February 2026
In This Issue
News
Upcoming Events
Youth Services' Corner
The Book Nook
Friends of the Coy Library
Resources
Library Information
 
 
 
News
Paint Night 
Join us from 5:00-7:00 pm February 23rd for a paint night with Local Artisan Andrea Weaver!
 
Registration is required and there is a $30 cost. This includes a canvas, all paint supplies, and an easel. Snacks and bottled water will be provided. Visit the library to sign up and pay to reserve your spot. Payment can be made with cash or check.
 
If you register and are then unable to make it, please let us know immediately so we can admit anyone from the Waitlist.
All Hands on Deck Fundraiser
February 20, 2026
6 PM to 8 PM
Snow Date: February 21
 
Join us for our annual fundraising event, with proceeds and donations helping to fund the deck coming soon to the Youth Services Wing of the Library.
 
$20 tickets will be available for purchase at the library starting January 26th. This ticket includes tastings from our vendors: The Winery at Long Shot Farm and GearHouse Brewing Co as well as light hors d’oeuvres. Attendees must be 21 and over.
Coy Public Library Auction Seeks Donations and Cumberland County Fiber Guild Generously Donates
 
The Friends and Board members of the Coy Public Library of Shippensburg will be hosting their sixth Annual Online Auction this April to support library operations. The Auction website is available for viewing at www.32auctions.com/shiplibrary2026 and has a variety of donations already listed. Donations are updated each week on the Auction site. The Auction opens for bidding at 8:00 p.m. on April 5 and ends at 8:00 p.m. on April 12. 
 
The Friends of the Library are currently accepting donations from the community and local businesses. They look forward to accepting handcrafted items, artwork, gift cards or certificates to local stores, restaurants and businesses. Also, certificates for services (labor, consultations, etc.), gift baskets and collectibles will be greatly appreciated. All donations will feature four photos and a description, advertisement, or promotion of your choice on the Auction site. If you have an item to donate, please email Angie, Auction co-chair, at asachleben@hotmail.com or reach her by calling 717-658-0329.
 
A display of auction donations will be available in the library’s community room during the day of Saturday, April 11, 2026. Please stop by to peruse the wide variety of items and then bid on your favorites! All proceeds will directly benefit the library’s operations. Last year was a huge success with over $12,000 in profits. Please help us to ensure this year’s Online Auction is also a resounding success.
 
The Fiber Guild of Cumberland County has generously offered a sizable donation to 2026’s Auction. Each guild member has volunteered to donate a fiber related project. This talented group’s projects include weavings, baskets, quilts, baby knit blankets, a hand spun table runner, to mention a few. These items will appear on the Online Auction’s site. Please enjoy browsing these beautiful handmade items and consider making a bid.
 
The Cumberland County Fiber Guild was formed in 1995 and began meeting at the library in 1999. For over 25 years, this group has met every third Saturday and usually it has been at the library. They are thankful for this meeting place and hence, have agreed to so greatly support the Auction.
 
Once per year the Fiber Guild hosts a People’s Choice award. This year they chose the library as the setting. During December, patrons could view various creations displayed on a table in the foyer and cast votes for their favorites.
 
The Fiber Guild is always accepting new members. Dues are $12.00 per year. More information can be attained through their email at southcumberlandfiberguild@gmail.com and on their Facebook page. You can visit them every third Saturday at the library and see if being a member could be of interest.
 
Upcoming Events
 
Circling the Sun by Paula McLain
February Book Discussion
February 12th
5:00 - 6:30 pm
No registration required
 
