Public Library

 

Library Events:

Library Events are listed on the Community Events page...Click here.

Chester Public Library Book/Video Donation Guidelines

**Please call ahead first to see if we are accepting donations.
-Due to storage space limitations we can only accept small donations, currently. 1 or 2 SMALL boxes or bags.
-We CANNOT accept ANY textbooks, Encyclopedias, out dated history books or books with no covers.
-All materials need to be in good condition free of mold, ink, juice, no ripped pages etc.
-DVD’s/Videos need to have their original cases and must be PG-13 or below.
-We do not accept magazines.
-We will accept Books on CD as long as they have their original packaging.
**Please do not leave donations on our porch and also, we ask that you please do not put LARGE donations in the outside book drop.
Thank you.

The Library offers passes to several area museums. The guidelines for each institutions pass usage vary. To borrow a pass from the library you just need to have a Chester Public Library Card.

Passes:

New England Aquarium (Oct.-June only)
Museum of Fine Arts
Currier Museum of Art
Christa McAuliffe Planetarium
Children's Metamorphosis (Fri, Sat, Sun)
Canterbury Shaker Village
Strawbery Banke
NH Historical Society and Tuck Library
Manchester Millyard Museum

Services:

The Chester Public Library offers photocopying and fax services.

The Library has Movies, DVD's, Books on Cassette and CD, over 50 magazine subscriptions and of course BOOKS for all ages.

We have access to several online databases including the Union Leader, EBSCO, and a Biography Resource Center.

We offer a summer reading program as well as seasonal/holiday story times.

We also host many "theme" days throughout the year as well.

** All of our events are posted on our Outside sign, in the Library, in the Post Office, on Chester's Website, Cable T.V. and in the area papers (space permitting)

The Library also has drop off boxes for the NHSPCA, the Lion's club for used and no longer needed eyeglasses, and cell phones for seniors.

Overdue Materials:

We do not calculate fines for overdue materials; we have a conscience box where you may make a donation for your late items. Even if you have had something out for a year it will cost you nothing to return it to us. We would just like the materials back. If the Library is not open you may drop the items in our outside book drop 24 hours a day!

Now is the time to check around the house and see if you have anything hanging around that belongs to the Library.

By bringing back overdue items, you are allowing your fellow citizens a chance to use those materials. If you have overdue materials that are not returned you run the risk of not being able to check any items out until your account is cleared.

Please be courteous to fellow library users and bring your items back in a timely fashion.

We all thank you for your cooperation in this.

Library Staff:

Melissa Rossetti, Director
Mary Jennings
Shannon Russo
Jane Hanson
Marilyn Rossetti
Emily Heuer

Library Board of Trustees:

Mary Beth Ditoro, Chair
Linda Heuer, Treasurer
Kandace Knowlton, Secretary
Deb Munson
Peter Lecesse

Friends of the Library

The Friends of the Library are a volunteer support organization of the Library.

The groups mission is to support the Library in a way that benefits not only the Library but the community as well. The group fundraises and hosts programs in conjunction with the staff and the Board of Trustees. The Friends are the Library's primary source of nontax dollars and exists to help the Library as needed either through story time help or fundraising for a new set of encyclopedias. Contact the library for more information.

Officers:

President Vaughn McGillen.

 

Friends of the Chester Library:

» See Friends of the Chester Library information on the Clubs & Organization page