CHESTER SPRINGS LIBRARY

IN 2024, OUR PROGRAMMING FOR CHILDREN, TEENS, FAMILIES, AND ADULTS CONTINUED TO BE WELL ATTENDED AND WELL LOVED. OUR PROGRAMS BUILD COMMUNITY AND ALIGN WITH OUR MISSION TO PROMOTE EDUCATION, LEARNING, AND RECREATION. WE HELD 406 IN-PERSON PROGRAMS ATTENDED BY 8,967 PEOPLE. THE FRAMEWORK FOR OUR PROGRAMS IS ESTABLISHED AND CONSISTS OF PRESCHOOL STORY TIMES THREE DAYS PER WEEK, ONE PLAY DOUGH MORNING EACH WEEK, AND MAKINMUSIC FOR YOUNG CHILDREN ONCE A MONTH. SCHOOL AGE PROGRAMS INCLUDED BI-MONTHLY STEM CLASSES FOR HOMESCHOOL STUDENTS. OUR ADULT PROGRAMS INCLUDED A WEEKLY CROCHET GROUP AND A MONTHLY BOOK DISCUSSION. SOME OF OUR STAND-ALONE PROGRAMS HAVE NOW BECOME STAPLES THAT WE REPEAT. PEOPLE ASSOCIATE THEM WITH OUR LIBRARY AND LOOK FORWARD TO THEM EACH YEAR. EXAMPLES FROM 2024 INCLUDED THE ANNUAL BUBBLE FESTIVAL (HIGHLIGHTED IN THE 2025 PA SUMMER READING SHOWCASE), THE AUGUST FAIRY TALE FAIR, THE MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR DAY INTERGENERATIONAL ARTS AND CRAFTS TO DECORATE THE LIBRARY, THANKSGIVING CENTER PIECE MAKING WEEKLONG DROP IN, AND SUMMER MOSAICS CLASSES LED BY THE LIBRARY DIRECTOR.

THE LIBRARY CONTINUED TO PARTNER WITH WEST PIKELAND TOWNSHIP PARKS AND RECREATION ASSOCIATION TO OFFER A SUMMER IN THE PARKS SERIES OF FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT, SPRING AND FALL YOGA CLASSES AT PINE CREEK PARK, AND A COMMUNITY EGG HUNT IN THE SPRING. WE ALSO CONTINUED TO PARTICIPATE WITH HISTORIC YELLOW SPRINGS, INC., A CULTURAL NONPROFIT, FOR THE DECEMBER ANNUAL HOLIDAY STROLL, THE MOTHER'S DAY ART IN THE VILLAGE EVENT, AND THE FALL ANNIVERSARY OF THE VILLAGE OF HISTORIC YELLOW SPRINGS. IN DECEMBER, WE PURCHASED A MOVIE THEATER STYLE POPCORN MAKER TO ADD MORE FUN AND ENJOYMENT FOR OUR LIBRARY USERS DURING EVENTS LIKE THESE. OUR PROGRAMMING AND OUR PARTNERSHIPS CONTRIBUTE TO THE VALUE WE OFFER BY ALLOWING US TO REACH MORE MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY AND SHARE OUR RESOURCES WITH OTHER NONPROFITS THAT SERVE THE SAME PEOPLE.