Chester County Library
The county's central library branch off Exton Square Parkway. Shelves to browse and a full events calendar most weeks.
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Cruise into Kindergarten
A story time built for kids about to start school, with music, creative play and exploration folded in. Forty-five minutes on Tuesday afternoons in the children's department.
Acorns Story Time
Story time pitched at one-year-olds, half an hour of stories, songs, fingerplays and rhymes. Wednesday mornings in the children's department, with a second session at 10:30.
Chair Yoga with Kim
Kim Slattery runs a modified chair class in the Struble Room, forty-five minutes on mobility, balance and breathing. Beginner friendly, and registration closes two hours before the start.
Craft and Chat
A weekly crafting group in the Burke Room. Bring your own knitting, crochet, drawing or anything portable and talk while you work. Sixteen and up, no registration.
Raise a Reader
Early literacy for infants, half an hour of stories and music in the Struble Room. Built for the age before talking, when the language goes in anyway.
Seedlings Story Time
Thirty minutes for three-year-olds, stories and songs and fingerplays keyed to the state early learning standards. Thursday mornings in the children's department.
Chess Club for Kids
Coach Jack runs the club in the children's department for ages six to twelve, beginners included. Registration required, caregivers stay in the room, waitlist gets called after 5:45.
Family Story Time
Half an hour of stories, songs, fingerplays and movement for preschoolers and whoever brought them. Saturday morning, no registration, walk straight into the children's department.
Sprouts Story Time
Story time built for two-year-olds, half an hour of stories, songs and rhymes. Monday mornings in the children's department, and there is a second session at 10:30.
Chair Yoga with Kim
Kim Slattery runs a modified chair class in the Struble Room, forty-five minutes on mobility, balance and breathing. Beginner friendly, and registration closes two hours before the start.
Cruise into Kindergarten
A story time built for kids about to start school, with music, creative play and exploration folded in. Forty-five minutes on Tuesday afternoons in the children's department.
Acorns Story Time
Story time pitched at one-year-olds, half an hour of stories, songs, fingerplays and rhymes. Wednesday mornings in the children's department, with a second session at 10:30.
Chair Yoga with Kim
Kim Slattery runs a modified chair class in the Struble Room, forty-five minutes on mobility, balance and breathing. Beginner friendly, and registration closes two hours before the start.
Afternoon Book Group
The daytime reading group meets the third Wednesday of the month at 1:30 in the Burke Room. New members are welcome and registration is asked for.
Craft and Chat
A weekly crafting group in the Burke Room. Bring your own knitting, crochet, drawing or anything portable and talk while you work. Sixteen and up, no registration.
Raise a Reader
Early literacy for infants, half an hour of stories and music in the Struble Room. Built for the age before talking, when the language goes in anyway.
Seedlings Story Time
Thirty minutes for three-year-olds, stories and songs and fingerplays keyed to the state early learning standards. Thursday mornings in the children's department.
Chess Club for Kids
Coach Jack runs the club in the children's department for ages six to twelve, beginners included. Registration required, caregivers stay in the room, waitlist gets called after 5:45.
Family Story Time
Half an hour of stories, songs, fingerplays and movement for preschoolers and whoever brought them. Saturday morning, no registration, walk straight into the children's department.
Sprouts Story Time
Story time built for two-year-olds, half an hour of stories, songs and rhymes. Monday mornings in the children's department, and there is a second session at 10:30.
Chair Yoga with Kim
Kim Slattery runs a modified chair class in the Struble Room, forty-five minutes on mobility, balance and breathing. Beginner friendly, and registration closes two hours before the start.
Cruise into Kindergarten
A story time built for kids about to start school, with music, creative play and exploration folded in. Forty-five minutes on Tuesday afternoons in the children's department.
Acorns Story Time
Story time pitched at one-year-olds, half an hour of stories, songs, fingerplays and rhymes. Wednesday mornings in the children's department, with a second session at 10:30.
Chair Yoga with Kim
Kim Slattery runs a modified chair class in the Struble Room, forty-five minutes on mobility, balance and breathing. Beginner friendly, and registration closes two hours before the start.
Chester County LGBTQ+ Ally Affinity Group
A moderated group in the Burke Room where allies compare notes, ask questions and work through what comes up locally. Meets a handful of times a year, next one in November.
Craft and Chat
A weekly crafting group in the Burke Room. Bring your own knitting, crochet, drawing or anything portable and talk while you work. Sixteen and up, no registration.
Raise a Reader
Early literacy for infants, half an hour of stories and music in the Struble Room. Built for the age before talking, when the language goes in anyway.
Seedlings Story Time
Thirty minutes for three-year-olds, stories and songs and fingerplays keyed to the state early learning standards. Thursday mornings in the children's department.
Chess Club for Kids
Coach Jack runs the club in the children's department for ages six to twelve, beginners included. Registration required, caregivers stay in the room, waitlist gets called after 5:45.
