Explora

Welcome Explora to our family of resources helping you with educational and research needs. Explora is the search interface for all of our EBSCO databases including our new addition, MasterFILE Premier. Use Explora to find subject overviews, full text for...Read on...

Power Library

POWER Library is the online portal to all that Pennsylvania libraries offer. This is the place to find trustworthy answers to questions about healthcare, consumer purchases, personal finances, and much more. Enjoy free 24/7 access to newspapers, magazines...

Flipster

Access 42 digital magazines anywhere you are with an active Chester County Library System card. Simple and convenient to use, especially when on-the-go and traveling! Some titles include: HGTV Magazine, Rolling Stone, Clean Eating, Real Simple, and Hous...Read on...

Overdrive

With OverDrive, you can borrow and enjoy free eBooks, audiobooks, and more from your library's digital collection. All you need to get started is an internet connection and a library card!

Get A Library Card

A LIBRARY CARD...POWER IN YOUR HAND
Small enough to fit in your hand, powerful enough to change your life!It's FREE, and one card is good at all 18 libraries!

With your Library Card, you have access to:
online databases • books and audiobooks • mag...Read on...

BookFlix

BookFlix is an online literacy resource that pairs classic video storybooks from Weston Woods with related nonfiction from Children’s Press and other trusted Scholastic imprints. It is published by Scholastic Inc. BookFlix was developed in collaboration w...

NextReads

NextReads is a newsletter service that delivers reading recommendations based on patrons’ reading interests. We have recently transitioned NextReads from a stand-alone product to an integral part of LibraryAware. You’ll receive all the same, award-winnin...Read on...

RB Digital eAudiobooks

RB Digital eAudiobooks 

Looking for an eAudiobook? Check out our new resource! These  eAudiobook titles from RB Digital are always available. 

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Coatesville Area Public Library Receives 2018 Pearls of Distinction Award

On behalf of the Board of Trustees and the Staff of the Coatesville Area Public library we are honored & happy to announce that the library has received the 2018 Pearls of Distinction Award for Community Service from Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Iota T...

Chester County Commissioners Announce Quality of Life Survey for Residents

The survey, an update on Chester County Quality of Life surveys undertaken in 2009 and 2013, has been developed in partnership with West Chester University’s Center for Social and Economic Policy Research.

Results of the survey will be incorporated in the ...

PA Real IDs

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation started pre-qualifying residents who want to receive Real IDs when they become available in March. The Real ID driver’s license meets federal anti-terrorism standards and will allow Pennsylvanians to...

Get Free Admission to Local Museums and Historic Sites through Your Library!

Chester County libraries offer museum passes for free admission to various museums and historic sites in Pennsylvania and New Jersey! 

Find out more from one of the following participating libraries:

• Chester County Library
• Easttown Library
• Henrietta ...

Make sure when you shop, Amazon gives.

What if you could shop and donate to your favorite charity at the same time? Well, you can! AmazonSmile is the same Amazon you know and love but when you shop at www.smile.amazon.com a portion of the price of eligible purchases will be donated by Amazon t...