Crosslands Library
A source of recreational reading, reference material, newspapers, magazines, and assorted other material for use by residents and employees of all 4 communities open all day every day. The library is funded by the CRA and operated by volunteers who are available as follows:
Hours when Library staff are available:
Monday – Friday | Wednesday & Friday | Saturday |
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10 am – 12 Noon | 10 am – 12 Noon | |
3 pm – 5 pm |
The KCC Library Catalog that comes up in a full color window on your computer is called “Alexandria Researcher”. This site gives you the opportunity to search the catalog of books and DVDs available at Crosslands, the Nature Library and Kendal. You can learn details about an item and find out if a book or DVD is available.
You may access the library Researcher directly by clicking on the green rectangle to the right (or to find it on small screen devices, scroll down).
Books and CDs of audio books are available for checkout for 21 days; DVDs for 7 days.
For more information about how to use the “Researcher” you can pick up a copy of “The KCC Library Catalog” on the counter by the public computer in the Library. The researcher is up and running 24/7 on the public computer. A link is also available to the Chester County Library catalog on the public computer, or by clicking on the blue rectangle to the right.
The library stocks an extensive collection of magazines and newspapers. All the magazines are donated. Subscriptions provide copies of local and national newspapers (for example: the Daily Local, Philadelphia Inquirer, New York Times, Wall Street Journal). Back issues are held for up to one week. Ask if you don’t find what you are looking for.
Chair: Allison Butler
Deputy Chair: Charmaine Gates

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Click here for Annual Reports – 2020-2021
Crosslands Library—New Books
May List of New Additions to the Library
Come See the New Shelves of Books by Crosslands and Cartmel Authors
FICTION
Abbott, L.L. Death at Deception Bay : the gripping Lake…
Albom, Mitch The stranger in the lifeboat : a novel
Buckley, Jonathan The great concert of the night
Mandel, Emily St. John Sea of tranquility
McCall Smith, Alexander Love in the time of Bertie
McCall Smith, Alexander A promise of ankles
Morrison, Toni Recitatif
Shepherd, Peng The Cartographers.
Wilson, Diane The Seed Keeper
MYSTERY
Evanovich, Janet Notorious nineteen : a Stephanie Plum novel
Reichs, Kathy Flash and bones
Thurlo, Aimee Turquoise girl : an Ella Clah novel
BIOGRAPHY
Frank, Jeffrey, The trials of Harry S. Truman
Marton, Kati The chancellor : the remarkable odyssey of…
NON-FICTION
MacKeand, J. C. B. Sparks and flames : ignition in engines
Milman, Oliver The insect crisis : the fall of the tiny empires
Newitz, Annalee, Four lost cities : a secret history of the urban…
April List of New Additions
Fiction
Clayton, Meg Waite The Postmistress of Paris
Gainza, Maria Portrait of an Unknown Lady
Roberts, Nora Angels Falls
Rosner, Jennifer The Yellow Bird Sings
Shepherd, Peng The Cartographers
Slocumb, Brendan The Violin Conspiracy
Steel, Danielle Past Perfect
Tyler, Ann French Braid
Vidich, Paul The Matchmaker; a spy in Berlin
Mysteries
Banville, John Snow
Black, Cara Murder at the Porte de Versailles
Box, C.J. Shadows Reel
Engberg, Katrine The Harbor
Leon, Donna Give unto Others
Perry, Anne Three Debts Paid
Qiu, Xiaolong The Shadow of Empire
Wesley, Valerie W. A Fatal Glow
Large Print Mystery
Connelly, Michael The Wrong Side of Goodbye
Biography
Yovanovitch, Marie Lessons from the Edge
Non-fiction
Historical Soc of Delaware Made by Delaware Hands
Ketchum, William American Folk Art
Koterski, James R. Early Potters and Potteries of Delaware…1760-1860
Koterski, James R. Potters and Firebrick Makers of Cecil Co., Maryland and Nearby 1750-1950
Kucharski, Adam The Rules of Contagion
Nicholson, Adam. Life Between the Tides
Miranda, Lin-Manuel Hamilton: the Revolution
Raff, Jennifer Origin: a Genetic History of the Americas
Wheelan, Charles. We Came We Saw We Left, a Family Gap Year
The Display Table: Shakespeare
MARCH 2022
FICTION
Asim, Jabari Yonder
Barker, Pat The silence of the girls
Clements, Oliver The queen’s men
Cook, Robin Intervention
Cussler, Clive The devil’s sea
Davis, Fiona The magnolia palace
Haigh, Jennifer Mercy Street
Harper, Karen American Duchess a novel of Consuelo
VanderbiltKanon, Joseph The Berlin exchange
Preston, Douglas J Diablo Mesa
Richmond, Michelle The marriage pact
Taylor, Elizabeth Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont
Wilkerson, Charmaine Black cake
MYSTERY
Beaton, M.C. Death of a green-eyed monster
Hitchcock, Alfred ed. The best of mystery
Jance, Judith A Nothing to lose : a J. P. Beaumont novel
Patterson, James 7th heaven
Robb, J. D Abandoned in death
Todd, Charles A game of fear
LARGE PRINT BOOKS
Pearson, Ridley Cut and runSawyer, Meryl Half past dead
McCullough, David The Wright Brothers
NON- FICTION
Raines, Ben The last slave ship
Hayhoe, Katharine Saving us : a climate scientist’s case
Doudna, Jennifer A crack in creation : gene editing …
Jones, Dan Powers and thrones a new history of the Middle Ages
Levine, Bruce Thaddeus Stevens :Civil War revolutionary…..
