Bicycling magazine on Flipster

For serious and recreational bikers, Bicycling magazine offers helpful and interesting information about the popular sport of biking.

Inside the latest issue, you will find:

  • Tips to rain-proof your bike rides
  • Updates on the sport of pro-cycling
  • Information about the latest bikes and equipment

And check out these inspirational feature articles about

  • Alexandera Houchin – ultra cycling’s underdog with a spiritual hunger for her native Ojibwe culture
  • Mike Cohen and his 1,426-mile bike journey to meet the family who saved his life
  • Shannon Galpin – launched the first women’s cycling team in Afghanistan despite many obstacles
  • Paralympian and bike mechanic Leo Rodgers – an unstoppable biker

Here’s how to access Bicycling magazine with your library card: Visit https://chescolibraries.org/downloads and scroll to Flipster.

Virtual Program: Classic Movie Trivia Night

Join us for Classic Movie Trivia Night, Wednesday, August 5, 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

Are you missing Classic Movie Night at the Chester County Library during the pandemic? Think you know everything about classic movies? Just love those old movies and want to have some fun? Get your dose of classic movies by joining us for a night of virtual classic movie trivia!

Please register for the program: Wednesday, August 5, 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

Registration is required. Registration will close 2 hours prior to the scheduled start time of the event. A Zoom link will be emailed to registrants 2 hours before the program 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 program.

Virtual Program: Chair Yoga

Join us for Chair Yoga, Tuesday, August 4, 7:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.

Join Yoga instructor Heather from Three Crows and a Raven Yoga for a Chair Yoga session. Chair yoga is an all-inclusive yoga practice, using a chair as the main prop. The chair will be used to sit on, or as a tool to assist with balance. Typical postures that are taught in a vinyasa class are modified in this type of yoga with the use of a chair. This type of yoga is ideal for someone who has a difficult time with balance or moving from ground to standing positions. 

Please register for the program: Tuesday, August 4, 7:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.

Registration is required. Registration will close 2 hours prior to the scheduled start time of the event. A Zoom link will be emailed to registrants 2 hours before the program 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 program.

Virtual Program: Medicare 101, Discover Your Options

Join us for Medicare 101, Discover Your Options, Monday, August 3, 6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

If you will be joining the ranks of Medicare soon, are already in the Medicare system and have questions, are helping a friend or relative obtain Medicare coverage, or just want to understand what Medicare is all about, this session is for you. Learn about Medicare A, B & C; the drug benefit (Part D); the types of health care insurance available in Chester County; benefits available to low income beneficiaries; and things to consider when selecting your medical coverage. APPRISE is Pennsylvania’s free, unbiased health insurance counseling program.

Please register for the program:  Monday, August 3, 6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m

Registration is required. Registration will close 2 hours prior to the scheduled start time of the event. A Zoom link will be emailed to registrants 2 hours before the program 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 program.

Retirement information on Flipster – easy access with your library card

If you’re thinking about retiring, these Flipster magazines can help you make important decisions about the next chapter in your life.


The latest issue of Kiplinger’s Personal Finance features the best places to retire and offers information about investing and managing your portfolio.


Kiplinger’s Retirement Report includes helpful information about second careers, taxes, health care and recommended cars for older drivers.


And in the June/July issue of Money magazine, you will find articles on what you need to do before you retire and the best way to recession-proof your retirement.

These and more than 130 additional magazines are available online with your library card. Visit https://chescolibraries.org/downloads and scroll to Flipster to sign in.

Hankin Whodunits Mystery Book Club – Thursday, August 20 via Zoom

The Hankin Whodunits Mystery Book Club will meet via Zoom on Thursday, August 20 at 1 pm to discuss Sadie by Courtney Summers.

Sadie is a New York Times bestseller and an Edgar Award Winner, appearing on over 30 Best Book of 2018 lists including The Boston Globe, Bustle, Buzzfeed, Globe and Mail, Good Morning America, NPA, and Publishers Weekly. It is also a YALSA Top 10 Quick Pick.

When popular radio personality West McCray receives a desperate phone call from a stranger imploring him to find nineteen-year-old runaway Sadie Hunter, he’s not convinced there’s a story there; girls go missing all the time. But when it’s revealed that Sadie fled home after the brutal murder of her little sister, Mattie, West travels to the small town of Cold Creek, Colorado, to uncover what happened.

Sadie has no idea that her journey to avenge her sister will soon become the subject of a blockbuster podcast. Armed with a switchblade, Sadie follows meager clues hoping they’ll lead to the man who took Mattie’s life, because she’s determined to make him pay with his own. But as West traces her path to the darkest, most dangerous corners of big cities and small towns, a deeply unsettling mystery begins to unfold—one that’s bigger than them both. Can he find Sadie before it’s too late?

Alternating between Sadie’s unflinching voice as she hunts the killer and the podcast transcripts tracking the clues she’s left behind, Sadie is a breathless thriller about the lengths we go to protect the ones we love and the high price we pay when we can’t. It will haunt you long after you reach the final page.

Register here for this virtual event.

Sink into a book in celebration of National Hammock Day!

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Today is National Hammock Day and what better time to sink into an eBook or eAudiobook from our digital collection!

Take a look at our current downloadable collections:

Librarian Likes

Library Reads

Just Added

Black Voices

Summer Vibes

Backyard Time

No Holds Audiobooks

No Holds Classic eBooks

Forgotten Favorites

Spanish Language Collection

What’s going to be your next read?

Virtual Program: August Adult Book Groups

We are holding our existing book groups as virtual programs. Please see our August titles and dates below. These groups are all being held online via Zoom.  We are requiring registration for these online 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: http://bit.ly/chescolibs-bookgroups

Evening Book Group
Monday, August 3, 7:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng

Comics Unbound Group
Monday, August 17, 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang

Afternoon Book Group
Wednesday, August 19, 1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
As Bright as Heaven by Susan Meissner

Whodunits Book Group
Thursday, August 20, 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Sadie by Courtney Summers

The Page Turners Book Group will be back in September.

Registration is required for all book groups. Registration will close 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.

Introduction to U.S. Citizenship

VIRTUAL TRAINING: CITIZENSHIP BASICS
Empower yourself with knowledge about U.S. Immigration and Naturalization.

Join Jwana Smith, a Community Relations Officer for U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, who will go over the basics of immigration and applying for citizenship. We will focus on resources that USCIS provides for those wishing to pursue citizenship.

Thursday, July 23rd, 6:30-8:30PM

Please register here in order to receive the Zoom link: https://bit.ly/3jq41Ma

A Zoom link will be emailed to registrants 2 hours before the program 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 program.

Please also note that while we will be taking questions during the program, if you have any you’d like to submit in advance to make sure the topic is covered, you can send them to Jamie Claxton at jclaxton@ccls.org.

Virtual Program: Introduction to Genealogy

Please join us virtually on Thursday, July 30th, for Introduction to Genealogy from 7:00-8:30PM. Take advantage of the Ancestry- Library Edition database being available remotely until the end of August with this program.

Registration is required (you can register at the link above). A Zoom link will be emailed to registrants 2 hours before the program 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 program.

Learn how to use the library databases Ancestry- Library Edition and HeritageQuest for family research. Get genealogy searching tips, research guidance, & more. Genealogy researcher Mike Sheldon will demonstrate introductory methods used to research a family tree, using Ancestry – Library Edition and FamilySearch.org.