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Read Across America Week Reading Challenge! Children are invited to participate in our special reading challenge beginning March 1 and running through March 7. It’s simple — read just 15 minutes a day, record your time on our reading log, and earn a prize from our prize bin! Reading logs will be available on our website, SimpsonLibrary.org, on February 27. Read Across America Celebration! Saturday, March 7 from 10:30 am - 12:30 pm. Wrap up Read Across America Week with a big celebration! Children can enjoy book-themed crafts, games, and plenty of prizes. It’s the perfect way to celebrate the joy of reading together. No registration required. |
March 9 6:00 – 7:00 pm Grades K - 5 Celebrate International Women’s Day with Robert Munsch and Michael Martchenko's princess of empowerment, The Paper Bag Princess. Make your own princess crown and costume, a fire breathing dragon, a fortune teller, create your own Coat of Arms, and color a bookmark. We’ll play Pin the Wings on the Dragon and you can Build Your Own Castle Snack out of graham crackers, pretzels, and cheese. Join us for a celebration of courage, creativity, and girl power—you won’t want to miss this enchanting event! Registration is requested for planning purposes. Register here. Walk-ins are welcome. A caregiver must register walk-ins at the door. |
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Tuesday, March 10 10:15 – 11:00 am Age: 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. |
Tuesday, March 17 10:15 – 11:00 am Age: Toddler, Preschool, and Early Elementary Come celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with us at our festive Story Time! ☘️ We’ll enjoy fun and engaging books, sing cheerful songs, and get creative with a special St. Patrick’s Day craft. It’s the perfect way for little ones to learn, laugh, and celebrate the luck of the Irish! No registration required. |
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Tuesday, March 24 10:15 – 10:35 am Age: Toddler, Preschool, and Early Elementary Join us for a special Story Time featuring everyone’s favorite fish, Pout-Pout Fish! We’ll dive into a fun and heartwarming story all about this lovable underwater friend, followed by a creative take-and-make craft that you can do at home. It’s sure to be a splashy good time for little readers and their families! 🐟 No registration required. |
Tuesday, March 31 10:15 – 11:00 am Age: Toddler, Preschool, and Early Elementary Hop on over for a fun-filled Easter Story Time! 🐰🌷 We’ll share delightful books, sing cheerful songs, and enjoy a festive Easter-themed craft. It’s a wonderful way for little ones to celebrate the season through stories, music, and creativity. No registration required. |
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1st Thursday of each month 6:00 – 7:00 pm March 5 Build a Movie Set Lights, camera, build! 🎬 Put your engineering skills to the test as you plan, design, and construct a pretend movie set using LEGOs. Create your own scene, build the set, and bring your imagination to life brick by brick. It’s a hands-on challenge that encourages creativity, problem-solving, and teamwork — all while having tons of fun! 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. March 26 Basket Blastoff: Land a basket with a Marshmallow Catapult This is a fun, hands-on STEAM activity where participants build catapults from simple materials like craft sticks and spoons to launch marshmallows, explore physics concepts like potential/kinetic energy, force, and trajectory, with competitive elements like target practice or distance contests. It involves using simple machines (levers) to store energy by pulling back a launching arm, then releasing it to propel a marshmallow towards a target, promoting engineering design and problem-solving skills. 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. March 16 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. March 23 Game Night Join us for a fun-filled Board Game Night! 🎲 Play your favorite board games, discover new ones, and connect with fellow board game enthusiasts in a relaxed and welcoming space. The library will provide a variety of games and tasty snacks—just bring your competitive spirit and get ready for a great time! Registration requested at least three days prior for planning purposes. Click here to register. Walk-ins will be welcome. A caregiver must sign-in walk-ins. |
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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. First come, first serve. March 3 Dr. Seuss STEAM (Make Your Own Butter) March 10 Shamrocks (3D Paper Shamrocks) March 17 Storms (Rain Painting) March 24 Sunshine (Suncatcher) March 31 Wind (Kites) |
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 2-4 L is for Lamb March 9-11 F is for Farm March 16-18 F is for Fire March 23-25 B is for Bears
March 30-1 B is for Birds |
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 2-5 Libraries March 9-12 Green March 16-19 Opposites March 23-26 Outside March 30-2 Zoo Animals |
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 2-5 Libraries March 9-12 Green March 16-19 Opposites March 23-26 Outside March 30-2 Zoo Animals |
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. March 6, 13, 20, & 27 |
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. March 3 |
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 March 4 No registration required. Prenatal Breastfeeding Class Third Tuesday of every month 6:30 - 8:00 pm Learning & Book Sale Center, 45 W. Allen St. March 17 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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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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