Programs / Classes

Come celebrate the adult Summer Reading Program's "Novel Destinations" with the New Castle Branch Library from 2-4pm every other Friday this summer (see schedule below). We will be serving teas and finger foods from around the world and discussing novels with foreign settings.

June 17: English-Irish

July 1: Japan & China

July 15: Russian

July 29: African

The New Castle Branch Library is taking the Summer Reading Program to the Appletree Community Room. Join us for stories, crafts, and prizes every Thursday at 10:30am!

Come to the New Castle Community Center (423 W. Main Street) on Wednesday, July 6 at 10am for the Around the World Carnival! Test your skills at world sports, folk games and trivia to win prizes. Sponsored by the Friends of the New Castle Branch Library!

Come to the New Castle Community Center (423 W. Main Street) on Wednesday, June 29th at 10am. There will be a readalong and crafts with Park Naturalist Andrea Wilkins. Come ready to learn about the animals that live in this area!

Bring a favorite book to the New Castle Community Center on Wednesday, June 8 at 10am, and begin logging your Summer Reading time! Registration and reading logs will be available on-site.

Challenge your taste buds to an afternoon of bug sampling! Grasshopper? Cockroach? Yummmmm! This is for real! Come to the Parachute Branch Library on Tuesday, July 12, at 3pm to take advantage of this fun opportunity to sample bugs. Bring your friends: there is plenty to go around.

The Parachute Branch Library is hosting a Tween/Teen Tech Petting Zoo on Tuesday, June 14th at 3pm. This is your chance to play with electronic gadgets, and ask questions: how does this work? what can I do with it? This summer, one teen will win a Nook, so come check out the latest eReaders and audiobook technology.