The Joseph Simpson Library is open Monday-Thursday from 10AM-9PM , Friday & Saturday  from 10AM-5PM,  and Sunday 1-5PM.

Following are SOME of the events and activities coming up at the Library. To see a complete listing of Library activity, classes, programs and new books coming to the Library, please visit the website, www.simpsonlibrary.org

More information and dates will be added shortly and can also be found on the Library website, www.simpsonlibrary.org

Blood pressure screenings are held the 1st Tuesday of the month from 10AM-Noon.

Pre-registration for Children’s Programs are needed and encouraged for the other programs.

Monday, February 6, 6:30-7:30 PM Fluffy Clouds

Bring your entire family to talk about the clouds in the sky with stories and songs! There will be crafts and snacks, too! Registration is required and must be done on or before Friday, February 3

Wednesday, February 8, 1:00-2:00 P.M.  Homeschool Book Discussion

Please read or listen to any book about camping (fiction or non-fiction), and be ready to share a little bit about it with our group. Have fun making a related craft and eating a yummy snack.

Registration is required and must be done on or before Monday, February 6

Thursday, February 9, 7:00-8:00 PM  American Girls Club K-6

Tonight’s discussion will be about the life of Josefina in 1824 America. Come join us for crafts and a snack.

Registration is required and must be done on or before Monday, February 6

Monday, February 13, 6:30-7:30 PM Valentine’s Day Party

The entire family is invited to come to the library tonight for a Valentine’s Day Party. There will be valentine stories, songs and crafts. Enjoy a Valentine snack!

Registration is required and must be done on or before Friday, February 10

Tuesday, February 21, 7:00-8:00 PM  Bookworm Club

This month we will discuss Biography. A craft and snack will follow our story and discussion. (Registration is required and must be done on or before Monday, February 20 

Monday, February 27, 6:30-7:30 PM Nutrition Fun

Bring your entire family to listen to some ‘good nutritious stories’! Don’t forget to wear your warm PJs! Come make some fun crafts and enjoy a nutritional snack.

Registration is required and must be done on or before Friday, February 24

Tuesday, February 28, 7:00-8:00 PM  Activities Club for Tweens

All 10 to 12-year-old students are invited to join us at the library tonight for our ‘Electronic Appreciation’ night.

Registration is required and must be done on or before Monday, February 27.

The Mechanicsburg Museum has a wide variety of events and programs coming this Fall.  Following is a listing of exhibits and programs in 2012.  Information will be updated regularly.

The Musem is open Wednesday-Saturday Noon-3pm

Exhibit Opens: Saturday, Feb. 11 – Mechanicsburg: “A Look at Bygone Days” at the Freight Station  Exhibit features artifacts and photographs of Mechanicsburg business and industry of bygone days.  Exhibit Closes: May 26

Sun., Feb. 12 at 2 p.m., Passenger Station – Trail Blazers: African American History in Pennsylvania

March

Sun., March 11 at 2 p.m., Passenger Station – Made in Mechanicsburg

Wed., March 14 at Noon, Passenger Station – Mechanicsburg Soldiers of WWII: The Heroes Among Us

April

Antique Appraisals – Mon., April 2 from 6:30 pm until 9:00 pm., Passenger Station. Cost: $5.00 per item; limit two items per person

Wed., April 4 at Noon, Passenger Station – Exploring the Susquehanna River Trail

Sun., April 15 at 2 p.m, Passenger Station – Religion in the Lives and Presidencies of James Buchanan and Abraham Lincoln

Earth Day Activities – to be determined

May

Wed., May 9 at Noon, Passenger Station – Women of Gettysburg Remembered

Wed., May 16 at Noon, Passenger Station – 1863 in Your Backyard

Sun., May 20 at 2 p.m., Passenger Station – Mechanicsburg: Moments in Time

June

Exhibit opens: June 9 – Quilt Show & Raffle, Join us for a display of beautiful quilts at the Freight Station. We will be raffling off the “Forever Spring” Quilt which is now on display in the Passenger Station.  The exhibit closes October 20.

Sun., June 17 at 2 p.m., Passenger Station – Early Days of Baseball in the 19^th Century

Thurs., June 21 – Jubilee Day the Frankenberger Tavern will be open for a cooking demonstration on the open hearth, tours from 9:00 am until 6:00 pm. Admission: $1.00. Tavern Dinner Raffle tickets will be on sale.

September

Sun., Sept 16 at 2 p.m., Passenger Station - First in Our Hearts: A Portrayal of George Washington.

Wed., Sept. 19 from 10:00 am until noon., Passenger Station - Chief Pontiac’s Rebellion

Tues., Sept. 18 at 6 p.m., Church of the Brethern – Annual Meeting & Dinner

Wed., Sept. 26 from 10:00 am until noon., Passenger Station - Revolutionary War in the Susquehanna River Basin

October

Wed., Oct 3 at Noon, Passenger Station - Ghosts of Gettysburg

Sun., Oct 7 at 2 p.m., Passenger Station - Sticks’n Stones and Buried Bones

Sat Oct. 20 10:00 am until 2:00 pm, Passenger Station – Street of Treats

Tavern Raffle Dinner – To Be Determined

Wed., Oct. 24 at Noon, Passenger Station - Out of the Dust; Photographers of the Depression

Membership in the Mechanicsburg Museum Association is very affordable and provides you with free admission to the lecture series, invitations to special events, such as exhibit opening receptions, and 6 newsletters a year.  An individual/family membership is only $35 a year.  Come tour our five buildings – the Passenger Station, Freight Station, the Stationmaster’s House, the Frankenberger Tavern and the Washington Street Station.  All buildings have been historically restored through the generous support of our Museum members.