Orangeville (Pennsylvania) Public Library

05/29/2026

From Dino-Man, aka Ammon: This Saturday, May 30, is the Summer Learning Festival, which kicks off our Summer Library Program! This FREE event, which runs from 10am to noon at the Bloomsburg Fairgrounds near the free stage, is great fun for hundreds of preschool and elementary kids with many roving friendly dinosaurs (parents, wanna join me in a costume for 20 minutes?), a “Tropical Obstacle” bouncy obstacle course, and lots of engaging learning stations designed by my amazing colleague, Amanda Noblit, Library Director for the Columbia County Traveling Library! For the older kids, we have (child-safe) axe throwing, corn hole, and some building fun.

This is your first chance to register and get started logging your reading and activities on our new Beanstack app (or a paper log if you prefer) and earn a free book and points to win “reading raffle” prizes. Don’t tell your kids, but while they are striving for prizes and free books they are also keep up their reading skills over the summer!

Reading is a “use it or lose it” thing and if they do not read over the summer, they will start the new school year having lost some of their core reading proficiency that they ended the previous school year with — the dreaded “summer slide.” Our goal is to make it so much fun, they don’t notice they are learning! They totally enjoy sponging up information and stories just for fun without it being assigned.

There are opportunities for teens and adults to get in on the reading fun in our summer library program, which is a joint initiative of all three partner libraries. We have some extra programs, including our popular book clubs, and more fun opportunities all throughout June and July!

Visit our Summer Library Program page for more information! https://bloomsburgpl.org/summer/

I am looking forward to lots of summer fun with you all!

(And seriously, if any fun-loving teens or adults want to join me in one of eight inflatable dinosaurs costumes on Saturday for 20 minutes or more at a time, I would love to hear from you at [email protected]!)

Ammon Young
Library Director
Bloomsburg Public Library

05/21/2026

05/20/2026

Our librarian, Pam, and board president, Abbey, spent two inspiring days at the Elevate2 Conference connecting with fellow nonprofits, learning from incredible speakers, and gathering fresh ideas to bring back to our library. Opportunities like this remind us of the power of collaboration and shared vision for our community. 🧡

Thank you Community Giving Foundation and First Community Foundation Partnership of Pennsylvania for creating such a meaningful space to learn, connect, and spark new ideas, together.

05/18/2026

Let us know if your children are coming on Thursday to explore the phases of the moon with our friends from the Bloomsburg Children's Museum!

05/11/2026

"Unearth a Story" with us during our 2026 Summer Reading program! The program at Orangeville will run Tuesday mornings at 9am for preschool and 10am for elementary kids. Registration is now open—learn more and register at the link below! 📖

To kick-off local summer programs, join Orangeville (Pennsylvania) Public Library, Columbia County Traveling Library, and Bloomsburg Public Library at our joint Summer Learning Festival on Saturday, May 10 from 10am-12pm at the Bloomsburg Fairgrounds (after our Color Run)! The kick-off will include lots of free activities for kids, bounce course, scavenger hunt, dinosaur meet and great, and more. We hope to see you there! 🦖☀️

The Orangeville Public Library is excited to announce our children's Summer Reading Program for 2026! "Unearth a Story" will run Tuesdays starting on June 9th through August 4th. The preschool program will run from 9:00-9:45am and the elementary program from 10:00-11:00am. Please register using the....

05/08/2026

05/07/2026

SEKISUI KYDEX is proud to sponsor the Bloomsburg Public Library, Columbia County Traveling Library, and Orangeville (Pennsylvania) Public Library's Pages to Pavement Color Run.

Color sits at the heart of everything we create in our designLab®, where we work side-by-side with partners to create custom colors inspired by the world around us every day.

Lace up your sneakers, Pages to Pavement is hitting the ground running, or walking, in a burst of color, all in support of your local libraries.

Come join us in supporting this colorful community event that helps keep reading fun for all ages.

Columbia County Traveling Library

05/06/2026

It's almost time for a colorful fun run! Join us on Saturday, May 30th at the Bloomsburg Fairgrounds for an untimed, all-ages color run (5K and 1-mile option), making it perfect for families, bookworms, fitness fans, and fun-lovers alike. Along the route, participants will be showered with clouds of bright color powder. This great excuse to get gloriously messy supports the Orangeville (Pennsylvania) Public Library, Columbia County Traveling Library and Bloomsburg Public Library!

Register by May 15 to get a logo'd commemorative t-shirt: https://bloomsburgpl.org/color-run/ 👟🧡 Help us spread the word!

05/05/2026

Let us know if your children are coming tomorrow to explore The Science of Watercolors!

04/27/2026

Join us on Wednesday, May 6th at 6 pm to explore the Science of Watercolors. Suitable for ages 5+. Let us know if your children will be attending!