Chester County Library

Paperback Pals is a program for ages 6 to 11 that we are offering on Tuesday afternoons at 3:30 p.m. at the Chester Main Library. Join us for a book, craft, and games. Hope to see you there!

The Chester County Library has SC State Park Passports for checkout! The Park Passport allows you FREE admission to all 47 state parks in South Carolina. Take a pass for a day trip or a weekend long adventure.

If you're interested, please call the main library at 803-377-8145 to check the availability today.

Growing Growing our own greens and loving every minute of it! 🌱🌿 Come get your fresh produce at the Chester County Library! Stop by and request a snip or cutting. We have thyme, lemon balm, parsley, chives, peppers, tiny strawberries , Kale, Spearmint, Basil, Holy Basil, Bunching onion, Cutting celery, Sorrel, Bok Choy, lettuces that are ready. Oregano and Bibb lettuce is not ready yet. CORE SC

Curious to see what the current book club read is?

October's Book Club pick for the Chester Main Library Book Club is "Summer Island" by Kristin Hannah.

Next Meeting: October 20, 2026 at 11 a.m.

Summary:
Summer Island: Thirty-four year old Ruby Bridge is a not-too-successful comedienne who uses her mother, a nationally-syndicated "moral and spiritual counselor" as the main fodder for her cynical, rather bitter humor. Her mother Nora, long divorced from Ruby's father, is a woman whose past is just about to catch up with her - in the form of blackmail by a former lover. After an accident (an attempted su***de?) Ruby returns to care for her stricken mother - bitterly resenting the fact that once again her mother's life has colonized hers. When she is approached by a publisher to write a biography of her mother, Ruby is desperate for the princely sum offered. Yet her research into her mother's past reveals a woman very different from the one Ruby expected. And what began as "mommy dearest" ends as a love story - not only between mother and daughter, but involving two very different men who play a key role in linking the past to the present. True Colors: The Grey sisters had only each other when their mother died years ago. Their father provided for them physically on Water's Edge, the ranch that had been in their family for three generations, each of them however, longed for their father's love. Winona, the oldest, knew early on that she could never get it. An overweight dreamer and reader, she didn't exhibit the kinds of talents and strengths her father valued. Vivi Anne, the youngest, had those things. And it was Vivi Anne who only ever saw a glimmer of their father's approval. When Vivi Anne makes a fateful decision to follow her heart, rather than take the route of a dutiful daughter, events are set in motion that will test the love and loyalties of the Grey sisters.

If you are interested in joining the Chester Main Library's Book Club, please call 803-377-8145 for more information.

Come join us for a new teen program on Mondays at 4 p.m. at the Chester Main Library! Readers Theatre is for teens ages 12 to 17 to learn plays and to do some amateur acting. The first play they'll be doing is Snow White.

Mondays at 4 p.m. Program runs from September 14, 2026, to December 14, 2026.

Book Buddies is back starting tomorrow!!

Book Buddies will be happening on Mondays starting September 14, 2026. This program is for grades K - 2 but please check with the library for more information. Group meets on Mondays at 3:30 p.m.

Program runs from September 14 to December 14, 2026.

Come join us for a new story time program on Mondays at 10:30 a.m. focused around Winnie the Pooh and friends at the Chester Main Library! Pooh Bear and Pals Story Time is for children ages 0 to 5.

Program runs from September 14, 2026, to December 14, 2026.

Our seed libraries are now available at all 3 locations. We ask that you take 3 to 5 packs of seeds per week per family. We have so many varieties! This project is in collaboration with the Chester Water and Soil Conservation District.

Discover Your Family History!

If you're working on your family history and find yourself in need of more research tools, stop by your local Chester County Library branch to access a full version of ancestry(.)com on one of our public computers. All you need is your library card (in good standing order) and the information that you're looking for.

Hop onto one of our computers and type www.ancestrylibrary.com into the address bar today and see what you can discover.

Did you know the library has a database that can recommend books similar to those you've read and enjoyed? Check out Novelist! It has suggestions of thousands of titles for every age level. Your next great read is just a click away.

Check out Novelist here: https://chesterlibsc.org/research-databases/