Come discuss "Circling the Sun" by Paula McLain, on February 12 from 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm at our monthly book club!
The book club will be held here at the Coy Public Library. You can request this item through our digital catalog, or by calling the library at 717-532-4508.
"Paula McLain, author of the phenomenal bestseller The Paris Wife, now returns with her keenly anticipated new novel, transporting readers to colonial Kenya in the 1920s. Circling the Sun brings to life a fearless and captivating woman--Beryl Markham, a record-setting aviator caught up in a passionate love triangle with safari hunter Denys Finch Hatton and Karen Blixen, author of the classic memoir Out of Africa. Brought to Kenya from England as a child and then abandoned by her mother, Beryl is raised by both her father and the native Kipsigis tribe who share his estate. Her unconventional upbringing transforms Beryl into a bold young woman with a fierce love of all things wild and an inherent understanding of nature's delicate balance. But even the wild child must grow up, and when everything Beryl knows and trusts dissolves, she is catapulted into a string of disastrous relationships. Beryl forges her own path as a horse trainer, and her uncommon style attracts the eye of the Happy Valley set, a decadent, bohemian community of European expats who also live and love by their own set of rules. But it's the ruggedly charismatic Denys Finch Hatton who ultimately helps Beryl navigate the uncharted territory of her own heart. The intensity of their love reveals Beryl's truest self and her fate: to fly. Set against the majestic landscape of early-twentieth-century Africa, McLain's powerful tale reveals the extraordinary adventures of a woman before her time, the exhilaration of freedom and its cost, and the tenacity of the human spirit... provided by publisher."
 
Upcoming Titles for Book Club
March 12th
The German Wife by Kelly Rimmer
 
April 9th
Code Girls: The Untold Story of the American Women Code Breakers of World War II by Liza Mundy
 
Chess Club
Wednesday Evenings
5:30 - 7:50 pm
Held in the Reference Room
 
Do you enjoy playing chess? Come join the Chess Club on Wednesdays at 5:30 pm!
No registration required.
 The Makers at the Library
Every Tuesday from 1:00 - 3:00 pm
and Thursdays 6:00 - 8:00 pm
 
 
Enjoy knitting, crocheting, counted cross-stitch, or any other fiber art? Want to learn how to knit or crochet? Join this group at the Coy Public Library to meet other fellow makers!
 
 
South Cumberland Fiber Guild
3rd Saturday of Each Month
10:00 am - 1:00 pm
 
The Guild is open to spinners, weavers, knitters, crocheters, felters, rug hookers, shepherds, plant fiber growers and others interested in the art and craft of fiber and textiles.
 
They meet monthly for workshops, field trips, demonstrations for the public,
or to gather just to spin, knit, crochet or work on a "project-in-progress".
For more information please contact Pamela Nelson at 717-491-3960.
 
Youth Services' Corner
 
 
In January’s Passport to the World children’s program at the Coy Public Library of Shippensburg the children explored Maryland. The participants learned many interesting facts including Maryland’s state insect, fish, dog, tree, flower, and bird.
 
This program is open every second Thursday of the month from 5:15 to 6:30 pm. It rotates between states within the United States and other countries.
 
February will be a simulated trip to Columbia. March will highlight Utah and April will focus on Indonesia. Come explore different parts of the world through this program.
Ages 5-18
February 9
6:00-7:00pm
 
Come build a LEGO for your valentine this coming Valentines Day.
Ages 2-8
February 10
5:15pm
 
Bring a stuffed animal friend for a special story time, and then leave them here for a fun night of sleepover activities! Pick them up the next day, and catch up on all of their fun!
 
 
The Book Nook
Friends of the Coy Library
Corn Festival
Sale
Book Nook &
Amazon Storefront
Fundraising
Events
These, along with our Holiday Open House and Summer Learning Program, are only some of the services and activities provided by the Friends. 
Show your support for your community library, become a Friend of the Coy Public Library today!
 
Resources
NextReads Newsletters

Looking to find your next read? Subscribe to NextReads newsletters which will offer you the newest books to read for specified topics (Kids' Books, Mystery Books, History & Current events, Home & Garden, Nature & Science, Audiobooks, etc.). 
Skill-Up PA
 
Skillup™ PA is a completely free initiative designed to help job seekers explore career pathways, view local job postings, register for free online learning, and receive workforce services.
The initiative is being led by the Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry and PA Careerlink®.
Metrix Learning

PBDA has partnered with Metrix Learning to help residents brush up on skills to prepare for better employment opportunities. This SkillUp PA™ initiative is provided at no cost to you. Course topics include computers, internet, Microsoft Office, management, leadership, customer service, math, finance, and more! Metrix Learning is flexible to match your skill level and learning pace.
Library Information
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Jeffrey W. & Jo Anne R. Coy Public Library of Shippensburg
73 W King St
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