November 2023

Update on our Storage Facility Building located at Walnut Lane Park

The building now has the final metal roof and the floor coating and epoxy have been applied! The garage doors have also been installed.

We'll keep you posted as the building nears completion!

Meeting information, including agendas, can be found on our website

Thankful for You

By: Susie Hawkins

Happy November everyone! We’re thankful for all of our patrons and the terrific community we get to serve. This month we’ll have plenty of our usual programming along with some festive holiday fun. Here are some highlights:

November 2, 10:30-11am: Makin’Music- Sing, dance, and shake your sillies out with Mr. Dan! 6 and Under. No Registration.

November 7, 10:30am-4pm: Wrapping Paper Fun: Register for a time slot and use paint and stamps to make your own wrapping paper for the holiday season. For all ages over 1^st grade.

November 28, 1:30-2:30: Spice Café for Adults: Cajun Spice- Stop by the library and pick up a Cajun blend spice packet. Use the spice to make something for a potluck meal on the day of the program. Bring your recipe as well to share with the group.

November 20-23, All Day: Make a Thanksgiving Centerpiece- Use natural and locally gathered materials to create a beautiful homemade centerpiece for your Thanksgiving table. All ages welcome.

November 21, 10:30am or 1:30pm: Turkey Cupcake Decorating- Decorate 2 cupcakes to look like turkeys! Register for the time slot that works best for you. For grades 1-5.

Check out our online calendar here to explore and register for all of our upcoming events. We hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving!

News from the Chester County Library System

Service of the Month: POWER Library

The Chester County Library System provides access to databases for languages, business, grants, newspapers, academic research, health, reading, and more! All these resources are trustworthy and accurate. They are available with your library card at www.ccls.org > Our Resources.

In partnership with the State Library of Pennsylvania, there are even more trustworthy databases available, also available from Our Resources. POWER Library is the online portal for information on healthcare, consumer purchases, personal finances, and more. Enjoy 24/7 access to newspapers, magazines, journals, historical documents and photos, online databases, and eBooks. Research a subject. Learn about your family history. Explore career options. It’s all at POWER Library.

Most checked-out books for September 2023 in the Chester County Library System:

1.     Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus

2.     Tom Lake: A Novel by Ann Patchett

3.     The Five-Star Weekend by Elin Hilderbrand

4.     The Breakaway – A Novel by Jennifer Weiner

RECYCLING DOESN’T END AT THE CURB!

Industry perspectives

You gave your food cans and bottles a good rinse, stored them in a container separate from your household trash, and tossed in your clean mixed paper. You placed the recycling cart at the curb on collection day. Congratulations, you’ve recycled! Or have you?

Well, not exactly. You’re doing the right thing, but it’s just the first step in the recycling process – the “set out.” Next, the hauler collects it, transports it to a Material Recovery Facility (MRF) for sorting and baling. These commodities will be marketed to a paper mill, plastics broker, or metal recycler to eventually be manufactured into new products.

Recycling is a process. Residents are the first step. So, who better to teach us about the processing other than MRF managers?

Jeff Furmanchin of Total Recycle in Birdsboro wants us to know, “Contamination in single stream recyclables is the largest cause of downtime and damage to processing equipment. Please keep hoses, wires, construction debris and yard waste out of your recycling. Lithium-Ion or rechargeable batteries of any type need to stay out of recycling and trash bins, as they are an enormous fire hazard.” (These batteries only belong in a household hazardous waste collection program!)

Scott Mengle, Director of SECCRA Landfill, manages a dozen drop off bins across southern Chester County. He says, “Just because an item bears a recycling symbol doesn't guarantee its actual recycling. This poses financial and logistical challenges, as non-recyclable items disrupt sorting, increase costs, and devalue recycled materials. To preserve the financial and environmental sustainability of recycling programs, it's important to know what is truly recyclable. 'When in doubt, throw it out’ to ensure our success.”

Matt Cougle of Cougle’s Recycling wants us to know that water bottles (PET #1) are recycled into carpet and clothing. PET is also re-made into new bottles, closing the recycling loop. “It starts in your home. Keep food, liquids, and cigarette butts out of bottles. They make recycling much harder. Get those clean and loose (not bagged) bottles in the cart!”

Better to recycle right, than to recycle more. When in doubt, check it out! Let’s get Trash Smart!