Tuesday, November 25, 2014

We need help filling holiday stockings for veterans!

We need teens
(in grades 6-12) to help fill holiday stockings for veterans at the Coatesville Veterans Medical Center! We'll be filling the stockings with goodies on Wednesday, December 10th, at 4:30 pm in the Struble Room at Chester County Library. After we stuff the stockings, we'll stuff our faces with pizza. :)


You can sign up for this teen service project by going to www.chescolibraries.org - Events - Teen Programs - On the calendar, go to December 10 and click on Holiday Stockings for Veterans - Fill in your information.


Hope you can join us for this worthy project. Thanks!


Lisa U.

CC Library

Friday, November 14, 2014

Holiday Stockings for Veterans

We need your donations! From now until December 8, Chester County Library's Teen Library Crew is collecting items for holiday stockings for veterans at the Coatesville Veterans Medical Center.  The teens will assemble and deliver the stockings later in December. 

Acceptable items are listed below. All items must fit in a stocking that is 6 inches wide and 15 inches tall.  Please place your donated items in the box by the front door of the library. THANK YOU for your donations!

Acceptable items for female veterans include $5 or $10 gift cards to Wawa or Walmart, socks, lip balm, body wash (no bar soap), body lotion, nail polish, hand cream, cookies (commercially packaged), candy, and crossword puzzle/word game books.
Acceptable items for male veterans include $5 or $10 gift cards to Wawa or Walmart, socks, lip balm, underwear, deodorant, hand cream, cookies (commercially packaged), candy, and crossword puzzle/word game books.

Lisa U.
CC Library

Friday, November 07, 2014

Teen Penny Auction


Want some cool stuff by spending just a few pennies?  Come to the Teen Penny Auction at Chester County Library!*  Bring one roll of 50 pennies, and you can bid on great prizes such as books, DVDs, sports merchandise, gift cards to Regal Movie Theaters and Chick Fil-A, and much more.  No one goes home empty-handed, and all money raised will go to charity.

This FREE teens-only event will happen on Friday, December 5th, from 6:30-8:00 pm in the Struble Room at Chester County Library. Snacks will be served! :)

*Please bring 2 small items to fill holiday stockings for veterans at the Coatesville Veterans Medical Center. Acceptable items for female veterans include $5 or $10 gift cards to Wawa or Walmart, socks, lip balm, body wash (no bar soap), body lotion, nail polish, hand cream, cookies (commercially packaged), candy, and crossword puzzle/word game books. Acceptable items for male veterans include $5 or $10 gift cards to Wawa or Walmart, socks, lip balm, underwear, deodorant, hand cream, cookies (commercially packaged), candy, and crossword puzzle/word game books.

 Online registration is required.  To register online, go to www.chescolibraries.org - Events - Teen Programs - On the calendar, go to December 5 and click on Teen Penny Auction - Fill in your information.  For more information, you can call 610-280-2632.  Hope to see you there!

Lisa U.
CC Library