Library posts October programs

Lititz Public Library, 651 Kissel Hill Road, Lititz, will offer a variety of activities to the community. For more details and registration, contact the library at 717-626-2255 or visit http://www.lititzlibrary.org.

Members of the Blanketeers will gather to make blankets of various kinds for Project Linus on Tuesdays, Oct. 1 and 15, at 2 p.m.

The library will offer several ongoing programs. These activities include Knitting Club, for knitters and crocheters, on Mondays, Oct. 7 and 21, at 10 a.m. and Tuesday, Oct. 29, at 6 p.m.; Baked Books Club on Tuesday, Oct. 8, at 2 p.m.; Beginner Tai Chi Easy on Oct. 1 at 6:30 p.m.; Lititz Game Club, for players age 10 and older, on Wednesdays, Oct. 2 and 16, at 4:30 p.m.; Astronomy Enthusiasts of Lancaster County on Oct. 2 at 6 p.m.; Painting Club on Wednesdays, Oct. 9 and 23, at 12:30 p.m.; Great Decisions Discussion Group on Oct. 9 at 6:30 p.m.; Exploring Growing Together Discussion Forum on Thursdays, Oct. 10 and 24, at 11:30 a.m.; Lititz Garden Club on Thursday, Oct. 3, at 6:30 p.m.; Writing Club on Oct. 21 at 1 p.m.; Jane Austen Society on Oct. 15 at 6:30 p.m.; the Lititz Art Association meeting on Oct. 29 at 6 p.m.; the Art of Your Energy Meditation Group on Oct. 23 at 6:30 p.m.; Literary Travelers Book Club on Friday, Oct. 18, at 10 a.m.; and Accessible Yoga with Black Cat Yoga on Friday, Oct. 25, at 10 a.m.

Jim Bennett will present "Why Railroads Are Still Important Today" on Oct. 10 at 6 p.m. Bennett will explore the history of railroads and their importance in 21st-century America.

Timeless Wines, a wine tasting class, will be held on Thursday, Oct. 17, at 6 p.m. Doreen Hershey will share stories from wine country along with tasting tips. Attendees must be 21 or older.

The library will offer Frankentoys for Adults on Tuesday, Oct. 22, at 6 p.m. The library will provide toys, as well as glue, scissors, and sewing thread for participants to use in assembling creative creature combinations.

The Red Rose Quilters Guild of Lancaster's Embroidery Mini Group will meet on Oct. 23 at 1:30 p.m. The club focuses on machine embroidery.

WellSpan and the American Heart Association will offer free blood pressure screenings and heart health wellness information on Oct. 24 from 1 to 3 p.m.

Jay Smar will present "Folklore and Coal Mining Songs of PA" on Oct. 24 at 6:30 p.m. Part of the annual Oehme Program Series, the program will feature songs from the early 1900s, highlighting the everyday struggles and life of the European coal miner in northeastern Pennsylvania. Smar will perform music on voice, guitar, clawhammer banjo, and fiddle. Mining-related items will be displayed.

Rizzetta's Tones will perform on Saturday, Oct. 26, from 1:30 to 3 p.m., with a short break in the middle of the program. Rizzetta's Tones is a Celtic American band whose members play fraternal twin hammered dulcimers, a silver flute, high and low whistles, guitars, and more.

The BYOB Book Club will meet on Thursday, Oct. 31, at 2 p.m. Attendees should bring a book they are currently reading.

During the Paws to Read program, children may read stories to trained therapy dogs. The program will be offered on Saturdays, Oct. 5 and 26, at 10 a.m.

Backyard Story Times will be offered through Oct. 31 in the library's backyard. Story times will be about 30 minutes and will take place on Wednesdays at 11:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. as well as on Thursdays at 10:30 a.m. Attendees may bring blankets or chairs. Online registration is required weekly. This activity will be canceled in the case of rain. Parking will not be available on Sixth Street.

The library will be represented at Trunk or Treat at the Tree House, 300 W. Orange St., Lititz, on Oct. 16 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.

Cruise Into Kindergarten will meet on Oct. 21 at 6:30 p.m. Cruise Into Kindergarten is geared to children ages 3 to 6 and is based on the national Every Child Ready to Read program. After hearing a story, children and caregivers will visit stations intended to help with skills that children need to start school.

The fall StoryWalk is "The Belonging Tree" by Maryann Cocca-Leffler.

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