Business Bulletin
Fall 2020
If you enjoy the programs or find value in the business resources offered by your public libraries, please consider contacting your representatives to ask them to reopen the state budget to fund libraries. Currently, the funding is at 5/12 the funding of the last budget. With funding at this level, many programs, services, hours, and much more will be reduced. 

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UPCOMING EVENTS - VIRTUAL

Women's Entrepreneurship Conference 11/17

How to Start & Operate a Small Business 11/18, 12/16

LinkedIn 3: Advanced Techniques 11/28, 02/20

LinkedIn 1: Profile Basics 12/5

LinkedIn 2: Beyond the Basics 01/16
Chester County Library, SCORE of Chester and Delaware Counties, and Kutztown Small Business Development Center have teamed up to provide valuable information for small businesses and organizations. SCORE and the SBDC provide free professional guidance and information to assist in starting or growing a business by offering free mentoring and regularly scheduled workshops and seminars.
FEATURED RESOURCE - CISCO NETWORKING ACADEMY
Free, online, self-paced courses that can help you develop technical mastery, explore potential career pathways, and build critical thinking and problem-solving skills needed to succeed.

These courses can be accessed from anywhere with an internet connection.

Course topics include:

  • Entrepreneurship
  • Programming in Python
  • Linux
  • Cybersecurity
  • Packet Tracer
BUZZWORTHY BUSINESS BOOKS
RECENT ADDITIONS TO THE LIBRARY COLLECTION
Belonging: the key to transforming and maintaining diversity, inclusion and equality at work
Launching while female: smashing the system that holds women entrepreneurs back 
The innovation stack: building an unbeatable business one crazy idea at a time 
Work together anywhere: a handbook on working remotely successfully: for individuals, teams and managers
Power your profits: how to take your business from $10,000 to $10,000,000
NEWS YOU CAN USE
Women's Entrepreneurship Conference
Co-hosted by West Chester University and SCORE Chester & Delaware Counties and presented by BB&T Bank, now Truist.

Program Overview
  • Keynote Speaker: Laura Haung, Associate Professor at Harvard Business School and author of The Edge: Turning Adversity into Advantage
  • Featured Speaker: Karin Underwood, Stanford Social Innovation Fellow and founder of CoachMe Health
  • Topic Specific Breakout Sessions featuring:
  • Dr. Laura Sicola, author of Speaking to Influence
  • Sandra Shpilberg, author of New Startup Mindset
  • Maresa Friedman, social media marketing strategist, “Great Results with Minimal Investment!”
  • Exhibit Hall & Networking Opportunities

Want to read Keynote Speaker Laura Haung's book The Edge: Turning Adversity into Advantage? Check it out from the library!
New Contactless Self-Checkout
Announcing a new service! The Chester County Library System is proud to provide for you a contactless self-checkout experience through our Mobile App! Once you download the new version of the App you will be able to check out materials right on your smartphone and send yourself an e-mail receipt (some formats/materials are excluded). "Check it out" next time you visit the library!
Rep. Carolyn Comitta named PaLA Elected Official of the Year
Congratulations to Pennsylvania State Representative Carolyn Comitta, 156th Legislative District, for being named Pennsylvania Library Association (PaLA) Elected Official of the Year!

“Representative Carolyn Comitta has been an enthusiastic library supporter, speaking passionately on behalf of the value of public libraries and the role they play in the everyday life of Pennsylvania’s residents throughout her political career,” said Kimberley Hravnik, Chair of the Pennsylvania Library Association Legislative Committee. “The libraries of Chester County, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, are fortunate to have a staunch ally in Representative Comitta.”
Stay Connected with ChescoLibraries
Check in with us often to learn about all of our online resources, get reading recommendations, keep up with community information, and find out what libraries have to offer to keep you and your family engaged and informed. We hope you find it useful during this challenging time.