“In the spring, at the end of the day, you should smell like dirt.”
- from Bluebeard’s Egg by Margaret Atwood
By Savannah Gilbert
Library Director
Upcoming Events at the Chester County
Public Library
March 3 – 3:30 p.m. – High School Book Club Discussion of Ashlords
March 8 – 10 a.m. – Storytime: Plant a Flower Day; Craft: Plant a Flower in a Baggie
March 10 – 5:30 p.m. – Book Club for Adults – Discussion of Group: How One Therapist and a Circle of Strangers Saved My Life by Christie Tate. Meeting available in person or virtually
March 12 – 10 a.m. – Word Weavers
March 15 – 10 a.m. – Storytime: St. Patrick’s Day; Craft: Rainbow and Pot of Gold Wands
March 17 – 5 p.m. – Chester County Library Board Meeting
March 22 – 10 a.m. – Storytime: First Day of Spring; Craft: Ant Nature Sculptures
March 24 – 3:30 p.m. – Teen Advisory Board- All teens are welcome to attend! Available in person or virtually to meet.
March 29 – 10 a.m. – Storytime: Women’s History Month; Craft: TBD
March Board Meeting
The Chester County Library Board will have its regularly scheduled board meeting on Thursday, March 17, 2022 at 5 p.m. You can visit our website at chestercountylibrary.net/ About Us/ Library Board to view the upcoming board meeting agenda. The public is welcome to attend.
Book Club for Adults
Meetings occur the second Thursday of the month and will be available in person or virtually (virtual information will be sent once you register). If you are interested in joining the book club for adults, please complete our online registration form at the link below. If you do not have access to the internet, please call us at 731-989-4673. We have an option for you to purchase book club books or borrow it for free!
REGISTER HERE: Bit.ly/CCLAdultBC
April 2022 Book – Iron Lake by William Kent Krueger (7/7/1998)
May 2022 Book – The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune (12/9/2020)
June 2022 Book – Midnight at the Blackbird Cafe by Heather Webber (1/7/2020)
Teen Advisory Board
What is TAB? TAB (Teen Advisory Board) is a group of teens aged 13-17 that 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. At each meeting we also have an activity such as a scavenger hunt, trying new foods, escape rooms, etc. Where do they meet? In the conference room of the library. Meetings are also available virtually. Visit our events calendar on our website (chestercountylibrary.net) for virtual meeting information. Upcoming Meeting Dates: March 24 at 3:30 pm.; April 28 at 3:30 p.m.
TAB Election Results
Our teen advisory board voted to elect officials during the February 24 meeting. Officials for each position are as follows. Congratulations to our new officers! President: Benjamin Elder; Vice President: Pierce Jordan; Secretary: Sophia Eskew
Volunteer Opportunities Available
The Chester County Library is accepting applications for volunteering at the library. We need volunteers for some projects to improve our TN room collection, for story time crafts, and for our upcoming summer reading program. Please visit chestercountylibrary.net and go to About/Volunteer to complete a virtual application or stop by the library.
