Summer Reading Club is here!

 

The Summer Reading Club has started at the Chester County Library! Bring your child and come in today to pick up your summer reading folder, calendar, and list of programs and events! Don't forget to make a guess at our candy jar - it changes every week!

All summer programming begins June 23. There is no registration for PreK to grade 5 events- first come, first served!

A list of preschool programs and events can be found here.

A list of events for children entering grades K - 5 can be found here. 

See you at the library!

Check Out the New Website!

Chester County Library has a new website! please visit us at http://chescolibraries.org/ for great new online experience.

There is information about new resources and events happening throughout the library. For more information on children's resources and events, just click on the kids or teens icons. Some information available on our new website includes

• Summer Reading Club information and programming schedules
• Recommended reading lists
• School summer reading lists 
• Recommended websites and other online resources
• and so much more!

Check out our great website today!

GSK Science in the Summer

  

This summer come and learn about

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GSK Science in the Summer is a fun and free science education program sponsored by GSK and administered by The Franklin Institute, which introduces students to the wonderful and fascinating world of science.

Through classes held in your local public library and taught by certified teachers, this program gets kids excited about science with hands-on experiments. Classes are small with 16 students each, so be sure to register early! 

GSK Science in the Summer at the Chester County Library
Program Details:
Level I classes are for children entering grades 2-3.
Level II classes are for children entering grades 4-6.

July 7-10
AM Level I - 9:45 to 10:45 am
AM Level II - 11:00 to 12:00 pm
PM Level I - 12:45 - 1:45 pm
PM Level II - 2:00 - 3:00 pm

July 14-17

AM Level I - 9:45 -10:45 am

AM Level II - 11:00 - 12:00 pm

REGISTRATION BEGINS MAY 20th at 9:00 AM

All children must be pre-registered to attend GSK Science in the Summer classes. A parent must come in person to the library to complete and sign the registration form for his or her child.

Please call the Youth Services Department with any questions 610-280-2630.

Visit with Jen Bryant!

In honor of Black History Month, local author Jen Bryant will discuss A Splash of Red: The Life and Art of Horace Pippin, 2014 Winner of the ALA Schneider Family Book Award. Horace Pippin was a self-taught African American painter who was born in West Chester, Pennsylvania.

Please join us on Sunday, February 23, 2014 at 2 pm for this wonderful event. Copies of the book will be available for purchase and autographing. You can register for this event by clicking here or on our website www.ccls.org. See you there!

Summer Reading 2013!

Did you read for 70 days? Did you get a lawn sign to show everyone in your community that you are are an amazing reader?

We would love to see a picture of you and your lawn sign! Did you put it in your yard? The family Room? Your window?

Post a picture in the response area of this blog or post it to the Chester County Library Facebook page.

Happy Reading!

READ ACROSS the USA - National Parks

READ ACROSS the USA is visiting the US National Parks!

Have you ever visited Yellowstone National Park? or Denali National Park in Alaska? Do you dream of seeing manatees in Everglades National Park or whales at Acadia National Park in Maine?

If you are interested in reading mysteries set in national parks across the country, The National Parks Mysteries Series by Gloria Skurzynski may be just what you are looking for! There are 13 books in the series with a location for everyone. Here are just a few favorites. Click on the book cover to see which library has the book on the shelf, or to place a hold. Pick one up at your library today!

 

What State are You Reading About?

READ ACROSS the USA is happening at the Chester County Library! Come in any time and ask at the Youth Services Desk for a folder. One of the great resources you will receive when you pick up your materials is a list of 50 states (and the District of Columbia) and a book that takes place in each state. You will also have a place to record your reading choices by state.

In addition, here is another list of books by state to choose from. Interested in a book on this list? Just click on the title and you can check the library catalog to see which libraries it is available at or to place a hold. While not all states are represented in this extra list, at the library we have lots of great suggestions!

Happy Reading!

Alaska: Black Star,Bright Dawn by Scott O’Dell         

Alaska: Aleutian Sparrow by Karen Hesse

Arizona: Skinnybones by Barbara Park

California: And CondorsDanced by Zilpha Keatley Snyder

California: Ballad of Lucy Whipple by Karen Cushman

Washington, D.C.: Saving Grace by Priscilla Cummings

Florida: Hoot by Carl Hiaasen, Flush by Carl Hiaasen 

Florida: Chomp by Carl Hiaasen

Florida: Stat: Home Court by Amar’e Stoudemire

Florida: StarringSally J Freedman as Herself by Judy Blume

Georgia: Numbering All the Bones by Ann Rinaldi

Hawaii: Under theBlood Red Sun by Graham Salisbury

Hawaii: Calvin Coconut (series) by Graham Salisbury

Idaho: Firestorm by Jean Craighead George

Illinois: A LongWay from Chicago by Richard Peck

Louisiana: My Louisiana Sky by Kimberly Willis Holt

Louisiana: Ninth Ward by Jewell Parker Rhodes

Maine: The Penderwicks of Point Mouette by Jeanne Birdsall

Maryland: Shakespeare’s Secret by Elise Broach

Massachusetts: Johnny Tremain by Esther Forbes

Michigan: The Danger Box by Blue Balliet

Minnesota: Chickadee by Louise Erdrich

Minnesota: Betsy Tacy (series) by Maud Hart Lovelace

Mississippi: Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor

Mississippi: The Aurora County All-Stars by Deborah Wiles

Missouri: Dying Sun by Gary L. Blackwood

Nebraska: Worth by A. LaFaye

Nebraska: Night of the Twisters by Ivy Ruckman

Nevada: Runaways by Zilpha Keatley Snyder

New Hampshire: Moon Window by Jane Louise Curry

New Hampshire: Gathering of Days: a New England Girl’s Journal by Joan W. Blos

North Dakota: Jakarta Missing by Jane Kurtz

North Dakota: Last Child by Michael Spooner

Ohio: The House of Dies Drear by Virginia Hamilton

Oklahoma: Out of the Dust by Karen Hesse

Pennsylvania: Dead End in Norvelt by Jack Gantos

Pennsylvania: Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli

South Carolina: The Small Adventure of Popeye and Elvis by Barbara O’Connor

Tennessee: Penny Dreadful by Laurel Snyder

Tennessee: Night of the Black Bear by Gloria Skurzynski

Texas: Keeper by Kathi Appelt

Texas: The Underneath by Kathi Appelt

Utah: Palace Beautiful by Sarah DeFord Williams

Vermont: The Same Stuff as Stars by Katherine Patterson

Virginia: Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Patterson

Washington: Cinderella Smith by Stephanie Barden

West Virginia: Shiloh by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

Wisconsin: The Storm Makers by Jennifer E. Smith

Wisconsin: Little House in the Big Woods Laura Ingalls Wilder

Wyoming: Paint the Wind by Pam Munoz Ryan

   

Remember, parents are the best judge of what their child should be reading. The books on this list are suggestions only. Not all books will be appropriate for all readers.