Miss Tonya’s Storytime Schedule
Wednesday Mornings at 10:00 am at Kilmarnock Town Park
Babygarten
(for 0-24 months and their caregivers)
Monday Mornings at 10:30 am at Kilmarnock Town Park
Moile Library
A year-round traveling library van that reaches into Lancaster and Northumberland counties, offering reading programs to preschool children during the school year and to children of all ages during the summer months.
Click Here for the LCL Mobile Library page.
Spring Break Fun
A one week program that runs Late March to early April.
Summer Family Fun
A six-week program designed to make reading fun for children ages 3-12. This summer our theme is "Color Our World" This Summer Program begins June 9th and is intergenerational themed.
Click Here for the Summer Family Fun calendar.
For more information please call 804-435-1729.
The Library maintains a separate book shelf for teens, accessible in the teen room. The Library also encourages teens to volunteer, and to participate in other special events scheduled periodically.
Volunteer Opportunities for Teens
If you are at least 11 years old, you qualify to volunteer at the Library in the children's room. Your duties will include putting away children's books (easy reading, fiction and non-fiction), assisting patrons with book selections, and engaging in preparation work for upcoming programs.
If you are 14 years old, you also have the option of being an Independent Specialty Volunteer. You may target one type of Library service that you enjoy doing and perform that duty monthly at a time convenient for you and library staff. Independent volunteers will also be needed for special summer programs, family evening programs, and any events that may draw a large crowd.
If you are 16 years old and older you can volunteer for any of the tasks listed above, and you will be given the opportunity to learn to work at the circulation desk.
Times available to volunteer: Pre-arrangement is required.
After school (September – May): Monday - Thursday afternoons 3:30 - 5:00 p.m.
Summer (Mid June - Mid August): Monday - Thursday 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon, or 1:00 - 3:00 p.m.
Monday Book Group
Please join us from 2:00 - 4:00 pm on the third Monday of the month to discuss the featured book. We meet in the downstairs meeting room of the library.
Changemakers Book Group
This book group is open to everyone who has an interest in reading about a diverse range of Changemakers who live and work today, or who lived in the past.
Please join us from 2:30-3:30 on the third Wednesday of the month to discuss the featured book. We will be meeting in the downstairs meeting room.
Here is the 2026 Schedule for Monday Book Group:
January 12th-The Last Twilight In Paris by Pam Jenoff
February 16th-Harmony In Black and White by William Matthew Ruberry
March 16th-The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon
April 20th-The Art Of Racing In The Rain by Garth Stein
May 18th-The Measure by Nikki Erlick
June 15th-Tap Dancing At The Bluebird by Christine Walker
July 20th-Paw and Order by Chris Abernathy (Author Talk)
August 17th-On Mystic Lake by Kristin hannah
September 21st-Culpability by Bruce Holsinger
October 19th-The Black Wolf by Louise Penny
November 16th-Escape From Assisted Living by Joyce Hicks (Potluck Lunch)
Here Is The 2025-2026 Schedule For Changemakers Book Group:
September 17th-1776 by David McCullough
October 15th-Desi Arnaz: The Man Who Invented Television by Todd S. Purdum
November 19th-Worn: A People's History of Clothing by Sofi Thanhauser
January 28th-The Golden Road: How Ancient India Transformed the World by William Dalrymple
February 18th-Fight On, My Soul by Dr. James E.C. Norris
March 18th-Gertrude Bell: Queen of the Desert, Shaper of Nations by Georgina Howell
April 15th-Bone Orchard: Reflections on the Life Under Sentence of Death by George T. Wilkerson, Robert Johnson & Kat Bodrie
May 20th-A Short History of Canada: Seventh Edition by Desmond Morton
June 17th-Combee: Harriet Tubman, the Combahee River Raid, and Black Freedom During the Civil War by Dr. Edda L Fields-Black
July 15th-Washington, A Life by Ron Chernow
Hosted by Lancaster Community Library in the upstairs meeting room
LCL Poetry Collective Talk
Wednesday, April 15th at 6pm
We will be joined by Dr. Allener Baker-Rogers who will be speaking on "What's In A Poem and Why Do We Write Them? Life's Reflections"
We will meet in the upstairs meeting room or you can email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for a zoom link to join us that way.
To view our past Poetry Collective meetings please visit https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLd6yqofc3IcxQG5-hwIX7gN8wtoT5k8-h
Our January 21st, February 18th and March 18th meetings are now up!
Sundays At Two 2026 Has Wrapped!
Thank You For Another Very Successful Season!
Please Click HERE to watch the replays of the season.
LCL Spring Scam Seminar
Outsmarting Cryptocurrency and Other Modern Scams"
Thursday, March 26th @ 5:30pm in the Upstairs Meeting Room
Click HERE for the replay video.
Changemakers Book Group
Welcomed Dr. James E.C. Norris via Zoom for an Author Talk
On Wednesday, February 18th at 2:30pm, Dr. Norris joined us in the upstairs meeting room to discuss his book "Fight On My Soul"
Please click to view this program.
Career Development Counseling Available
On Monday and Wednesday mornings, the community is invited to meet with
Rappahannock Community College Career Services Specialist Frances Kenyear in the
Teen Center of the Lancaster Community Library.
“She is happy to meet with people to help them on their career path,
whether in Workforce Development, or attending college,” said Library Director Alice Cooper,
“This is an expression of Lancaster Community Library’s mission to provide everyone with a safe, free and inviting center for information, instruction, learning, and cultural opportunities.”
The Library is pleased to offer both recurring and one-time events geared to its adult patrons. Typically there is no charge for attending. Patrons should check the Community Calendar for a list of upcoming events.
A Special Evening With...
A free series featuring prominent speakers in the community.
2025 Season
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2024 Season
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2023 Season
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2022 Season
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Sundays at Two
The popular Sundays at Two program is a lecture series that brings in speakers on a variety of topics of interest to patrons. Five to six lectures are scheduled from January through March each year, bringing in experts on science, the arts, history, literature, and politics to share their thoughts and engage in discussion with attendees. The schedule is posted in December for the new year. The 2026 Series runs from January through March.
Sundays At Two 2025 Replay Videos
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Sundays At Two 2024 Replay Videos
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Sundays At Two 2023 Replay Videos
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Sundays At Two 2022 Replay Videos
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Book Signings
On occasion the Library schedules book signings for local and regional authors. Patrons may come to meet the authors and learn more about their recent publications. Watch our calendar and check back here.
Reader’s Corner
The Library hosts an informal book discussion group open to any patron. The group meets monthly to discuss books selected by its members. Participants are not required to attend discussions, but may choose to join the group when the book interests them. The Library orders multiple copies of paperback editions of the books to be discussed and makes them available to the group members. When possible, the Library also obtains an audio version of the book. Click HERE to view the Reader's Corner page.
From the latest fiction and non-fiction to time-honored classics, the Lancaster Community Library looks to provide patrons with a wide array of material for their reading or viewing pleasure.
If you would like to see a list of the newest items added to our catalog, click the appropriate link below.
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