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Are you looking for what to read next? Need some suggestions based on your favorite books, authors, or series? Novelist Plus has you covered!
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Please join the Exton Regional Chamber of Commerce tomorrow, March 27th, at 11 am for the second in a series of Telephone Town Halls for all Chester County business owners and managers impacted by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. This session focuses on preparation for navigating and applying for the federal and state programs created to help businesses survive the COVID-19 crisis.
Register at https://event.conferencegroup.com?eventIdentifier=6777469F-8784-4414-BD7E-D6584DBD3801
Looking for something to do on Thursday night (March 26)? Why not tune into an author talk with Emily St. John Mandel where she will be discussing her new book, The Glass Elevator, and answering online audience questions. This event is hosted by the Free Library of Philadelphia.
To register for this event, click here.
In conversation with Beth Kephart, the award-winning author of more than twenty-five books, including Going Over, Handling the Truth: On the Writing of Memoir, and most recently The Great Upending.
A finalist for the National Book Award and the PEN/Faulkner Award, Emily St. John Mandel’s bestselling Station 11 vacillates in time between the world that we know and the dystopic travails of a Shakespearean acting troupe in the years following a global plague. Her other novels include Last Night in Montreal, The Lola Quartet, and The Singer’s Gun, winner of the 2014 Prix Mystère de la Critique in France. She is a staff writer for art and culture magazine The Millions. In The Glass Hotel, Mandel tells a tale of a gargantuan Ponzi scheme, cryptic threats, and the clandestine landscapes that exist just below the veneer of ordinary life.
Current events have many of us worried, stressed out, and with more time on our hands than usual. Why not try an online course aimed at increasing daily happiness? One of Yale University’s most popular courses is available for free through Coursera, an online learning platform. The Science of Well-Being is taught by Yale Psychology professor Laurie Santos. The topics covered include misconceptions about happiness, how we can overcome our biases, and stuff that really makes us happy. The course is taught through video lectures, optional readings, and activities to do each day to build happier habits. Click on the course title above to learn more and enroll or read a more in depth review from Business Insider here.
UPDATE: FOR MORE UP TO DATE INFORMATION FOR UNEMPLOYMENT, CLICK HERE
If you are employed in Pennsylvania and are unable to work because of Coronavirus disease (COVID-19), you may be eligible for Unemployment or Workers’ Compensation benefits. The Department of Labor & Industry will continue to provide important employment benefit updates as the situation evolves.
You may be eligible if:
For more information on what to do to file for unemploment, click here.
To begin filing for unemployment in the state of Pennsylvania, click here.
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.
Today, Governor Wolf issued a ‘stay-at-home’ order affecting seven counties in Pennsylvania, including Chester County. The order takes effect at 8PM this evening. Click here to view more details about the order including guidance on what activities are still permitted.
For more information on the Rover service, Click here
In response to the corona virus emergency, many courts are closed and no evictions are being processed at this time. As a result, landlords may attempt to remove tenants illegally for nonpayment of rent or other reasons. Legal Aid of Southeastern PA can help you to file an emergency petition with the courts.
What do you do if you’re illegally locked out?
• Call the police. Show them proof that you are a tenant.
• Call Legal Aid of Southeastern PA (LASP) at 877-429-5994 or www.lasp.org/applyhere
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