Multimedia
Library of Things
The Library of Things is a collection of nontraditional library items available for borrowing, including tools, gadgets, electronics, and more, designed to meet the diverse needs of our community. Visit our Library of Things page for more information.
Kanopy Plus
Watch some great cinema for free with our NEW Kanopy PLUS App! Using your Library Card, you can now access Kanopy PLUS – a streaming video service including packs of curated, themed bundles of films with 250-300 titles that are all unique to the app. You can stream Kanopy PLUS on any of your favorite devices! Kanopy PLUS is accessible via mobile and tablet apps for iPhone and Android. You can also access Kanopy PLUS on your desktop, and SmartTV apps like Roku, Apple TV, and Fire Stick or find it in the Extras section of the Libby app.
Audiobooks
Includes adult and young adult fiction and nonfiction titles in a variety of genres. Most audiobooks are unabridged and are in the following formats: Books on CD, Books on MP3-CD, and Playaway (a portable audiobook player).
Please note: Children’s audiobooks, DVDs, and Music are found in the Children’s Department.
DVD/BLU-RAY
Includes recent hits and classic feature films in a variety of genres, as well as Binge Boxes, TV series, foreign films, documentaries, and educational titles.
Music
Includes blues, classical, country, folk, holiday, jazz, pop, R&B, rap, religious, rock, and world music as well as soundtracks, spoken word, and sound effects.
Video Games
Includes games for Xbox One, Xbox 360, Sony PlayStation 3, 4, and 5, Nintendo Wii and WiiU, Nintendo DS and 3DS, and Nintendo Switch.
Learn a Foreign Language
Mango Languages is an online language-learning database that can help you learn foreign languages. There are 72 languages for English speakers to learn as well as 19 languages for English as second language speakers. In addition to Mango Languages database, we also offer audiobooks and DVDs to aid in learning over 25 foreign languages.
Oral History Collection
Chester County Library provides access to oral history interviews with local residents recalling some of Chester County’s rich history. Interview recordings and transcripts are available upon request for in-library use. Tapes and transcripts are also available at the Chester County History Center. Please contact the Reference Department at [email protected] with any questions.
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