Newsletter for the Chester County Library

& Henrietta Hankin Branch

UPCOMING EVENTS

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COMMUNITY READ

2018 Partnership with Longwood Gardens.

GIRLS WHO CODE

Computer Programming just for girls!

NEW RELEASES

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Get Your Taxes Done @ Your Library!

Tax season is here, and the Chester County & Henrietta Hankin Branch Libraries will provide a selection of forms and publications and tax assistance for you to get a head start on filing your taxes! Each library will offer basic federal and state forms, including IRS 1040, 1040A, and 1040EZ forms and instructions, a selection of PA schedules, an IRS binder with reproduc-ible forms, and tax assistance from the AARP Foundation Tax Aide Program.

Tax help is being offered by the AARP Foundation Tax Aide Program on Mondays at the Chester County Library during February, March, and early April. Trained and certified tax volunteers can help you prepare and elec-tronically file your federal and state taxes at no

charge. Individuals with complex tax situations may need to see a tax professional. Please visit www.chescolibraries.org and click on “Events” to register, or call 610-280-2620.

AARP tax preparers will be at the Henrietta Hankin Branch on Fridays and Saturdays starting on February 9th. New this year for the Hankin Branch, you can sign up for an appointment through the online calendar. Pick a date and time and register with your name and contact informa-tion. If you have a question or need assistance, please leave a message at 610-321-1704. Calls will be returned first come, first served.

The library also has helpful websites for federal, state, and local tax information which include

how to order forms and publications and find tax help, where to e-file, and how to track your refund. Visit the “Tax” section under Websites by Subject in the Tools & Research section on our website, www.chescolibraries.org.

The Reference staff is happy to help you access forms and instructions and find information for your general tax information needs. Contact us in-person, email ref@ccls.org, or call 610-280-2620 with any questions.

-Beverly Lawler, Branch Manager -Thomas Berman, Assistant Reference

Supervisor

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Branch Manager’s Message

Director’s MessageTo Our Valued CustomersIn December of 2017, 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 period-ical, Library Journal, which has published this index for ten years. This year, the index evaluated 7,409 U.S. public libraries across the country, and Chester County Library was one of only 259 other libraries honored in the nation. Libraries are rated in five main categories: number of vis-itors, circulation, program attendance, public Internet use, and electronic circulation. The Chester County Library received a three-star designation within the $5 million–$9.9 million

ChroniCLeNewsletter for the Chester County Library & Henrietta Hankin Branch

Marguerite Dube, Director Chester County Library & Henrietta Hankin Branch Beverly Lawler, Branch Manager

Board of Trustees Richard Hankin, President Earl M. Baker, Vice-President William F. Connor, Secretary Kathleen M. Pearse, Treasurer JoAnn Weinberger, Member James B. Norton, III, Member

Newletter Contributors Amy Krize Suveg, Editor & Graphic Designer Marguerite Dube, Director Beverly Lawler, Branch Manager Jenna Persick, Technical Services Manager Jessica Williams, Multimedia Librarian Jamie Claxton, Library Assistant Mary DeCecco, Reference Libraria Thomas Berman, Assistant Reference Supervisor Jeanne Clancy, Head of Youth ServicesMike Persick, Copy Editor

Wondering about the construction in the far parking lot? The Hankin Group is building a day care center which is expected to open in August of 2018. Obviously we no longer have the expansive parking options we once had, but parking on Lexington is permissible.

Did you see Darth Vadar at the library? We were happy to host Garrison Carida, a group of Star Wars enthusiasts, who know ALL about the movies and characters. Our program attend-ees knew an amazing amount too. Between a trivia contest and a sound-a-like contest (do you sound like a Wookiee?) a good time was had by all! Check out our Facebook page for pictures.

The library will once again host AARP tax preparers to help you complete and elec-tronically submit your tax forms. See the

additional article in the newsletter for details.

If you have children in your family – babies through sixth grade – please consider signing up for our Winter Family Read-Aloud Program. Reading aloud to children is an essential part of preparing children for school. Participants are asked to read a total of 7 hours aloud during February as a family. That’s just 15 minutes a day. Drop by the Youth Services desk for details.

