(EXTON, PA) — Non-profits from a variety of service sectors will be at the Chester County Library in Exton to promote their open volunteer positions. Stop by on Saturday, May 6 between 9:30 am-1:00 pm to learn about 17 different organizations’ missions and opportunities to give back. Adoptable dogs from Main Line Animal Rescue will also be on site.

The fair will take place in the Reference Department and the Struble Room of the Chester County Library. Represented service sectors include animals, arts, civics, environmental, ESL, health, human services, youth, and more. Positions for teens are also available. No matter your schedule or skillset, there’s an organization that could use your help! 

Attendees will include:

• All 4 Paws Rescue

• American Red Cross, Delaware Valley Chapter

• Boy Scouts of America

• Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of Delaware and Chester Counties

• Chester County Compeer

• Community Volunteers in Medicine

• Crime Victims’ Center

• French and Pickering Creeks Conservation Trust

• Good Samaritan Services

• Habitat for Humanity

• League of Women Voters

• LGBT Equality Alliance of Chester County

• Main Line Animal Rescue 

• Meals on Wheels

• Opportunities Industrialization Center (OIC) Adult Tutoring Program

• PA MEDI/Chester County Department of Aging

• RSVP Volunteers

• Wharton Esherick Museum

For additional information regarding the event, please call Community Engagement Librarian, Kelly Quigg, at 610-344-5957

(EXTON, PA) – Join us at the Chester County Library & District Center on April 29^th from 10 AM to 4 PM, for a celebration of 80s, 90s, and early-aughts nostalgia, sponsored by the library’s XYZ Connect Committee!

The XYZ Connect Committee was formed to develop programming for library patrons from generations X, Y, and Z. With programs such as Nerd Con, Crime Spree, Paint Night, and Murder Mysteries, we provide young adults a space to connect with peers and experience the library’s many resources in a way that is entertaining, accessible, and affordable.

NostalgiaRama is a fun, free way to connect with peers and reminisce about all the things—shows, games, food, and fashion—that made the decades we grew up in great. Whether you’re a kid from the eighties, nineties, or early aughts, there’s bound to be something you’ll love. Attendees can play vintage video games on a number of different consoles, from the N64 to the Wii. Guests can also compete for cool prizes in our trivia contest, or try to catch ‘em all in our Pokémon card game tournament—bring your own deck, or use one of ours!

If you aren’t feeling competitive, kick back with some of your favorite childhood snacks and watch old cartoons like Ed, Edd, and Eddy and Courage the Cowardly Dog, which will be showing all day. All guests are encouraged to dress up in their best retro clothes and take a picture in our photo booth to be entered for a raffle prize. You can even take a little of the fun home with you, as nostalgic goodie bags will be available to attendees while supplies last.

Registration is not required for this event, and admission is totally free. For more information, please visit www.chescolibraries.org and click on “Events.”

FRIENDS OF CHESTER COUNTY LIBRARY SPRING BOOK SALE is scheduled for April 14-16, 2023. Various books, music, and movie CDs and DVDs will be sold at bargain prices. A huge selection of children’s books will be available in a separate room.

• Friday, April 14, 6 to 8:30 p.m. — The sale starts for members of the Friends of the Chester County Library only. Memberships can be purchased on Friday night starting at 5 p.m. at the membership table or in advance by mailing in the membership form available at the Library or on our website.
• Saturday, April 15, 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. — The sale will be open to the public.
• Sunday, April 16, 1 to 4 p.m. — During ‘Bag Sale Day’ we will supply the bag; you fill it and pay $10 (only $7 per bag with your FRIENDS membership). The books will be sold at half-price for less than a whole bag.

We accept cash, checks, or PayPal. All proceeds from the Book Sale benefit the Chester County Library.

Our Fall Book Sale dates are October 6 – 8, 2023.