Take a look at our Black Voices digital collection on OverDrive.
These titles are currently available for you, with no holds.
Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo – eBook
Solitary by Albert Woodfox – eBook
Thick by Tressie McMillan Cottom – eBook
The Yellow House by Sarah M. Broom – eBook
Our Black Voices collection includes many other eBooks and eAudiobooks to download or reserve. You can view the entire collection here.
Join us for The Road To and Through Impressionism, Thursday, June 18, 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Discover how art history progresses as the art pendulum swung throughout the 19th century. See their art and discover how the painting styles of Renoir and Monet changed during their careers. Hear how Impressionism got its name and why it was considered vulgar and ridiculous early on.
Fred Dixon and his wife Martha have traveled to major museums in the U.S. and Europe and to the great cathedrals in Italy to view Renaissance and Baroque art. There were two years of study at the Barnes Foundation followed by a docent training course. Fred and Martha were docents at the Barnes for ten years. All of this background culminated in the publication of Fred’s book 700 Years Of Art History: Pre-Renaissance To Modernism.
Please register for the program: Thursday, June 18, 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.
Join us for Armchair Traveler: Jamestowne Uncovered, Wednesday, June 17, 2020, 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Travel to Jamestowne, Virginia with Dick Calef for a virtual adventure from your armchair. Jamestowne, as our history books tell us, was the first permanent English settlement in North America in 1607. But, information being unearthed through archaeological digs, is shedding new light on the hardships endured by these early pioneers. Travel through the site and discover the new findings in this old place. This presentation will include colorful slides of an October 2019 visit by Dick Calef.
Dick is an active member of the Lifelong Learning community, having been an instructor, student, board member, committee chair and a frequent presenter as a guest speaker for both Immaculata and Widener universities, Chester County Library and adult communities.
Please register for the program: Wednesday, June 17, 2020, 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.
Join us for a Book Chat on Books versus Movies, Wednesday, June 17, 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
What books will always be your favorites? Were the movie versions better or a disaster? Let’s discuss!
Please register for the program: Wednesday, June 17, 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 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.
This program supports PA Forward’s Basic Literacy.
Nothing is better on a hot summer day than a tall glass of iced tea. To celebrate National Iced Tea Day, here are some recipes and a few books to enjoy while you sip!
20,000 Secrets of Tea by Victoria Zak – eBook
The Book of Tea by Kakuzo Okakura – eBook
Sweet Tea and Sympathy by Molly Harper – eBook
Looking for more books about tea and tea-related mysteries? Visit this keyword search.
Are you looking for some fun ideas to add a little education to your kids’ summer days? Check out Education.com, “An Educational platform for parents and teachers of pre-k through 5th grade kids. Support your kids learning journey with games, worksheets and more that help children practice key skills.”
There are worksheets, online games, over 200 science projects, and interactive stories to thwart the dreaded summer brain drain.
The Jacobs Technology Center is excited to to announce that we will resume 3d printing all your projects! Our Ultimaker S5 Pro is up and running and ready for your requests. If you’d like a 3d item to be printed, please fill out this form.
If you’re new to 3d printing, you can download 3d object files from Thingiverse, or try creating your own with TinkerCAD. Our printer also uses fully dissolvable supports. If your object is intricate and requires support, simply leave it soaking in water overnight and the PVA support material will melt away.
Currently, we only have black, white and red PLA materials available, but we will be expanding that selection over time. We charge on a tiered system based on how much material your object uses: anything up to 10g costs $3, and each additional 10g tier is just another 50¢. Once your object is finished, we will contact you and set up a time for curbside pickup. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us at ccljtc@ccls.org.
Join the Tabletop Role-Playing Club with us virtually on Wednesday, June 17 from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
In a tabletop role-playing game (TTRPG) you use your imagination. Together, the players and the Game Master craft a whole world of adventure! Will your character face the evil wizard head on, try to bargain their way out, or run away? That’s for you to decide and act out!
There are many TTRPG “systems” out there, from the well known Dungeons & Dragons to the huge variety of indie games like Kids on Bikes or Monster of the Week. Each has it’s own set of rules, usually involving dice and a bit of math, but the story is all up to you!
In this club we will use the Roll20 virtual platform to explore the wide, wide world of TTRPGs, usually in one-off sessions. Due to the nature of this style of game you will need a microphone, but a camera is optional.
Join us for Medicare 101, Monday, June 15, 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 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, June 15, 6:00 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.
Quick journaling for busy people.
Welcome to our third installment in our series about journaling, which is going to be all about Micro Journaling.
Micro Journaling is exactly what it sounds like: small journaling. If reading our last two journaling posts made you think things like “I don’t have time for all that” or “I never have anything to write about,” this style of journaling might be a better fit for you. Micro Journaling is essentially all about picking one little aspect of journaling and sticking to it.
People do this in all sorts of ways, all completely different from the next person. In a video by author Todd Brison, he outlines his very specific method of Micro Journaling. There are only three steps to his system. First, write the date. Simple enough. Second, choose a category and write a list of ten things that fit this category. The category can be anything from “ten things I want to accomplish in the next ten years” to “ten reasons I love winter.” The point is simply to get your brain moving. The final step is to write one thing that you’re grateful for. And that’s it. His takeaway from this method of Micro Journaling is that it has improved his focus, and by doing it every morning as part of his morning routine, he kick starts his creativity so that he can do better work throughout the day.
If this still sounds like too much of a commitment for your busy life, you could try the method adopted by Jeremy Daly, who works as a leader in the tech industry and thus has a very busy lifestyle. Rather than finding time to sit down everyday and write in his journal, he took the label of Micro Journaling in a different direction and instead writes little snippets in his journal throughout the day. Every time he finishes a task or starts a new project or has a significant experience, he jots down a little note about it in an app on his phone. Now years into journaling in this manner, he has thousands of little snippets chronicling his life that he can look back on and remember moments that he might otherwise have forgotten.
Remembering seems to be a big motivator behind many people when they begin journaling. I know for me, I often look back in hindsight and wish I could remember when I first went to that place or met that person or did that thing. Ariel Bissett, a Canadian writer, filmmaker, and YouTuber, felt the same when she decided to pick up Micro Journaling. Similar to Jeremy Daly, she writes down little snippets of things she does each day, but she does this by taking a few moments at the end of each day to quickly scribble a couple bullet points into a little calendar. And that’s it. That’s all she needs.
And maybe that’s all you’ll need, too.
Resources & Inspiration:
“Micro Journaling”, video by Todd Brison on YouTube
“Micro-Journaling Needs To Be A Thing” the website of Jeremy Daly
“Micro Journaling!”, video by Ariel Bissett on YouTube
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