WAYNESBORO- The Alexander Hamilton Memorial Free Library has announced their August programs. The library is located at 45 East Main Street in Waynesboro. Registration is at www.AHMFL.org
ADULT PROGRAMS
Socrates Café
Thursday, August 17
1:30 – 3:00 PM
What is Socrates Café? It’s a gathering where people thoughtfully exchange ideas about existential/philosophical questions, with maximum respect for others’ opinions. The library’s Socrates Café is only one of hundreds around the world.
Step Back In Time: Life in Our County With Hank Hayseed (Virtual)
Friday, August 11, 18, 25
9:00 – 9:30 AM
Join us as we share personal accounts and handed down stories from times gone by in and around Waynesboro. This month we will share parts of “Life in Our County With Hank Hayseed” edited by Edward V. Koterba. These stories were taken from articles in the Record Herald prior to June 1952.
Gamesboro Gaming
Saturday, August 19
10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Come explore history through strategy board games with us. This program is the first and third Saturday of each month.
Walking Librarian Virtual Walking Program (Virtual)
Monday, August 7, 14, 21, 28
9:00 – 9:30 AM
Join the Walking Librarian on Facebook on Monday mornings for our virtual walk. Locations vary from around the area, the county, the state, and sometimes even the world.
Adult Story Time: The Grass is Always Greener
Thursday, August 10, 17, 24, 31
9:00 – 9:30 AM
Join us for our weekly virtual Adult Story Time shared on the library’s Facebook page. For the remainder of the month, we will be sharing excerpts from “The Grass Is Always Greener Over the Septic Tank”. Come listen and enjoy.
Hooks & Needles: Making a Sunflower Coaster
Thursday, August 10
1:00 – 3:00 PM
Come join us for our Hooks & Needles Program at the library. Our program will give you the option of bringing with you what you are working on and joining in our group that talks about their current projects and shares ideas and encouragement. This is a great place to share your ideas or to learn some new stitching skills. You can also participate in our Making A Sunflower Coaster class. If you choose to do this, bring along a ball of brown yarn, a ball of yellow yarn, and either an F, G or H hook.
Zentangle Fun
Monday, August 14
1:00 – 2:30 PM
Come join us today for a time of creativity and meditation. Registration is required at the library. Registration fee for the class is $2.00. In today’s class we will be learning 4 new tangles to add to our collection.
Community Volunteering Q & A: Volunteer Tutoring 101
Tuesday, August 15
2:00 – 4:00 PM Join the conversation with Literacy Council Program Coordinator Angie Wilt. Learn more about adult tutoring opportunities in Waynesboro. Adult education empowers lives!
Walking Librarian In-Person Walk: Charles Brightbill Environmental Center
Wednesday, August 16
9:30 – 11:00 AM
Won’t you join The Walking Librarian for this fun program geared for all ages. Come for the walk! Come with your camera (or cell phone) to participate in our photo scavenger hunt! Come to soak up nature. Come to learn more about the Tuscarora Wildlife Education Project! Come for the fun! Located at 4881 Fort Loudon Road, Mercersburg, PA (behind James Buchanan School Complex).
Sensational Salads (Virtual)
Wednesday, August 16
5:00 – 5:30 PM
Are you looking for some new ideas for salads for a side to your meal or for a salad that is a meal? Join Terri as she shares this month’s sensational salad recipe and shows you how to make it.
Free Blood Pressure Screening
Wednesday, August 23
1:00 – 1:30 PM
Do you know what your blood pressure is? What is a healthy blood pressure? What do the numbers mean when you are told what your blood pressure is? Stop by the library for this free screening and find out. Take charge of your health and work towards a more healthy you!
Causes of Memory Loss
Wednesday, August 23
1:30 – 2:30 PM
Do you or someone you know have problems with memory loss? What causes memory loss? Are there treatment plans available? What questions should you ask your doctor? Join us at this informative program to find out some answers. This program is free and open to the public.
Senior Hooks & Needles
Friday, August 25
10:30 – 11:30 AM
Are you 60 or over and want to join a group of crocheters & knitters? Why not stop by Waynesboro Senior Center for the library’s Hooks & Needles Program. Bring what you are working on, or come use library supplies and work on one of our Comfort in Crisis Projects. Please note for those who plan to attend: the Senior Center location has changed to: 11359 Anthony Highway, Waynesboro, PA
TEEN PROGRAMS
Anime Club
August 2nd
2:30 PM
Teens ages 12-18, do you love to watch anime, read manga, and even draw characters? Alexander Hamilton Memorial Free Library invites you to join us for a watch party, with anime movie selected by club members. Anime Club is a regular program at the library on 1st & 3rd Wednesdays. We read & discuss our favorite / least favorite manga, choose anime shows & movies to watch together, and do various games, crafts, & other activities related to Japanese culture. This is the last Anime Club of the summer; fall dates TBA. Want to co-lead a club meeting? See Miss Gina at the library.
