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A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
Doctor Sleep
Fleabag, Season 1
Ford v. Ferrari
Good Karma Hospital, Series 3
The Good Liar
Howard's End
Jojo Rabbit
Keeping Faith, Series 2
Knives Out
Midway
Parasite
Sanditon
21 Bridges
Twilight Zone, Season 1

Buongiorno! How Are Those 2020 Resolutions?
We’re ready to help you reach your 2020 goals! Learn a new language? Check! My husband, Dad and I are tackling Italian thanks to Mango Languages, a free on-line resource offered with an Adams County Library (ACLS) card. Italian is one of more than 70 languages offered, including Swahili, Cherokee, German, Hindi, Spanish, Mandarin Chinese and fo...

I’m not one for New Year’s resolutions as I always fail on them anyway. I am however a lover of “best of” or “best kept” secrets list, so I wanted to share with you the top 5 Best Kept Secrets of the Adams County Library System as you try to abide by your New Year’s Resolution. The mission of the Adams County Library System is to “Open Gateways for Exploration.” The library does this by connect...

Isabel Allende – A Long Petal of the Sea
Marie Benedict – Lady Clementine
Benjamin Black – The Secret Guests
Robyn Carr – The Country Guesthouse
Diane Chamberlain – Big Lies in a Small Town
Eoin Colfer - Highfire
Jeanine Cummins – American Dirt
Sandra Dallas – Westering Women
Joseph Finder – House on Fire
Lisa Gardner – When You See...

Black and Blue
Gemini Man
Harriet
Joker
The Lighthouse
Motherless Brooklyn
Pain and Glory
Terminator: Dark Fate
Vera, Set 9
Zombieland: Double Tap

New Oxford Library and Conewago Valley Intermediate School math and science teacher Erinne Lynch are partnering to offer a Girls Who Code Club to local students in grades 3-6. This weekly club will meet on Tuesdays beginning January 14th, 2020 at 4:30pm.

Girls Who Code Clubs are a community of girls who actively design, code, read and explore together. Featuring activities, characters...

Over the last few months, retailers such as Walmart and Amazon have advertised the latest gadgets and gizmos to entice consumers to purchase for Christmas. Oftentimes, this is also a perfect opportunity to obtain a slightly older version of a device. It is very exciting to receive a new device, or a new-to-you device. But, it is also very natural to have questions about the device. How can I ac...

Thank you, thank you!  I was thrilled beyond belief to receive the 2019 Giving Spree donation check of $51,882.54 for the Adams County Library System!  I am overwhelmed at the generosity of so many Adams County residents.  I still haven’t wiped that silly grin off my face!  Thanks to you, the Library will continue to provide our county with excellent library services.  ...

     Author Alex Haley (Roots, 1976), once stated that, “In all of us there is a hunger, marrow deep, to know our heritage – to know who we are and where we came from.  Without this enriching knowledge, there is a hollow yearning.  No matter what our attainments in life, there is still a vacuum, an emptiness, and the most disquieting loneliness.” It is all too fitt...

     Here is a look at some of the DVDs recently added to the adult collection at the library. If you’ve missed a new movie or television program, wish to revisit an old favorite, or are looking for something completely different, stop by and browse through our selection of videos. They are all available to borrow free of charge.
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     Being an avid reader and lover of books is what led Randi Hartman to the library setting. She started off as the children’s specialist at Alexander Hamilton Memorial Free Library in Waynesboro, PA. While there the former director, showed her that her true calling was to become a librarian.  Her partner and three wonderful children have motivated her to make the dre...

M.C. Beaton – Beating About the Bush
Robin Cook – Genesis
Elly Griffiths – Now You See Them
Alexander McCall Smith – The Peppermint Tea Chronicles
Sara Shepard – Reputation
Beatriz Williams – The Wicked Redhead

Ad Astra
Badland
Before You Know It
Doc Martin, Series 9
Downton Abbey
Father Brown, Season 7
Game of Thrones, Season 9
Hustlers
It Chapter Two
Judy
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Orville, Season 2
Overcomer

#GivingTuesday is a global day of giving that harnesses the collective power of individuals, communities and organizations to encourage philanthropy and to celebrate generosity worldwide. Following Thanksgiving and the widely recognized shopping events Black Friday (today!) and Cyber Monday, this year’s #GivingTuesday will take place on December 3rd and continue the giving season by inspiring p...

At Adams County Library System, our organization’s mission is to open gateways for exploration. We are able to do this by connecting people to opportunities which enrich their lives. At times, this requires taking library services and programs to locations beyond the walls of our six locations.

As a service to the Cross Keys Village community, I regularly perform Library Help Sessions...