Chester County Library

Curious to see what the current book club read is?

June's book for the Fort Lawn Community Center's Book Club is "Room" by Emma Donoghue.

Next Meeting: June 9, 2026 at 10:30 a.m.

Summary:
To five-year-old-Jack, Room is the world....

Told in the inventive, funny, and poignant voice of Jack, Room is a celebration of resilience—and a powerful story of a mother and son whose love lets them survive the impossible.

To five-year-old Jack, Room is the entire world. It is where he was born and grew up; it's where he lives with his Ma as they learn and read and eat and sleep and play. At night, his Ma shuts him safely in the wardrobe, where he is meant to be asleep when Old Nick visits.

Room is home to Jack, but to Ma, it is the prison where Old Nick has held her captive for seven years. Through determination, ingenuity, and fierce motherly love, Ma has created a life for Jack. But she knows it's not enough ... not for her or for him. She devises a bold escape plan, one that relies on her young son's bravery and a lot of luck. What she does not realize is just how unprepared she is for the plan to actually work.

Told entirely in the language of the energetic, pragmatic five-year-old Jack, Room is a celebration of resilience and the limitless bond between parent and child, a brilliantly executed novel about what it means to journey from one world to another.

If you are interested in joining the Fort Lawn Community Center's Book Club, please call 803-377-8145 for more information.

Did you know that the Chester Main Library has nearly 4,500 Blu-Ray and DVD titles for checkout?

You may check out 10 titles at a time and circulation is for 7 days. Not everyone can do streaming. And sometimes streaming just doesn't have what you want.

Use our catalog to see if we have something you are looking for https://chesterlibsc.org/ or give us a call at 803-377-8145.

Summer is quickly approaching and we're excited to say our Touch a Truck event is back again this Summer! Come join us on Friday, June 5, 2026 from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. to see some cool trucks and have lots of fun. While you're there, sign up for the Summer Reading Challenge. Anyone who signs up is automatically entered into our weekly drawings!

Do you know about DISCUS?

Discus – South Carolina’s Virtual Library – is the "information place" for all South Carolinians. Discus, which stands for Digital Information for South Carolina Users, provides free access to an electronic library that’s available 24/7.

Visit https://chesterlibsc.org/research-databases/ to learn more about DISCUS and other research databases the library offers!