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...

Chester County Library Receives Keystone Grant Award

Chester County Library and District Center was among 18 libraries across Pennsylvania to be awarded a 2020 Keystone Grant for Public Library facilities by the Pennsylvania Department of Education on Thursday, November 12. Grants are awarded on a competiti...

West Chester Public Library's Holiday Door Tour

Holiday Door Tour & Appeal 

This year, to preserve the health of our Tour attendees through social distancing, we are replacing the annual Home Tour with a decorated “Door Tour,” which will run for 8 days from Saturday, Dec...

'Tis the Season for Community Giving at Spring City Public Library

In honor of November being “Adopt a Senior Pet Month,” SCPL is collecting items for the Brandywine Valley SPCA. The most in need items are towels, blankets, & sheets (gently used are fine), 6’ leashes, Kong toys, dog trea...

Please Remember Chester County Library on Giving Tuesday!

As we are spending more time at home due to the pandemic, the library has been a valuable resource for information, entertainment, and personal growth. By seamlessly pivoting to provide digital materials and virtual programs, the demand for library servic...

Representative Carolyn Comitta Named PaLA's Elected Official of the Year!

PA LIBRARY ASSOCIATION RECOGNIZES REPRESENTATIVE CAROLYN COMITTA AS 2020 ELECTED OFFICIAL OF THE YEAR

Representative Carolyn Comitta, 156th Legislative District, Chester County.

Mechanicsburg, PA (October 15, 2020) – Each year, the Pennsylvania Library Asso...

Library Operations Status

November 23, 2020 Update 

The Chester County Library System is happy to update you on the current status of our Member Libraries.

The open status varies from location to location depending upon many factors. Please check with the library (https://w...