Virtual Program: Citizenship Basics Training for English Tutors

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

**This program will be focused on training English Tutors to assist their students.**

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 for English tutors interested in assisting their students with these topics. We will focus on resources that USCIS provides for those wishing to pursue citizenship.

Thursday, June 25th, 6:30-8:30PM

Please register here in order to receive the Zoom link: https://bit.ly/3diA6B4

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.

Do It Yourself magazine on Flipster – great ideas for your home!

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Now is the perfect time to make your house a haven of comfort and beauty, using your own hands. A great place to start is by getting ideas from Do It Yourself magazine, available on Flipster. The summer issue is full of ways to make that happen.

Inside this “Dream It, Do It” issue are many “how to” ideas. Here are just a few:

  • Store sports equipment and travel gear in underused garage space
  • Sew table linens
  • Use curb appeal tips to brighten the outside view
  • Make unique bookshelves
  • Craft a backyard retreat
  • Create vertical gardens

It’s easy to read Do It Yourself and all our Flipster magazines. Visit https://chescolibraries.org/downloads and scroll to Flipster to sign in with your library card.

What DIY project will you take on?

Virtual Program: Adult Book Groups

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We are holding our existing book groups as virtual programs. Please see our July 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, July 6, 7:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
There There by Tommy Orange

Comics Unbound Group
Monday, June 20, 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Read a book by a Black author, Black artist, or a book that describes the Black experience. This Goodreads list may be helpful for finding titles: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/80929.African_American_Graphic_Novels

Afternoon Book Group
Wednesday, July 15, 1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Lady Cop Makes Trouble by Amy Stewart

Whodunits Book Group
Thursday, July 16, 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Force of Nature by Jane Harper

The Page Turners Book Group will be back in September.

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.

Virtual Program: Disney Trivia

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Join us for a Disney themed trivia night on Thursday, June 25 at 6:30 pm! It will be a fun evening for the whole family!

To register, click here!

Please note: Participants will need two devices, one to view the trivia questions via Zoom and the second to input your answers in the Kahoot! app, which you can download for free.

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.

Virtual Program: Cookbook Club

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Join us on Tuesday, June 23, at 6:00 pm for a virtual version of our Cookbook Club! Instead of choosing from a specific cookbook and meeting in person, we will be choosing a single ingredient and meeting virtually to discuss what we made with it!

The ingredient for June will be spinach!

To participate, choose a recipe from a cookbook you own, a cookbook from our digital collection in Overdrive, a digital magazine on Flipster, or on the internet. Save the recipe to share at the meeting if possible and then make it to discuss at the meeting!

To register to attend, click here!

If you have any questions, please email Lois at lshupp@ccls.org

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.

Epistolary novels to download and reserve

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Looking for a different kind of novel? An epistolary novel is a story written as a series of documents, often in the form of letters, diary entries, and newspaper articles. More recent formats include emails and blog posts. All offer a realistic view into the narrator’s life and story.

Here are some classic epistolary eBooks and eAudiobooks, ready for download.

Dracula by Bram Stoker – eBook

Frankenstein by Mary Shelley – eBook

The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis – eAudiobook

The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Brontë – eBook

The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins – eBook

Or reserve these popular epistolary eBooks and eAudiobooks:

The Color Purple by Alice Walker – eBook

Ella Minnow Pea by Mark Dunn – eBook

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Annie Barrows – eBook & eAudiobook

The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky – eAudiobook

We Need to Talk about Kevin by Lionel Shriver – eBook

Want more?

Take a look at these lists of classic and popular epistolary novels:

Book Riot 100 Must-Read Epistolary Novels from the Past and Present

Goodreads Epistolary Novels Books

Wikipedia List of contemporary epistolary novels

Backyard Poultry magazine on Flipster

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Whether you’re already in the poultry business or want to know more about chickens and eggs, Backyard Poultry is a colorful look at chickens and their  habitats and great source of information for all types of readers.

From show chickens to county affairs, this bi-monthly magazine offers expert advice on keeping your flock healthy, picking out the right rooster, as well as great recipes and feature articles.

In the June/July issue, read about a young entrepreneur’s journey in the poultry business and how organizations are leading young people toward the business.

