Programs and Events

Do you love LEGOs? Do you enjoy creating things with those popular little blocks? If you are an elementary-age youth who likes to build with LEGOs, this is the club for you! Join us any Wednesdays at 4:30 p.m. for a session of LEGO construction!

Our library will be closed on Memorial Day, Monday, May 29, 2023, in honor of those who made the ultimate sacrifice for our freedoms.

TWEENS! Middle School age youth are invited to join our Tween Book & Movie Club. Three sessions will be held. Attend one, two, or all three. Read the book, then come watch the movie and discuss it. The first book is "A Wrinkle in Time" by Madeleine L'Engle. Copies of the book will be available to pick up on Friday, May 12. The movie will be shown and discussed on Wednesday, June 14 at 2 PM. (Bonus activity: we will have Magna Tiles available for those who want to build with them! They were a great hit with the Tween group several years ago!)

Meyersdale Public LIbrary invites campers to a week-long introduction to coding using the power of littleBits. Learn the basics of programming, how computers think, and creative design. Campers will use drag & drop block-based programming to code hardware. Make games and inventions to test and play with friends and family. This is a great introduction to coding, thinking logically, and developing problem solving skills. Lunch will be provided for FREE through the Summer Youth Cafe for kids 18 and under. Ages 8 and up. Limit: 14. Register at https://cutt.ly/STEAM2023 or call the library to register.

Our annual children's SummerQuest program kicks off with a visit with staffers from the Johnstown Tomahawks hockey club during its first hour! There will be a hockey-themed story and props, activities, and even a chance to meet the team mascot, Chopper!

Join us every Friday morning July 7 through August 4 for stories, crafts, games, guest presenters, and more. The theme is "All Together Now." This is the library's annual summer program for children ages 2 through 11. Children 5 and under must be accompanied by an adult. The July sessions will be held at the Paul Fuller Playground, except in cases of inclement weather. The final session will be held in the Meyersdale Community Center Gym. Please call the library to register.

Do you enjoy looking through old photos, sharing memories, and preserving local history? The Way We Were Club may be for you! The library now has thousands of photos and negatives, covering a multitude of subjects, we're received from Meyersdale's former New Republic newspaper. If you like technology, we can even show you how to scan photos for digital preservation! There is no set schedule for the club. It is up to members to decide when they want to come.

It's the 25th Anniversary of the tornado outbreak of May 31 and June 2, 1998. Come, listen to excerpts from our Tornado oral history collection, add your own memories, or -- if you're too young to have memories from 1998, come learn what happened!

Join us June 15 at 7 PM for our discussion of the book Just Mercy. Bryan Stevenson took his Harvard Law School training to Alabama to defend those wrongly condemned or not afforded proper representation. One of his first cases: Walter McMillan, sentenced to die despite evidence proving his innocence. This book is the story of the fight for McMillan's life.

TEENS! Join us this summer as we pair books with the movies made from them. Read the book, then come see the movie and discuss it. The first meeting will be on Wednesday, June 21. Title is to be announced, but we're hoping to get "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children," and to have copies available to sign out by May 21. (Bonus activity: Magna Tiles will be available for those who want to build with them.)

Summer reading challenges aren't just for kids. Adults are invited to join our Summer Quest Adult Reading Challenge. For each book read between July 7 and August 4, adults 18 and over may fill out an entry slip for a weekly drawing. Prizes are gift cards and gift certificates for local businesses.

Take some time to read this summer. It's good for you!