Chester County Library System

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.

Chester County Library System
40.0314°N 75.6236°W / 40.0314; -75.6236
LocationExton, Pennsylvania
Established1965 (1965)
Branches17
Other information
Websitehttp://www.ccls.org/

History

The 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 illiterates and 15,000 non-English speaking residents.[2]

Libraries
Atglen Public Library
West Chester Public Library
Easttown Library
  • 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
  1. Chester County - Page 37. 2004. ISBN 9780738536613.
  2. Nauratil, Marcia J. (1985). Public Libraries and Nontraditional Clienteles: The Politics of ... - Page 88. ISBN 9780313238192.
  3. "Home". Chester County Library & District Center. Retrieved 2022-10-19. 215 Windgate Drive Chester Springs, PA 19425 - Compare to zoning map
  4. "Zoning District Map" (PDF). West Vincent Township. Retrieved 2022-10-19. - Compare to library address.
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