Looking for help you can access from home to develop your career or maximize your job search? We’ve curated a list of websites for you! From career management to resume writing to interviewing tips to job and salary profiles, we’ve got you covered.
Simultaneous Use Classic eBooks
Are there some classics that you have been meaning to read or reread? We now have a Duke Classics Simultaneous Use eBook collection! These books are available without holds, so spend some time with Sherlock Holmes, Elizabeth Bennet, Tom Sawyer, Jo March, or other timeless characters.
These books can be accessed from our OverDrive website or the Libby app.
Jennifer Weiner Hosts Book Club on Facebook
Where are our realistic women’s fiction/chick lit/relationship fiction/beach readers?! Whatever you want to call the genre, we know it is one that is heavily read and loved by our patrons. One of the genre’s flagship authors, Jennifer Weiner, is hosting a live Backlist Book Club of her work, beginning tonight, Wednesday, March 25th at 7:30 p.m. on her Facebook page. You can find a complete list of her work here.
Kids’ Update: If I Ran for President
You already know that we’re going to have a Presidential Election in November. What better time to learn more about all our Presidents. Click here to learn about every one — Presidents of the United States. Once you’ve read about all your favorite Presidents, learn about where they live — The White House.
Have you ever thought about running for President when you grow up? Here’s a story about doing just that! If I Ran for President.
The Youth Services Staff at the Chester County Library and Hankin Branch are presenting Virtual Storytimes beginning April 27th. They will be for three different ages groups — 0 to 2 Year Olds, 3 & 4 Year Olds, and 5 & 6 Year Olds. Registration is required via the Events Calendar at https://chescolibraries.org/. Virtual Storytimes are not registered as multi-week sessions; you will need to register for each storytime individually.
Author Talk with Emily St. John Mandel (Author of “Station Eleven”)
Looking for something to do on Thursday night (March 26)? Why not tune into an author talk with Emily St. John Mandel where she will be discussing her new book, The Glass Elevator, and answering online audience questions. This event is hosted by the Free Library of Philadelphia.
To register for this event, click here.
In conversation with Beth Kephart, the award-winning author of more than twenty-five books, including Going Over, Handling the Truth: On the Writing of Memoir, and most recently The Great Upending.
A finalist for the National Book Award and the PEN/Faulkner Award, Emily St. John Mandel’s bestselling Station 11 vacillates in time between the world that we know and the dystopic travails of a Shakespearean acting troupe in the years following a global plague. Her other novels include Last Night in Montreal, The Lola Quartet, and The Singer’s Gun, winner of the 2014 Prix Mystère de la Critique in France. She is a staff writer for art and culture magazine The Millions. In The Glass Hotel, Mandel tells a tale of a gargantuan Ponzi scheme, cryptic threats, and the clandestine landscapes that exist just below the veneer of ordinary life.
Library Update March 25
Due to Governor Wolf’s “Stay at Home” order to help slow the spread of coronavirus throughout the region, Chester County Government and Courts are currently operating on an essential services-only basis, and the Chester County Library and Henrietta Hankin Branch are closed until Monday, April 13.
Please do not return library materials at this time. All due dates have been extended to April 15, and current overdue materials will not continue to accrue fines until we reopen. For help with your library account, please visit our Contact Us page. For help with OverDrive, please visit our OverDrive Help page.
Kids’ Update: PA History with Photos and Documents
Hey, Kids! Learning about Pennsylvania History can be fun with PA Photos & Documents! Explore photos and documents from library collections across Pennsylvania. You’ll be amazed by what you find! PA Photos & Documents: Kids Collection.
Here’s a nice story by Patricia Polacco for you — Thank You, Mr Falker.
The Youth Services Staff at the Chester County Library and Hankin Branch are presenting Virtual Storytimes beginning April 27th. They will be for three different ages groups — 0 to 2 Year Olds, 3 & 4 Year Olds, and 5 & 6 Year Olds. Registration is required via the Events Calendar at https://chescolibraries.org/. Virtual Storytimes are not registered as multi-week sessions; you will need to register for each storytime individually.
Hello Teens!
Looking for something new to do today? Check out these awesome Young Adult-related podcasts the feature interviews with popular YA authors.
BN Teen Blog Podcast – Hosted by best-selling author Melissa Albert (“Hazelwood”), this podcast focuses on the creative process and the stories behind your favorite YA books. Recently featured authors include Renee Ahdieh, Sabaa Tahir, Gayle Forman, and Courtney Summers.
First Draft Pod – Hosted by journalist and author Sarah Enni whose debut YA novel, “Tell Me Everything”, was published this winter. Sarah talks with YA authors about everything from where they were born and raised to what influenced their decision to become a professional writer.
Dear Hank and John – Co-hosted by the very popular brothers and vloggers, John Green (“A Fault in Our Stars” and many other YA novels) and Hank Green (author and YouTuber). Always entertaining, this podcast is about much more than just YA fiction as the brothers offer advice and answer questions about a variety of topics.
Cooking and baking magazines on Flipster
Wondering what to make for dinner tonight? The new stay-at-home restriction means we’ll be doing a lot of cooking and baking at home. We have lots of cooking and baking ideas for you, available through our online magazine source, Flipster. Use your library card to access these and more than 80 magazines.
Click here to sign in and you’ll be on your way to a new recipe idea!
Learn how to increase happiness
Current events have many of us worried, stressed out, and with more time on our hands than usual. Why not try an online course aimed at increasing daily happiness? One of Yale University’s most popular courses is available for free through Coursera, an online learning platform. The Science of Well-Being is taught by Yale Psychology professor Laurie Santos. The topics covered include misconceptions about happiness, how we can overcome our biases, and stuff that really makes us happy. The course is taught through video lectures, optional readings, and activities to do each day to build happier habits. Click on the course title above to learn more and enroll or read a more in depth review from Business Insider here.
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