HERSHEY PUBLIC LIBRARY
E-NEWSLETTER
December 2020
 
From the Director's Desk
In the midst of the current Covid-19 surge, the library continues to provide services to the community. Online programs and classes for adults and children, databases for distance learning, curbside pickup service, and as Laura's letter informs, the library's new home delivery service to Derry Township residents. 
HOLIDAYS CLOSINGS
Thursday, December 24
Friday, December 25
Thursday, December 31
Friday, January 1, 2021
 
Staff at the Hershey Public Library wish you all jolly Holidays and a happy and healthy New Year.
 
Carry & Craft Virtual Programs

Ornament Edition: Clay Model
 
Saturday, December 5. 10:00 am to 10:30 am. Please register online to paint clay ornaments for your holiday decorations. For kids.

Ornament Edition: Disco Ball
 
Saturday, December 5. 11:00 am to 11:30 am. Please register online to make a disco ball inspired ornament. For teens/adults.
Bullet Journal: Edition
 
Tuesday, December 29. 10:00 am to 10:30 am. Register children.
Tuesday, December 29. 11:00 am to 11:30 am. Register teens/adults.
Book Group & Virtual Classes
Fear of Commitment Book Group: Short Fiction
 
Thursday, December 10. 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm. Join Aly Tran and friends at Cassel Vineyards of Hershey, 80 Shetland Drive, Hummelstown, PA 17036 to discuss Willa Cather’s A Burglar’s Christmas. You must be age 21 or older. No registration required.
Christmas Wreath Making Class

Join us on ZOOM for a fun and creative workshop taught by Andrea Beitzel. (Two dates.) Register online for Saturday, December 12. 6-7:30 pm, or for Monday, December 14, 6-730 pm. Pick up your kit starting on December 10.
Friends Virtual Programs
Colonial Christmas: Winter with Washington's Army Presented by Michael Jesberger 

Saturday, December 12. 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm.
This virtual lecture will discuss military movements of the Continental Army led by George Washington in Pennsylvania during the winters of the American Revolution. Find out how Christmas was celebrated in the colonial period. Please register online 
SPLAT Studio Virtual Art Program - two sessions by age group
 
Saturday, December 5. 2-3:40 pm. Get ready for a winter wonderland with Meghan Winslow of SPLAT Studio – Spirited People Learning Artfulness Together. Register children ages 2 to 6. 2:00 pm to 2:40 pm to make a snowman collage. Register children ages 6+. 3:00 pm to 3:40 pm to make a snowflake mosaic.
For Children and Families
Kindness Drawing Competition for Kids
 
Children in grades K-5, enter a drawing competition to illustrate what kindness means to you. Submissions are due December 18. Drawings will be voted on in January. The winning design will be printed on yard signs and distributed in the community. Read about the competition and download a two-page entry form.
Christmas Special Trivia PJ Party
 
Sunday, December 20. 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm. Register to join Ms. Rita and Ms. Aly on Zoom or Facebook Live for Christmas Special Trivia. Catch up on The Grinch, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, and Charlie Brown Christmas, to name but a few.
Register online.

'Tis the Season for Giving
Hershey Food Bank:
All year-round
 
Please donate at the library at any time. There is a container in the lobby for food donations. For
more information, please visit this link. Thank you.
Friends and the Endowment Trust:
Tuesday, December 1st - Global Day
 
Please renew your Friends membership or become a member. You can also make a donation to the Friends or the Hershey Endowment Trust. Thank you.

Community Blood Drive
 
December 23. 1:30 pm to 6:30 pm.
Please call the Central Pennsylvania Blood Bank at 1-800-771-0059 to schedule an appointment. Walk-ins might have to wait if there are appointments at that time.
  • Masks are required.
  • A form of ID is required to donate
  • Covid-19 Antibody Testing is available in December with each successful blood donation.
Did you know that with each pint of blood received, 3 local area patients will benefit from the donation?
 
Your donation saves lives! Thank you.
Connect with us: 
         
Hershey Public Library
701 Cocoa Ave
Hershey, Pennsylvania 17033
(717) 533-6555

http://www.hersheylibrary.org