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

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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.

Friends of the Library News!

The Friends of the Library is now accepting donations through Paypal. Please visit their page to donate.

Finally! Language Learning Software that you can check out from the library!

Available languages: Arabic, Chinese, Dutch, English, French, German, Hebrew, Irish, Italian, Japanese, Latin, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, and Swedish. Circulation period: Three weeks

Visit our Language Learning Page for more information!

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.

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
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
2:00 pm

Join friends and neighbors in a lively discussion of fiction and non-fiction titles. Sharon Ford, Library Director, moderates these discussions which are held on the third Wednesday of the month at 2:00 pm in the Community Room. To join, visit the library office for a copy of the current title.

French and Spanish Movie Discussion Group
Wednesdays, February 24, 2010, March 31, 2010, and April 28
6:30 pm

Each month we will feature a French or Spanish film followed by lecture and discussion. Plan to practice your French or Spanish skills with native speakers. All conversational levels are invited and beginners are welcome!
The January film was On Guard (Le Bossu). "Lagadere, a superb swordsman, vows to avenge the murder of his dashing friend, the Duke of Nevers. He is left to raise the Duke's daughter as his own and to restore her inheritance."

The February movie is to be announced shortly.

Coming in March!

The Phillies: Then and Now
Thursday, March 4, 2010
7:00 pm

Join Rich Westcott, who is considered the foremost authority on Phillies history, for an evening of tales of Phillies past, present and future. Rich has been a writer and editor for more than 40 years and is the author of 19 sports books.

Swarthmore's Unique Small Town Development and Historic Resources
Thursday, March 11, 2010
7:00 pm

This program features speaker Architect Robert McCauley and is co-sponsored by the Swarthmore Historical Society. A power point presentation will highlight the unique qualities and varied architectural development of Swarthmore over the last 130 years. A fuller appreciation and awareness may be gained of what makes Swarthmore a special place to live or visit through its small town character and diverse historic resources and why preservation for future generations should be considered

John Updike’s Pennsylvania
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
2:00 pm

Join us for an afternoon devoted to John Updike with noted local author and journalist Frank Fitzpatrick. A John Updike fanatic, Frank Fitzpatrick has read all of the acclaimed author’s work and has contributed stories on him for the Philadelphia Inquirer and National Public Radio. Since 1980, Frank Fitzpatrick has worked at the Philadelphia Inquirer in a number of capacities, including Copy Editing Chief, Assistant Sports Editor, and finally as beat writer for the Eagles and Penn State football. The author of three books, Fitzpatrick was a 2001 Pulitzer Prize finalist and has won 13 Associated Press Sports Editor Awards between 1991 and 2008. This Commonwealth Speakers presentation is a program of the Pennsylvania Humanities Council, supported in part by the National Endowment for the Humanities and its We the People Initiative.

Coming in April!

A Poetry Reading with Daniel Hoffman
Thursday, April 1, 2010
7:30 pm

In celebration of National Poetry Month, The Swarthmore Public Library and Mad Poets Society will co-host an evening of poetry with Daniel Hoffman on Thursday, April 1st, 7:30 p.m., at the Swarthmore library. Former Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress (now U.S. Poet Laureate), Daniel G. Hoffman has published 11 collections of poetry, a memoir, and 7 volumes of criticism. He has taught at Columbia University, Swarthmore College, and the University of Pennsylvania, winning numerous awards and honors throughout his career. This is certain to be a memorable event--do join us!

**Swarthmore Public Library Book and Bake Sale**
Thursday, April 15	10:00 am to 7:00 pm
Friday, April 16	10:00 am to 7:00 pm
Saturday, April 17	9:00 am to 2:00 pm ($5 Bag Sale)

Stock up on used books and homemade baked goods at very reasonable prices.

A Poetry Reading with Angela Shaw
Thursday, April 22, 2010
7:30 pm

Please join poet Angela Shaw in continued celebration of National Poetry Month as she reads from her debut collection, The Beginning of the Fields (Tupelo Press, 2009. A Swarthmore resident, Shaw was raised in West Virginia and has degrees from Swarthmore College and Cornell University. She has been a recipient of fellowships from the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown and the National Endowment for the Arts. Billy Collins has called Shaw’s new book “a brilliant reminder of what distinguishes poetry from prose,” and of her work Junot Díaz has said, “I’ve read nothing better in the field these last ten years. Angela Shaw is simply furiously miraculous.”

These programs are free and open to the public.
To register:
· Sign up at the Swarthmore Library
· Call 610-543-0436 or Email: swarthmore@delcolibraries.org

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

www.swarthmorepubliclibrary.org

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