10 am - 6 pm in the Lower Level Atrium 

Join us for an Earth Day celebration. Make and take an Earth Day craft, visit our children’s garden, and visit with our special guests to learn more about Earth Day and the planet. 

Guests include: Appalachian Audubon Society, Pennsylvania Parks and Forests Foundation, Lower Allen Township, Penn Cumberland Garden Club 

10am Earth Day Storytime reading of One Earth & This Little Kitty in the Garden 

10am-12pm Crafts and Seed Planting 

12-1pm & 4-5pm Work and plant in the One Seed Grows Children’s Garden 

5:15pm Storytime reading of The Ocean Gardener & Lola Meets the Bees 

All day Scavenger Hunt, Make and take activities, and more! 

1:00 pm, Community Room 

Join us for an afternoon of board games, card games, games of skill and strategy. Fun for the entire family. The library has a stash of games to choose from or you are welcome to bring your own. Ages 12 and under must be accompanied by an adult. No registration necessary. 

Children and Family Programs 

• 10 AM Bird-themed Storytime ages 0-2 
• 10 AM - 12 PM Make a Bird Cone, Bird Paper Craft, Take Home Activity, Bird-themed Scavenger Hunt 
• 11 AM Bird-themed Storytime ages 2 & up
• 11:30 AM Bird ID & Count 
• 6 PM Zoology Club: Vultures ages 10-12 REGISTER

Adult Program

• 1 - 2 PM Enjoying Birds in our Backyard: Learning to Attract, Identify, and Appreciate the Birds Around Us MORE INFO

Fredricksen Library will be closed Monday, May 26, 2025 in observance of Memorial Day.

4:00 PM in the Community Room 

Our mystery parties are a ton of fun! You will receive a character assignment including costume suggestions and then show up at the event in character! Try to figure out who done it before your friends! We will have a meal as well as prizes for best costume and more. This program is for teens ages 13-18. A detailed theme description will be in the registration listing. Registration is required and begins February 17. 

6pm - 7:30 pm, Kunkel Creation Station  

Book Keepers meets monthly to discuss the best of YA literature. Each month you will get a book to keep. Some months we will all read the same title, some months we will all read our own choice and share our reactions. This program is for teens ages 13-18. Registration is required and begins February 17.  

2:00 - 3:00 PM in the Kunkel Creation Station  

Our newspaper club gives you the opportunity to learn some journalism skills and meet new friends. You can choose from an array of assignments like staff interviews, book and movie reviews, breaking news coverage and more. This program is for Tweens and Teens ages 9-18. Registration is required and begins February 17.

3:30 - 4:30 PM in the Kunkel Creation Station    

Our new Book Dragons Club is your place to meetup with other teens who love to read and be creative. There will be a slate of programs under the banner of “Book Dragon Club” including writing programs, craftivism programs, open mic nights, social meetings, reading challenges, civic engagement and more all dedicated to celebrating teens and the Humanities.  These programs are sponsored by the PA Humanities Council. These programs are for teens ages 13-18.

Express your activism through crafts! In each session we will talk about civic engagement and empowerment, and you will create something to express your own cause. This program is for teens ages 13-18. Registration is required and begins February 17.  

6 pm - 7:30 pm, Community Room

Our new Book Dragons Club is your place to meetup with other teens who love to read and be creative. There will be a slate of programs under the banner of “Book Dragon Club” including writing programs, craftivism programs, open mic nights, social meetings, reading challenges, civic engagement and more all dedicated to celebrating teens and the Humanities.  These programs are sponsored by the PA Humanities Council. These programs are for teens ages 13-18.  

Plot Twisters is a dynamic teen writers group open to writers of fiction, fan fiction, manga, poetry and more. Writers bring samples of works in progress and encourage each other to stay on track to reach writing goals. This program is for teens ages 13-18. 

6 pm - 7:30 pm, Community Room

Our new Book Dragons Club is your place to meetup with other teens who love to read and be creative. There will be a slate of programs under the banner of “Book Dragon Club” including writing programs, craftivism programs, open mic nights, social meetings, reading challenges, civic engagement and more all dedicated to celebrating teens and the Humanities.  These programs are sponsored by the PA Humanities Council. These programs are for teens ages 13-18.  

Plot Twisters is a dynamic teen writers group open to writers of fiction, fan fiction, manga, poetry and more. Writers bring samples of works in progress and encourage each other to stay on track to reach writing goals. This program is for teens ages 13-18.