Library News

We are collecting new hats, gloves, mittens, scarves, socks, and underwear for kids from baby to teen. Items are being accepted until December 19 and will be delivered to Rainbows End Youth Services and the Donegal School District Homeless Teens program. Thank you for helping our youth in need this winter season.

A Greeting from our Director Today, I am thinking about leaves on a tree – so beautiful at this time of year. Each one is unique in its own way and serves a purpose that is important to the tree’s operating system. Each leaf works to feed the tree. Leaves clean and cool the air, provide…

We love our veterans! Honor your favorite veteran by posting her or his information in the Library. Come in and complete an “honor card” or complete the form online now though November 9. We will hang your card in the Library and will have the veterans’ names scroll on a large monitor in the Library November 9 –…

Families are invited to visit Santa at the Library on Saturday, November 28 between 12-2pm. Santa will be greeting children outside in a special canopy by the Library’s front door. Masks and social distancing are required. The event is sponsored by the Mount Joy Chamber of Commerce.

We have opened a new virtual store at the Library called Reading Treasures. It is our mission to preserve the beauty and stories of vintage books by connecting them with someone who will appreciate them. We have a Facebook page set up specifically to sell old books that are donated to us by our generous…

The Library will still be the polling place for District 2303 – Mount Joy Borough West-W on November 3. From the State Dept of Health – Election Day precautions: “The County Boards of Election are taking all reasonable measures to provide for a safe voting experience at polling locations. We are urging, per Gov. Wolf’s…

Now that we are closed on Fridays, we will open the library for 2 hours once a month only for senior citizens!  Enjoy browsing and Library services with fewer people. Call the Library to register. 717-653-1510