Accessibility

Tredyffrin Public Library

Tredyffrin has a collection of adult audiobooks on CD, which includes fiction and non-fiction titles. They are located on the main floor, past the Adult Circulation Desk and behind the New Fiction section.

At Tredyffrin, the multimedia shelves in the center of the Children’s department houses audiobooks on CD, Wonderbooks, Launchpads, Playaways, and music CDs. CD players are also available to check out.

The Young Adult collection has audiobooks for YA titles in both fiction and non-fiction. They can be found on a shelf near the Reference materials facing the Young Adult section.

Paoli Library

Paoli Adult audiobooks are shelved in two separate locations. Fiction titles can be found along the left wall of the library under the windows. Non-fiction titles are located across from the Circulation Desk.

The Children’s collection includes Playaways and audiobooks on CD, which are in the back corner of the library near the restroom.

The Libraries offer free digital lending 24/7!

Libby by OverDrive offers downloadable eBooks and eAudiobooks. You can enjoy a range of titles on your smartphone, tablet, eReader, PC, or Mac.

Flipster offers access to digital copies of magazines on your computer, smartphone, or tablet.

Kanopy gives patrons free access to thousands of movies.

To access these apps, you need a Chester County Library System library card.

Find more information about our digital collections here.

Tredyffrin Public Library

Tredyffrin’s collection of Adult Large Print materials—both fiction and non-fiction—are located past the Adult Circulation desk at the beginning of the fiction stacks. 

Large Print chapter books are across from the Tredyffrin Children’s Circulation Desk along the wall under the “FICTION” sign. New books and the Newbery collection are also in this area.

The Young Adult collection at Tredyffrin has a selection of fiction titles in Large Print. As you approach the Young Adult section, the Large Print titles are located on the shelf to the right of the entrance/ramp.

Paoli Library

The Adult Large Print collection at Paoli—both fiction and non-fiction—is to the left of the entrance, across from the Circulation Desk.

Tredyffrin Public Library

Music CDs are located past the Reference Desk and public computers.

Children’s CDs are on the multimedia shelf in the center of the Children’s department downstairs.

Paoli Library

Music CDs for adults are along the left wall toward the back of the library in rotating racks.

Children’s CDs are located on a rotating rack in the back corner of the library, near the restroom.

Chesco Connect is Chester County’s community transit program, specializing in Shared-Ride services with reduced fares for Seniors, Medical Assistance, and Persons with Disabilities. To learn more and register for transportation services in Chester County, please call 610-344-5545. To see if you qualify, and to apply for discounted or free transportation services, visit PennDOT’s Find My Ride website.

SEPTA is a public transit system that provides service to five counties in the Greater Philadelphia area. Services include regional rail, buses, trolleys, subways, and a high-speed line. 

Tredyffrin Public Library is 0.8 mile from the Strafford Regional Rail Station. The walk (approximately 16 minutes) mostly includes medium-traffic roads with few sidewalks. The station is ADA accessible and includes bike parking.

Paoli Library is across the street from the Paoli Regional Rail Station, and the walk (approximately 4 minutes) includes sidewalks and crosswalks with signals. The station is ADA accessible and includes bike parking.

More information can be found at SEPTA.org.

Staff are available during regular operating hours for all of your library related needs, such as finding materials, placing holds, and asking reference questions. For Tredyffrin Public Library, call 610-688-7092 and press option 4 or dial extension 212. Reference staff can also be reached via email at tpl@ccls.org. 

Paoli Library patrons may call 610-296-7996 for their reference questions.

The Library of Accessible Media for Pennsylvanians (LAMP) is a program funded through the Pennsylvania Office of Commonwealth Libraries and administered throughout the state of Pennsylvania by Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh and the Free Library of Philadelphia. It is a completely free service that serves all ages.

LAMP Libraries are:

• Network Libraries of the Library of Congress’ National Libraries Service, Library for the Blind and Print Disabled
• Have been serving blind Pennsylvanians since 1931 in the NLS Network and since the late 19th century with the Home Teaching for the Blind Philadelphia.
• LAMP also provides readers advisory and outreach to residents statewide and a variety of programming at our locations in Pittsburgh and Philadelphia.

Find more information about eligibility for LAMP services by clicking here.

TechOWL, or Technology for Our Whole Lives, is a part of Temple University’s Institute on Disabilities. TechOWL helps people with disabilities explore the tools and technology they need to be independent. TechOWL is Pennsylvania’s Assistive Technology Act program.

They have many different programs and projects, including a statewide technology Lending Library, demonstrations to help you find the best tech to fit your needs, and more. Additional information about TechOWL can be found online.

Project Gutenberg is an online library of free eBooks.

Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and his memory continues to inspire the creation of eBooks and related content today.

Patrons can read eBooks on desktop and laptop computers as well as tablets, smartphones, and eReaders. The Project Gutenberg site offers download formats suitable for eBook readers, mobile phones, and other devices.

Bookshare is a resource for people who find it difficult to process or comprehend printed words, see text in books or on a screen, or physically manage books or reading devices.

To access Bookshare, a professional with appropriate expertise must confirm that an individual has a qualifying condition such as:

• Learning or Reading Disabilities, such as dyslexia, that significantly interfere with decoding words and reading comprehension.
• Visual Impairments, such as blindness, low vision, macular degeneration, and other types of vision loss, that make it difficult to see words on a page or screen or read without enlarged font, audiobooks, or braille.
• Physical Disabilities that make it difficult to hold a book, turn pages, move their heads, or physically manage a book or the act of reading a book in the way that someone without such a condition would.

Find more information about Bookshare on their website.