Stockings for Veterans!

 

 

 

 

We need your donations! From now until December 8, Chester County Library's Teen Library Crew is collecting items for holiday stockings for veterans at the Coatesville Veterans Medical Center.  The teens will assemble and deliver the stockings later in December. 

 

Acceptable items are listed below. All items must fit in a stocking that is 6 inches wide and 15 inches tall.  Please place your donated items in the box by the front door of the library. THANK YOU for your donations!

Acceptable items for female veterans include $5 or $10 gift cards to Wawa or Walmart, socks, lip balm, body wash (no bar soap), body lotion, nail polish, hand cream, cookies (commercially packaged), candy, and crossword puzzle/word game books.
 
Acceptable items for male veterans include $5 or $10 gift cards to Wawa or Walmart, socks, lip balm, underwear, deodorant, hand cream, cookies (commercially packaged), candy, and crossword puzzle/word game books.

Meet Greg Pizzoli

Join us at the Chester County Library and meet children's author and illustrator Greg Pizzoli!

Thursday, November 6 is “Speak Up for Libraries” Day, a statewide event and will place the spotlight on Pennsylvania authors and illustrators and the important role our libraries have in the lives of our citizens. “Speak Up for Libraries” will feature programs and events in libraries around the Commonwealth, where guest authors and illustrators will share the importance and personal impact libraries have had on their lives.

Greg Pizzoli, author and illustrator of Number One Sam and The Watermelon Seed, will be speaking up for Pennsylvania libraries when he makes an appearance at the Chester County Library on November 6 at 10:30 a.m. Children ages 3 and up and their parents are invited to join us as Mr. Pizzoli talks about his books, his career and his passion for libraries. When asked about his participation in “Speak Up for Libraries”, Mr. Pizzoli replied, “Libraries are community builders—it’s a place where everyone can visit and learn, search, discover ,and, of course, READ! I visit my local libraries often, and I always find something new.”
 
Books will be available for purchase and signing.

Please click here to register children and adults individually.

See you at the library!

                       

FIZZ, BOOM, READ!

It is day 29 of the Summer Reading Club and while over 3000 children have registered, there is still room for YOU! It is not too late to join the Summer Reading Club and join us for exciting activities at the library.

Here are some of the special programs that will be happening in the next few weeks. Remember all programs are first come, first served!

Wed, July 9 at 7 pm, BOOK BINGO for children in grades 1-5
Wed, July 23 at 7 pm, Dragons and Dreams with the Sciencetellers
Wed, July 30 at 2pm Junior BOOK BINGO for PreK and K only!
Wed, August 6 at 7 pm , Mad Science Spectacular Science Show:
         Fire and Ice

For more information on the Summer Reading Club, Preschool program schedules and K-5 program schedules, visit our website at http://chescolibraries.org  See you at the library!

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!