Child + Adult Yoga
Zia Yoga runs half an hour of poses for two to six-year-olds and the adult who came with them, in the Struble Room. Friday morning, no cost at the library.
Family Story Time
Half an hour of stories, songs, fingerplays and movement for preschoolers and whoever brought them. Saturday morning, no registration, walk straight into the children's department.
Sprouts Story Time
Story time built for two-year-olds, half an hour of stories, songs and rhymes. Monday mornings in the children's department, and there is a second session at 10:30.
Chair Yoga with Kim
Kim Slattery runs a modified chair class in the Struble Room, forty-five minutes on mobility, balance and breathing. Beginner friendly, and registration closes two hours before the start.
Evening Book Group
The library's evening reading group meets in the Burke Room. New members are welcome, registration is asked for, and the book changes every session.
Cruise into Kindergarten
A story time built for kids about to start school, with music, creative play and exploration folded in. Forty-five minutes on Tuesday afternoons in the children's department.
Acorns Story Time
Story time pitched at one-year-olds, half an hour of stories, songs, fingerplays and rhymes. Wednesday mornings in the children's department, with a second session at 10:30.
Chair Yoga with Kim
Kim Slattery runs a modified chair class in the Struble Room, forty-five minutes on mobility, balance and breathing. Beginner friendly, and registration closes two hours before the start.
I Can, You Can, NARCAN! Community Narcan Training
Ninety minutes on spotting an opioid overdose, getting someone into treatment and using naloxone nasal spray. Free naloxone goes home with attendees. Burke Room, Wednesday evening.
Make Your Own Needle Felted Pumpkin
Farren Maillie of Whimsical Woollies walks you through needle felting a small pumpkin from start to finish. Two hours, materials handled, and you go home with the thing you made. Registration required, seats limited.
Friends of Chester County Book Sale - Open to the Public
The Friends clear the shelves and this is the public day, six and a half hours of it. Books for every age, priced to move, right inside the county library off Exton Square Parkway. Bring a bag.
Friends of Chester County Book Sale - Open to the Public
Day two of the Friends book sale, doors at one. Sunday afternoon is when the tables get picked over and prices soften, so come with a wide-open list rather than one title in mind.
Your Life, Your Choice: Advance Care Planning Workshop
A nurse-led hour on advance care planning: which medical treatments you would want, which you would not, and how to raise any of it with family and doctors before the moment arrives.
Play & Learn: Parent Child Workshop
Five Friday mornings of toys, books and art for toddlers 18 to 35 months and a grown-up, with a different community resource professional on hand each week. Registration covers the whole series.
Hybrid: Medicare 101, Discover Your Options
Parts A, B, C and the drug benefit laid out in plain terms, plus which health plans actually exist in Chester County and what low-income beneficiaries qualify for. Useful whether you are enrolling or helping a parent.
What's your shtick? Personal branding on & off LinkedIn
Ninety minutes on picking the keywords that make a resume and a LinkedIn profile findable, plus networking habits worth keeping. Aimed at anyone rewriting how they describe their own work.
Afternoon Book Group
The daytime book club takes the Burke Room on the third Wednesday, one title a month, new people welcome. Registration is encouraged rather than required, so a first visit is easy enough.
Play & Learn: Parent Child Workshop
Five Friday mornings of toys, books and art for toddlers 18 to 35 months and a grown-up, with a different community resource professional on hand each week. Registration covers the whole series.
Red Cross Blood Drive
Five hours in the Struble Room with the American Red Cross. The library puts the math plainly: one pint can help save up to three lives. Booking a slot beats walking in cold.
Play & Learn: Parent Child Workshop
Five Friday mornings of toys, books and art for toddlers 18 to 35 months and a grown-up, with a different community resource professional on hand each week. Registration covers the whole series.
Play & Learn: Parent Child Workshop
Five Friday mornings of toys, books and art for toddlers 18 to 35 months and a grown-up, with a different community resource professional on hand each week. Registration covers the whole series.
Wee Build
A story first, then an hour of blocks. Constructive play for preschool kids at the county library, and the block bin does more for early math than it gets credit for.
Play & Learn: Parent Child Workshop
Five Friday mornings of toys, books and art for toddlers 18 to 35 months and a grown-up, with a different community resource professional on hand each week. Registration covers the whole series.
Wee Build
The same Friday hour of stories and block building for preschoolers, one week on. Free, at the county library, and a decent way to burn an early afternoon in November.
Afternoon Book Group
The daytime book club takes the Burke Room on the third Wednesday, one title a month, new people welcome. Registration is encouraged rather than required, so a first visit is easy enough.
Chester County LGBTQ+ Ally Affinity Group
A bi-monthly group for allies to trade questions, experience and practical ways to advocate for LGBTQ+ people in Chester County. Meets in the Burke Room the night before Thanksgiving.
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