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Chester Library Announces Summer Reading Program
Chester readers of all ages can participate in the Chester Library’s 2013 Summer Reading Program beginning on June 26th. The program combines reading incentives with related programs and activities for children, teens and adults. The Children’s Summer Reading Program theme is “Dig into Reading” and will kick off with the musical comedy “Aesop’s Fables” at … Read more
This Week in Chester History…
In 1971, Chester Township Police Chief Edward M. Strait asserted “There will be no ‘dog-shooting’ proclamation until it has been proved that there is a pack of wild dogs.” He made the comment in response to statements by Tanners Brook Road sheep farmer William Schmidt, whose flock had been attacked twice by dogs. Police shot … Read more
Chester Library Seeks Home Photos for Local History Project
The Chester Library’s Local History Department seeks photos of your home’s exterior for a project to document historic and more recent buildings in the Borough and Township. We are looking for old as well as new photographs, in black and white or color. Please contact LocalHistory@chesterlib.org for information on donating materials to the library.
Call for Yearbooks
Chester Library seeks Roxbury and West Morris Central/West Morris Mendham High School yearbooks for its Local History reference collection. Specifically, the Library is collecting the following years: 1917-1971 for Roxbury, from 1979-1985 for West Morris Central, and from 1972 forward for West Morris Mendham High School yearbooks. Please contact Local History at LocalHistory@Chesterlib.org or by … Read more
Book Reviews
These books, which have been reviewed by members of the Chester Library’s Book Review Group, are newly released this month. We hope you enjoy them. The Yellow Birds by Kevin Powers – This is a surprisingly effective story. The war in Iraq is on. Bartle, a young, lost, naïve American kid from Virginia, joins the … Read more
Book Reviews
Below are the Book Review Group’s reviews of books released in August: The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman – … is either chick lit or a cautionary morality tale causing readers the old Greek “fear and trembling.” I read the novel hoping for a fairy tale ending and hoping my life choices wouldn’t bite … Read more
Join the Local History Clippers
The Local History Department seeks volunteers to clip Chester-related articles from local newspapers collected by the Library. The Local History Clippers will each spend 1 to 3 hours clipping on Tuesdays or Wednesdays (between 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.), or Thursday evenings (between 2:00 – 7:00 p.m.) on a regular, weekly schedule. Please contact Local … Read more
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