More than 30,000 bargain books available

Chester County Library’s Annual Spring Book Sale a real page-turner The Annual Spring Book Sale will take place at the Chester County Library in Exton this weekend. If you’ve already read the books you bought at the Unionville High sale, here’s another opportunity to grab some inexpensive enlightenment. The Friends of the Chester County Library are holding their annual Spring Book Sale Friday,...

Cultivating taste for optimal organic gardening

Library to present free horticultural how-to workshop Deborah Kates will present a program on organic gardening at the Chester County Library on April 6. Longtime organic gardener Deborah Kates promises to unearth her best horticultural tips in a program at the Chester County Library in Exton entitled “Let’s Get Dirty!  Learn To Love Organic Gardening.” It will be held Saturday, April 6, from...

Library offering insider look at Villanova hoops

Sportswriter to discuss new book on game-changing 1985 upset Relive Villanova’s shocking 1985 upset of Georgetown, a game that changed the landscape of college hoops forever, through the eyes of veteran sportswriter Frank Fitzpatrick. The Chester County Library and District Center in Exton will host Fitzpatrick on Tuesday, April 2, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in the Struble Room, where he will lead a discussion...

Exton library offering a host of programs

 Featured topics will range from police work to popsicles “That Which We Are,” a book written by West Whiteland Township Police Sgt. Martin Malloy, is based on his 30-year police career. The Chester County Library in Exton is getting down to the business of information with a host of upcoming programs. On Monday, the library will feature Dr. William Watson, who will discuss Duffy’s Cut,...

Black patriot focus of history presentation

Noah Lewis will present a program at the Chester County Library to celebrate Black History Month. Program on Edward ‘Ned’ Hector to be held at Exton library He was a black patriot who fought in the Battle of the Brandywine, and he was held in such high regard by his Conshohocken community that a street bears his name. In honor of Black History Month, the Chester County Library will present “The...

County offering free classes on its operations

The Chester County School of Government will offer insight into a variety of  county departments. School of Government to focus on inner workings during six weekly sessions  Receiving a primer on county government, ranging from the justice system to community development to emergency services, will soon be as simple as driving to the mall. On Sept. 25, the county will begin the Chester County School...