Join us for Medicare 101, Discover Your Options, Monday, August 3, 6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

If you will be joining the ranks of Medicare soon, are already in the Medicare system and have questions, are helping a friend or relative obtain Medicare coverage, or just want to understand what Medicare is all about, this session is for you. Learn about Medicare A, B & C; the drug benefit (Part D); the types of health care insurance available in Chester County; benefits available to low income beneficiaries; and things to consider when selecting your medical coverage. APPRISE is Pennsylvania’s free, unbiased health insurance counseling program.

Please register for the program:  Monday, August 3, 6:00 p.m. – 7:30 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.

We are holding our existing book groups as virtual programs. Please see our August 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. 

Evening Book Group
Monday, August 3, 7:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng

Comics Unbound Group
Monday, August 17, 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang

Afternoon Book Group
Wednesday, August 19, 1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
As Bright as Heaven by Susan Meissner

Whodunits Book Group
Thursday, August 20, 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Sadie by Courtney Summers

The Page Turners Book Group will be back in September.

Registration is required for all book groups. Registration will close 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.

VIRTUAL TRAINING: CITIZENSHIP BASICS
Empower yourself with knowledge about U.S. Immigration and Naturalization.

Join Jwana Smith, a Community Relations Officer for U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, who will go over the basics of immigration and applying for citizenship. We will focus on resources that USCIS provides for those wishing to pursue citizenship.

Thursday, July 23rd, 6:30-8:30PM

Please register here in order to receive the Zoom link: https://bit.ly/3jq41Ma

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 also note that while we will be taking questions during the program, if you have any you’d like to submit in advance to make sure the topic is covered, you can send them to Jamie Claxton at jclaxton@ccls.org.

Please join us virtually on Thursday, July 30th, for Introduction to Genealogy from 7:00-8:30PM. Take advantage of the Ancestry- Library Edition database being available remotely until the end of August 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 databases Ancestry- Library Edition and HeritageQuest 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.