The Cumberland County Library System (CCLS) consists of 7 federated local libraries, 1 branch facility, a system headquarters office and an associated non-profit Cumberland County Library System Foundation. The library system provides service to more than 220,000 people in Cumberland County and a small portion of Franklin County.
The System Headquarters Office provides services to its member libraries in the following areas:
Member libraries include:
Cumberland County book and garden lovers are encouraged to participate in the 10th annual Longwood Gardens’ 2023 Community Read - a program designed to encourage reading for pleasure and to start a conversation.
Read more with a subscription at The Shippensburg News-Chronicle January 25, 2023
Hello Readers! Welcome back once again to the Blast. I hope you are enjoying the tour of the town via the street names. Beginning this week and for the next several weeks my journeys around town will take us east and west on King Street, we’ll hit the back streets, go around the block, throw in a few country scenes, and make a few stops at interesting places along the way, all in an effort to rekindle a few memories of the streets of Shippensburg as they used to be.
Read more with a subscription at The Shippensburg News-Chronicle January 25, 2023
The Amelia S. Givin Library in Mount Holly Springs, established in 1889, is the oldest public library in Cumberland County.
View photos at Cumberlink January 19, 2023
Cumberland County commissioners voted 2-1 Wednesday to award three library projects $630,350 in grants from federal American Rescue Plan Act funds.
Read more at: The Sentinel December 28, 2022
Administrative Assistant and LocalSyste m Administrator at Amelia Givin Library, Quin Hock, has been named Employee of the Month for Dec. 2022 by the Cumberland County Library System Foundation.
Read more with a subscription at: The Shippensburg News-Chronicle December 15, 2022
“Bray it ain’t so!” Meet a baby miniature donkey! He’s coming to Storytime at the John Graham Library on Dec. 6 at 10:30 am..
Read more with a subscription at: The Shippensburg News-Chronicle December 2, 2022
Karen Rovegno had a knack for reading at least three books at a time.
“There would be one downstairs in the family room next to her favorite chair,” said Rick Rovegno, her husband of 41 years. “There would be one next to her night stand next to our bed.”
Read more at: The Sentinel November 21, 2022
County commissioners voted 2-1 to allocate $25 million toward eventual facility upgrades and to offset county revenue lost during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read more at: The Sentinel E-edition Nov. 14, 2022
September is Library Card Sign-up Month, a time when public libraries in Cumberland County join the American Library Association (ALA) and libraries nationwide to remind parents, caregivers, and students that signing up for a library card is the first step on the path to academic achievement and lifelong learning.
Read more with a subscription at: The Shippensburg News-Chronicle Sep 28, 2022
Members of the Shippensburg Kiwanis Club donated $500 to the Jeffrey W. & Jo Anne R. Coy Public Library at their meeting on Tuesday evening.
Read more with a subscription at The Shippensburg News Chronicle Sep. 8, 2022
Over 300 items will be up for grabs during the Simpson Library’s online auction.
Read more at ABC27 August 6, 2022
"A library card is the first step on the path to academic achievement and lifelong learning," the county said Friday. September is Library Card Sign-up Month.
Read more at: Fox 43 News August 26, 2022
Friday’s hometown heroes are helping keep their neighborhood library alive for the next generation.
Read more at: ABC27.com August 19, 2022
I just want to publicly thank the Cumberland County Library System, WellSpan Health, and all the folks involved in the summer GO! Cumberland program at the county libraries.
Read more at: PennLive August 13, 2022
Participants in the summer learning program at the Coy Public Library were rewarded for their reading accomplishments last week at Shippensburg Township Park.
Read more, with a subscription, at the Shippensburg News-Chronicle August 11, 2022
As part of its exciting summer program for all ages, the John Graham Public Library created an 18-hole indoor mini golf course on Friday.
Read more, with a subscription, at the Shippensburg News-Chronicle August 10, 2022
Patricia “Pat” Sari, Technical Services Manager at Joseph T. Simpson Public Library, has been named Employee of the Month by the Cumberland County Library System Foundation.
Read more with a subscription at The Shippensburg News-Chronicle July 13, 2022
This is Briggs, the very friendly bloodhound from Summit Search and Rescue who visited the John Graham Library for a program on June 10.
Read more with a subscription at: The Shippensburg News-Chronicle June 29, 2022
Carlisle Police said they are investigating a robbery at Bosler Memorial Library after a man carrying a knife stole 12 books.
Read more at: Cumberlink July 5, 2022
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