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November 4 10:30-11:30 or 11:30-12:30 Have a ball this fall with autumn-themed crafts and games! Make a sand art pumpkin necklace, pumpkin glasses, and a fall leaves crown. Play pumpkin ring toss, no-bob for apples, and pin the tail on the turkey! Doughnut holes and apple juice will also be served! Registration required at least three days prior.
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Bring your toddler to Simpson Library before we open on Tuesdays! Play together, create art, and meet new people in an educational and creative environment. You'll learn about early childhood development in a fun and playful manner. Community resource professionals will be available to answer your questions. October 31: Tiffany Leidy - Ready for School, Ready to Succeed November 7: Nancy Routch, RD, LDN - Nutrition, Diet, & Health November 21: Mary Jane Fledderjohn - Educational Consultant & Yvonne Wiley Shreffler - Speech and Language Pathologist No registration required
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November 30 6:00 - 7:00 Looking for a friendly, cuddly, and attentive listener? Join us for Tales for TAILS! Children in kindergarten - seventh grade can read out loud to trained therapy dogs.
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Meets the second and fourth Saturday of each month from 10:30 - 11:25 am. Join us for an hour of fun STEM play with wooden blocks and our play animals, vehicles, and people. November 11 November 25
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Meets the second and fourth Saturday of each month from 11:30 am - 12:30 pm. Your whole family will fit perfectly at Puzzle Party! Younger children will enjoy putting together one of our giant, oversized floor puzzles. Older children can solve riddles, mazes, crosswords, or word-finds. Put your problem solving skills to the test!
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Meets the third Saturday of each month from 10:30 am-12:30 pm. Does your child love making crafts? Then make time for Craft-A-Palooza! Each child can make two crafts. One craft will follow simple instructions or an example. The second craft, our “craft challenge,” is based on a monthly theme and will allow your child to express their creativity and individuality. November 18
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Meets the first Thursday of each month September through May from 6:00-7:00 pm. Engineer a project by creating, planning, and building with LEGOs. LEGO pieces will be provided and cleaned up at the end of the session for the next session. Children who attend this program will receive free solar eclipse glasses! When the library receives the glasses, you will receive an email that you can pick up the glasses at the lower level circulation desk.
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Meets the third Monday of each month September through May from 6:00-7:00 pm. Imagine, design, explore, construct, and discover with Science, Technology, Engineering, Art or Math! Develop critical thinking, teamwork, motor, and communication skills.
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Meets the fourth Thursday of each month September through May from 6:00-7:00 Welcome to Book Look Club, where children in third through fifth grade get together for fun, hands-on activities focusing on the book of the month! Book Look will not meet in November or December due to the holidays.
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Meets the fourth Monday of each month September through May from 6:00 - 7:00 pm. Students in grades 4-8 are invited to come to the library to make new friends and to try new activities
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Infant, Toddler, and Preschool Programs
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Meets every Tuesday from 6:00 - 7:00 pm. Storybook STEAM is an exciting mix of literature, science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics. This program is designed with preschoolers and kindergarteners in mind but the whole family is welcome to join in the fun. No registration required. First come, first serve. November 7 Popcorn November 14 Turkeys November 21 Thanksgiving November 28 What to Do With a Box
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Wednesdays: 1:30 - 2:15 pm Thursdays: 10:15 - 11:00 am Children and their parents learn letters and letter sounds, listen to stories, sing songs, learn poems, and receive take-home letter cards, educational crafts and activities. A new topic will be introduced at the beginning of each week. This month's topics are... November 1-2 N is for Nail November 8-9 N is for Noses November 15-16 C is for Coat November 29-30 K is for Kangaroo
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Mondays: 10:45 - 11:05 am Wednesdays: 10:45 - 11:05 am Wednesdays: 6:00 - 6:20 pm Thursdays: 11:15 - 11:35 am Children and their parents listen to stories, sing songs, learn finger plays, and play games. A new topic will be introduced at the beginning of each week. This month's topics are... November 30-2 Black November 6-9 Harvest November 13-16 Thank You November 20-22 Pumpkins November 27-30 Cold Weather
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Mondays: 10:15 - 10:35 am Wednesdays: 10:15 - 10:35 am Wednesdays: 5:30 - 5:50 pm Thursdays: 11:45 - 12:05 am Children and their parents sing songs, hear rhymes and short stories, and play rhythmic games. A new topic will be introduced at the beginning of each week. This month's topics are... November 30-2 Black November 6-9 Harvest November 13-16 Thank You November 20-22 Pumpkins November 27-30 Cold Weather
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Fridays: 10:15 - 11:15 am Children ages 18 months through preschool will learn to share and develop fine motor skills, dexterity, problem solving skills, and learn about the world around them, all while playing with LEGO Duplo blocks. LEGO pieces will be provided and cleaned up at the end of the session for the next session.
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Need homework help?
Connect with a free tutor in math, reading, or writing. Go to our website, SimpsonLibrary.org. Hover over "Collections" and click on "Databases." Select Tutor.com or click here to get started.
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Need research for your report?
Dig into research with ease. Go to our website, SimpsonLibrary.org. Hover over "Collections" and click on Databases. Choose "Elementary" or "Middle School" to get started.
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Looking for a great book to read?
NoveList Plus can help you find what to read next in both fiction and nonfiction genres. Select books by searching a topic in the keywords or choose your favorite genre. You can even enter the title of your favorite book then find other similar titles. Go to our website, SimpsonLibrary.org. Hover over "Collections" and click on "Databases." Select NoveList Plus or click here to get started.
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![BookFLIX](https://www.cumberlandcountylibraries.org/sites/default/files/CADM/Graphics/bf_logo.png) Watch, read, and learn! For PreK – 3rd grade. Animated videos of award-winning picture books, non-fiction eBooks, games and more. Includes some pairs in Spanish.
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![](http://www.libraryaware.com/596/Files/AnonymousDisplayWithCrop/5bfa6371-1a3a-48e0-979a-683a13e33a21?containerHeight=64&containerWidth=188&scaledHeight=64&scaledWidth=188&verticalOffset=0&horizontalOffset=0&quality=95&dpi=120) Award-winning, animated video storybooks paired with related nonfiction eBooks to build a love of reading and learning. For PreK – 3rd grade.
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![e-books for e-kids - TumbleBook Library](https://www.cumberlandcountylibraries.org/sites/default/files/CADM/Graphics/tbl_logo.png) We are happy to provide access to the TumbleBook® Library! You will need a Library Card in order to login and access the TumbleBook® Library.
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THANK YOU to the Mechanicsburg Area Community Foundation for sponsoring Rhyme Time, Toddler Time, Story Time, Storybook STEAM, LEGO Time, Block Party, Discovery Club, Magic Tree House Adventure Club, Tween Scene, LEGO Club, STEAM Club, American Girls Club, 1000 Books Before Kindergarten, and Summer Learning Program in 2023. THANK YOU to Buhrig Funeral Home & Crematory and Buhrig’s Gathering Place for being a 2023 Library Pillar Sponsor! THANK YOU to Members 1st Federal Credit Union and F & M Trust for their support as an Annual Event and Holiday Sponsor in 2023. THANK YOU to Upper Allen Kiwanis Club for sponsoring LEGO Club in February 2023 through January 2024. THANK YOU to M & T Bank for sponsoring the Summer Learning Program in 2023.
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Joseph T. Simpson Public Library 16 N Walnut St., Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania 17055 (717) 766-0171 https://www.cumberlandcountylibraries.org/SIM
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