🌱 How would a new Lancaster County library tax impact Adamstown readers?
Adamstown, Pennsylvania Patch AM: a 3 min readGood day Adamstown! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How would a new Lancaster County library tax impact Adamstown readers?
- See which Adamstown Borough properties just changed hands and for how much.
Also on today's calendar: HAPPilY Ever After HOURs and 5 more events.
Today's riddle: what do you call a rabbit with fleas? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 71 and low of 51 degrees.
- Thursday: Breezy with a shower in spots, temps: high: 61, low: 48.
- Friday: Warmer; breezy in the morning, with a high of 71 and low of 52 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Lancaster County library says it's 'do or die' as lack of funding drives initiative for library tax proposal (fox43.com) — Leaders at Adamstown Area Library say they’re in “survival mode” as Lancaster County considers a November referendum for a dedicated library tax. The proposed 0.55‑mill increase would cost the median homeowner about $13.80 a month, potentially funding expanded services like study pods, sensory-friendly spaces, and more programming across the county’s 14 public libraries. 
• West Earl Twp. property changes hands for more than $13.8M [Lancaster County deeds recorded: May 11, 2026] (lancasteronline.com) — Recent Lancaster County deed records show an Adamstown Borough property on East Main Street selling for $215,000, plus a $70,000 transfer to the borough itself. Alongside these, dozens of nearby town transactions reveal how actively properties are changing hands around northern Lancaster County, offering a snapshot of current sale prices and development trends.
📸 Around Adamstown
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★ Featured events ★
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“Budding Bookworms” Preschool Storytime →
Adamstown Area Library, 110 W Main St, Adamstown
10:00 am
Wednesday May 27
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Other local events
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Planning Commission Meeting →
Adamstown Borough, PA Calendar, Adamstown Borough Municipal Building 3000 N. Reading Road, Adamstown
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BR - Field Day
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HAPPilY Ever After HOURs →
IronSpire Complex, 2800 N Reading Rd, Adamstown
6:00 pm -
Adamstown YMCA Summer Camp Open House →
Adamstown YMCA, 71 E Main St, Adamstown
5:00 pm
Thursday May 14
Monday May 18
Tuesday May 19
Friday May 22
Thursday May 28
Friday May 29
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Board of Assessment Appeals →
Lancaster County, PA Calendar, 150 North Queen Street, Lancaster
8:30 am -
Firearms & Militaria - Day 2 →
Morphy Auctions, 2000 N Reading Rd, Denver
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Commissioners' Board Meeting →
Lancaster County, PA Calendar, 150 North Queen Street, Lancaster
9:15 am -
CE Field Day
Governor Mifflin SD Mohnton, PA 19540
Wednesday May 13
Thursday May 14
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🗞 Nearby News
Denver
- Sean Payton Opens Up on Unique Bond With George Paton (yardbarker.com)
Ephrata
- Police searching for possible balloon, tire thief from Ephrata store (local21news.com)
- Man arrested on DUI charge in Ephrata (newportdispatch.com)
- Man left child in vehicle for over an hour while playing skill games at Lancaster County store, police say (wtae.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Bugs Bunny ! (Thank you bruce A. for sending it in!)
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