May the 4th be with you! Celebrate Star Wars Day, with our newest virtual escape room, Escape the First Order! Test your Star Wars knowledge and see if you have what it takes to Escape the First Order.
After you have finished your escape, continue celebrating by enjoying a Star Wars eBook or eAudiobook. Here is a collection of Star Wars titles for kids!
We don’t know yet if there will be a baseball season this, but while you wait you can learn more about the game from Duckster’s Baseball. Read about Little League Baseball or dream about the Major League Baseball. After all, Opening Day will come someday!
Here’s a baseball story for you — Catching the Moon: The Story of a Young Girl’s Baseball Dream.
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.
If you’ve always wanted to take ballet class with a famous ballerina, now is your chance. Tiler Peck, principal dancer at New York City Ballet, is teaching daily ballet classes every day at 1 pm EST via Instagram Live. Throw on a pair of ballet slippers and join in as she takes dancers through basic stretching and ballet positions. She even throws in some pointe work at the end for more advanced dancers. Tiler Peck Ballet Class.
You won’t believe who becomes a dancer and a hero in Lotus and Feather.
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.
We will resume holding English Conversation Groups virtually twice per month beginning the first week of May. Please join us to practice your English in a fun, relaxed atmosphere. Participation is free. Registration is required in order to receive the Zoom link for the meeting. Please register here for the first meeting on Wednesday, May 6th from 7:00-8:00PM.
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 join us virtually on Thursday, May 14th, for Introduction to Genealogy with Ancestry Library Edition from 7:00-8:30PM. Take advantage of the Ancestry Library Edition database being available remotely until May 31st 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 database Ancestry.com 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. Ancestry.com – Library Edition can currently be accessed remotely through May 31st. A librarian will be available to answer questions about the database.
In conjunction with the United Way Financial Stability Center, Chester County Library will resume our monthly Resume Writing and the Job Search workshop in a virtual format starting May 12. This workshop reviews fundamentals of writing a resume: format, content, tips and tricks, required and optional sections, etc. We’ll review example resumes and discuss online and print resume resources.
For more information and to register, click here.
For more upcoming virtual programs, click here for Chester County Library’s calendar and here for the United Way’s calendar.
The National Aquarium presents: Otherworldly Octopuses? Learn about the highly intelligent octopus with information and videos from The National Aquarium. Otherworldly Octopuses. Explore their website for more interesting information and videos.
Here’s a bedtime story that’s filled with surprises — The Kiss That Missed!
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.
The Hankin Whodunits will meet virtually on Thursday, May 21 at 1:00 pm to discuss the group’s March selection: A Hero of France by Alan Furst.
A Hero of France is also available in eBook and eAudiobook.
Registration is required. Click here to register and for details about the event. This program supports PA Forward Civic and Social Literacy.
Join us to play Jackbox Games and socialize with other gamers virtually.
Point your eyes to the sky and explore Outer Space STEM with NASA! NASA has lots of fun and educational activities for you to do. Put on your spacesuit and try some of these for a start:
NASA STEM-at-Home-for-Students, K to Grade 4
NASA STEM-at-Home-for-Students, Grades 5 to 8
NASA STEM-at-Home-for-Students, Grades 9 to 12
And there is lots more on the NASA Website, so do some exploring at NASA.
Finally, this are not just another story time, these books are ready by actual astronauts while in space on the International Space Station — Storytime from Space!
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.
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