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📚✨ Celebrate National Library Week with us! ✨📚 This special week is all about the many ways libraries bring joy to our lives and strengthen our communities. Find your joy—it’s waiting for you at the library! 🎉 We’re kicking things off on April 18 from 10:30 am - 12:30 pm
with library- and book-themed crafts, games, and prizes. No registration necessary. Drop in any time.
⚡ Throughout the week, join in the fun with a Harry Potter scavenger hunt, I Spy, and plenty of exciting printable activities for all ages.
There’s something for everyone—come celebrate with us! |
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Tuesday, April 21 10:15 – 11:00 am Toddler, Preschool, & Early Elementary Join Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet for a Creative Movement Story Time! Children will enjoy an engaging story brought to life through music and movement, exploring basic dance concepts in a fun and imaginative way. It’s the perfect introduction to creative movement—encouraging coordination, confidence, and self-expression. We look forward to dancing and storytelling with you! No registration required. |
April 30 6:00 - 7:00 pm Grades K - 5 Calling all animal lovers! 🐶🎨 Come to our Puppy Craft Event where kids can create fun puppy-themed crafts, use their imagination, and take home their own handmade masterpieces. This interactive event encourages creativity, fine motor skills, and lots of smiles. Perfect for children who love dogs and crafting! Registration required three days (72 hours) prior. Register here. |
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1st Thursday of each month 6:00 – 7:00 pm April 2 Marble Maze Challenge Get ready to build, create, and compete in the LEGO Marble Maze Challenge! Participants will use LEGO bricks and their imagination to design and construct a unique maze that guides a marble from start to finish. Test your engineering skills, creativity, and problem-solving as you experiment with different paths, obstacles, and designs. Once your maze is complete, put it to the test and see how smoothly your marble travels. Will it twist, turn, and race to the finish—or get stuck along the way? Participants can refine and improve their designs to achieve the best results. The LEGO Marble Maze Challenge is a fun and engaging way to explore basic engineering concepts while having a great time! Registration requested at least 24 hours prior. Walk-ins will be welcome if space permits. A caregiver must sign-in walk-ins. |
 Meets the fourth Thursday of each month September through May from 6:00-7:00 pm. April 23 Build a Bird Feeder Join us for a fun and creative hands-on program where you’ll design and build your very own bird feeder! Using simple materials, participants will learn how to create a feeder that attracts local birds while providing them with a safe place to eat. This program offers a great opportunity to explore nature, practice basic crafting skills, and learn about the different types of birds in your area. Participants will also discover what kinds of seeds and foods attract specific birds and how to care for their feeder at home. By the end of the session, you’ll take home a finished bird feeder ready to hang in your yard, along with tips on how to observe and identify your feathered visitors. It’s a great way to connect with nature and bring a little wildlife right to your window! Grades 1 - 2 register here at least three days (72 hours) prior.. Grades 3 - 5 register here at least three days (72 hours) prior.. |
Meets the third Monday of each month September through May from 6:00 - 7:00 pm. Our Tales for TAILS (Therapy Animals Increase Literacy Skills) Program is an effective and fun way to improve children's reading and communication skills though the assistance of registered pet therapy teams as literacy mentors. The child reads to the pet as the pet quietly sits or lies close by. The child is encouraged to pet, engage, and connect with the pet. Please bring several books at your child's reading level that they can read to the dogs. April 20 Registration required. Walk-ins will be welcome if space permits. A caregiver must sign-in walk-ins. |
Meets the fourth Monday of each month September through May from 6:00 - 7:00 pm. April 27 Get a Clue - Five Clue Challenge All over the world, people live in diverse regions, and climates with different animals, plants, and interesting nuances. We’ll watch short videos where you will get 5 clues to guess a location, animal, or person. Your mission is to do research and figure out the answer to each challenge in as few clues as possible. Have fun! Laptops will be available, but please feel free to bring your own device. Registration requested at least one day prior for planning purposes. Click here to register. Walk-ins will be welcome. A caregiver must sign-in walk-ins. |
Infant, Toddler, and Preschool Programs |
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Tuesdays: 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. April 7 Egg Drop (Egg Drop) April 14 Rabbits (Rabbit or Duck Optical Illusion)
April 21 Birds (Bird Airplanes) April 28 The Bee Tree (Flying Bee Craft) |
Mondays: 10:15 - 11:00 am Wednesdays: 1:30 - 2:15 pm 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... March 30-April 1 B is for Birds April 6-8 Q is for Quick April 13-15 U is for Under April 20-22 J is for Jump
April 27-29 Z is for Zero |
Mondays 11:15 – 11:35 am Wednesdays 10:45 – 11:05 am Wednesdays 6:15 – 6:45 pm Thursdays 10:45 – 11:05 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... March 30-April 2 Zoo Animals April 6-9 Zebras April 13-16 Monkeys April 20-23 Elephants April 27-30 Gardens |
Wednesdays: 10:15 - 10:35 am Wednesdays: 5:30 - 5:50 pm Thursdays: 10:15 - 10:35 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... March 30-April 2 Zoo Animals April 6-9 Zebras April 13-16 Monkeys April 20-23 Elephants April 27-30 Gardens |
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. April 3, 10, 17, & 24 |
First Tuesday of every month 10:15 - 11:15 am You and your toddler can play together, create art, and meet new people in an educational and creative environment. You'll also learn about early childhood development in a fun and playful manner. April 7 |
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. |
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! |
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. |
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Breastfeeding Support Group & Prenatal Breastfeeding Class Cassy Leadbeater, IBCLC, will be offering free services once a month. Breastfeeding/Pumping Support Group First Wednesday of every month 10:45 - 11:30 am (after Rhyme Time) Simpson Library - Meeting Room B April 1 No registration required. Prenatal Breastfeeding Class Third Tuesday of every month 6:30 - 8:00 pm Learning & Book Sale Center, 45 W. Allen St. April 21 Register here at least 24 hours prior. |
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To use our databases, go to our website, SimpsonLibrary.org. Hover over "Collections" and click on "Databases." Select a database to get started. |
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*Free Personalized Learning Sessions Every Tutor.com session is personalized to meet the needs of your student, from remedial to advanced levels. It focuses on conceptual learning and critical thinking, not just quick answers. *Safe and Anonymous All tutors must pass a rigorous application process including an extensive background check. No personal information is shared between student and tutor. All work is completed in a recorded classroom. |
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Dig into research with ease.
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Britannica School Elementary students have a safe place to search, discover, and explore! Students can toggle between 3 reading levels on each article, have articles read aloud, and use the Merriam-Webster double-click dictionary to hear words pronounced and read their definitions in English or Spanish. Each article can also be translated into over 80 languages. |
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Gale is an e-resource collection of magazine articles and books that provide an authoritative resource for research. |
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Transparent Language Online provides a fun, engaging, and interactive language-learning environment. More than just a language course, Transparent Language Online contains full courses and dozens of resources, while also providing extensive reference information, vocabulary building, relevant culture learning, and guidance for learning over 110 languages (including English). |
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Looking for your next great 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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Cricket Media Collection includes hundreds of e-books from renowned family publisher Cricket Media. It can help build strong literacy skills in students from grades pre-K to 8 by offering digital access to award-winning, short-form fiction and nonfiction titles.
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 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. |
 Award-winning, animated video storybooks paired with related nonfiction eBooks to build a love of reading and learning. For PreK – 3rd grade. |
 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. |
Many thanks to the LINK Foundation for their generous sponsorship of children’s programs and school readiness efforts. Many thanks to PPL for their generous sponsorship of STEM programs. |
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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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