The Swedenborg Library is on the Bryn Athyn College campus and serves primarily to provide students and faculty with access to academic and research material, including more than 110,000 books, periodicals and special and rare collections. In addition, the Swedenborg Library offers computer and research material use to members of the larger Bryn Athyn public, and features rotating art and historical exhibits. There also is a cafe.
Chester County Historical Society is West Chester and Chester County's source of historical information. Featuring a good-sized museum, as well as a large library and extensive archives, this is the good place for people curious about the past in this city or county.
The Media Borough has a population of about 6,000 residents and its host to the Rose Tree Media School District. It is located in the center of Delaware County and is about 20 miles outside of center city Philadelphia. It offers a suburban yet city feel with its walkable town center that offers shops, restaurants and businesses. The trolley that runs down State Street, Media's main street, is said to be the last American trolley running in a suburban town. The Borough Council consists of a mayor, council president and vice president and five council members. The city also has a borough manager. City government departments include police, fire, public works, recreation, code enforcement, health and community center and parlor.
Bucks County owns and operates most of the public libraries across the county, including the "library center" in Doylestown. The first library in Doylestown, named for Melinda Cox, opened in 1916 in what is now the county controller's office building. In 1988, the Cox library joined the county library adminstration offices at the new library center built on the grounds of what used to be the Bucks County Prison on Pine Street. Today, the library holds a wide range of materials, including books on cassette and CD, as well as videos and DVDs. Search the library's catalog online any time at www.buckslib.org.
