Book Buddies – Great Falls
Book Buddies – Great Falls
Join us for an afternoon of fun activities and stories. Mondays at 3:30 p.m. starting October 2, 2023 for ages 6 to 12. We hope to see you there!
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Join us for an afternoon of fun activities and stories. Mondays at 3:30 p.m. starting October 2, 2023 for ages 6 to 12. We hope to see you there!
Join us starting on Tuesday, August 15, 2023 at 3:30 p.m. to read a book, play games, and make a craft. We look forward to seeing you there! There will be no program on Tuesday, November 21, 2023.
Join us starting September 20, 2023, at the Lewisville Community Library on Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m. for ages 0 to 5. We look forward to seeing you there!
Join us starting on Wednesday, September 20, 2023 at 3:30 p.m. to read a book, play games, and make a craft. We look forward to seeing you there! There will be no program on Wednesday, November 22, 2023.
Join us starting August 10, 2023, at the Chester Main Library on Thursdays at 10:30 a.m. for ages 0 to 5. We look forward to seeing you there!
Christmas in Chester at the Library returns on Saturday, December 2, 2023 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Chester Main Library! We'll be hosting Dr. Sam's Teddy Bear Clinic, Mrs. Claus's Story Time, crafts, and more. Join us for a morning of fun!
Join us for an afternoon of fun activities and stories. Mondays at 3:30 p.m. starting October 2, 2023 for ages 6 to 12. We hope to see you there!
Join us starting on Tuesday, August 15, 2023 at 3:30 p.m. to read a book, play games, and make a craft. We look forward to seeing you there! There will be no program on Tuesday, November 21, 2023.
Join us starting September 20, 2023, at the Lewisville Community Library on Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m. for ages 0 to 5. We look forward to seeing you there!
Join us starting on Wednesday, September 20, 2023 at 3:30 p.m. to read a book, play games, and make a craft. We look forward to seeing you there! There will be no program on Wednesday, November 22, 2023.
Join us starting August 10, 2023, at the Chester Main Library on Thursdays at 10:30 a.m. for ages 0 to 5. We look forward to seeing you there!
Curious to see what the current book club suggestion is? December's Book Club from Great Falls is "The Dutch House" by Ann Pratchett. Summary: "Do you think it's possible to ever see the past as it actually was?" I asked my sister. We were sitting in her car, parked in front of the Dutch House, in the broad daylight of early summer. At the end of the Second World War, Cyril Conroy combines luck and a single canny investment to build an immense real estate empire, propelling his family from poverty to enormous wealth. His first order of business is to buy the Dutch House, a lavish estate in the suburbs of Philadelphia. Meant as a surprise for his wife, the house sets in motion the undoing of everyone he loves. The story is told by Cyril’s son, Danny, as he and his older sister, the brilliantly acerbic and self-assured Maeve, are exiled by their stepmother from the house where they grew up. The two wealthy siblings are thrown back into the poverty their parents had escaped from and find that all they have to count on is each other. It is this unshakeable bond that both saves their lives and thwarts their futures. Set over the course of five decades, The Dutch House is a dark fairy tale about two smart people who cannot overcome their past. Despite every outward sign of success, Danny and Maeve are only truly comfortable when they’re together. Throughout their lives they return to the well-worn narrative of what they’ve lost with humor and rage. But when at last they’re forced to confront the people who left them behind, the relationship between an indulged brother and his ever-protective sister is finally tested. Next meeting: January 5, 2023 If you are interested in joining the Great Falls Library's Book Club, you should stop by the Great Falls Library or call 803-482-2149 for more information.
The Puzzle Swap is staying! You asked, we answered. We will be having 2 more puzzle swaps this year on Saturday, October 14, 2023, and Saturday, December 9, 2023. Stop by to swap your old puzzles for new ones. Please make sure your puzzle is in good condition, has all the pieces, and are in a container.