Levy, Daniel Manhattan Phoenix : the great fire of 1835 …
Rustad, Harley Lost in the Valley of Death : a story of obsession…
Saladino, Dan Eating to extinction : the world’s rarest foods..
February, 2022
Fiction
Barron, Stephanie That Churchill woman
Cummins, Jeanine American dirt
Hallett, Janice The appeal
Kane, Darby The replacement wife
Maher, Kerri The Paris bookseller
Pitol, Sergio The love parade
Prins, Mark The Latinist
Rufin, Jean-Christophe The hanged man of Conakry
Towles, Amor The Lincoln highway
Fiction—Large Print
McCall Smith, Alexander The talented Mr. Varg
Mysteries
Day, Paul Michael Keepers of the river
Fossum, Karin Black seconds
George, Elizabeth Something to hide: a Lynley novel
Kestrel, James Five Decembers
Petrie, Nicholas The runaway
Van de Wetering, Jan The hollow-eyed angel
Van de Wetering, Jan The perfidious parrot
Non Fiction
Bowden, Mark The steal
Dunn, Rob R A natural history of the future : what the laws of biology…
Frankel, Rebecca Into the forest : a Holocaust story of survival…
Ricks, Thomas E First principles : what America’s founders learned…and how that shaped our country
Viorst, Judith Nearing ninety : and other comedies of late life
Wright, Lawrence The plague year : America in the time of Covid…
DVD Donations and Purchases for the Summer of 2022
BELFAST
Written and directed by Academy Award® nominee Kenneth Branagh, Belfast is a poignant story of love, laughter and loss in one boy’s childhood, amid the music and social tumult of the late 1960s. Buddy’s family lives in a largely Protestant district with a few Catholic families but one day his community and everything he thought he understood about life is suddenly turned upside down. Buddy’s family gets caught in the mayhem and must decide to stay or leave the only place they have ever called home.2022.Crossroads
Hedy Lamarr (as Talbot’s resourceful bride), Basil Rathbone and Claire Trevor cos-tar in this double- and triple-cross tale located on a crossroads of uncertainty. Black & White; 84 minutes.Bend It Like Beckham
Sometimes, to follow your dreams you’ve got to bend the rules! Audiences and critics alike are cheering wildly for this “exhilarating terrific comedy” (Entertainment Weekly) about a young girl who is torn between adhering to family traditions and attaining super-stardom on the soccer field. 112 minutes 2004.Better Call Saul
Originally broadcast as individual episodes of the television program in 2015Disc 1. (Episodes 1-4) — disc 2. (Episodes 5-7) o — disc 3. (Episodes 8-10) Lawyer, Saul Goodman, in the time leading up to establishing his strip-mall law office in Albuquerque, New Mexico. A spinoff from the Breaking Bad television show, it takes place six years before the events of Breaking Bad and follows small-time lawyer Jimmy McGill and the circumstances that lead to his metamorphosis into criminal-minded lawyer Saul Goodman. Sony Pictures Home Entertainment,, Culver City, California :, [2015]Bullet to Beijing
A retired British spy is called back into service by his government to help prevent North Korea from getting its hands on a deadly virus. called “The Red Death.” 2001 122 minutes.Death At A Funeral
A dark comedy that has become a bit of a cult classic. The setting is a funeral at an English country estate and the entire film (which at just over 80 mins isn’t a long one) takes place on one afternoon. Released 2020.A French Village
In French with English Subtitles the first season.; The blockbuster French drama, A French Village (Un Village Francais), starring Audrey Fleurot and Thierry Godard (Spiral) chronicles the impact of World War II on a small village in central France. The German occupation changes the life of the village of Villeneuve forever, and as its residents come under the pressures of war, they make choices that are inspiring and heartbreaking. In this gripping drama, ordinary citizens become patriots, traitors, Nazi employees or activists. Beginning with the Germans arrival in June 1940, they endure five years of rationing, fighting and betrayals, and strain to keep some semblance of their existence intact. The war shatters all their lives, but a few of them, even in the shadow of destruction, reach out to find fleeting moments of connection and love.4 discs released 2015.King Richard
