Category: Adult Resources

Virtual Program June 18 – Hankin Whodunits Mystery Book Club

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The Hankin Whodunits Mystery Book Club will meet via Zoom on Thursday, June 18 at 1:00 pm. Please join us to discuss The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie.

Agatha Christie is regarded by critics and fans alike as one of the masters of the mystery novel. This classic manor-house mystery introduces Christie’s much beloved character, the detective Hercule Poirot.

You can download this Always Available eBook here.

Registration is required. This program supports PA Forward Civic and Social Literacy.

Restore Chester County Toolkit now available

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The Chester County Commissioners have launched RestoreChesterCounty.org, a comprehensive online toolkit that offers guidelines specifically designed for Chester County’s 15,000-plus businesses and 525,000 residents as they move from the red phase to the yellow phase on June 5.

RestoreChesterCounty.org provides direct access to guidelines that are broken down by 20 different business and organization sectors here in Chester County.

Visitors to RestoreChesterCounty.org will immediately be presented with access to a Business & Org Toolkit, as well as Resident Toolkit. The Business & Org Toolkit lists guidelines that span industries, including a checklist for knowing if your business is ready, how to get it to that point, and how to find resources for obtaining personal protective equipment. Business and organizational leaders can then drill deeper by accessing 20 different business and organization sectors, including everything from agriculture and office settings to restaurants, personal care, schools, religious organizations, and more.

Restore Chester County is an initiative launched by the county’s COVID-19 Business Task Force, a collaborative of business, economic, education, and government leaders formed by the Chester County Commissioners last month to focus on reopening and restoring Chester County’s economy affected by COVID-19.

Monterey Bay Aquarium Live Web Cams

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“Experience the wonder of the ocean no matter where you are” with 10 different live web cams from the Monterey Bay Aquarium! View live footage of a coral reef, penguins, sea otters, sharks, and more.

Most live cams are available from 7:00 am Pacific Time (10:00 am Eastern Time) into the early evening hours (Pacific Time), with prerecorded footage available when the live cams are turned off. However, you can virtually visit the Monterey Bay Cam and listen to the soothing sound of the waves 24 hours a day.

During weekdays, narrated feedings are also available on some live cams at the scheduled times listed on the live cam page.

Virtual Program: The American Dream: Building Your Financial Future

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Join us for The American Dream: Building Your Financial Future, Tuesday, June 2, 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

With the commoditization of planning by the financial media, it is more difficult for people to understand that there is a comprehensive process to building a financially secure future. Using the analogy of building a house, we cover the overall process of building a financially secure future. This class will provide a new paradigm of thinking. Instead of thinking something is bad or good, the question to ask is “Does this fit for me?”

Provided by Wienken Advisors, LTD. This program supports PA Forward’s Financial Literacy.

Please register for the program: Tuesday, June 2, 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

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: Foundations of Investing

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Join us for Foundations of Investing, Monday, June 1, 4:00 p.m. – 5:15 p.m.

Building your investor IQ starts with understanding the basics. Whether you are new to investing or need a refresher, this presentation will discuss the importance of developing a strategy, the impact of asset allocation and the influence of inflation on your long-term goals.

Provided by Edward Jones. This program supports PA Forward’s Financial Literacy.

Please register for the program: Monday, June 1, 4:00 p.m. – 5:15 p.m.

A link to access the program 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.

Pennsylvania State Archives Collections Online

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Visit digitized Pennsylvania State Archives Collections through Power Library’s PA Photos and Documents to discover a wealth of records from the State Archives, including a Constitutional Convention of 1776 (PA) Minute Book.

In addition to Pennsylvania State Archives Collections, you can also explore thousands of other digitized documents and photographs from many unique collections in libraries across Pennsylvania through Power Library‘s PA Photos and Documents.

You’ll be amazed by what you find!

Happy National Paper Airplane Day

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Photo by Rakicevic Nenad on Pexels.com

Learn more about the origin of paper airplanes and watch a how-to video here.

Got the flying bug? Here are some fiction and nonfiction stories about aviation, ready for take-off on your device:

The Aviators – Eddie Rickenbacker, Jimmy Doolittle, Charles Lindbergh, and the Epic Age of Flight by Winston Groom – eBook available now

The Aviator’s Wife – A Novel by Melanie Benjamin – eBook available now

A Higher Call – An Incredible True Story of Combat and Chivalry in the War-Torn Skies of World War II by Adam Makos – audiobook available now

Hornet Flight by Ken Follett – eBook available now

Sully – My Search for What Really Matters by Captain Chesley B. Sullenberger, III – eBook available now

The Wright Brothers by David McCullough – Willing to hop on a short waitlist? This audiobook available soon!

Looking for more? Try these keyword searches:

aviation
flying
paper airplanes

 

 

Virtual Program: Author Event

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Join us for an event with Janny Scott, author of The Beneficiary, Thursday, June 4, 6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

The Beneficiary is the tale of beloved local Montgomery and Scott families, who inspired the movie “The Philadelphia Story.” Main Line resident Janny Scott traverses a century and a half of local American history to illuminate her family story, and excavates the weight of inheritance, the tenacity of addiction, and the power of buried secrets.

Sponsored by the Chester County Library Trust.

Please register for the program: Thursday, June 4, 6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

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.