MakerSpace Days
August 2nd
4:00-5:30 PM
This summer Alexander Hamilton Memorial Free Library invites teens & preteens ages 10-18 to join us on 1st Wednesdays for a series of activities in the library’s MakerSpace, with guest teacher Julie Diaz. The August activity is, “Siege Engines: Head back in time to build your own catapult and storm the castle!” This is our last MakerSpace Days event of the summer; fall dates & themes TBA. Registration Required – Please sign up at ahmfl.org on the Programming Calendar.
Magical Rock Painting
August 5th
1st time slot: 11:00-11:30 AM
This event is part of Mainstreet’s Waynesboro Wizarding Festival! Join Alexander Hamilton Memorial Free Library in Martha’s Garden (the library’s back yard) for two special rock-painting projects: 1) We’ll work together to paint one large rock, as an installation in the library’s garden. 2) Each participant will also get to paint a small rock, with the option to either take it home with them, OR participate in the W-Boro PA Rox project (see their Facebook page for more info if you are interested). Registration is Required! Please visit the library or call us to sign up.
Magical Rock Painting
August 5th
2nd time slot: 11:30 AM-12:00 PM
This event is part of Mainstreet’s Waynesboro Wizarding Festival! Join Alexander Hamilton Memorial Free Library in Martha’s Garden (the library’s back yard) for two special rock-painting projects: 1) We’ll work together to paint one large rock, as an installation in the library’s garden. 2) Each participant will also get to paint a small rock, with the option to either take it home with them, OR participate in the W-Boro PA Rox project (see their Facebook page for more info if you are interested). Registration is Required! Please visit the library or call us to sign up.
Pokemon Club – Teens
August 12th
2:15-3:00 PM
Teens ages 12-18, Alexander Hamilton Memorial Free Library invites you to join us for Pokemon Club! This club is dedicated to battling via the Pokemon card game. If you don’t already know how to play, leaders Chad & Kurt Ewell will teach you everything you need to know! Feel free to bring your own deck if you have one. We will also have decks here. This summer, we have separate clubs for Kids and Teens, every 2nd Saturday in the 2nd floor Community Room. Fall dates & times TBA.
Teen Game Nights (Online)
August 1s
5:45-6:45 PM
Alexander Hamilton Memorial Free Library hosts Teen Game Night via Discord. Teens ages 13-18, do you have a smartphone, tablet, PC, and/or console that you play games on? Do you have online games to play & no one to play with? Looking for a game to play but don’t know where to start? Join us on our AHMFL Teen Discord to see what games are happening! We play online multiplayer games such as Among Us, Jackbox, Unfortunate Spacemen, Gartic Phone, Minecraft, and more. Put in your vote for what you want to play! To join us, you’ll need to be a member of AHMFL’s Teen Discord, since this is how we meet up, choose games, & share codes to access our game lobbies. To become a member, teens must return a permission slip signed by a parent/guardian. Please contact AHMFL Teen Librarian Miss Gina at (717) 762-3335 to request a slip. Unfortunately, Discord has a strict age 13+ policy, so we direct 12-yr-old patrons to try our in-person Game Nights instead, until they turn 13. Online Teen Game Nights are a regular program on alternating Tuesdays, 5:45-6:45 PM.
Teen Game Nights (In Person)
August 8th
5:45-6:45 PM
Teens ages 12-18, the Alexander Hamilton Memorial Free Library invites you to join us for an in-person Game Night at the library. In-person Game Nights are a regular program at the library on alternating Tuesdays, 5:45-6:45 PM. Attendees choose which games to play. Do you have a fun game you’d like to share? Go ahead and bring it! This is the last Teen Game Night of the summer; fall dates TBA.
Teen Story Share (Online)
August 4th
Join Alexander Hamilton Memorial Free Library on Fridays for our latest “Teen Story Share” video. This is a regular library video series on Fridays, where Teen Services Librarian Miss Gina shares a variety of reading material that is fun for teens, including short stories, & excerpts from longer books—mostly fiction, with some nonfiction thrown in. We post on the library’s YouTube, Facebook, and Instagram (we go by the library’s full name on YouTube & Facebook; on Instagram we are @AlexHamiltonLibrary and @ahmfl_teens).
Teen Story Share (Online)
August 11th
Join Alexander Hamilton Memorial Free Library on Fridays for our latest “Teen Story Share” video. This is a regular library video series on Fridays, where Teen Services Librarian Miss Gina shares a variety of reading material that is fun for teens, including short stories, & excerpts from longer books—mostly fiction, with some nonfiction thrown in. We post on the library’s YouTube, Facebook, and Instagram (we go by the library’s full name on YouTube & Facebook; on Instagram we are @AlexHamiltonLibrary and @ahmfl_teens).
CHILDRENS PROGRAMS
Music & Movement
Thursday, August 3, 10, 17, 24, 31
11:00 – 11:30 AM
Join us for this fun energetic program geared toward children ages two through four, older siblings are invited during summer vacation. Come sing your heart out and move to the beat! We will be having fun with musical instruments, rhymes, songs, and dance.