Finally, I would like to thank Betty Mulholland for her generous gift of two bronze figurines to the Chester County Library. They belonged to her husband who had two passions – chil-dren and education. We are honored to have them for the library and will continue to foster S. Grant Mulholland’s passions.

- Beverly Lawler, Branch Manager

expenditure category. I’m thankful for our inno-vative and hardworking staff and volunteers, their commitment to customer service, and the support exhibited by our Board of Trustees and the County Commissioners.

We are very excited about our partnership with the new Whole Foods store which opened in Exton on January 18. To promote the opening, over 200 Whole Food Secret Savings gift cards were given out the second week of January to new library card holders. Our partnership will continue through the end of March with their Nickels to Nonprofits Campaign. For every

reusable shopping bag you bring to Whole Foods, 5 cents will either be deducted from your bill or, if you choose, will be donated to the Friends of the Chester County Library. Donations to the Friends provide direct support to the library for programming, furniture and equipment, professional development, and amenities required to enhance the library and the services we offer to our community.

Happy Valentine’s Day! - Marguerite Dube, Director

February 2018

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Book CornerIt’s hard to believe we are already a month into the new year. Did you make any reading reso-lutions for 2018? If joining a book discussion group was one of them, we have you covered. Chester County Library and the Henrietta Hankin Branch have five adult book groups that meet monthly. The Evening and Afternoon Book Groups at Chester County and the Page Turners group at the Hankin Branch discuss a mix of fiction and nonfiction titles. The Hankin Whodunits focuses on mystery titles, and the Comics Unbound group is all about graphic novels. Please visit our Book Discussion Groups page on our website to find upcoming titles and meeting times: bit.ly/bookdiscussions.

Was one of your reading resolutions to read outside your comfort zone? There are many reading challenges out there; search “reading challenges 2018” in your search engine of choice to find them. Reading challenges list a number of prompts to help you plan your year of reading. If you need help finding matches, don’t forget to stop by our Reference Desks for assistance. You can also use NoveList Plus, our new reading suggestion database. There is a search box at the top of the screen where you can type your query. Try typing in the prompt to see what you get; for instance: historical fiction set in Iceland. If you are looking for help with a particular genre, click on the Browse By menu at the top of the screen and choose Genre. You

can also scroll down the front page and click on Keeping Up pages to find good overviews of many genres.

Have you tried our NextReads newsletters? We have over twenty free email newsletters that will arrive in your mailbox monthly or bimonthly. Each newsletter contains a mix of new and older titles, and they cover a variety of genres. Every book contains a description and a link to our catalog for you to check availabil-ity and place holds. Head over to our NextReads page to get started: http://chescolibraries.org/books-movies-music/nextreads.

The February LibraryReads list brings The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah as its top pick.

This is her follow-up novel to her big hit, The Nightingale. Jane Harper is back with Force of Nature, the next book in her series follow-ing The Dry. As Bright as Heaven by Susan Meissner is historical fiction set in Philadelphia during the flu epidemic of 1918. I’m also looking forward to An American Marriage by Tayari Jones: newlyweds Celestial and Roy find their lives upended when Roy is accused and con-victed of a crime he did not commit.

Please take a look at the back page of the ChroniCLe to see more forthcoming books.

Happy Reading! -Jenna Persick, Technical Services Manager

Library Reads February 2018 ListThe Great Alone by Kristin Hannah

An American Marriage by Tayari Jones The French Girl by Lexie Elliott Force of Nature by Jane Harper Surprise Me by Sophie Kinsella

Tarnished City by Vic James As Bright As Heaven by Susan Meissner

How to Stop Time by Matt Haig Summer Hours at the Robbers Library by Sue Halpern

Educated by Tara Westover

February

UPCOMING EVENTSTO REGISTER FOR THESE EVENTS AND TO VIEW MORE VISIT WWW.CHESCOLIBRARIES.ORG

06”Reach for the Stars” Women in Science: Astronomy - A

Community Read Program. Karen Schwarz, Ph.D., Director of the West Chester University Mather Planetarium, will speak about her experiences as a woman in the field of astronomy. What’s it like to be a female astro-physicist? And what does an astrophysicist do anyway? Dr. Schwarz be talking about her journey as a female scientist--starting in middle school all the way through to securing a job as a tenured faculty member. We’ll also take a look at prominent female astronomers through time and discuss the difficulties they encountered being women in a male-dominated field. Time: 7:00 p.m. Location: Chester County Library.

