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.

Swarthmore Library Book Group

D.H. Lawrence: The Story of a Marriage by Brenda Maddox
September 16th
2:00 PM

No Ordinary Time: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt by Doris Kearns Goodwin
October 21st
2:00 PM

Abigail and John by Edith Gelles
November 18th
2:00 PM

The Delaware County Library System and the Swarthmore Public Library, through a generous grant from the Pennsylvania Humanities Council, present The Biography of Marriage: a Look at the Lives & Marriages of Famous & Infamous People as the theme for our book group in 2010. For more information call the library office at 610-543-0436 or email swdirector@delcolibraries.org.

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

Swarthmore Library Movie Discussion Group

Tuesday, September 14th
2:00 pm

Tuesday, October 12th
2:00 pm

Tuesday, November 9th
2:00 pm

Tuesday, December 14th
2:00 pm

Enjoy watching movies on our large screen with a state of the art speaker system! Each month we will feature an independent or international film followed by group discussion. Check at the library for each month’s movie selection. For more information call the library office at 610-543-0436 or email swarthmore@delcolibraries.org.

Adult Programs

An Evening with Robert K. Wittman, author of the best seller Priceless: How I Went Undercover To Rescue the World's Stolen Treasures
Thursday, September 23, 2010 7:00 pm

Robert K. Wittman, an FBI agent specializing in art crime, spent 20 years recovering more than 225 million worth of artwork in undercover operations all over the world. His memoir, Priceless: How I Went Undercover to Rescue the World's Stolen Treasures describes the danger, suspense and intrigue required to save the world’s masterpieces from theft. Copies of Priceless will be available for purchase and signing by the author after the program.

Career Webinar: Find Hidden Job Leads Online and at the Library
Wednesday, September 29, 2010 3:00 – 4:00 pm

There's a wealth of free and low-cost information available to job seekers that can be used to improve the efficiency of a search and potentially secure a new job faster. During this webinar, participants will learn what research and job information tools are available both online and off and how to incorporate these tools into their search strategy.

A Discussion with Local Author Stephan Salisbury
Thursday, October 7, 2010 7:00 pm
Stephan Salisbury is the senior cultural writer for The Philadelphia Inquirer, where he has been a reporter for three decades. He has covered everything from the Pennsylvania prison system, unrest in Ireland and Eastern Europe and the coup in Turkey to the culture wars in the United States and the disruptions of American life in the wake of 9/11. He has received numerous awards and was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize as part of an Inquirer team investigating local election fraud in 1995.

In his latest book, Mohamed's Ghosts: An American Story of Love and Fear in the Homeland, Salisbury explores the reprisals against Muslim communities in Philadelphia and beyond since the beginning of the War on Terror. The author focuses on two events: the closing of a Philadelphia mosque, Ansaarullah Islamic Society, after the arrest of its imam, Mohamed Ghorab, in 2004 by the Joint Terrorism Task Force and the IRS; and government hostility toward anti-Vietnam War activists when the author was a Columbia University student in the late-1960s.

Copies of Mohamed’s Ghosts will be available for purchase and signing after the program.

Flu Shots at the Swarthmore Library
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
3:00 pm – 5:00 pm

FREE to those with Medicare, Part B primary. Aetna card holders pay no co-pay. Otherwise the cost is $30 but is reimbursable by most insurance companies. Credit cards are not accepted. Keystone 65 members must pay and then seek reimbursement.
For more information please call Susan Purcell at 610-891-8622 Provided by Maxim Health Systems

Career Webinar: Write a Resume That Gets the Job
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
3:00 – 4:00 pm
Participants will learn how to write a resume that hiring managers will notice. Participants will find out how to : write a powerful profile and skills summary; transform a list of job tasks into powerful success stories; leverage education and internships to prove you have the “right stuff.”

Swarthmore Stories: An Exploration of our Local History

Please join us for a three part program series: Swarthmore Stories:
An Exploration of our Local History, co-sponsored by the Swarthmore
Public Library and the Swarthmore Historical Society. These programs
have been supported in part by the Pennsylvania Humanities Council
and the National Endowment for the Humanities’ We the People initiative
on American history.

The Victorian Era and Influence in Swarthmore
Thursday, October 21, 2010
7:00 pm
Local historian Nancy Webster will present a discussion of the historical and cultural themes of the Victorian Era and how these themes are reflected in Swarthmore’s local history.

The Black Community in Swarthmore: A Historical Perspective
Thursday, October 28, 2010
7:00 pm
Please join Swarthmore College Professor Allison Dorsey as she explores the history of the Black Community in Swarthmore against the back drop of Black communities in the United States. She will explore topics such as segregation, employment and political engagement to foster a conversation about how Black Swarthmore is both unique and very much like other Black communities in America.

The Underground Railroad: An Examination of the Liberty Line and the Involvement of some Swarthmore Residents in the Network to Freedom
Thursday, November 18, 2010
7:00 pm
Christopher Densmore, Curator of the Friends Historical Library at Swarthmore College, will discuss important Swarthmoreans and their role in the Underground Railroad.

Swarthmore Public Library Book and Bake Sale
Thursday, November 11                               10:00 am to 7:00 pm
Friday, November 12                                   10:00 am to 7:00 pm
Saturday, November 13                                9:00 am to 2:00 pm ($5 Bag Sale)

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

Career Webinar: Learn How to Interview Like a Pro
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
3:00 – 4:00 pm
A great interview is the last step in securing the job you want. Participants will learn how to feel comfortable during an interview (no more stumbling or freezing up) along with the latest interview styles, techniques and how to answer the top two interview questions everyone gets asked.

All programs are free and open to the public. Please register at the 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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