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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 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday, April 16 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.

April Adult Book Groups

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Our Adult Book Groups are a mix of in person, hybrid, and virtual programs. Please see our April 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, April 1, 6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
The Bandit Queens by Parini Shroff
This session will be held in person in the Burke Room at the Chester County Library.

Page Turners Book Group 
Thursday, April 11, 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
This session will be a hybrid session, in person at the Henrietta Hankin Branch or via Zoom. Please note change in time.

Comics Unbound Group
Tuesday, April 16, 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Night Fever by Ed Brubaker
This session will be held via Zoom.

Whodunits Book Group
Wednesday, April 17, 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
A World of Curiosities by Louise Penny
This session will be a hybrid session, in person at the Henrietta Hankin Branch or via Zoom.

Afternoon Book Group
Wednesday, April 17, 1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
An Immense World by Ed Yong
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.

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 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday, March 19 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.

March Adult Book Groups

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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.

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 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.

February Adult Book Groups

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Our Adult Book Groups are a mix of in person, hybrid, and virtual programs. Please see our February 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, February 5, 6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
The House of Eve by Sadeqa Johnson
This session will be held in person in the Burke Room at the Chester County Library.

Page Turners Book Group 
Thursday, February 8, 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
The School for Good Mothers by Jessamine Chan
This session will be a hybrid session, in person at the Henrietta Hankin Branch or via Zoom.

Comics Unbound Group
Tuesday, February 20, 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
The Talk by Darrin Bell
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, February 21, 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Rock Paper Scissors by Alice Feeney
This session will be a hybrid session, in person at the Henrietta Hankin Branch or via Zoom.

Afternoon Book Group
Wednesday, February 21, 1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
The Home Place by J. Drew Lanham
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.

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 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday, January 16 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.

January Adult Book Groups

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Image of floating books with the words book discussion groups

Our Adult Book Groups are a mix of in person, hybrid, and virtual programs. Please see our January 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, January 8, 6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
The Henna Artist by Alka Joshi
This session will be held in person in the Burke Room at the Chester County Library.

Page Turners Book Group 
Thursday, January 11, 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
How High We Go in the Dark by Sequoia Nagamatsu
This session will be a hybrid session, in person at the Henrietta Hankin Branch or via Zoom.

Comics Unbound Group
Tuesday, January 16, 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Boys Weekend by Mattie Lubchansky
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, January 17, 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
The Trial of Lizzie Borden by Cara Robertson
This session will be a hybrid session, in person at the Henrietta Hankin Branch or via Zoom.

Afternoon Book Group
Wednesday, January 17, 1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
The Secret Keeper of Jaipur by Alka Joshi
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.

 

CCLS/CCL Board Meeting

~ Jenna P ~ Leave a comment

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 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, December 19 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.

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.