Grove Family Library

Come back inside! We are reopening all branches of the Franklin County Library System starting the week of March 8. Please check FCLSPA.ORG to see specific hours for each branch. ... Masks are still required at all times at Franklin County Library System facilities. Thank you for your cooperation!

In celebration of National Poetry Month, enjoy this poem read by Larry, friend of Grove Family Library! Our library is part of the Franklin County Library System. Have a wonderful week!

Exploring community connection through the performing arts, UMS President Emeritus Ken Fischer and jazz musician Wynton Marsalis come together in a conversation moderated by Lisa Richards Toney, president and CEO of the APAP Conference NYC. Don't miss this talk on an all-new Penny Stamps Speaker Series. Visit https://www.dptv.org/prog/arts-culture/penny-stamps-series/ for more information.

Find out more about re-entry week and incarceration at your local library or see Franklin Together: The Franklin County PA Reentry Coalition. Displays at Coyle Free Library, Grove Family Library, Lilian S. Besore Memorial Library, and Alexander Hamilton Memorial Free Library.

Happy National Poetry Month! Please enjoy today’s poem People Zoo by Shel Silverstein. It’s also National Library Week. Please stop in this week and help us celebrate.

Get to know FCLS. This little reader’s mom is Jill...whom you may know from any one of our branches. Jill has filled myriad roles at FCLS. Jill makes it her mission to get quality, informative (and entertaining) materials into the hands of Franklin County library patrons. She has a passion for knowledge and community. ... Jill’s daughter (in the photos) loves adventure, exploring new things and ideas, and reading! Who doesn’t love Grover and The Monster at the end of this Book??

Thursday, April 8 at 8pm ET, join PBS Books for a virtual book club conversation with the filmmakers of the new PBS documentary HEMINGWAY, Ken Burns, Lynn Novick and Sarah Botstein, moderated by the Librarian of Congress, Dr. Carla Hayden.

Inseparable from computers since the age of two, Sophia Brueckner believes she is a cyborg. As a software engineer at Google, she designed and built products used by tens of millions. At the Rhode Island School of Design and the MIT Media Lab, she researched the simultaneously empowering and controlling aspects of technology with a focus on tangible and social interfaces. See this talk on an all-new Penny Stamps Speaker Series 2/26 at 8p ET Visit: https://www.dptv.org/prog/arts-culture/penny-stamps-series/

Do you know how to reserve a book online? There is no shame if you need help (we do too, sometimes). Send us a message or call us if you have any questions and we will get you set up!

Happy musical Thursday! This week’s tune is an old cowboy ballad called The Streets of Laredo, which itself was based on an even older Irish folk song entitled The Unfortunate Rake. It’s an admittedly sad one, but cowboys seem to be into that sort of thing, and thankfully Hank has some animal friends to keep him company. Hope you enjoy!

Join WellSpan Health's Got Wishes? Coalition for a FREE Virtual Movie Night to discuss the film, Consider the Conversation a series of films that intimately e...xplores the American struggle with communication and preparation for end-of-life. Register today in the link below: https://www.wellspan.org//Virtual-Movie-Night--Consid/3058 Keystone Health South Central Community Action Programs The Gleaning Project of South Central PA First Start Partnerships for Children and Families Healthy Communities Partnership of Greater Franklin County, Inc. Chambersburg Cares United Way of Franklin County Penn State Extension Franklin County Waynesboro Community & Human Services Greater Chambersburg Chamber of Commerce Greater Waynesboro Chamber of Commerce Shippensburg Area Chamber of Commerce Shippensburg Community Resource Coalition Drew Michael Taylor Foundation Downtown Chambersburg 11/30 Network NETwork Ministries

New books. While you can't browse, we will do it for you! What can we get for you?

Enjoy this delicious tasting skinny taste recipe of Flourless Cheesecale Browniies! Made by Ann & Larry

Keep an eye on your mailbox! The Franklin County Library System appeal for your support is in the mail. Do you value what libraries do for the community? Do you enjoy the programs and resources libraries provide? A gift of any amount allows us to continue serving and supporting Franklin County. We need YOUR help this year more than ever.... If you'd like to give online, please follow this link: http://weblink.donorperfect.com/fclsappeal Many thanks to Patriot Federal Credit Union for sponsoring our appeal mailing again this year. We value your support!!

This is a beautiful quote for any season of the year :)

IDAHO! Part 3. I didn't know that there were so many amazing and fun pictures that I had taken and wanted to share with you. These last pictures are pictures of the Falls, of Idaho Fall and the "River Walk", a spectacular way to see and explore the things that makes Idaho Falls unique, covering 5 miles on both sides of the Snake River. Please enjoy these and share if you have a favorite place in Idaho! It's a beautiful state. :)

Happy musical Thursday! This week’s tune is an excerpt from Edvard Grieg’s In the Hall of the Mountain King. The original piece was written to accompany a scene from a play featuring goblins, gnomes, and trolls, so it makes sense that it’s often heard around Halloween! Hope you enjoy!

Heres a helpful thought to consider

Fitness, Fun & Photo Walk returned last week! We had a great time walking some of the Rails to Trails and Chambersburg. The Photo Challenge was fun as well. Here are some of what we saw on our walk. :) Hope to see you at the next one Tuesday, November 17th, at Caledonia State Park, to celebrate National Take A Hike Day! :)

Adult Story Time October 28. Part 2 of the story Murder At The Century of Progress from the book Love & Other Crimes by Sara Paretsky.

Hope you have been enjoying October's "In The Kitchen With" Pumpkin offerings! Here is Larry & Ann sharing how to make delicious Pumpkin Bread. :)

Heres a great mid-week message

On this week’s episode of In the Garden, Dave talks about how to put your garden to bed for the winter! The last regular episode of In the Garden for this season!

Join us on our next Fitness, Fun & Photo Walk taking place on "National Take A Hike Day" Tuesday, November 17th at Caledonia State Park. 10 am - 12 noon. We are excited to be a part of the event and to help share all the fun new materials available to check out soon at the library. :)

This is a great message on Being Happy! :)

Adult Story Time October 26th Love & Other Crimes by Sara Paretsky. Murder At The Century of Progress pt. 1