Our friends at Junior Library Guild have made their resources available for you to enjoy! On their JLG @ Home website you’ll find e-books, activities, virtual author visits, and much, much more. Just click and enjoy! AND thanks, to our friends @ JLG!

Do you have a Hula Hoop? This story has some tricks you might want to learn from The Hula-Hoopin’ Queen!

The Youth Services Staff at the Chester County Library and Hankin Branch are presenting Virtual Storytimes beginning April 27th. They will be for three different ages groups — 0 to 2 Year Olds, 3 & 4 Year Olds, and 5 & 6 Year Olds. Registration is required via the Events Calendar at https://chescolibraries.org/. Virtual Storytimes are not registered as multi-week sessions; you will need to register for each storytime individually.

Let’s start with a joke! Knock, Knock! Who’s there? Frank. Frank who? Frank you for reading our Blog!

April Fools’ Day is an custom that takes place on April 1st, consisting of practical jokes and hoaxes. The player of the joke or prank exposes their action later by shouting “April Fools!” at the recipient.  April Fools’ Day might have started in France, when the country adopted the Gregorian Calendar in 1582. The new calendar moved New Years’ Day to January 1st from April 1st, but, when people forgot and celebrated the New Year in April, people made fun of them! April Fools’ Day, or a day like it, is celebrated in many countries. Here are some jokes for you to use today.

Here Comes the Pun: 204 Hilarious Jokes for Kids — Here Comes the Pun

Hilarious Jokes for Kids That Adults Find Funny Too   Hilarious Jokes

Who’s tricking who in this story that’s perfect for April Fools’ Day! Mice Twice

The Youth Services Staff at the Chester County Library and Hankin Branch are presenting Virtual Storytimes beginning April 27th. They will be for three different ages groups — 0 to 2 Year Olds, 3 & 4 Year Olds, and 5 & 6 Year Olds. Registration is required via the Events Calendar at https://chescolibraries.org/. Virtual Storytimes are not registered as multi-week sessions; you will need to register for each storytime individually.

Today is the final day of Women’s History Month 2020. Celebrate by reading about Women’s History Month and amazing women who made a big difference in the world.

What is Women’s History Month?

Women Who Made a Difference

Now you can listen to a book about Jane Addams, who made a big difference, in The House That Jane Built.

The Youth Services Staff at the Chester County Library and Hankin Branch are presenting Virtual Storytimes beginning April 27th. They will be for three different ages groups — 0 to 2 Year Olds, 3 & 4 Year Olds, and 5 & 6 Year Olds. Registration is required via the Events Calendar at https://chescolibraries.org/. Virtual Storytimes are not registered as multi-week sessions; you will need to register for each storytime individually.

Join the fun when James Dean reads Pete the Cat stories — Monday – Friday at 12 pm EST on Instagram! Pete the Cat Read Alouds.

Equal time for dogs! Here’s Harry the Dirty Dog!

The Youth Services Staff at the Chester County Library and Hankin Branch are presenting Virtual Storytimes beginning April 27th. They will be for three different ages groups — 0 to 2 Year Olds, 3 & 4 Year Olds, and 5 & 6 Year Olds. Registration is required via the Events Calendar at https://chescolibraries.org/. Virtual Storytimes are not registered as multi-week sessions; you will need to register for each storytime individually.

Heads up, parents! Delish’s editorial director Joanna Saltz and her kids will be going live on Instagram every week day at 1pm EST to share cook-along videos ​for you and your little ones​. Or just you—we do ​not ​ judge. Come back here each week so you can sneak a peek at what they’ll be cooking (and make your shopping list). And don’t stress if you can’t join them in real time; the videos will be saved on their Instagram for 24 hours. Delish Live Kids’ Cooking Class.

American’s Test Kitchen is also making their Young Chef’s Club available for free at America’s Test Kitchen Kids.

Maybe you’ll whip up something sweet like Arnie the Doughnut! See you in the kitchen …

The Youth Services Staff at the Chester County Library and Hankin Branch are presenting Virtual Storytimes beginning April 27th. They will be for three different ages groups — 0 to 2 Year Olds, 3 & 4 Year Olds, and 5 & 6 Year Olds. Registration is required via the Events Calendar at https://chescolibraries.org/. Virtual Storytimes are not registered as multi-week sessions; you will need to register for each storytime individually.

Join Lauren Tarshis, the author of the I Survived Series, for a daily read aloud on youtube, beginning with her first book — I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic. I Survived Read Aloud.

Now, wait till you see what Irene survives in Brave Irene.

The Youth Services Staff at the Chester County Library and Hankin Branch are presenting Virtual Storytimes beginning April 27th. They will be for three different ages groups — 0 to 2 Year Olds, 3 & 4 Year Olds, and 5 & 6 Year Olds. Registration is required via the Events Calendar at https://chescolibraries.org/. Virtual Storytimes are not registered as multi-week sessions; you will need to register for each storytime individually.

​Terry Moore believes that most of us are tying our shoes incorrectly. Surprisingly enough, he’s probably right. In this informative TED Talk, Moore demonstrates how to tie a stronger knot that won’t let us down. You just might be surprised when you click on How to Tie Your Shoes! As Moore notes, sometimes small advantages can yield big results.

Here’s a funny book about NOT going to school in a very interesting way! Me and My Cat.

The Youth Services Staff at the Chester County Library and Hankin Branch are presenting Virtual Storytimes beginning April 27th. They will be for three different ages groups — 0 to 2 Year Olds, 3 & 4 Year Olds, and 5 & 6 Year Olds. Registration is required via the Events Calendar at https://chescolibraries.org/. Virtual Storytimes are not registered as multi-week sessions; you will need to register for each storytime individually.

​Get an insider’s look at the Philadelphia Zoo during their Philly Zoo at 2 Facebook Live series and virtually meet and interact with the amazing animals and dedicated staff every weekday at 2:00 p.m. Philly Zoo at 2. ​

Just like bear, we should be kind to the bees! Please, Please the Bees.

The Youth Services Staff at the Chester County Library and Hankin Branch are presenting Virtual Storytimes beginning April 27th. They will be for three different ages groups — 0 to 2 Year Olds, 3 & 4 Year Olds, and 5 & 6 Year Olds. Registration is required via the Events Calendar at https://chescolibraries.org/. Virtual Storytimes are not registered as multi-week sessions; you will need to register for each storytime individually.

Follow rangers on a journey to places most people never go. Virtually visit Bryce Canyon, Hawai’i volcanoes, or other National Parks at Hidden Worlds of the National Parks.

He doesn’t go to a National Park, but you might want to find out what happened on The Night I Followed the Dog.

The Youth Services Staff at the Chester County Library and Hankin Branch are presenting Virtual Storytimes beginning April 27th. They will be for three different ages groups — 0 to 2 Year Olds, 3 & 4 Year Olds, and 5 & 6 Year Olds. Registration is required via the Events Calendar at https://chescolibraries.org/. Virtual Storytimes are not registered as multi-week sessions; you will need to register for each storytime individually.

Why do camels have humps? Is it true no two snowflakes are the same? Browse questions or ask a question of your own. EveryDay Mysteries: Fun Science Facts from the Library of Congress.

Guji Guji is a story of mistaken egg-dentity! Enjoy!

The Youth Services Staff at the Chester County Library and Hankin Branch are presenting Virtual Storytimes beginning April 27th. They will be for three different ages groups — 0 to 2 Year Olds, 3 & 4 Year Olds, and 5 & 6 Year Olds. Registration is required via the Events Calendar at https://chescolibraries.org/. Virtual Storytimes are not registered as multi-week sessions; you will need to register for each storytime individually.