Due to the COVID-19 threat, the Board of Trustees of the Chester County Library System/Chester County Library will be holding their monthly board meeting virtually. If you have always wanted to attend a meeting but haven’t had the time, this is your opportunity. Please click this link at 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday, September 15 to join the Chester County Library System Board Meeting. The Chester County Library Board Meeting will immediately follow.
September Virtual KClub
Need a new hobby to keep your spirits up while we’re all social distancing? Been watching K-Dramas for years and want to meet new K-Drama lovers? Love BTS but don’t know much about Korean television? Break out the kimchi and join us to watch an episode of one the hottest Korean shows, then pop onto a Zoom call to chat about the show, the newest Korean music, and Korean culture – all from the comfort of our own homes.
On September 19, from 6:00pm – 8:00pm, we will be watching the pilot episode of “A Korean Odyssey,” also known as “Hwayugi.” Written by the Hong Sisters, a famous screenwriting duo known for such romantic comedies as “You’re Beautiful” and “Master’s Sun,” “A Korean Odyssey” is a modern take on the Chinese classic “Journey to the West.” Son Oh-Gong is a powerful immortal in conflict with Ma-wang, the Bull Demon King. Banished to and trapped in the human world, he is set free by a child, Seon-mi, who can see ghosts, in exchange for protecting her. Years later, they meet again, and personalities and intentions clash.
Ages 16+
Registration is required to receive the Zoom link and viewing instructions. Register on the event calendar here.
For questions, please email us at: ccljtc@ccls.org.
New Fall Hours
The staff at the Chester County Library and Henrietta Hankin Branch have been working hard to prepare our buildings for reopening. We have installed hand sanitizer stations in various locations, marked traffic patterns, installed signage, and moved furniture to help ensure the safety and well-being of our staff and patrons. Face masks covering both the nose and mouth are required at all times while in the libraries.
In order to maintain 50% building capacity, browsing will be limited to 30 minutes, seating will be limited to 2 hours, and computer usage in the computer areas will be limited to 1 hour. Laptop lending in other areas of the library or outside will be limited to 2 hours. Group seating will not be available at this time.
New Fall Hours
Chester County Library
9:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m. Monday – Thursday
9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Friday
9:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Saturday
Henrietta Hankin Branch
9:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
9:30 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday
9:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Saturday
Please visit our New Fall Hours update on our website for a list of our current services.
Virtual Program: Stitch ‘n Time Needle Arts Group
Join us for Stitch ‘n Time Needle Arts Group, Monday, September 14, 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Sometimes the most difficult part of any project is finding the time to work on it! Wouldn’t it be great to have a time set aside just to work on your project in the company of other like-minded people? Enjoy friendly tips, camaraderie and much needed time! Learn new skills or build on old ones. Whether you knit, crochet, cross stitch, needle point, weave, quilt, sew or any of the other needle crafts, you are welcome to join the group!
Please register for the program: Monday, September 14, 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Registration is required. Registration will close 2 hours prior to the scheduled start time of the event. 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.
New Contactless Self-Checkout
The Chester County Library System is proud to provide for you a contactless self-checkout experience through our Mobile App! Once you download the new version of the App you will be able to check out materials right on your smartphone and send yourself an e-mail receipt (some formats/materials are excluded). “Check it out” next time you visit the library!
The CCLS Mobile App is available to download from both the Apple App store and the Google Play Store. Search for Chester County Library System.
Virtual Program: The Greatness of General Ulysses S. Grant
Join us for The Greatness of General Ulysses S. Grant, Thursday, September 10, 2020, 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Historian Roger Arthur returns to discuss General Ulysses S. Grant and his military career.
Please register for the program: Thursday, September 10, 2020, 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Registration is required. Registration will close 2 hours prior to the scheduled start time of the event. 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 autumn with these fall eBooks
Schools are in session, fall is on the way and now is the time to shift your seasonal reads. These “fall-ish” eBooks are available now to download to your device:
Autumn Winds by Charlotte Hubbard
A Fall of Marigolds by Susan Meissner
Lost Autumn by Mary-Rose MacColl
The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet by David Mitchell
What’s on your fall reading list?
Virtual Program: September Adult Book Groups
We are holding our existing book groups as virtual programs. Please see our September titles and dates below. These groups are all being held online via Zoom. We are requiring registration for these online book groups in order to send out the Zoom meeting information. Click on the date below to register. Information on our adult book groups can also be found on our website: http://bit.ly/chescolibs-bookgroups.
Page Turners Book Group
Thursday, September 10, 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Semiosis by Sue Burke
Evening Book Group
Monday, September 14, 7:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
An American Marriage by Tayari Jones
Afternoon Book Group
Wednesday, September 16, 1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng
Whodunits Book Group
Thursday, September 17, 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
The Escape Room by Megan Goldin
Comics Unbound Group
Monday, September 21, 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Understanding Comics by Scott McLoud
Registration is required for all book groups. Registration will close at least 2 hours prior to the scheduled start time of the book group. A Zoom link will be emailed to registrants 2 hours before the book group 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 book group.
Read these home fix-up magazines on Flipster with your library card
Are you getting ready to start some home improvement projects? Check out these home fix-up magazines on Flipster.
Flipster is a great way to read magazines on your computer, smartphone or tablet. We have more than 130 magazines just waiting for you! Users can also download a free app to view or download the magazines to a mobile device.
To get started, visit https://chescolibraries.org/downloads and scroll to Flipster to sign in with your library card.
Hankin Whodunits Mystery Book Club to meet via Zoom on Thursday September 17
The Hankin Whodunits Mystery Book Club will meet via Zoom on Thursday, September 17 at 1 pm to discuss The Escape Room by Megan Goldin. Copies of The Escape Room are available at the Henrietta Hankin Branch Circulation Desk while supplies last.
This book is guaranteed to generate a great discussion! What’s it about?
In Megan Goldin’s unforgettable debut, The Escape Room, four young Wall Street rising stars discover the price of ambition when an escape room challenge turns into a lethal game of revenge.
Welcome to the escape room. Your goal is simple. Get out alive.
In the lucrative world of finance, Vincent, Jules, Sylvie, and Sam are at the top of their game. They’ve mastered the art of the deal and celebrate their success in style—but a life of extreme luxury always comes at a cost.
Invited to participate in an escape room as a team-building exercise, the ferociously competitive co-workers crowd into the elevator of a high rise building, eager to prove themselves. But when the lights go off and the doors stay shut, it quickly becomes clear that this is no ordinary competition: they’re caught in a dangerous game of survival.
Trapped in the dark, the colleagues must put aside their bitter rivalries and work together to solve cryptic clues to break free. But as the game begins to reveal the team’s darkest secrets, they realize there’s a price to be paid for the terrible deeds they committed in their ruthless climb up the corporate ladder. As tempers fray, and the clues turn deadly, they must solve one final chilling puzzle: which one of them will kill in order to survive?
Stay Connected with Chescolibraries 