Kids’ Update: Draw Every Day with JJK!

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Here’s another chance for you to learn to draw! Author/illustrator, Jarrett J. Krosoczka, will be running free webcasts every weekday at 2 pm ET. His webcasts will also be archived on YouTube for later viewing. You probably know Jarrett from his picture books like Peanut Butter and Jellyfish or his Lunch Lady graphic novels or his graphic memoir, Hey, Kiddo. Here’s the link — Draw Every Day with JJK.

If you’re feeling a little grumpy, snap out of it with — Snappsy the Alligator (Did Not Ask to Be in This Book).

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.

Big Library Read: Funny, You Don’t Look Autistic 

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Funny, You Don’t Look Autistic is stand-up comic Michael McCreary’s memoir in which he points out that autism “looks” different for just about everyone with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).  Diagnosed with ASD at age five, McCreary got hit with the performance bug not much later. During a difficult time in junior high, he started journaling, eventually turning his pain into something empowering—and funny. He scored his first stand-up gig at age 14, and hasn’t looked back.

This unique and hilarious #OwnVoices memoir breaks down what it’s like to live with autism for readers on and off the spectrum. Candid scenes from McCreary’s life are broken up with funny visuals and factual asides. Funny, You Don’t Look Autistic is an invaluable and compelling read for young readers with ASD looking for voices to relate to, as well as for readers hoping to broaden their understanding of ASD.

Big Library Read is an OverDrive run digital book club.  This book is available as an eBook and eAudiobook without holds until April 13th.  Go to this website to join the discussion!

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Book summary provided by OverDrive.

Your Emails, Voicemails, and Texts are Being Answered

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We may not be able to meet and help you at the library right now, but we can “meet” and help you virtually! You can still rely on us while the library is closed to provide you with excellent information to all of your reference and research questions. Librarians are staffing Reference email, voicemail, and texts throughout the day and returning messages as quickly as possible. Any messages received after 9 p.m. will be returned the next morning.

To Contact a Librarian:

Email: ref@ccls.org (or complete and submit the Contact Form on this site)

Call: 610-344-5957 and leave a voicemail, including your phone number (and email address if you have one).

Text: ref@ccls.org from your mobile device.

Disaster loan assistance from the SBA

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The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) provides low-interest disaster loans to businesses of all sizes, private non-profit organizations, homeowners, and renters. SBA disaster loans can be used to repair or replace the following items damaged or destroyed in a declared disaster: real estate, personal property, machinery and equipment, and inventory and business assets. For eligibility information, applications, and further disaster preparedness information, go to https://www.sba.gov/funding-programs/disaster-assistance.

The PA Small Business Development Center is hosting a no-cost webinar, SBA Emergency Loan Webinar: Process for applying and FAQs, tomorrow, Wednesday, March 25, 10:30am to 11:30am and 1pm to 2:15pm.

Kids’ Update: World Book Online Updated

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Do you have homework or a report to do? Or are you just curious about anything and everything? We’ve got something for you!  World Book Encyclopedia has given us free access to World Book Online for YOU through April 30th.  Simply click here World Book Online and enter your library card number. There’s a different version of World Book Online for every level. So, whether you’ve got an assignment or just want to learn something new, THIS is a great place to start.  You’ll also find eBooks and activities to keep you busy when you’ve finished your homework! 

Now here’s a great big THANK YOU to our friends at World Book!

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.

When you’re ready for a break, listen to a great story by Bill Martin and John Archambault — Knots on a Counting Rope.

Information for Employees who are Impacted by COVID-19

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UPDATE: FOR MORE UP TO DATE INFORMATION FOR UNEMPLOYMENT, CLICK HERE

If you are employed in Pennsylvania and are unable to work because of Coronavirus disease (COVID-19), you may be eligible for Unemployment or Workers’ Compensation benefits. The Department of Labor & Industry will continue to provide important employment benefit updates as the situation evolves.

You may be eligible if:

  • Your employer temporarily closes or goes out of business because of COVID-19
  • Your employer reduces your hours because of COVID-19
  • You have been told not to work because your employer feels you might get or spread COVID-19
  • You have been told to quarantine or self-isolate, or live/work in a county under government-recommended mitigation efforts

For more information on what to do to file for unemploment, click here.

To begin filing for unemployment in the state of Pennsylvania, click here.

Up-to-date statistics with Statista

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Find statistical information, company dossiers, topical reports, and high-quality infographics with the Statista database, available through Chester County Library. With an international focus, this resource offers statistics on a wide variety of industries and topics such as communications, education, health care, and hospitality.

Check out the COVID-19 facts and figures page for up-to-date numbers on the pandemic.

Access Statista from outside the library using your Chester County Library System card and PIN. Don’t have a PIN? Click here for help.

Having Trouble Accessing Our Online Resources?

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Are you having trouble using your library card to access our resources online? It may be that your library card has expired and if that’s the case we can help! Just email us at circdesk@ccls.org, and if we still have a record of your account in our system we can reactivate your library card and restore access to all of our online resources. 

If a record of your account is no longer in our system, but you can provide us with your library card number, we may be able to provide you with a temporary library account which would provide full access to our resources online. 

If you have an active account and need to know what your library card number is, we can help with that too. Email us at circdesk@ccls.org and we’ll be happy to reply. 

If you have any other questions or concerns about your library account let us know, we’re here for you!