Category: Adult Resources

Kids’ Update: World Book Online Updated

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Do you have homework or a report to do? Or are you just curious about anything and everything? We’ve got something for you!  World Book Encyclopedia has given us free access to World Book Online for YOU through April 30th.  Simply click here World Book Online and enter your library card number. There’s a different version of World Book Online for every level. So, whether you’ve got an assignment or just want to learn something new, THIS is a great place to start.  You’ll also find eBooks and activities to keep you busy when you’ve finished your homework! 

Now here’s a great big THANK YOU to our friends at World Book!

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.

When you’re ready for a break, listen to a great story by Bill Martin and John Archambault — Knots on a Counting Rope.

Up-to-date statistics with Statista

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Find statistical information, company dossiers, topical reports, and high-quality infographics with the Statista database, available through Chester County Library. With an international focus, this resource offers statistics on a wide variety of industries and topics such as communications, education, health care, and hospitality.

Check out the COVID-19 facts and figures page for up-to-date numbers on the pandemic.

Access Statista from outside the library using your Chester County Library System card and PIN. Don’t have a PIN? Click here for help.

Having Trouble Accessing Our Online Resources?

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Are you having trouble using your library card to access our resources online? It may be that your library card has expired and if that’s the case we can help! Just email us at circdesk@ccls.org, and if we still have a record of your account in our system we can reactivate your library card and restore access to all of our online resources. 

If a record of your account is no longer in our system, but you can provide us with your library card number, we may be able to provide you with a temporary library account which would provide full access to our resources online. 

If you have an active account and need to know what your library card number is, we can help with that too. Email us at circdesk@ccls.org and we’ll be happy to reply. 

If you have any other questions or concerns about your library account let us know, we’re here for you!

Resources for JOB SEEKERS during the COVID-19 pandemic – PA CareerLink Chester County

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To mitigate the spread of the CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19), the PA CareerLink Chester County and United Way Financial Stability Center is currently closed. In the event you need to reach them, you may leave a message at 610-280-1010. They will be checking voicemail and returning messages as soon as possible. Claimants should direct all unemployment claim (UC) inquiries to the Unemployment Office at 1-888-313-7284. Any additional changes to PA CareerLink Chester County’s operating schedule will be posted on their website at https://www.pacareerlinkchesco.org/.

For further resources on how to file an unemployment claim, how to connect with UC, unemployment FAQs, new job postings, and the COVID-19 hotline number, go to https://www.pacareerlinkchesco.org/job-seekers/downloads/.

Visit museums from home!

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Our local museum passes may be unavailable during closures, but you can still visit these selected sites for virtual tours, videos and displays. Click on the location to visit.

Academy of Natural Sciences
Battleship New Jersey
Boyertown Museum of Historic Vehicles
Chanticleer – A Pleasure Garden
Eastern State Penitentiary
Elmwood Park Zoo
John James Audubon Center at Mill Grove
Museum of the American Revolution
Mutter Museum
National Constitution Center
Pennsbury Manor
Penn Museum
The Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts
Philadelphia Insectarium & Butterfly Pavilion
Philadelphia’s Magic Gardens
Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania
Reading Public Museum

And for museums and sites across the country and globe:

British Museum
The Great Wall of China
Guggenheim Museum
Louvre
Metropolitan Opera House
Museum of Modern Art
San Diego Zoo
Sistene Chapel
Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
Van Gogh Museum
Yellowstone National Park
Yosemite National Park

Art, culture and adventure are just clicks away!

Mango Languages

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Are you looking for ways to be productive during your time home? Here’s a way for you and your family to learn a new language for free, at home with your library card! Mango Languages is an interactive language learning program that includes 66 foreign language courses for English speakers, 18 English as a Second Language (ESL) modules and cultural courses and movies.

Here’s how to get started:

Visit www.chescolibraries.org > Tools & Research > All CCLS Databases > Mango Languages

Either Log In, Create a Profile or select Quick Start. You will need to enter your library barcode number

You can access our full User Guide here: https://bit.ly/3b9SprA

Start a conversation with Mango Languages!

Free Philadephia Inquirer!

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Are you missing reading the Philly Inquirer while you’re stuck at home? Do you want to find out what is happening in our region? The Chester County Library offers free access to the full-color Philadelphia Inquirer online with your library card! Once you log in with your library card, choose 2018 – current (the bottom option) and then click on today’s date to go to the front page. You can easily zoom in and out as well as navigate to the next page using the on-screen buttons. You can even read back issues!

2019 tax deadline extended

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The Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service are providing special payment relief to individuals and businesses in response to the COVID-19 Outbreak. The filing deadline for tax returns remains April 15, 2020. The filing deadline for tax returns has been extended to July 15, 2020. The deadline for income tax payments has also been extended to July 15, 2020. For more information, visit https://www.irs.gov/coronavirus.