Are you in a summer recipe slump? Jazz up your repertoire with new recipes in Allrecipes magazine. Inside the June/July issue are great ideas for:
And don’t forget to check out the latest feature article on video cooking star Julia Levy.
It’s easy to access Allrecipes magazine on Flipster. Visit https://chescolibraries.org/downloads and scroll to Flipster to sign in with your library card.
Take a look at the August issue of Prevention magazine on Flipster. Inside you will find articles, exercises, recipes and more to promote healthy living, including:
It’s easy to access Prevention magazine on Flipster. Visit https://chescolibraries.org/downloads and scroll to Flipster to sign in with your library card.
Join us for Power Yoga, Tuesday, July 14, 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Power yoga is an empowering practice with a vigorous fitness based approach to vinyasa style yoga. It incorporates the athleticism of Ashtanga Yoga with vinyasa to create a series of poses that can be practiced in any sequence. The freedom to practice the flow in any sequence makes each class different than the last. This practice still focuses on connecting the breath with movement, while also physically toning the body, improving balance, and increasing stamina. In this form of yoga, learn to move with more purpose and acceptance which can be applied to life outside of class.
Please register for the program: Tuesday, July 14, 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
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.
Did you know that we have the Harvard Health Letter on Flipster? This informative newsletter is full of helpful and timely health articles that keep you up to date on important issues.
In July’s issue, you will find COVID-specific articles on video calling to beat loneliness, living room workouts, an ask-the-doctor column as well as special section on learning new things from home.
It’s easy to access the Harvard Health Letter. Go to https://chescolibraries.org/downloads and scroll to Flipster to sign in with your library card.
PA CareerLink® Chester County has expanded virtual services for job seekers and employers and will now offer limited on-site services by appointment beginning Monday, July 6, 2020.
PA CareerLink® Chester County has provided essential virtual services for job seekers and employers since mid-March when statewide mitigation efforts began to slow the spread of COVID-19.
Moving to the green phase for COVID-19 has allowed some services to resume at the PA CareerLink® Chester County offices at the Oaklands Corporate Center, 479 Thomas Jones Way, Suite 500 in Exton.
“We strongly encourage customers to continue using our virtual services – which include career counseling, job search and resume assistance, and on-the-job training programs,” said Butch Urban, PA CareerLink® Chester County Site Administrator. “But we are also now accepting appointments for limited on-site services, including use of the Computer Resource Center (CRC) for job search purposes paperwork completion for Workforce Innovation and Opportunities Act (WIOA) programs, and on-site educational assessments.”
To schedule an appointment for limited on-site services and all other information, please contact the PA CareerLink® Chester County at 610-280-1010 between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.
Specifically, the PA CareerLink® Chester County expanded services include:
Virtual Services
Limited On-Site Services (Appointment Only)
Use of the PA CareerLink® resource room for job search activity.
To protect the health and safety of all visitors and staff, and to continue following COVID-19 social distancing and mitigation recommendations, the Unemployment Compensation (UC) courtesy telephone will not be available in the PA CareerLink® office.
For regular UC questions:
For Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) questions:
PA CareerLink® Chester County system is the one-stop shop for Chester County job seekers and employers. More information on their services, including information on local employment opportunities is available on their website.
Join us for the Stitch ‘n Time Needle Arts Group, Monday, July 13, 6:30 p.m – 8:00 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, July 13, 6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
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.
Genre-specific art journaling.
The hardest part about starting a journal is staring at a blank page and wondering how to fill it, so we’re here to help give you a little inspiration! Last week, we talked about art journaling, so this week we bring to you an idea for a type of art journaling that many people follow: music journaling.
Music journaling is one of the easiest types of art journaling because there is so much visual content available out there for music lovers, from logos to album covers to merch to photographs to sheet music. Think about what kind of music you like. With classical music, there is tons of free sheet music that you could cut up and collage. Or you could draw or paint creative representations of classical instruments. With classic rock, there are album covers and funky fonts and splashes of dark or neon colors.
The big name in music journaling right now is K-Pop journaling. K-Pop, or Korean Pop music, is music from South Korea that is currently sweeping across the United States, integrating itself into various aspects of online fandom culture as well as the more traditional media sources like television and radio, spearheaded in part by the massively popular group, BTS. And fans of all ages have taken to expressing their love for this genre of music in many different ways, one of those ways being K-Pop journaling. I have included a couple links below to videos of diarists creating K-Pop journals, but key features tend to be artist logos, photos of the artists, calligraphy, colorful stickers and decorations, and visual playlists of the artist’s songs as well as written memories from concerts attended.
So if you like art and music of any genre, try giving music journaling a go.
On a different note, if you like BTS, K-Pop, Korean Dramas, Korean culture, or any or all of the above, check out our new KClub! We meet on Saturdays about once a month or so for two hours where we stream an episode of a K-Drama and then discuss and chat.
Resources & Inspiration:
“16 Art Journal Prompt Ideas for Music Lovers” from ARTJOURNALIST
“Starting a K-Pop Journal”, video by AmandaRachLee on YouTube
“starting a new journal: my 6th kpop journal”, video by mihan. on YouTube
Saturday, July 4 is National Hop-a-Park Day. Take advantage of the warm weather and spend some time outdoors this holiday weekend. These local parks are open for visitors, so pack your sneakers, your masks, and maybe a blanket and book to read! Some COVID-19 restrictions and building closures may apply so be sure to check their websites for hours and additional information.
If you’re looking for smaller parks and trails, explore this partial list of township sites:
For additional information visit https://www.chesco.org/178/Parks. And remember these COVID-19 requirements:
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 July 25, from 6:00pm – 8:00pm, we will be watching the pilot episode of “Live Up To Your Name”. Part modern part historical drama, this show flips the typical K-Drama time travel trope on its head. Heo Im, a practitioner of traditional medicine from the Joseon period, falls into a river and comes up in modern day Seoul where he meets Choi Yeon-kyung, a cardiothoracic surgeon who only believes in modern medicine.
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.
Per the Governor’s phased reopening plan, Chester County moved to the Green Phase on Friday, June 26. Although the Chester County Library and Henrietta Hankin Branch remain closed to the public, we are now offering curbside pickup of holds. We are also preparing the buildings for reopening by moving furniture and workstations and designating traffic patterns to ensure social distancing. Please know that we are doing everything we can to help ensure the safety and well-being of our staff and patrons, and we ask that you continue to be patient while we work toward reopening.
Please visit our July 2 Library Reopening Update on our website for a list of our current hours and services.
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