08Love, Murder, and Corruption in Lancaster County. Is an innocent

woman serving a life sentence for a murder she did not commit? David Brown, co-author with Lisa Michelle Lambert, will dis-cuss Lisa’s case and conviction. Lisa is now serving a life sentence in Massachusetts for the murder of her supposed romantic rival, Laurie Snow, in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, in 1991. Lisa’s case, which has been the sub-ject of a TV movie, another book, and epi-sodes on several TV shows, including 20/20, will be examined. David will discuss why wrongful convictions have become an epi-demic in this country and why he feels Lisa was wrongly convicted. He will also discuss the flawed legal and prison systems and what can be done to improve them. Love, Murder, and Corruption in Lancaster County will be available for purchase. Time: 6:30 p.m. Location: Chester County Library.

11Up Close and Personal With Owls. Join educators--human

and avian--from Indian Run Environmental Education Center for an exciting program on these amazing nocturnal hunters! Learn more about Pennsylvania owls as you meet non-releasable birds that reside at the Center and discover their unique adapta-tions for survival. Guests may also examine feathers, talons, and other owl biofacts to understand where owls fit in their world and why humans have been fascinated with them for thousands of years. Time: 1:30 p.m. Location: Chester County Library.

12Memory Loss, Dementia, and Alzheimer’s: the Basics. This work-

shop will provide information and educa-tion on the facts and myths regarding aging, Alzheimer’s disease and dementia, the common risk factors and causes, and the stages of the disease and current treat-ments. Time: 1:00 p.m. Location: Henrietta Hankin Branch.

15Introduction to Learning Express Library for Academic Success. The

Learning Express Library database is a pow-erful tool for students. Its study aids, tutori-als, eBooks, and practice tests build class-room skills for students in grades 4 through 12, prepare college bound students for ACT and SAT tests, and help students who are in college strengthen their academic skills and prepare for graduate school entrance exams. Join us this evening and learn how easy and convenient it is to use. We will focus on the School Center, the College Preparation Center, and the College Center. Time: 7:00 p.m. Location: Chester County Library.

22Author Talk: Love and Loyalty by Josephine Pasquarello.

Josephine Pasquarello will discuss her book, Love and Loyalty: An Immigrant Italian Mom Raising Her Family of 12 In the Shadow of a Mafia Crime. As the tenth child, Josephine tells the story of the heroine of her book, her own mother, who never wavered from doing the impossible. She was a survivor. Learn from her ability to handle life in such a graceful manner. See how mob violence affects the families left behind. Time: 6:30 p.m. Location: Chester County Library.

24Minecraft @ Your Library. You are invited to socialize, plan,

build, and create together on the Library’s Minecraft server. No registrations needed. Light refreshments will be provided. All ages are welcome. Time: 10:00 a.m. Location: Chester County Library.

28eBAY. Many people are surprised to discover that they can make a

quick buck off their old stuff, and it isn’t even very difficult. In this workshop you will learn the basics of eBay, i.e. setting up an account, using PayPal, listing your stuff, transferring payments, and leaving feedback. Bring an item or three to get started if you want, or just watch and learn. You may also want to bring a camera or smartphone, and you will definitely need one for eBaying at home. Note: eBay strongly encourages its sellers to use PayPal; to retrieve your payments from PayPal you will need to connect it to a bank account, credit card, or something similar. Time: 2:00 p.m. Location: Chester County Library.

