Chester Co Library & District Center

Here for a class. As i pulled up i was struck by the beauty of the construction of the building surrounded by ample parking. Even though they are literally right next to the Exton Square mall, The design makes it separate and apart from the mall and its traffic.
Inside it is beautifully laid out on multiple floors with front desks. My questions of the librarians were met with a smile and happily answered. I even noticed beverage service and vending here!
This is a huge structure and yet you never feel crowded. The classroom we utilized was very large and set up with at least 30 laptops, comfortable seating and large tables. The projection system was easily viewable from all seats.
What a gem of a library.
You Chester Countians are soooo lucky!!!

Inventory is superb. Librarians and staff very helpful. The best way to spend time is a visit to this library!

Just moved to the area from out of state. Very disappointed with this library system. You have to pay $ 1.50 plus for any sort of popular or new book! They call it a «rental»! And you have to pay $ 1.50 plus to «rent» DVDs! That’s more than RedBox! I have lived all over the country and outside the country, and have never encountered a library that charges for books or DVDs and frankly, charges quite a bit! Yes, sometimes you have to wait a while after placing a hold for a new/​popular book or DVD, but never have to pay for it! It seems so wrong to me! The library is supposed to be a treasure trove of media/​literature that is FREE! And there is one tiny section of new books that are rentals, but no «staff picks» or theme areas, so no inspiration to find new fave authors etc. I find the library to be like walking into a free candy store, but this system stinks, IMO. Sorry, I’m so disappointed!

The library itself is wonderful. Well organized and clean. The staff is friendly and helpful.
5 stars to the Summer Reading program for kids. It’s very well done.
2 stars for the parking. Tiny parking lot is always full.
0 stars to the older lady who runs story time for kids. She is gruff, rude and actually barks at the children. This has happened to my children AND other children on multiple occasions. When I mentioned my issues to her boss I was told that people love their story times. So she pretty much told me I was wrong. Other story time leaders are nice, but the older woman needs to retire.

I LOVE this place. I spent many many hours here this past semester. Spacious tables with outlets to plug in laptops and other devices, it was a perfect spot for me. A copier was nearby and if I needed to print anything, there were plenty of public access computers connected to a printer.
The place is bright and very clean — seems to be fairly new (esp compared to the beatdown library we have in Camden County).
The reference desk people were very friendly and helpful.
Restrooms are always clean.

Exton PA
A library by a mall?! Cooool, brain exercising after shopping at the Exton Mall! I am impressed! I wish I lived neaby both!

the Wegmans of books. ’nuff said:)

Having been in Delaware county, and thinking their libraries are nice (which they are), this one blows them out of the water. This library is huge, has great selection and tons of copies of the latest bestsellers. The library itself is comfortable, with plenty of seating. The parking lot fills up quickly, but there is plenty of parking in the mall lot across the street. I don’t enjoy that I have to pay for borrowing audio books, but I’ll deal with it.

This is the biggest and nicest public library I’ve ever been to. Located on the side of Exton Square Mall, this place was PACKED on a Saturday afternoon. It was almost more like a playground rather than a library when I first walked in, which was odd. Kids everywhere!
I was here for one purpose: to see a kangaroo. We headed up to the meeting room, which was pretty difficult to find. You think they’d at least have some signs up or something, right? The author of the Hidden Clover children’s book series was doing a presentation where she brought in her kangaroo, Boomeroo, for a show and tell. She also read one of her books to the children, which was pretty interactive… the kids seemed to really enjoy it. (Like I said, I just wanted to see this kangaroo.) Finally… the kangaroo came out! What a cutie.
Okay back to the library. This was my first time here, but it looks like they have a lot of things going on (for free!). I also randomly walked by the DVD rental section and they had a pretty good selection of current flicks. If I lived closer, I’d visit Chester County Library more often (especially if I had kids).

I’ve frequented the Chester County Library for the last 20 years. The employees and volunteers who work there have always been helpful and courteous. The website is easy to use, and quite handy as it lets you put holds on books and request books from other libraries in the system. You can save a lot of money by borrowing movies from the library, and they have a surprisingly good selection of movies, both old and modern. DVD’s cost only $ 1.50 to rent for a week, and you can get two for the price of one on Tuesdays.

I used to borrow cookbooks and travel books from here as they have a decent selection. You can also easily spend a few hours reading while waiting for someone to finish shopping at the Exton mall next door.

I’m not usually a fan of library books. I start to wonder about who had the book before me… but times are tough. I’m sucking it up and head over to the Chester County Library in Exton quite a bit.
The library is well organized. Although, due to its size, it always takes me a moment to figure out where to go. The computer area always has several open computers when I’ve needed to use them. Don’t quote me, but I think you’re allowed to use them for up to 30 – 40 minutes at a time.
Lately, I’ve been really into borrowing CDs from the library. It’s been a wonderful way to expanding my mind and ears to some new music.