T Mobile Hotspot – The Hotspot is an easy-to-use device that allows you to connect to your tablet, laptop, or other mobile device to the Internet wherever you are – at home, a road trip, an outing of some sort, etc. The Hotspot is for residents who are in good standing with the library (no overdue books or fines.) You must be 18+ of age to check out the device. You cannot reserve this online, please call the library for availability. Click here to download Hotspot agreement.

Talking Books
The Connecticut Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped lends recorded books and magazines along with the necessary playback equipment, free of charge, to any Connecticut adult or child unable to read regular print due to a visual or physical disability. Materials in Braille are also available. The disability can be either short-term or permanent. All materials are mailed to and from library patrons by postage-free mail. An application for service must be completed and signed by an appropriate certifying authority. Chester Library has applications and a sample talking book player to loan, or you can call 860-721-2020 or 1-800-842-4516 to request an application or program information. An application can also be downloaded from the CT Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped website.

Kill A Watt Kit – Have you ever wondered how much electrical use your appliances are actually using? Eversource has provided a Kill A Watt kit that can be checked out to measure just that. The kit allows you to measure the electrical use of household appliances to determine how they currently use energy and therefore providing you with the tools to reduce energy consumption and electrical costs.

Gaze at the stars with the library’s Orion Starblast II 4.5 EQ. The telescope can be checked out for 1 week and comes with an observer’s guide, a moon map and deep-sky road map as well as a star target constellation and celestial object finder.