March05Inside Secrets to Staging Your

Home for Sale. Accredited Staging Professionals Kate Perry and Cindy Lieberman will help home sellers take a fresh look at their homes and see it through the eyes of a poten-tial buyer. They will share tips and techniques on the steps to prepare your home for the real estate market. Attract more buyers, minimize the time your home is on the market, and get top dollar! Time: 6:30 p.m. Location: Chester County Library.

12Little Sprouts Nature Class - “Life in a Log”. Little Sprouts is presented

by an educator from Green Valleys Watershed Assoc. This class is for 3-, 4-, and 5-year-olds with an adult. Siblings may attend as guests but supplies/activities are limited to regis-tered children only. Online registration is required and begins February 26. Time: 10:30 a.m. Location: Henrietta Hankin Branch.

14Meet the Author: Marie Curie- A Nobel Life by Ann Atkins. Meet

Ann Atkins, author of Marie Curie- A Nobel Life. Ann will take us through Marie Curie’s childhood in Poland as she endures Russian oppression. She will explore the harsh les-sons learned as a young governess. Setting course to study science at the Sorbonne, Marie upsets the status quo of a male-domi-nated world. Rising from the ashes more than once, Marie’s life surpasses scientific discov-eries and world fame. Marie’s story inspires the audience who believe, like her that, they are “gifted for something.” Time: 7:00 p.m. Location: Chester County Library.

16Identity Theft and Fraud Protection for Seniors. According

to the National Adult Protective Services Association, in 2016 one in every 20 seniors had reported some kind of financial mistreat-ment. This interactive seminar touches on several topics relevant to seniors and their financial wellness. What is identity theft and how do I spot it? We will look at health-care scams, fundraising and charity fraud,

impostor scams, and lottery scams. Learn what you can do to prevent being a victim and what to do if it happens to you. Time: 12:00 p.m. Location: Chester County Library.

19Pilates. Join us for Pilates with pop-ular teacher Lynn Napoletano.

Four week session--attend them all or just a few! Pilates is an exercise that strengthens and tones muscles and improves posture, flexibility, and balance, resulting in a more stream-lined shape. This class is for all levels: beginner, intermediate, and advanced. You work at your own level. Time: 6:00 p.m. Location: Henrietta Hankin Branch.

22Introduction to Learning Express Library for Job Seekers and

Career Advancement. The Learning Express Library database is a powerful tool for job seekers and career advancement. Its study aids, tutorials, eBooks, and practice tests will prepare you for occupational exams, chang-ing careers, taking the GED, entering the military, enhancing your workplace skills, and increasing your computer knowledge. Join us this evening and learn how easy and convenient it is to use. We will focus on the Career Center, the Adult Learning Center, and the High School Equivalency Center. Time: 7:00 p.m. Location: Chester County Library.

26Are You a Victim of Food Addiction? If you are a victim of food addic-

tion, your brain responds to sweet, fatty, and salty foods as it would to tobacco, alcohol, or cocaine. Learn how to replace these harmful, addicting foods with naturally delicious nour-ishing foods and free yourself from the trap. Dr. Ana M. Negrón will discuss food addiction and demonstrate some food preparations that will help get you started. Born and raised in Puerto Rico, Ana M. Negrón is a bilingual, board-certified family physician and author of the recent book Nourishing the Body and Recovering Health: The Positive Science of Food, published by Sunstone Press. Food is integral to her practice, where group cook-ing is a regular activity. She helps her patients transition to a whole foods plant-based diet, lower inflammation at the root of their illness, and reduce the need for medications. Time: 7:00 p.m. Location: Chester County Library.

28Crochet One Knit Too! Bring your needle work, whether it is knit-

ting, crocheting, cross stitch, or something else, and enjoy some time with others that also enjoy the art of creating! Take some time for yourself and make some progress on your projects. No registration is required. Time: 6:00 p.m. Location: Henrietta Hankin Branch.