To access Flipster, visit https://chescolibraries.org/downloads, scroll to Flipster and sign in with your library card.

Updates to Chester County WIC

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Beginning June 5th, the Chester County WIC program transitioned alongside the Chester County Health Department into the “yellow” phase of the Governor’s reopening plan. This means that WIC staff have returned to a full-time operating schedule Monday through Friday. However, for the protection of staff and participants alike, WIC will continue to operate on a limited-contact basis with appointments conducted via phone call only and food benefits loaded via curbside pick-up. Participants with scheduled WIC appointments will receive a phone call from WIC staff 1-3 business days before their appointment to speak with a nutritionist and will be scheduled a time to come to their clinic for curbside pick-up afterwards. WIC is NOT able to service any walk-ins at this time. WIC has recently been approved to begin offering curbside pick-up services at our satellite clinic locations in Spring City and Phoenixville in July and will be offering curbside services at our Oxford satellite clinic as soon as we are approved to do so.

Any new applicants to the WIC program should call their local WIC clinic or complete a pre-application online at https://www.pawic.com/OnlineApplication.aspx (www.pawic.com then click “Get Started Online!”). Any current WIC participants who need an appointment should be directed to call their local WIC clinic. When calling the WIC clinic, please encourage participants to leave a message and WIC staff will return their call ASAP. Due to our current reliance on communications via phone, please encourage WIC participants to update their local clinic with any changes to their phone number so that they may be contacted.

West Chester/Phoenixville/Spring City WIC clinics: 610-344-6240

Coatesville WIC clinic: 610-383-3824

Toughkenamon/Oxford WIC clinics: 610-268-5153

No Wait, These Books Are Great!

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RRN_FictionYAWe have new collections of kids and teen eBooks, eAudiobooks, and Read-Alongs that are available without holds! These books are from Rosen Publishing, Lerner Publishing Group, Britannica Digital Learning, Orca Book Publishers, Triangle Interactive, and other participating publishers.  More titles will be added in the future!

Looking for Read-Alongs?  Here are some of the ones in the kids collection:

goldy luckmy heart

Are you missing sports?  Maybe these books from Britannica will help:

footballbaseball

Check out the rest of the 100 + titles available with no holds!  Here is the kids collection.  Here is the teen collection.

Curbside Pickup Now Available

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We are happy to announce that the Chester County and Henrietta Hankin Branch Libraries are offering Curbside Pick-Up starting Monday, June 15. The Chester County Library will also resume our outdoor Holdit Locker service on this date.

While our buildings will remain closed to the public, we are excited to be able to serve the community again by offering a way to deliver your pre-ordered materials that is safe for you and our employees!

To place a hold, use the catalog or the mobile app; or call or email us at:
Chester County Library 610-344-5957 or ref@ccls.org
Henrietta Hankin Branch 610-344-4191 or hhcustomer@ccls.org
Find help for placing and viewing your holds.

Curbside Pick-Up Procedures
Follow these 4 easy steps to schedule your curbside pick-up:

  1. Know Your Library Card and PIN Numbers
    • You will need your library card number and PIN to reserve a time to pick up items.
  2. Confirmation of Order Fulfillment
    • You will receive an email or text message, or paper notice via USPS mail, when your items are available for pick-up.
    • You can only make a reservation if you have items that are currently ready for pick-up.
  3. Reserve Your Pick Up Time
    • In your email, there will be a link you can click on to go to the curbside reservation platform where you will be able to choose a date and time to pick up your order.
    • You can also make a reservation and manage your reservations online using this link.
  4. How to Pick Up Your Items
    • Your materials will be checked-out to you, and placed in a paper bag, prior to pick-up. Your checkout receipt will be attached to your bag.
    • When you arrive at the library, please remain in your car and call us at the number listed below to let us know you are outside.
      • For pick-up at Chester County Library, call: 610-344-4642
      • For pick-up at Henrietta Hankin Branch, call: 610-344-4191
    • Once our library staff have placed your items on the table outside the front door you may approach and retrieve your items.
    • If there is another patron at the table, please wait until they have returned to their car before you approach the building.

See our website for more details on both the Curbside Pick-up services and HoldIt Locker.