From the Director, staff and library board of the Chester County Library- THANK YOU to all who donated to our building fund or purchased from our fundraised during the month of December 2022. The library raised $4,011.35 for the building fund. This will aid us in our upcoming expansion. Remember that you can STILL donate to our building fund with cash or check at the library. Donations of $100 earn a leaf on our tree plaque and donations of $1,000 earn an individual plaque. THANK YOU!
Staff recently worked really hard for two days on having some new shelving installed in the far left corner of the library. While doing this, we have brought some changes to you that are detailed below. We hope you enjoy.
• All DVDs borrowed from the library will now have a neon green circle sticker on the inside of the DVD which has our name and phone number. This will make it easier for you when you take discs home to easily distinguish that it is a Chester County Library DVD.
• Children’s DVDs have been separated from other DVDs. On the left side of our DVD shelf we have DVDs that are rated G or PG and are specifically for children. We also have our juvenile audiobooks on this side of the shelves. On the right side of the DVD shelf, all other DVDs are housed. Updated printed DVD listings are coming soon.
• Another benefit of the changes to our DVD section is that we are no longer having to use the bottom shelf as we know that was difficult for many patrons to access and we still have room for future growth.
• Our adult non-fiction section was extensively gone through and materials severely out of date, not checked out for over five years, or materials in bad condition were removed from the collection. We were then able to reorganize the section and completely eliminate the use of the bottom shelf to make it easier for your browsing.
• Adult audiobooks now begin on the wall where DVDs end and adult non-fiction starts after the adult audiobooks.
• Adults who enjoy looking at the newest books that are available have a new location to go to. Shelves were installed beside the water fountain and new adult fiction, non-fiction, and biography materials are now housed here. We will also begin having seasonal adult displays on the right side of this shelf.
• In the children’s section, we are experimenting with dynamic shelving. We have taken sections of books and placed them in colorful bins along the bottom shelves in the children’s section. Each are labeled with words and pictures on the outside. The goal is for caregiver and child to pull the bin off the shelf and flip through the books/ take them out and really look at them without having to worry about the item going back in the exact order (this is specifically addressing books in the bins). We would love to hear your feedback on this change as you and your child experience this change.
Upcoming Technology Trainings
One on One Technology Trainings with Eryn Tolley
Tuesday, January 17, 9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. (Come and Go)
Tuesday, February 7, 9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. (Come and Go)
Word Basics for Beginners with Holly Roeder
Thursday, January 19, 5 p.m. – 6 p.m.
Creating Canva Newsletters & Fliers with Kristy Sherrod
Saturday, January 28, 11 a.m. – noon
How to Create a Resume in Microsoft Word with Holly Roeder
Thursday, February 16, 5 p.m. – 6 p.m.
*Full details on each training can be found by visiting our Facebook event page for each event.
New Materials:
Adult Fiction: “Livid” by Patricia Cornwell; “Going Rogue: Rise and Shine Twenty-Nine” [large print] by Janet Evanovich; “A Cat Cafe Christmas” by Codi Gary; “The Christmas Spirit : A Novel” by Debbie Macomber; “Night Pleasures” by Sherrilyn Kenyon; “Julian of Macedon” by Sherrilyn Kenyon.
DVDS: “Don’t worry darling” by Olivia Wilde; “Smile” [videorecording (DVD)] by Sosie Bacon; “The Good House” by Maya Forbes; “The Woman King” [videorecording (DVD)] by Viola Davis; “Traces” [DVD] Season One, by Philippa Collie Cousins.
Juvenile Audiobooks: “Harry Potter: and the Half Blood Prince” by J.K. Rowling
Juvenile Books: “The Wise Men Who Found Christmas” by Raymond Arroyo; “Strum & Drum: A Merry Little Quest” by Jashar Awan; “The Littlest Night Before Christmas” by Mary Engelbreit; “12 Cats of Christmas” by Feather Flores; “Scooby’s Scary Christmas!” (Scooby-Doo) by Lee Howard; “The Donkey’s Song: a Christmas Nativity Story” by Jacki Kellum; “Here Comes Santacorn” by Danielle McLean; “Unicorn Christmas: A Sparkly Holiday Adventure” by Diana Murray; “The Joyful Book” by Todd Parr; “Swamp Chomp” by Lola M. Schaefer
Juvenile Graphic: “The Nutcracker and the Mouse King: The Graphic Novel” by Natalie Andrewson
Tennessee Reference: “Library Board Minutes: 2022 Chester County Library”
Young Adult Graphic novels: “Demon in the Wood: A Shadow and Bone Graphic Novel” by Leigh Bardugo
Upcoming Events
Upcoming Closure: In observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the Chester County Library will be closed on Monday, January 16th. No items will be due back to the library on this date.
Library Board Meeting: The Chester County Library Board will have their regularly scheduled meeting at 5 p.m. Thursday, January 19 in the conference room of the library. Members of the public are welcome to attend. Meeting agenda will be uploaded to the library website and social media sites within a week before the meeting.
January Events:
Book Club for Adults- Thursday, January 12 from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. – Discussion of The Beekeepers Apprentice by Laurie King – in the library conference room.
Word Weavers- Saturday, January 14, 10 a.m. – noon. You do not have to be an experienced writer to attend. You just need to be interested in writing, learning, and discussing various forms of writing.
Teen Advisory Board- Thursday, January 26 from 3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. in the library conference room. What is TAB? A group of teens 12-17 who enjoy reading and/or using the library. What do they do? Teens sit down with the director monthly and discuss what kinds of programs, books, DVDs, and audiobooks that they would like to see at our library. We also have an activity each month. Some activities we have held so far are origami, a scavenger hunt, and ramen noodle bowls. Where do we meet? In the conference room of the library. Meeting is also available virtually. Visit our events calendar on our website for virtual meeting information. Don’t forget to invite a friend!!
January Story times: 10 a.m.
January 17 – Theme: Winter; Craft: MadLibs and Coloring page
January 24 – Theme: Warm Hats; Craft: Paper Plate Winter Hats
January 31 – Theme: Snow; Craft: Color your own snowglobe