Lego Club (Ages 5 – 11)
Thursday, August 3
4:00 – 5:00 PM
Wind Racers … Calling all LEGO Lovers! Special STEM event! We will be joined by Julie Diaz who will be instructing us on how to build Wind Racers. Join us for a special LEGO activity and race on the 2nd floor in the Community Room. Bring LEGOS from home or use LEGOS supplied by the library. Snacks included.
Summer Movie Madness: Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway
Friday, August 4 (Last summer movie madness)
11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Join us for our final children’s Summer Movie Madness series. We will be showing
Peter Rabbit 2, an adventurous rabbit who is as mischievous as he is lovable. Snacks included. As a reminder, children attending must be accompanied by an adult.
Waynesboro Wizarding Festival Event
Saturday, August 5, 2023
Magical Character Story Times are: 10:00 AM 11:30 AM 1:00 PM
If you are a Harry Potter fan… come join us on a story adventure in the Children’s Department. Excerpts will be from volume 1. There are three different story times to choose. Characters are in costume. Must pre-register at AHMFL as space limited to 40 participants per story time.
A Bedtime Story
Sunday, August 6, 13, 20, 27
7:00 – 7:30 PM
Alexander Hamilton Memorial Free Library will host our Bedtime Story program on Sunday evenings at 7:00 PM. A variety of stories will be shared by staff and the community.
Book Tasting
Monday, August 7, 14, 21, 28
2:00 – 2:30 PM
Join us each week as we share a chapter or two from one of the books in our Juvenile section. Staff will be choosing some of their favorite books to share with you. What a great way to get just a taste of the story that our books offer.
Preschool Storytime
Tuesday, August 1
11:00 – 11:45 AM
August 1 we will be reading about a Goldfish who learns how to read.
Alexander Hamilton Memorial Free Library welcomes preschoolers ages 2-4 (siblings of all ages are also welcome) for a fun time of songs, stories, and activities in the library’s Children’s Room! Preschool Story Time is a regular library program on Tuesdays at 11:00 AM.
Preschool Storytime
Tuesday, August 8
11:00 – 11:45 AM
August 8 we will be visited by Belle who will be reading to us, Beauty and the Beast.
Alexander Hamilton Memorial Free Library welcomes preschoolers ages 2-4 (siblings of all ages are also welcome) for a fun time of songs, stories, and activities in the library’s Children’s Room! Preschool Story Time is a regular library program on Tuesdays at 11:00 AM.
Pokémon Club – Kids
Saturday, August 12
1:30 – 2:15 PM
Kids ages 9-11, Alexander Hamilton Memorial Free Library invites you to join us for Pokémon Club! This club is dedicated to battling via the Pokémon card game. If you don’t already know how to play, leaders Chad & Kurt Ewell will teach you everything you need to know! Feel free to bring your own deck if you have one. We will also have decks here. This summer, we have separate clubs for Kids and Teens, every 2nd Saturday in the 2nd floor Community Room.
Preschool Storytime
Tuesday, August 15
11:00 – 11:45 AM
August 15 we will be reading about getting ready for pre-school and kindergarten.
Alexander Hamilton Memorial Free Library welcomes preschoolers ages 2-4 (siblings of all ages are also welcome) for a fun time of songs, stories, and activities in the library’s Children’s Room! Preschool Story Time is a regular library program on Tuesdays at 11:00 AM.
Children’s Book Club
Tuesday, August 15
5:30 – 6:30 PM (new day/time)
Attention kids between the ages of 9-11… do you like to read and share your ideas? Join us for our Children’s Book Club which meets on the 3rd Tuesday of each month. This month’s book selection is The Giver by Lois Lowry. This is the 1st book in a 4-part series about a boy named Jonah who lives in a community where everything is controlled. As he reaches his 12th birthday, he will be assigned a role in the community. Join us as we discuss what role he is given and why Jonah was selected for this very unique role in his society.
Block Party
Saturday, August 19
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Kids 12 and under, bring your imagination! We build farms, castles, bridges and go wherever our imagination takes us. Come have fun, we build the 3rd Saturday of each month, no registration is necessary.
Preschool Storytime
Tuesday, August 22
11:00 – 11:45 AM
August 22 we will reading a story about our alphabet. Alexander Hamilton Memorial Free Library welcomes preschoolers ages 2-4 (siblings of all ages are also welcome) for a fun time of songs, stories, and activities in the library’s Children’s Room! Preschool Story Time is a regular library program on Tuesdays at 11:00 AM
Preschool Storytime
Tuesday, August 28
11:00 – 11:45 AM
August 28 we will be learning about our upcoming Labor Day Holiday. Alexander Hamilton Memorial Free Library welcomes preschoolers ages 2-4 (siblings of all ages are also welcome) for a fun time of songs, stories, and activities in the library’s Children’s Room! Preschool Story Time is a regular library program on Tuesdays at 11:00 AM