Curious to see what the current book club read is? October's book for the Chester Main's Saturday Mystery Book Club is Hallowe'en Party by Agatha Christie. Next Meeting: October 14, 2023 at 1 p.m. Summary: When a Halloween Party turns deadly, it falls to Hercule Poirots to unmask a murderer in Agatha Christie’s classic murder mystery, Hallowe’en Party. At a Halloween party, Joyce–a hostile thirteen-year-old–boasts that she once witnessed a murder. When no one believes her, she storms off home. But within hours her body is found, still in the house, drowned in an apple-bobbing tub. That night, Hercule Poirot is called in to find the evil presence’. But first he must establish whether he is looking for a murderer or a double-murderer… If you are interested in joining the Chester Main's Saturday Mystery Book Club, please call 803-377-8145 for more information.
Join us for an afternoon of fun activities and stories. Mondays at 3:30 p.m. starting October 2, 2023 for ages 6 to 12. We hope to see you there!
Curious to see what the current book club read is? August's book for the Fort Lawn Community Center's Book Club is "The Last List of Miss Judith Kratt" by Andrea Bobotis. There will be no meeting in July! Next Meeting: August 15, 2023 at 10:30 a.m. Summary: Some bury their secrets close to home. Others scatter them to the wind and hope they land somewhere far away. Judith Kratt inherited all the Kratt family had to offer—the pie safe, the copper clock, the murder no one talks about. She knows it's high time to make an inventory of her household and its valuables, but she finds that cataloging the family belongings—as well as their misfortunes—won't contain her family's secrets, not when her wayward sister suddenly returns, determined to expose skeletons the Kratts had hoped to take to their graves. Interweaving the present with chilling flashbacks from one fateful evening in 1929, Judith pieces together the influence of her family on their small South Carolina cotton town, learning that the devastating effects of dark family secrets can last a lifetime and beyond. If you are interested in joining the Fort Lawn Community Center's Book Club, please call 803-377-8145 for more information.
Curious to see what the current book club read is? January's book for the Fort Lawn Community Center's Book Club is "A Man Called Ove" by Fredrik Backman. Summary: A grumpy yet loveable man finds his solitary world turned on its head when a boisterous young family moves in next door. Meet Ove. He's a curmudgeon, the kind of man who points at people he dislikes as if they were burglars caught outside his bedroom window. He has staunch principles, strict routines, and a short fuse. People call him the bitter neighbor from hell, but must Ove be bitter just because he doesn't walk around with a smile plastered to his face all the time? Behind the cranky exterior there is a story and a sadness. So when one November morning a chatty young couple with two chatty young daughters move in next door and accidentally flatten Ove's mailbox, it is the lead-in to a comical and heartwarming tale of unkempt cats, unexpected friendship, and the ancient art of backing up a U-Haul. All of which will change one cranky old man and a local residents' association to their very foundations. If you are interested in joining the Fort Lawn Community Center's Book Club, please call 803-377-8145 for more information. Next Meeting: January 10, 2023 at 10:30 a.m.
Join us starting on Tuesday, August 15, 2023 at 3:30 p.m. to read a book, play games, and make a craft. We look forward to seeing you there! There will be no program on Tuesday, November 21, 2023.
Join us starting August 10, 2023, at the Chester Main Library on Thursdays at 10:30 a.m. for ages 0 to 5. We look forward to seeing you there!
Curious to see what the current book club read is? August's book for the Reading 4 Life Chester Main Teen Book Club is "The Whole Story of Half a Girl" by Veera Hiranandani. The Chester Main Teen Book Club is for 6th to 9th graders interested in joining a group of their peers in reading and discussing a book monthly. This book club meets on the 3th Thursday of each month. Next Meeting: Thursday, August 17, 2023 Summary: After her father loses his job, Sonia Nadhamuni, half Indian and half Jewish American, finds herself yanked out of private school and thrown into the unfamiliar world of public education. For the first time, Sonia's mixed heritage makes her classmates ask questions—questions Sonia doesn't always know how to answer—as she navigates between a group of popular girls who want her to try out for the cheerleading squad and other students who aren't part of the "in" crowd. At the same time that Sonia is trying to make new friends, she's dealing with what it means to have an out-of-work parent—it's hard for her family to adjust to their changed circumstances. And then, one day, Sonia's father goes missing. Now Sonia wonders if she ever really knew him. As she begins to look for answers, she must decide what really matters and who her true friends are—and whether her two halves, no matter how different, can make her a whole. If you are interested in joining the Chester Main Teen Book Club, please call 803-377-8145 for more information.