New at the Library
DVDs: “No Strings Attached,” “Monster vs Aliens,” “Flight of the Phoenix,” “Scooby-Doo! & Batman The Brave and the Bold,” “Elmo Potty Time,” “Stand By Me,” “Scooby-Doo! Winter Wonderdog,” “Texas Chainsaw,” “Once Upon a Time in the West,” “Becoming the G.O.A.T.: The Tom Brady Story”
Adult Fiction: “Criminal Mischief” by Stuart Woods, “19 Yellow Moon Road” by Fern Michaels, “Wrath of Poseidon” by Clive Cussler, “Paranoid” by Lisa Jackson, “Missing: The Search: The Found” by Shelley Shepard Gray, “The Accidental Empress” by Allison Pataki, “Gideon’s Call” by Peter Leavell, “We Are the Brennans” by Tracey Lange, “Find Me” by Alafair Burke, “Foundation of Love” by Amy Clipston, “A Season on the Wind” by Suzanne Woods Fisher, “The Party Crasher” by Sophie Kinsella, “Once Upon a Wardrobe” by Patti Callahan Henry, “Tell Me How To Be” by Neel Patel, “Daughter of the Morning Star” by Craig Johnson, “The Neighbor’s Secret” by L. Alison Heller, “Better Off Dead” by Lee Child, “The World Played Chess” by Robert Dugoni, “Bright Burning Things” by Lisa Harding, “Lightning Down” by Tom Clavin, “W.E.B. Griffin Rogue Asset” by Brian Andrews, “The Bone Code” by Kathy Reichs, “Invisible” by Danielle Steel, “Sugar Birds” by Sheryl Grey Bostrom, “Greenwich Park” by Katherine Faulkner, “Steal” by James Patterson, “The Great Mrs. Elias” by Barbara Chase-Riboud, “The Christmas Dress” by Courtney Cole, “A Season of Change” by Beth Wiseman, “Circus of Wonders” by Elizabeth Macneal
Adult Non-Fiction: “What Are the Odds? From Crack Addict to CEO” by Mike Lindrell, “Apropos of Nothing” by Woody Allen, “Our Class” by Chris Hedges, “Fodor’s Travel Essential: Southwest, The Immunotype Breakthrough” by Heather Moday, “Rebel Homemaker” by Drew Barrymore, “The Diabetic Goodie Cookbook” by Kathy Kochan, “Gastro Obscura” by Cecily Wong
Children’s Learning Kits: “Bob Books Plus”
Children’s Easy Readers: “The Big Wide Welcome” by Trillia Newbell
Spanish Easy/Juvenile Books: “Barbie Una Fiesta de Ensueno,” “Hombre Mosca y Chica Mosca: Caceria Entre Amigos,” “Baby Shark and Friends Twinkle, Twinkle, You’re a Star!” “Brick by Brick / Ladrillo a Ladrillo” by Heidi Woodward Sheffield
Young Adult: “So Many Beginnings: A Little Women Remix” by Bethany C. Morrow – Remixed Classics no.2, “Clown in a Cornfield” by Adam Cesare, “Ship Breaker” by Paolo Bacigalupi, “AK” by Peter Dickinson, “The Storyteller” by Kathryn Williams, “A Chorus Rises” by Bethan C. Morrow, “Skyhunter” by Marie Lu, “Why We Fly” by Kimberly Jones and Gilly Segal, “The Black Friend” by Frederick Joseph, “Postcards From No Man’s Land,” “Halo Battle Born: Meridian Divide” by Cassandra Rose Clarke
YA Graphic Novels: “The Reckoner Rises: Breakdown” by David Robertson, “A Tale of the Secret Saint” vol.1 by Touya, “Silk” vol.1 by Maurene Goo, “Black Butler” no.1 and no.4 by Yana Toboso, “Fairytail Blue Mistral” no.1 by Hiro Mashima, “Between Shades of ray” by Ruta Sepetys, “Check Please: Hockey” by Ngozi Ukazu, “Spider-Man: Spider’s Shadow” by Chip Zdarsky, “The History of Science Fiction” by Xavier Dollo, “Beastars” Vol. 1 by Paru Itagaki, “Dune” by Brian Herbert, “The Heart Hunter” by Mickey George, “The Immortal Hulk Great Power” by Tom Taylor, “Lumberjanes Volume 9 On a Roll” by Shannon Watters, “Court” by Tracy Wolff
Juvenile Fiction: “The Stolen Slippers” by Melissa De La Cruz, “The Princess in Black and the Mermaid Princess” by Shannon Hale
Juvenile Non-Fiction: “I Survived the Galveston Hurricane, 1900” by Lauren Tarshis, “Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Big Shot” by Jeff Kinney, “Last Gamer Standing” by Katie Zhao, “The Cloud Race” by Melody Mews, “Katt Loves Dogg” by James Patterson and Chris Grabenstein, “Scary Stories for Young Foxes: The City” by Christian Mckay Heidicker, “Birdie’s Bargain” by Katherine Paterson, “Last Block Standing” by Nick Eliopulos, “Press Start! Super Codes and Secret Modes” by Thomas Flintham, “Riley’s Ghost” by John David Anderson, “Keeper of the Lost Cities” no. 1-5 by Shannon Messenger
