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.
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.
Welcome to our third installment in our series about journaling, which is going to be all about Micro Journaling.
Micro Journaling is exactly what it sounds like: small journaling. If reading our last two journaling posts made you think things like “I don’t have time for all that” or “I never have anything to write about,” this style of journaling might be a better fit for you. Micro Journaling is essentially all about picking one little aspect of journaling and sticking to it.
People do this in all sorts of ways, all completely different from the next person. In a video by author Todd Brison, he outlines his very specific method of Micro Journaling. There are only three steps to his system. First, write the date. Simple enough. Second, choose a category and write a list of ten things that fit this category. The category can be anything from “ten things I want to accomplish in the next ten years” to “ten reasons I love winter.” The point is simply to get your brain moving. The final step is to write one thing that you’re grateful for. And that’s it. His takeaway from this method of Micro Journaling is that it has improved his focus, and by doing it every morning as part of his morning routine, he kick starts his creativity so that he can do better work throughout the day.
If this still sounds like too much of a commitment for your busy life, you could try the method adopted by Jeremy Daly, who works as a leader in the tech industry and thus has a very busy lifestyle. Rather than finding time to sit down everyday and write in his journal, he took the label of Micro Journaling in a different direction and instead writes little snippets in his journal throughout the day. Every time he finishes a task or starts a new project or has a significant experience, he jots down a little note about it in an app on his phone. Now years into journaling in this manner, he has thousands of little snippets chronicling his life that he can look back on and remember moments that he might otherwise have forgotten.
Remembering seems to be a big motivator behind many people when they begin journaling. I know for me, I often look back in hindsight and wish I could remember when I first went to that place or met that person or did that thing. Ariel Bissett, a Canadian writer, filmmaker, and YouTuber, felt the same when she decided to pick up Micro Journaling. Similar to Jeremy Daly, she writes down little snippets of things she does each day, but she does this by taking a few moments at the end of each day to quickly scribble a couple bullet points into a little calendar. And that’s it. That’s all she needs.
In an earlier post we shared links from explore.org to livestreams of birds and animals across the world. One of the most interesting links was of these baby eagles.
Have these birds grown! They are “teenagers” now and are preparing for their first flight. If you’re lucky, you can see them practice by spreading their wings and running across the nest. Their wingspans are already impressive. See them here.
In the distance, you will often see one of the parents perched on a branch, guarding the nest and searching with its “eagle eye” for fish in the stream far below.
When will these nearly-grown birds leave the nest?
You can read more about eagles and other birds in these Flipster magazines. Here’s how: visit https://chescolibraries.org/downloads and scroll to Flipster to sign in with your library card.
Announcing the free Clean Slate and Expungement workshops by Coatesville Center for Community Health on Tuesday, June 9 at 4 pm.
The Clean Slate and Expungement Workshops are designed to help those individuals with criminal histories who may have been denied employment or other services because of their criminal record. An attorney from Legal Aid of Southeastern PA will conduct the workshop where participants will learn about the clean slate and expungement process, if they might be eligible, and learn how to proceed. The attorney will meet individually with each participant to review their criminal record.
United Way of Chester County, in partnership with Legal Aid of Southeastern Pennsylvania is offering assistance to mobile home owners in Chester County to file for property tax reassessment appeals. They will do all the work and pay the fees on behalf of the homeowners in the program.
Your mobile home depreciates over time, but the tax authority won’t lower your assessment unless you appeal. In their pilot year, they helped 177 of your neighbors in the Honey Brook and Downingtown area. On average, these residents each lowered their assessment by 70% and their taxes in 2020 will amount to 30% of what they owed in previous years.
HOW IT WORKS
Fill out and return the following flyer, also found here. Include all the ways we can contact you. We will schedule your appointment starting in Spring 2020 and take it from there!
You tell us about your home at a 30 minute appointment and we do the rest.
We complete and file your appeal, pay for the book value (appraisal) and county filing fees, and attend the appeal hearing for you. You don’t even have to face the appeal board! We do that!
For more information, please contact:Darshana Shyamsunder
Have you checked out the latest issues on Flipster? Here are selected summer issues, ready for backyard or poolside checkout!
Women’s magazines
Health and wellness magazines
Automotive magazines
We have more than 100 magazines for you on Flipster – free with your library card! Here’s how: visit https://chescolibraries.org/downloads and scroll to Flipster to sign in.
Virtual Tech Tuesday: One-on-One Instructional Introduction to Adobe Photoshop
This one-on-one session describes and demonstrates:
• How to enhance photos using Adobe Photoshop
• Learn the basic Photoshop’s tools such as layers and adjustments as the instructor works through example projects Tuesday, June 9, 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Tuesday, June 9, 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Virtual Tech Tuesday: You Can Host a Zoom Meeting, Too!
This class describes and demonstrates the process of preparing for and executing a video conference using the free version of the Zoom application. Tuesday, June 23, 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Virtual Tech Tuesday: Alternatives to Cable TV
This class will explore the various options to Cable TV. We’ll review the requirements, relative costs, advantages and disadvantages of each alternative. Prior experience with a TV remote is useful but not required. Tuesday, June 30, 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Do you own special photos, letters, family heirlooms, or other items that you’ve always wanted to organize or better care for?
The ALCTS, a division of the American Library Association, has a Preservation Week site chock-full of free information to help you get started. Learn about:
This year’s Preservation Week officially happened from April 26-May 2, 2020, but you can explore and use the Preservation Week website and resources at any time!
Are you running out of books to read? Hoping to find something new? Why don’t you try visiting a Little Free Library. Little Free Library is a nonprofit organization that inspires a love of reading, builds community, and sparks creativity by fostering neighborhood book exchanges around the world. Through Little Free Library book exchanges, millions of books are exchanged each year, profoundly increasing access to books for readers of all ages and backgrounds. Bring a book — take a book! It’s that simple!
Chartered LFLs are quite easy to find. Go to Little Free Library. There you will find a function/map through which you can locate LFLs by ZIP code or other criteria. There are many in the West Chester area, and the United Way maintains one on each Born Learning Trail.
Of course, there are also many unchartered LFLs, which you just have to luck upon. It’s like a Treasure Hunt! Have fun and I hope you find some good books!
Did you know that you can access the Philadelphia Inquirer with your library card? Stay up-to-date with the most recent news (2018-Current), or explore historical newspapers (1829-1922, and 1981-Current).
To access the Philadelphia Inquirer Collection with Historical, visit chescolibraries.org, select “Tools and Research” from the ribbon of choices at the top of the page, select “All CCLS Databases,” and then “Philadelphia Inquirer Collection with Historical.” Enter your library card number when prompted.
Scanned copies of the complete print issues of the Philadelphia Inquirer are available for 2018-Current and 1829-1922 collections; the 1981-Current collection is available as text articles. Select a “Source Name” to browse issues by date; to access scanned copies of the most current news, be sure to select the Philadelphia Inquirer from 2018-Current under “Source Name.”
For all dates included in this collection, the “Search” or “Advanced Search” features may be used for more specific research.
Have questions about using the Philadelphia Inquirer Collection with Historical? Please feel free to contact us.
