The Chester County Public Library serves about 498,000 residents of Chester County, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1965, the library provides library services through numerous locations and maintains a collection of 421,000 volumes, with approximately 1.7 million items circulated annually. In addition to traditional resources, it provides Library of Things items, mobile hotspots, STEM kits, and museum passes for checkout. Seed library is available at the system's Chester Springs Library, Easttown Library, and Kennett Library. While library services may vary across locations, the library system generally offers WiFi, meeting rooms, printing, scanning, faxing, notary public, exam proctoring, tax prep assistance, and technology tutoring. The Easttown Library and Phoenixville Public Library are the two branches of the system that provide passport acceptance services.