Like biographies? These selected life stories are currently available for download as eBooks.
Ansel Adams by Mary Street Alinder
Elizabeth the Queen by Sally Bedell Smith
The First Tycoon by T.J. Stiles
The Good Neighbor by Maxwell King
Sonia Sotomayor by Sylvia Mendoza
Vincent Van Gogh by Jan Greenberg
The Watcher by Jeanette Winter
Looking for something else? Click here to view all currently available biographies.
Every household in the United States is required by law to complete the 2020 Census. One person from each home, who is at least 15 years old, should respond. Census participation determines congressional representation and helps to ensure our communities get their fair share of funding for schools, hospitals, and other education and health programs we need to support strong families and the wider community. There are no citizenship or immigration status questions on the 2020 Census and residents’ responses to the Census questionnaire are private and confidential. Federal law keeps any personal information collected by the Census Bureau confidential for 72 years.
Self-responding is the easiest and safest way to make sure you are counted amid the COVID-19 situation. Self-response is fast and easy and can be done online, by phone or by mail. Residents responding online or by phone do not need a Census ID. In light of the COVID-19 situation, the Census Bureau has extended the self-response period through August 14. Don’t delay! Stand proudly in your identity and have yourself counted for the your own good and for the good of your community.
Happy National Chili Dog Day! This month’s issue of Taste of Home magazine has two tasty chili dog recipes for you. Why not try out a Detroit Dog or a Chili Coney Dog?
It’s easy to access these recipes in Taste of Home magazine with your library card: Visit https://chescolibraries.org/downloads and scroll to Flipster.
For all you cooks and grillers, check out these other magazines to help you plan your next meal:
And be sure to visit our Backyard Time digital collection – offering these and many more titles for your outdoor dinners!
Curious about origami? Love a little mystery in life? Join us for live instruction on folding a mystery origami surprise on Tuesday, August 4 at 6:30 pm. No one will know what it will be until the evening of our Zoom event, although you can try to guess! Hints will be posted once a day, Monday through Friday the week of July 27, on the Henrietta Hankin Branch Library Facebook page.
All you need is a square piece of paper (6″ x 6″ or larger is recommended) and a pair of scissors. A special set of 5 pieces of quality, multi-color origami paper will be available to registrants while supplies last at the Reference Desk at Henrietta Hankin Branch Library from Friday, July 31, through 5:00 pm on the day of the event.
Please register for the program: Tuesday, August 4 at 6:30 pm.
A Zoom link will be emailed to registrants 2 hours before the program starts. Make sure to check the email address you registered with to receive the link. You do not need a Zoom account to attend the virtual program.
For serious and recreational bikers, Bicycling magazine offers helpful and interesting information about the popular sport of biking.
Inside the latest issue, you will find:
And check out these inspirational feature articles about
Here’s how to access Bicycling magazine with your library card: Visit https://chescolibraries.org/downloads and scroll to Flipster.
Join us for Classic Movie Trivia Night, Wednesday, August 5, 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Are you missing Classic Movie Night at the Chester County Library during the pandemic? Think you know everything about classic movies? Just love those old movies and want to have some fun? Get your dose of classic movies by joining us for a night of virtual classic movie trivia!
Please register for the program: Wednesday, August 5, 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Registration is required. Registration will close 2 hours prior to the scheduled start time of the event. A Zoom link will be emailed to registrants 2 hours before the program starts. Make sure to check the email address you registered with to receive the link. You do not need a Zoom account to attend the virtual program.
Join us for Chair Yoga, Tuesday, August 4, 7:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Join Yoga instructor Heather from Three Crows and a Raven Yoga for a Chair Yoga session. Chair yoga is an all-inclusive yoga practice, using a chair as the main prop. The chair will be used to sit on, or as a tool to assist with balance. Typical postures that are taught in a vinyasa class are modified in this type of yoga with the use of a chair. This type of yoga is ideal for someone who has a difficult time with balance or moving from ground to standing positions.
Please register for the program: Tuesday, August 4, 7:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Registration is required. Registration will close 2 hours prior to the scheduled start time of the event. A Zoom link will be emailed to registrants 2 hours before the program starts. Make sure to check the email address you registered with to receive the link. You do not need a Zoom account to attend the virtual program.
Join us for Medicare 101, Discover Your Options, Monday, August 3, 6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
If you will be joining the ranks of Medicare soon, are already in the Medicare system and have questions, are helping a friend or relative obtain Medicare coverage, or just want to understand what Medicare is all about, this session is for you. Learn about Medicare A, B & C; the drug benefit (Part D); the types of health care insurance available in Chester County; benefits available to low income beneficiaries; and things to consider when selecting your medical coverage. APPRISE is Pennsylvania’s free, unbiased health insurance counseling program.
Please register for the program: Monday, August 3, 6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m
Registration is required. Registration will close 2 hours prior to the scheduled start time of the event. A Zoom link will be emailed to registrants 2 hours before the program starts. Make sure to check the email address you registered with to receive the link. You do not need a Zoom account to attend the virtual program.
If you’re thinking about retiring, these Flipster magazines can help you make important decisions about the next chapter in your life.
The latest issue of Kiplinger’s Personal Finance features the best places to retire and offers information about investing and managing your portfolio.
Kiplinger’s Retirement Report includes helpful information about second careers, taxes, health care and recommended cars for older drivers.
And in the June/July issue of Money magazine, you will find articles on what you need to do before you retire and the best way to recession-proof your retirement.
These and more than 130 additional magazines are available online with your library card. Visit https://chescolibraries.org/downloads and scroll to Flipster to sign in.
The Hankin Whodunits Mystery Book Club will meet via Zoom on Thursday, August 20 at 1 pm to discuss Sadie by Courtney Summers.
Sadie is a New York Times bestseller and an Edgar Award Winner, appearing on over 30 Best Book of 2018 lists including The Boston Globe, Bustle, Buzzfeed, Globe and Mail, Good Morning America, NPA, and Publishers Weekly. It is also a YALSA Top 10 Quick Pick.
When popular radio personality West McCray receives a desperate phone call from a stranger imploring him to find nineteen-year-old runaway Sadie Hunter, he’s not convinced there’s a story there; girls go missing all the time. But when it’s revealed that Sadie fled home after the brutal murder of her little sister, Mattie, West travels to the small town of Cold Creek, Colorado, to uncover what happened.
Sadie has no idea that her journey to avenge her sister will soon become the subject of a blockbuster podcast. Armed with a switchblade, Sadie follows meager clues hoping they’ll lead to the man who took Mattie’s life, because she’s determined to make him pay with his own. But as West traces her path to the darkest, most dangerous corners of big cities and small towns, a deeply unsettling mystery begins to unfold—one that’s bigger than them both. Can he find Sadie before it’s too late?
Alternating between Sadie’s unflinching voice as she hunts the killer and the podcast transcripts tracking the clues she’s left behind, Sadie is a breathless thriller about the lengths we go to protect the ones we love and the high price we pay when we can’t. It will haunt you long after you reach the final page.
Register here for this virtual event.
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