Based on the true story that will inspire the world. Richard Williams, father of legendary tennis champions Venus and Serena Williams, shows how family and perseverance can achieve the impossible and impact the world. Released 2022.Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
In a re-telling of “Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory” Tom and Jerry help the boy Charlie attain a Golden Ticket and secretly accompany him into the Chocolate Factory to prevent one of Wonka’s competitors from stealing a special candy known as the Everlasting Gobstopper.1973.World on Fire
World on Fire is an adrenalized, emotionally gripping and resonant World War II drama that follows the intertwining fates of ordinary people in Britain, Poland, France, Germany and the United States, as they grapple with the effects of the war on their everyday lives. Released 2020.DVD Donations to the Library for Spring of 2022
Land Girls : the complete collection DVD LAN. Land Girls is a WW2 drama which focuses on women who kept Britain from starving. An enjoyable series for those who like women-focused historical fiction.
The Girl in the Café. DVD GIR Lawrence, a shy, civil servant, meets the mysterious Gina in a cafe and develops a life-changing relationship with her. As part of the British delegation to the G8 Summit in Iceland, Lawrence invites Gina along for a romantic getaway as world issues are being debated by international leaders…
The Wilby Conspiracy DVD WIL With Sidney Poitier, Michael Caine, Nicol Williamson, Prunella Gee. A black anti-Apartheid activist and a British engineer are forced to run from South African Secret Police.
Stage Fright DVD STA . Hitchcock thriller makes theatre a crime scene; a long-lost London playhouse features in this 1950 caper starring a showstopping Marlene Dietrich.
Fortitude DVD FOR. Perched on the edge of the Arctic Circle, Fortitude is one of the safest towns on earth. There has never been a violent crime here. Until now.
Acceptable Risk DVD ACC This Irish mini series is a fast moving mystery starring Elaine Cassidy as a grieving widow caught up in a web of murder and money.
WINTER NEW DVDs IN THE LIBRARY
Let Him Go – Diane Lane & Kevin Coster star. Following the loss of their son, retired sheriff George Blackledge (Kevin Costner) and his wife Margaret (Diane Lane) leave their Montana ranch to rescue their young grandson from a dangerous family living off the grid. They soon discover that the Weboy family has no intention of letting the child go, forcing George and Margaret to fight for their family.
Martin Eden, Luca Marinelli stars. A vibrant, award-winning lead performance from Luca Marinelli dominates this drama about education, class status and the spirit of socialism. Based on Jack London novel of the same name.
Together Together, starring Ed Helms – An endearing and clever anti-romantic comedy about the meaning of family and the chance encounters that change lives forever.
In the Heights – a musical – The creator of “Hamilton” invites you to the event of the summer, where the streets are made of music and little dreams become big… “In the Heights.” Lights up on Washington Heights.
What Maisie Knew starring Julianne Moore based in the novel by Henry James with the same name. he offspring of a hot-headed musician (Julianne Moore) and an art dealer (Steve Coogan), little Maisie (Onata Aprile) learns the hard way about how difficult divorce can be on a youngster. The quiet, obedient child gets caught in the middle as her self-absorbed parents use her as a pawn in a bitter custody battle.
Some Kind of Heaven, The Villages residents – Director Lance Oppenheim cracks the manicured facade of The Villages, America’s largest retirement community — a massive, self-contained utopia located in Central Florida. Behind the gates of this palm tree-lined fantasyland, Some Kind of Heaven invests in the dreams and desires of a small group of Villages residents — and one interloper — who are unable to find happiness within the community’s pre-packaged paradise.
Best Summer Ever, a musical romance. A high school football player is shocked to discover that the new girl in school is the same girl he fell in love with at a summer dance camp.
Fisherman’s Friends – drama and comedy. This British rom-com features a sweet story about community and an idyllic seaside town full of characters you can’t help but love. Ten fishermen from Cornwall achieve a Top 10 hit after they are signed by Universal Records.