Chester Says: Learn about our Summer Programs!
Registration opens on Sunday, June 1. To register, go to READsquared , or click on the registration links (remember to select the correct age group!) under EVENTS, or stop into the library.
We have lots of fun activities planned for preK through adults! Using the theme, Color Our World, we learn about art, foods, animals, and lots more! Thanks to all our community partners and presenters for such a variety of activities. We couldn’t do it without you!
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Once again, we have access to Page Turner Adventures. This year, there are 25 different videos and crafts to view and try! Since there are so many activities, we cannot load it all on our website. Click on the link to open two folders: Videos and Activity Sheets Download whichever ones you want.
Logging reading minutes has started! Tweens/Teens — if you have to read anything for school, remember to log these minutes! Adults — remember to log your reading for enjoyment minutes! 
EVENTS
Summer Programs Online Registration Is Open
To register, go to READsquared , or use one of the below registration links, or stop into the library to complete a paper form. We have lots of fun activities planned for preschool […]
Library Puzzle $40 for Sale
Just stop in and this fun memory of the library and the Green Free staff can be yours for the cost of $40, including tax!
Log Your Reading Minutes!
Logging minutes for our summer programs has started! For preschool through 6th grade, the last day to log is July 26. For, tweens/teens and adults, please log your minutes through […]
Mountain Home Needs YOU! Remembering the August 2024 Flood
Mountain Home magazine is planning a commemorative edition on the flood that devastated our area last summer. THEY WANT YOUR STORIES! Just ask as a library staff member as to […]
ConnectWell Virtual Health Programs
Every quarter, ConnectWell provides virtual programs -- try them out! ConnectWell_July-Sept2025_Programming (healthy recipes listed on the last page!) March_2025_Library_Newsletter_updated for GFL Monthly Themes: July: Focus on Healthy […]
Ella D. Button Contest Winner!
Miss Mia has been creating our story time videos since March 2020, with her 200th video dropping on July 25, 2025, on our YouTube channel! To honor this historic achievement, […]
Read for Happy Meals!
We are partnering with McDonalds to help your children earn a free Happy Meal. Pick up a yellow Readers are Leaders bookmark at our library. Read 10 books, then bring […]
ONLINE Storytime with Miss Mia
Hope you are still enjoying virtual storytime with Miss Mia! Her programs are available 24/7. She continues to upload to YouTube, even with her in-person story hours. All storytimes include […]
Celebrate Free Comic Book Day July 19 @ 11am-2pm
Once again, we are partnering with Heroes Your Mom Threw Out, from Elmira Heights, to celebrate Free Comic Book Day. This free event for all ages will be from 11am-2pm […]
Shark Week with Mike Capuzzo, July 24 @ 1pm
Local author, Mike Capuzzo, will be discussing sharks and his books on Thursday, July 24, at 1pm, during Shark Week. Stop in to hear his free presentation in the main […]
Master Gardeners Program, July 9 Program Postponed to July 30
The July 9th Rain Gardeners program by Penn State Extension Master Gardeners will now be presented on July 30 at 5 pm in the Main Room of the Library. If […]
Empty Cereal Box Drive!
Please drop off empty cereal boxes to the library. We are still collecting the boxes for Jabebo Earrings. a small business in Bellefonte, PA, which makes the earrings from the […]
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Summer Programs Online Registration Is Open
To register, go to READsquared , or use one of the below registration links, or stop into the library to complete a paper form. We have lots of fun activities planned for preschool […]
Log Your Reading Minutes!
Logging minutes for our summer programs has started! For preschool through 6th grade, the last day to log is July 26. For, tweens/teens and adults, please log your minutes through […]
ConnectWell Virtual Health Programs
Every quarter, ConnectWell provides virtual programs -- try them out! ConnectWell_July-Sept2025_Programming (healthy recipes listed on the last page!) March_2025_Library_Newsletter_updated for GFL Monthly Themes: July: Focus on Healthy […]
Ella D. Button Contest Winner!
Miss Mia has been creating our story time videos since March 2020, with her 200th video dropping on July 25, 2025, on our YouTube channel! To honor this historic achievement, […]
5 events,
Read for Happy Meals!
We are partnering with McDonalds to help your children earn a free Happy Meal. Pick up a yellow Readers are Leaders bookmark at our library. Read 10 books, then bring […]
7 events,
ONLINE Storytime with Miss Mia
Hope you are still enjoying virtual storytime with Miss Mia! Her programs are available 24/7. She continues to upload to YouTube, even with her in-person story hours. All storytimes include […]
Teen Highland Chocolates Program with Samples! July 8 @ 5pm
Teen Highland Chocolates Program with Samples! July 8 @ 5pm
Highland Chocolates will be presenting a program on the history of the company. Participants will also get to taste some yummy samples! This program is for tweens/teens, being held in […]
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Book Club for Adults, July 15, 2025
Book Club for Adults, July 15, 2025
Our book club for adults will meet on Tuesday, June 17, at 5:15 to discuss Midnight at the Blackbird Cafe by Heather Webber. The discussion will take place in the […]
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Celebrate Free Comic Book Day July 19 @ 11am-2pm
Celebrate Free Comic Book Day July 19 @ 11am-2pm
Once again, we are partnering with Heroes Your Mom Threw Out, from Elmira Heights, to celebrate Free Comic Book Day. This free event for all ages will be from 11am-2pm […]
7 events,
Shark Week with Mike Capuzzo, July 24 @ 1pm
Shark Week with Mike Capuzzo, July 24 @ 1pm
Local author, Mike Capuzzo, will be discussing sharks and his books on Thursday, July 24, at 1pm, during Shark Week. Stop in to hear his free presentation in the main […]
7 events,
Master Gardeners Program, July 9 Program Postponed to July 30
Master Gardeners Program, July 9 Program Postponed to July 30
The July 9th Rain Gardeners program by Penn State Extension Master Gardeners will now be presented on July 30 at 5 pm in the Main Room of the Library. If […]
HIGHLIGHTS
Raise the Region will be back March 2026. Thanks to all our supporters!
Do you know about our resource sharing across all 11 Potter-Tioga member libraries? We deliver materials once a week to each library! To learn more, talk to a staff member.
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Use CONNECTWELL for health literacy!
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