Juvenile Graphic Novels: “The Secret Garden on 81st Street” by Ivy Noelle Weir, “City of Dragons: The Awakening Storm” by Jaimal Yogis, “Cat Kid Comic Club Perspectives” by Dav Pilkey, “Dracula” by Russell Punter, “Baby-Sitters Little Sister: Karen’s School Picture”
Adult Audiobooks: “The Stranger in the Lifeboat” by Mitch Albom, “The Gunners” by Rebecca Kauffman, “From Scratch” by Tembi Locke, “GROUP” by Christie Tate, “Caste” by Isabel Wilkerson, “A Flicker in the Dark” by Stacy Willingham, “Trust Me” by Kelly Irvin, “A Promise of Forgiveness” by Jo Ann Brown, “Criminal Mischief” by Stuart Woods, “Leave the World Behind” by Rumaan Alam, “Ruby-Fruit Jungle” by Rita Mae Brown
Children’s Easy Readers: “My Little Pony Royal Bake Off,” “My Little Pony Meet the Ponies,” “Air Mater, Fancy Nancy Sees Stars,” “Fancy Nancy 5 Minute Stories,” “Dino Potty,” “The Berenstain Bears 5-Minute Inspirational Stories”
Juvenile Audiobooks: “Beauty and the Beast Read Along,” “Pancakes Pancakes!,” “Miss Nelson is Back,” “Miss Nelson has a Field Day,” “Duck on a Bike,” “Three Little Kittens”
READS/LIBBY Materials: “And Then There Were None” by Agatha Christie, “Beach Read” by Emily Henry, “Bright Line Eating: The Science of Living Happy, Thin and Free” Susan Peirce Thompson, “The Butterfly Effect” by Rachel McKenny, “Can You Survive an Earthquake? An Interactive Survival Adventure” by Rachael Hanel, “Can You Survive Being Lost at Sea? An Interactive Survival Adventure” by Allison Lassieur, “Can You Survive in the Special Forces? An Interactive Survival Adventure” by Matt Doeden, “Can You Survive Storm Chasing? An Interactive Survival Adventure” by Elizabeth Raum, “The Crucible” by Arthur Miller, “Daughter of the Pirate King Book 1” by Tricia Levenseller, “Decluttering at the Speed of Life: Winning Your Never-Ending Battle with Stuff” by Dana White, “The Department of Rare Books and Special Collections” by Eva Jurczyk, “Don’t Look for Me” by Wendy Walker, “The Empath’s Survival Guide; Life Strategies for Sensitive People” Judith Orloff, “Estaciones” by Robin Nelson, “The Eye of the World: Wheel of Time Book 1” by Robert Jordan, “Finding Kenna: Navy SEAL/Military Romance” by Susan Stoker, “Five Total Strangers” by Natalie D. Richards, “Frankenstein” by Mary Shelley, “A Friend of the Family” by Lisa Jewell, “From Blood and Ash Book 1” by Jennifer L. Armentrout, “The Girl in the Mist” by Kristen Ashley, “Girls Like Us” by Cristina Alger, “Go Tell the Bees That I Am Gone” (Outlander Series Book 9) by Diana Gabaldon, “A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder” by Holly Jackson, “The Great Gatsby” by F. Scott Fitzgerald, “Greenlights” by Matthew McConaughey, “Her Hidden Genius” by Marie Benedict, “Hibernacion” by Robin Nelson, “The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue” by V.E. Schwab, “The Judge’s List” by John Grisham, “Keto Meal Prep by FlavCIty: 125+ Low Carb Recipes That Actually Taste Good” by Bobby Parrish, “Macbeth” by William Shakespeare, “The Magnolia Palace” by Fiona Davis, “The Midnight Library” by Matt Haig, “Miracle in the Andes: 72 Days on the Mountain and My Long Trek Home” by Nando Parrdo, “My Neighbor Seki” by Takuma Morishige, “Once Upon a Broken Heart” by Stephanie Garber, “Outlander” Book 1 by Diana Gabaldon, “The Paper Palace” by Miranda Cowley Heller, “A Raisin in the Sun” by Lorraine Hansberry, “Redeeming Love” by Francine Rivers, “Rock Paper Scissors” by Alice Feeney, “Romeo and Juliet” by William Shakespeare, “Violeta” by Isabel Allende, “We Were Liars” by E. Lockhart, ‘We Were Never Here” by Andrea Bartz
