us for a fun, relaxing evening learning the age-old craft of crochet!? Classes will continue weekly, schedule to be decided. Cost per project is $20 per person if you supply your materials or $30 per person if I supply the materials. Projects may take longer than the week listed for the class. We go at your pace. Crochet is meant to be relaxing and we?ll take as long as we need. If there are areas we need to learn, we?ll fit them in as we go. Click here to view the crochet schedule for lessons 1-6.
Crochet Series hosted by Kaye Hamilton.? For more information: 717-860-4817 -
Health Talks- Dementia & free BP checks
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Health Talks- Dementia & free BP checks
Fendrick Library20 N. Main StreetMercersburg, PA 17236717-328-9233Health Talks- Dementia
Free blood pressure checks available.? Listen to a health talk and learn about dementia, hosted by Martha Swope, RN.
