The Eastern Lancaster County (ELANCO) Library, 11 Chestnut Drive, New Holland, will offer a variety of events and programs to the community. Registration is not required unless noted. For details, visit http://www.elancolibrary.org or contact 717-354-0525 or adagostino@elancolibrary.org.

The Winter Reading Program is available to people of all ages. Participants may pick up reading logs at the library and return them by Friday, Feb. 28. Prizes will be available while supplies last. Kids may choose an item from the prize bin, and adults will be entered in a drawing for gift cards to local businesses.

The library offers various activities regularly. In February, these will include Music and Movement, for kids birth to age 6 with a parent or other caregiver on Mondays at 10:30 a.m.; Readers' Roundtable Book Discussion on Monday, Feb. 3, at 2 p.m.; Hooks and Needles Yarn Craft Club, for people of all ages who knit or crochet, on Monday, Feb. 10, at 6:30 p.m.; and Lego Creation Club on Thursday, Feb. 13, at 6 p.m.

The library will also offer Preschool Story Time, recommended for children ages 4 to 6, every Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. and Toddler Thursdays, recommended for children from birth to age 3, every Thursday at 10:30 a.m. The February theme will be "Emotions." Siblings are welcome to join in.

Teen Tuesdays will be held on Tuesdays at 3:30 p.m. The program will provide crafts, games, snacks, and more for tweens and teens. The February dates and themes are Feb. 4, STEM owl pellet dissection; Feb. 11, Mental Health Day (Managing Emotions); Feb. 18, Social Issues (World Hunger); and Feb. 25, Dream Jobs.

Read with Royalty! will be held on Saturday, Feb. 1, at 11 a.m. The 2024 New Holland Farmers' Fair queen, Genevieve Adamow, will provide an agricultural information session featuring story times and a craft. The event is geared for children ages 3 to 9 with a parent or other caregiver.

Children of all ages accompanied by a parent or other caregiver may read aloud to Pepper the Labrador retriever during Read with Pepper the Dog! on Feb. 1 at 2 p.m.

Birding 101 will be held on Wednesday, Feb. 12, at 6 p.m.

Homeschoolers are invited to a "How to Use the Library" Lunch and Learn on Wednesday, Feb. 26, at noon. The program will begin with a brief presentation introducing attendees to the resources the library offers. Attendees may bring a lunch to eat during the presentation, and the library will provide beverages and healthy snacks. Next, participants tour the library and view some of the special new learning kits - focused on science, music, and early literacy - that can be checked out. There will be a question-and-answer time.