06Women in Penn’s Woods A History of Women of Science

in Pennsylvania. Author of Women in Penn’s Woods: A History of Women in Pennsylvania Robyn Young will discuss some of the women of science highlighted in her book. Robyn will discuss the con-tributions of Alice C. Evans (Bacteriology), Ann Preston (Physician), Charlotte Emma Moore-Sittler (Mathematics and Astronomy), and Mary Sharpless Schaffer Warren (Botany).This presentation sup-ports the Longwood Gardens Community Read, a program designed to “encour-age reading and start a conversation.” Time: 7:00 p.m. Location: Chester County Library.

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First Human Library - A Successful Event Chester County Library held its first Human Library event on January 13th. The Human Library is an event that originated in Denmark and has been held in over 70 countries since it began. The event aims to work on dispelling prej-udices and stereotypes within communities by recruiting human “books” to speak one-on-one with people who “check them out” as “readers.”

Chester County Library’s Human Library col-lected human books titled The Story of the Muslim American Next Door, Could Anyone Become a Vegan?, My Son is Gay, and Gun Rights Advocate. Both readers and books alike provided overwhelmingly positive feed-back about the experience. One reader com-mented that the event was a “great opportunity to increase understanding of difficult topics,” which “helps us find common threads which are much-needed today.” Many readers remarked that their perceptions had changed as a result of their conversations with the books, with one reader commenting that they were “excited to

incorporate [their] new knowledge into [their] life.” The books found the readers to be engaged, curious, respectful, and interested in their stories, and they enjoyed their conversations.

With the success of this small first-time Human Library here in Exton, we hope to plan another event in the future! If you or anyone you know

might be interested in becoming a book for our next Human Library event, please send an email to Stephanie Sharon at ssharon@ccls.org.

- Jamie Claxton, Library Assistant

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2018 Longwood Gardens Community This year the Chester County Library and Henrietta Hankin Branch is once again working with Longwood Gardens as a community partner of the Longwood Community Read project, a program “designed to encourage reading for pleasure and to start a conversa-tion.” Each year, books are chosen that relate to natural science and the environment. Titles are chosen for adults and related titles are chosen for young readers.

This year, Longwood celebrates women in science and horticulture. The title for adults is Lab Girl, by Hope Jahren, a geobiologist who has spent her life studying trees, flowers, seeds, and soil. According to the Longwood website, “Lab Girl is a celebration of the lifelong curios-ity, humility, and passion that drive every sci-entist. Warm, luminous, compulsively readable, Lab Girl vividly demonstrates the mountains that we can move when love and work come together.”

For 2018, Longwood Gardens has chosen two books as their Community Read selections for children. The Tree Lady: The True Story of How One Tree-loving Woman Changed a City Forever, written by H. Joseph Hopkins and illustrated by Jill McElmurry, is the charming biography of Katherine Olivia Sessions. Sessions (1857-1940) was a horticulturist who worked to transform the city of San Diego from an arid town to a lush, green city and created beautiful Balboa Park in the process.

Women in Science: 50 Fearless Pioneers Who Changed the World, written and illus-trated by Rachel Ignotofsky, is the first Community Read book selection for middle school readers. In it, readers will be inspired by text and illustrations that capture the lives and works of fifty famous women of science, tech-nology, engineering, and math. From Hypatia to Mary Anning to Grace Hopper to Katherine Johnson to Jane Goodall, readers will be inspired by notable scientists across the ages.

In the coming months, book discussions and special programs will be hosted at Longwood Gardens and at libraries, museums, arboretums, nature centers, and other locations throughout

Southeastern Pennsylvania and north-ern Delaware. Here are some of the events we have planned at the Chester County Library and the Henrietta Hankin Branch.

In celebration of Kate Sessions and other great scientists, students in Grades 2 to 5 are invited to join the Green Thumb Gang this spring. The group will meet on Mondays from 4:15 to 5:30, April 16 to May 14, at the Chester County Library. The children will learn about pollina-tors like butterflies and bees as well as pollina-tor-friendly native plants. They will create step-ping stones for the library’s Children’s Garden and a mini-stone to take home for their own gardens. They will start seeds and select pol-linator-friendly plants, which they will plant in the Children’s Garden. Help us transform the garden into a friendly environment for but-terflies and bees. Please register for this five-week program at www.chescolibraries.org.