Curious to see what the current book club read is? December/January's book for the Lewisville Community Library's Book Club is "The Thirteenth Tale" by Diane Setterfield. Summary: All children mythologize their birth...So begins the prologue of reclusive author Vida Winter's collection of stories, which are as famous for the mystery of the missing thirteenth tale as they are for the delight and enchantment of the twelve that do exist. The enigmatic Winter has spent six decades creating various outlandish life histories for herself -- all of them inventions that have brought her fame and fortune but have kept her violent and tragic past a secret. Now old and ailing, she at last wants to tell the truth about her extraordinary life. She summons biographer Margaret Lea, a young woman for whom the secret of her own birth, hidden by those who loved her most, remains an ever-present pain. Struck by a curious parallel between Miss Winter's story and her own, Margaret takes on the commission. As Vida disinters the life she meant to bury for good, Margaret is mesmerized. It is a tale of gothic strangeness featuring the Angelfield family, including the beautiful and willful Isabelle, the feral twins Adeline and Emmeline, a ghost, a governess, a topiary garden and a devastating fire. Margaret succumbs to the power of Vida's storytelling but remains suspicious of the author's sincerity. She demands the truth from Vida, and together they confront the ghosts that have haunted them while becoming, finally, transformed by the truth themselves. If you are interested in joining the Lewisville Community Library's Book Club, please call 803-789-7800 for more information. Next Meeting: January 12, 2023 at 1 p.m.
Curious to see what the current book club read is? December's discussion for the Main Library's Book Club will cover the book The Twelve Topsy-Turvey, Very Messy Days of Christmas by James Patterson. Next Meeting: December 19, 2023 at 11:15 a.m. Summary: Move over, Dickens—America’s favorite storyteller has written a gift, “a delightful Christmas story to be shared by the whole family” (Kirkus),destined to become as treasured as A Christmas Carol. At Christmastime, a family of three are missing someone dear to them. Until unexpected guests begin to arrive at their empty house, filling it with Christmas memories in the making. Listening to the song “The Twelve Days of Christmas” is a beloved holiday tradition. Now comes a new one: Reading James Patterson’s instant classic, The Twelve Topsy-Turvy, Very Messy Days of Christmas. If you are interested in joining the Chester Main Library's Book Club, you should stop by the main library’s circulation desk or call the main library at 803-377-8145 for more information.
Curious to see what the current book club read is? December's discussion for the Main Library's Book Club will cover the book The Twelve Topsy-Turvey, Very Messy Days of Christmas by James Patterson. Next Meeting: December 19, 2023 at 11:15 a.m. Summary: Move over, Dickens—America’s favorite storyteller has written a gift, “a delightful Christmas story to be shared by the whole family” (Kirkus),destined to become as treasured as A Christmas Carol. At Christmastime, a family of three are missing someone dear to them. Until unexpected guests begin to arrive at their empty house, filling it with Christmas memories in the making. Listening to the song “The Twelve Days of Christmas” is a beloved holiday tradition. Now comes a new one: Reading James Patterson’s instant classic, The Twelve Topsy-Turvy, Very Messy Days of Christmas. If you are interested in joining the Chester Main Library's Book Club, you should stop by the main library’s circulation desk or call the main library at 803-377-8145 for more information.
Join us for a festive afternoon in the Chester State Park to celebrate the start of the Winter Break. We will have stories, songs, and crafts. All ages welcome! Chester State Park 1-3pm Wednesday, Dec. 21
The Chester County Libraries will be closed on Saturday, December 23, 2023, Monday, December 25, 2023, Tuesday, December 26, 2023, and Wednesday, December 27, 2023 in observance of Christmas. They will reopen on Thursday, December 28, 2023, during regular business hours. Have a safe and happy holiday!
The Chester County Library will be closed on Saturday, December 30, 2023 and Monday, January 1, 2024, in observance of the New Year. They will reopen on Tuesday, January 2, 2024.