The Chester County Library System (CCLS) in Chester County, Pennsylvania is a library system in southeastern Pennsylvania that was organized in 1965. It is a federated system composed of a District Center Library in Exton, Pennsylvania and seventeen member libraries. The system provides materials and information for life, work and pleasure.
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| 40°01′53″N 75°37′25″W / 40.0314°N 75.6236°W | |
| Location | Exton, Pennsylvania |
| Established | 1965 |
| Branches | 17 |
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| Website | http://www.ccls.org/ |
History
editThe library system has its history starting in West Chester, Pennsylvania where it was once housed in a new county building on West Market Street and New Street, replacing the old Chester County Prison situated in the same location only 3 years earlier in 1959.
The county building was dedicated to honor Congressman Paul Dague in 1971.[1] In 1980, the Chester County Library moved to its current location in Exton (next to the Exton Square Mall). In 1982, the library in Exton received a National Association of Counties Award for its Library Literacy Program, the first in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania handling 30,000 illiterate and 15,000 non-English speaking residents.[2]
Libraries
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- Atglen Public Library
- Avon Grove Library
- Chester Springs Library
- Chester County Library and District Center
- Coatesville Area Public Library
- Downingtown Library
- Easttown Library and Information Center
- Henrietta Hankin Branch
- Honey Brook Community Library
- Kennett Library
- Malvern Public Library
- Oxford Public Library
- Paoli Library
- Parkesburg Free Library
- Phoenixville Public Library
- Spring City Free Library
- Tredyffrin Public Library
- West Chester Public Library
References
edit- ^ Chester County - Page 37. 2004. ISBN 9780738536613.
- ^ Nauratil, Marcia J. (1985). Public Libraries and Nontraditional Clienteles: The Politics of ... - Page 88. ISBN 9780313238192.
- ^ "Home". Chester County Library & District Center. Retrieved 2022-10-19.
215 Windgate Drive Chester Springs, PA 19425
- Compare to zoning map - ^ "Zoning District Map" (PDF). West Vincent Township. Retrieved 2022-10-19. - Compare to library address.