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March Adult Book Groups

Our Adult Book Groups are a mix of in person, hybrid, and virtual programs. Please see our March 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, March 4, 6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Hester by Laurie Lico Albanese
This session will be held in person in the Burke Room at the Chester County Library.

Page Turners Book Group 
Thursday, March 14, 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Afterlife by Julia Alvarez
This session will be a hybrid session, in person at the Henrietta Hankin Branch or via Zoom.

Comics Unbound Group
Tuesday, March 19, 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
The Faint of Heart by Kerilyn Wilson
This session will be held via Zoom. Comics Unbound will be meeting on the third Tuesday of the month in 2024.

Whodunits Book Group
Wednesday, March 20, 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Spider Woman’s Daughter by Anne Hillerman
This session will be a hybrid session, in person at the Henrietta Hankin Branch or via Zoom.

Afternoon Book Group
Wednesday, March 20, 1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi
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.

Calling All Local Authors!

Applications are now open for the Local Author Showcase to be held in May

The Chester County Library is holding its first-ever Local Author Showcase to highlight our Local Authors. Chester County authors will be given priority and, if space allows, other local Pennsylvania authors as well.  We are excited to invite you to apply to participate in our special event!

The Showcase will take place at the Chester County Library (located at 450 Exton Square Parkway in Exton, PA) on Sunday, May 19th from 1- 4 pm. Authors will have the opportunity to meet with library patrons, talk about their writings and publishing, and network with other local authors. They will also have the opportunity to offer their books for sale.

If you would like to apply to participate, please complete and return the application: https://www.ccls.org/FormCenter/Read-Local-Application-9/Read-Local-Application-86.

You will be notified by March 27, 2024 of your acceptance.

If you have any other questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact our Adult Program Coordinator, Pam Marquette, at pmarquette@ccls.org. We look forward to receiving your application!

CCLS/CCL Board Meeting

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 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday, February 20 to join the Chester County Library System Board Meeting virtually; or attend in person at the Chester County Library 450 Exton Square Parkway, Exton, PA 19341. 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.