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Chester County Library Receives National Public Relations Award

July 23, 2020 By Compendium News Staff In Library News

EXTON: The annual PR Xchange Awards recognize the very best public relations materials produced by libraries across the nation. Materials are judged on the quality of content, originality, graphic design, and format. Entries were evaluated by a jury of 21 talented marketing...

Chester County Library Continues Library Journal Designation as a Star Library

January 2, 2020 By Compendium News Staff In Academic Libraries, Library News, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries, School Libraries

EXTON: On the heels of being awarded numerous other accolades for 2019 including Pennsylvania Library Association’s State Library of the Year Award, the Chester County Library was named as one of America’s Top-Rated Libraries – earning the designation as a Star Library by...

Pennsylvania Library Association Hosts Annual Conference in Erie; Awards Announced

October 23, 2019 By Compendium News Staff In Uncategorized

First Time in Erie in 30 YEARS. Mechanicsburg, PA (October 13, 2019) – The Pennsylvania Library Association is hosting its 2019 Conference in Erie Pennsylvania. The event will be held at the beautiful Bayfront Convention Center from Sunday, October 13 to Wednesday, October...

Libraries Blazing Star-Aligned Trails Throughout Pennsylvania

July 22, 2019 By Compendium News Staff In Academic Libraries, Library News, PA Forward, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries

Pennsylvania Library Association recognizes libraries for PA ForwardTM Star achievements earned between April 1 and June 30, 2019 Mechanicsburg, PA (July 22, 2019) – The Pennsylvania Library Association just announced the 2019 second quarter PA ForwardTM Star Library awardees....

Chester County Library Receives $10,000 American Dream Literacy Grant

March 4, 2019 By Compendium News Staff In Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, Library News

EXTON: The Chester County Library has been selected as one of 16 public libraries nationwide to receive a $10,000 American Dream Literacy Initiative grant from the American Library Association (ALA) and Dollar General Literacy Foundation. The Chester County Library was selected...

PALS Writing Group: Welcome to the Library is Information Literacy Program!

November 16, 2018 By Compendium News Staff In Children's Services, Library News, PA Forward, Resources of Interest

by Meghan Lynch Business Outreach Librarian Chester County Library The Welcome to the Library program at the Chester County Library in Exton, PA, was inspired by the realization that although new library card holders are given a lot of literature about various library programs...

Chester County Library Director Receives Award

October 30, 2018 By Compendium News Staff In Library News

On October 26th, Marguerite Dube, Director of the Chester County Library and its Henrietta Hankin Branch, was honored at the Chester County Opportunities Industrialization Center (OIC) 39th Annual Award Gala. Marguerite received the 2018 Difference of One Award for her dedication...

LJ Names Chester County Library a Star Library; 4 other PA Libraries Also Receive Designation

April 24, 2018 By Compendium News Staff In Library News, Resources of Interest

EXTON- The Chester County Library was named as one of America’s Top-Rated Libraries* – earning the designation as a Star Library by the profession’s leading periodical, Library Journal. This is the first year the Chester County Library (CCL) has received this distinction...

Loving Yourself. . . .with Help from Your Local Library

February 27, 2017 By Compendium News Staff In Children's Services, Health Focus, Library News, PA Forward, Resources of Interest

by Elizabeth Hess You’ve surely seen or heard the phrase “New Year, New You” before- whether on a magazine cover, a television show, or even a library display (like one I created last January!) While it’s often the New Year when many make resolutions to break a bad...

Hotspots – Libraries Check out the Internet!

February 15, 2016 By Compendium News Staff In Accessibility, Broadband, Library News, Resources of Interest

On October 19, 2015, the Chester County and Henrietta Hankin Branch Libraries launched a pilot program with T-Mobile to offer mobile hotspots to our customers for a nominal fee. The Library hotspot program allows library card holders to access unlimited, high-speed Internet service...