Month: November 2023

December Adult Book Groups

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Image of books in air with the text Book Discussion Groups

Our Adult Book Groups are a mix of in person, hybrid, and virtual programs. Please see our December titles and dates below. The online/hybrid groups are being held via Zoom. We are requiring registration for the online/hybrid book groups in order to send out the Zoom meeting information. Click on the date below to register. Information on our adult book groups can also be found on our website: https://bit.ly/chescolibs-bookgroups. 

Evening Book Group
Monday, December 4, 6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Come Fly the World by Julia Cooke
This session will be held in person in the Burke Room at the Chester County Library.

Page Turners Book Group 
Thursday, December 14, 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
This session will be a hybrid session, in person at the Henrietta Hankin Branch or via Zoom.

Comics Unbound Group
Monday, December 18, 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Best of Year Lists
This session will be held via Zoom.

Whodunits Book Group
Wednesday, December 20, 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
The Night She Disappeared by Lisa Jewell
This session will be a hybrid session, in person at the Henrietta Hankin Branch or via Zoom.

Afternoon Book Group
Wednesday, December 20, 1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
A Burning by Megha Majumdar
This session will be held in person in the Burke Room at the Chester County Library.

Registration is required for all online book groups. Registration will close at least 2 hours prior to the scheduled start time of the book group. A Zoom link will be emailed to registrants 2 hours before the book group 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 book group.

These programs support the PA Forward Civic and Social Literacy Initiative.

November Releases

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Movies

TV Shows

Music

Audiobooks

Thanksgiving Films

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Feel like Thanksgiving isn’t getting enough attention? Need something to keep you and your visiting relatives busy over break? Here’s a few underappreciated film picks from our library for an underappreciated holiday:

Home for the Holidays

Claudia (Holly Hunter) travels to have Thanksgiving dinner with her dysfunctional family. Tensions rise, but the holiday proves not to be a total bust when Claudia meets her brother’s friend Leo (Dylan McDermott) and the two develop feelings for each other.

Turkey Hollow

Directed by Jim Henson, this family romp follows two siblings who, after they grow bored of spending Thanksgiving with their aunt, track down the legendary monster known as the Howling Hoodoo.

The Humans

Part satire. Part horror. Watch as a family’s fears are revealed through a dark Thanksgiving dinner.

Black Friday

A trashy horror-comedy that metaphorically illustrates the terror of being a retail worker on Black Friday.

CCLS/CCL Board Meeting

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The Board of Trustees of the Chester County Library System/Chester County Library are hosting their monthly board meeting as a hybrid offering. If you have always wanted to attend a meeting but haven’t had the time, this is your opportunity. Please click on this link at 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday, November 21 to join the Chester County Library System Board Meeting virtually; or attend in person at the Kennett Library, 320 E. State Street, Kennett Square, PA 19348. The Chester County Library Board Meeting will immediately follow. Find the Chester County Library Board Packet here.

If you are a person with a disability and wish to attend this meeting and require an auxiliary aid, service, or other accommodation to observe or participate in the proceedings, please call Chester County Library’s Administration Office at 610-344-5600 or email ddadoly@ccls.org to discuss how we may best accommodate your needs.