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Summer Reading Programs for Children and Middle Schoolers

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Welcome to the Swarthmore Public Library

Monday through Thursday: 10:00 AM – 9:00 PM
Friday:10:00 AM – Noon and 2:00 PM – 7:00 PM
*Saturday: 10:00 AM – 5 PM
*Sunday: 1:00 PM – 5 PM

*July and August: Saturday 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM, closed Sundays

Our library has a collection of approximately 48,000 items including books, audio books, videos and DVDs, music CDs, books in large type and magazines and newspapers for all ages. As a part of the Delaware County Library System, we offer public Internet access, numerous online databases, e-books and interlibrary loan services.

BIG NEWS! Swarthmore Storytime Blog!

Visit our blog at http://smorestuff.blogspot.com/!

Free Wireless at the Library!

Swarthmore Public Library is now a WiFi Hotspot.
Our free wireless network is not a secure network. We recommend that you do not use this network for the transfer of sensitive data, such as credit card numbers or bank account numbers, even while using SSL encryption built into your web browser. This data would be vulnerable during transit on the network, where any person in the area running simple software on a wireless laptop computer could intercept the data. Remember that anything wireless is inherently less secure than anything with wires. Swarthmore Public Library and the Delaware County Library System accept no liability for any loss of privacy or data you may experience while using the network.

Special Programs!

Revisiting the Sixties: Historical and Cultural Perspectives

Lecture Series sponsored by the Pennsylvania Humanities Council
Please see our flyer on this special series.

1968 Hope, Hip and Horror; a two-part lecture with Katherine A.S. Sibley, PhD.
Wednesday, June 10th @ 7:00 PM and Thursday, June 18th @ 7:00 pm

Swarthmore Public Library Presents: Clutter Busting with Local Organizer Annette Reyman

Thursday, July 9th 10:00—11:00 am

Ready to shed some pounds for the summer? --- Let’s start with your clutter! ---

Professional Organizer, Annette Reyman of All Right Organizing will be speaking at the Swarthmore Public Library. Tired of paper piles? Overstuffedclosets? Looking for important papers? Annette will offer free advice, experience and some time saving strategies for organization and lightening your (clutter) load. Bring along your clutter questions and join us for a fun and stress free morning.

Register for this FREE program at the library, or call 610-543-0436 or email swarthmore@delco.lib.pa.us.

Supervised playtime will be available in the activity room for children whose parents attend the program.
Registration for this playtime is required and space is limited.

Upcoming Events!

Please visit our Events and Children's Programming pages and check back often.

Adult Program Schedule!

Unless a fee is specified these programs are free and open to the public. Registration is requested. To register you can sign up at the Swarthmore Public Library located in the Borough Hall at 121 Park Avenue, call 610-543-0436, or send an email to swarthmore@delco.lib.pa.us.

Swarthmore Library Book Group
Join friends and neighbors in a lively discussion of fiction and non-fiction titles. Library Director, Sharon Ford, moderates these discussions which are held on the third Wednesday of the month at 2 pm in the Community Room.
To join, visit the library office for a copy of the current title.

Upcoming 2009 dates:
Wednesday June 17th at 2:00 pm
Wednesday, July 15th @ 2:00 PM
Wednesday, August 19th @ 2:00 PM

Movies Under The Stars

Bring a lawn chair or blanket and join us on the lawn in front of the library at dusk for an outdoor movie experience. Free popcorn. Beverages will be sold.

Friday, June 26th: Yellow Submarine
Friday, July 31st: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Friday, August 28th: Howl's Moving Castle

In the event of rain, these programs will be cancelled.

Swarthmore Public Library will once again host GlaxoSmithKline’s Science in the Summer Program. Science in the Summer is an exciting program funded by GlaxoSmithKline that introduces young students to the wonderful and fascinating world of science. This year we will offer a brand new course on Genetics. Students will build a cell to learn more about chromosomes and genes, extract DNA from a strawberry, examine their fingerprints, and build a model of a DNA molecule. Science in the Summer will be held at the Swarthmore Public Library from Monday, June 22nd through Thursday, June 25th. Students entering grades 2 through 6 are eligible to participate. Certified science teachers teach all classes. Sessions are offered as follows:

Morning
Level 1 (Grades 2-3) 10:00 am – 10:45 am
Level 2 (Grades 4-6) 11:00 am – 11:45 am

Afternoon
Level 1 (Grades 2-3) 2:00 pm – 2:45 pm
Level 2 (Grades 4-6) 3:00 pm – 3:45 pm

Registration will start on Friday, May 1st and end on Monday, June 1st. You must come in person to the Swarthmore Public Library to register. Participants will be selected through a lottery system and will be notified by June 5th. Please call 610-543-0436 or email swcsd@delco.lib.pa.us with any questions.

Sharon Ford
Director
Swarthmore Public Library
121 Park Ave.
Swarthmore, PA 19081
610-543-0436

www.swarthmorepubliclibrary.org

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