Milanof-Schock Library will mark the birthday of Dr. Seuss with a special event on Friday, March 5. "Celebrate Seuss - A Library Adventure" will run from 5 to 7 p.m. at the library, 1184 Anderson Ferry Road, Mount Joy.

"Usually, we would do a green eggs and ham breakfast, but we didn't want to serve food during the pandemic, so we were trying to think of a way to still celebrate Dr. Seuss," said Jan Betty, director of children and youth. "We came up with this fun way to mark his birthday."

The event will feature a walk-through of the library with opportunities to visit different activity stations. "We're doing our best to make all of them hands-off," Betty noted. "We'll have people travel in family groups, so when you buy your ticket, you'll reserve a certain time to make sure we don't have too many people in the library at once."

In addition to the activity stations, the event will include costume characters such as the Cat in the Hat, the Grinch, Thing 1 and Thing 2, Gertrude McFuzz and the Fox from "Fox in Socks."

"People are encouraged to bring their cameras or take pictures with their phones," Betty stated. "We'll have games, activities and prizes, plus a goodie bag for each child." Participants will also have the opportunity to enter to win a Gus's Keystone Family Restaurant gift card.

The library's Dr. Seuss celebration, which has been held for more than 30 years, has always been very popular. "You need to come into the library to purchase your tickets, and in the past, we've sold out," Betty said. Ticket sales began on Feb. 8.

Proceeds from the event help fund children's programs at the library, Betty noted, adding, "It's going to be a lot of fun. It's fun for the whole family."

Although the event had to look a little different this year, it was still important to the library staff that it happened in some form or another.

"We are all about our patrons, and we'll do anything we can to provide them with activities and reasons to get out of the house," Betty stated. "We want them back in the library when they feel comfortable. We want them to know we're still here for them."