5th-, 6th-graders invited to submit book essay
Library of Congress contest wants input on reading that had impact
The Chester County Library System has been selected to participate in this year’s summer essay contest sponsored by the Library of Congress. This contest is held in conjunction with public libraries in the mid‐Atlantic region, encouraging rising fifth- and sixth-grade students to reflect on a book that has made a personal impact...
Chester County Library to host Mini Maker Fair
June 23, this year’s Community Day, will feature a day full of inventions
The Mini Maker Fair is a family-friendly event that will celebrate the Do-It-Yourself mentality and showcase a number of innovative projects.
EXTON — The Chester County Library will host their 3rd annual Community Day on Sunday, June 23, 2013 from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. This year’s theme is a Mini Maker Fair.
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Library to kids: Hit books this summer
“Dig into Reading” program offering incentives to active participants
Young readers and teens are invited to join the 2013 Summer Reading Club at the Chester County Library this summer.
Beginning June 10, readers from preschool through high school can register to receive their “Dig into Reading” summer reading club materials. Summer readers will be able to become “Champion Readers”...
More than 30,000 bargain books available
Chester County Library’s Annual Spring Book Sale a real page-turner
The Annual Spring Book Sale will take place at the Chester County Library in Exton this weekend.
If you’ve already read the books you bought at the Unionville High sale, here’s another opportunity to grab some inexpensive enlightenment. The Friends of the Chester County Library are holding their annual Spring Book Sale Friday,...
Cultivating taste for optimal organic gardening
Library to present free horticultural how-to workshop
Deborah Kates will present a program on organic gardening at the Chester County Library on April 6.
Longtime organic gardener Deborah Kates promises to unearth her best horticultural tips in a program at the Chester County Library in Exton entitled “Let’s Get Dirty! Learn To Love Organic Gardening.”
It will be held Saturday, April 6, from...
County reaps financial power of conservation
Energy-savings program generated $38,000 in 2012
By Kathleen Brady Shea, Managing Editor, The Times
Chester County received $38,000 in 2012 from an energy-savings program, a number expected to increase to $62,000 in 2013.
Imagine turning off your electricity for a few hours, getting paid to use a generator, and getting a stipend on top of that. In essence, Chester County residents experienced just...