February 6, 7:00 p.m. Chester County Library, Exton Astronomy: Reach for the Stars! With Karen Schwarz, Ph.D., director of the West Chester University Mather Planetarium, who will discuss her experiences as a woman in the field of astronomy.

February 7, 6:30 p.m. Chester County Library, Exton Classic Movie Night: Sister Kenny (1946) In this classic 1946 film, Rosalind Russell stars as nurse Elizabeth Kenny, tireless battler of infantile paralysis.

March 6, 7:00 p.m. Chester County Library, Exton Women of Science in Penn’s Woods with Robyn Young.

March 14, 7:00 p.m. Chester County Library, Exton Marie Curie: a Nobel Life with Ann Atkins.

March 28, 10:30 a.m. Henrietta Hankin Branch The Tree Lady and Native Plants of Chester County. Listen to a reading from The Tree Lady, learn about the native plants of our area, and complete a nature craft.

April 9th, 6:30 p.m. Henrietta Hankin Branch Join us for a special meeting of the Mother-Daughter Book Club for a discussion of the book Women in Science: 50 Fearless Pioneers who Changed the World. Girls 9 years old and up are invited to bring their mom or favorite female grownup for discus-sion, fun activities, and a snack.

Register for these programs at chescolibraries.org/EVENTS and check our website often for additional programs as they are added. There are many ways to celebrate Community Read in our region, so check longwoodgardens.org and partner websites as well to learn about other programs as they are added.

- Jeanne Clancy, Head of Youth Services -Mary DeCecco, Reference Librarian

Special Community Read Events

Upcoming Community Read Event

#CommunityReadlongwoodgardens.org/community-read

Join in the fi fth year of the Community Read—a program designed to encourage reading for pleasure and then start a conversation. We invite you to read these three titles: Lab Girl by Hope Jahren, The Tree Lady by H. Joseph Hopkins, and Women In Science, by Rachel Ignotofsky. Together with local libraries and community partners, we will explore the science of plants—the reason that gardens and natural lands invite, delight, nourish, and comfort us all—and the women in science who push our knowledge of plant life to new limits.

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B O O K S FICTION

Down the River Unto the Sea by Walter Mosley

Freshwater by Akwaeke Emezi

The Gate Keeper by Charles Todd

The Gone World by Tom Sweterlitsch

The House of Impossible Beauties by Joseph Cassara

A Princess in Theory by Alyssa Cole

Promise by Minrose Gwin

Raspberry Danish Murder by Joanne Fluke

Sunburn by Laura Lippman

White Houses by Amy Bloom

NONFICTION

Close Encounters with HumanKind by Sang-Hee Lee

Directorate S by Steve Coll

Eloquent Rage by Brittney Cooper

Enlightenment Now by Steven Pinker

Feel Free by Zadie Smith

The Future of Humanity by Michio Kaku

The Line Becomes a River by Francisco Cantu

Smoketown by Mark Whitaker

NEW RELEASES FEBRUARY 2017 

AU D I O B O O K S2/6 The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah

2/6 A Death in Live Oak by James Grippando

2/13 Poison by John Lescroart

2/20 Down the River Unto the Sea by Walter Mosley

2/20 Sunburn by Laura Lippman

2/27 Raspberry Danish Murder by Joanne Fluke

M U S I C2/2 Man of the Woods by Justin Timberlake (Pop)

2/2 Here’s to You by Montgomery Gentry (Country)

2/9 Always Ascending by Franz Ferdinand (Rock)

2/9 Sleepwalkers by Brian Fallon (Rock)

2/16 By the Way, I Forgive You by Brandi Carlile (Folk)

M O V I E S 2/6 Only the Brave (Adventure)

2/13 Wonder (Family)

2/13 Roman J. Israel, Esq. (Drama)

2/20 Daddy’s Home 2 (Comedy)

2/27 Coco (Family)

2/27 Murder on the Orient Express (Mystery)

V I D E O G A M E S2/6 Shadow of the Colossus – PS4

2/9 Dragon Quest Builders – Nintendo Switch