Kids

Our doors are open again! Our new temporary hours are Monday through Thursday from 10:00 am to 7:00 pm and Friday from 10:00 am to 5:30 pm. Currently we are closed on Saturdays and Sundays.

Reminder: 10:00 am to 11:00 am on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday are for seniors or those who immunocompromised - if you know a senior or those who need to be extra cautious, please let them know.

If you can, please wear a mask and follow our social distancing guidelines. There are marks and arrows on the floor to help with that, and if you have any questions please ask us!

The library is open for curbside service! We're working on being able to open fully to the public, but in the meantime, you can request items and pick them up curbside.

You can call us at 419-826-2760 during open hours, visit our catalog, email swantonpl@gmail.com or, and/or fill out a curbside service request.

Our temporary hours are Monday through Friday, 10:00 am to 5:30 pm. 

Hello, everyone!

Due to community shutdowns and concerns over the spread of COVID-19, the Swanton Public Library will be closed to the public until further notice starting Saturday, March 14th. We are ending our Sunday hours early as well.

However, the librarians will still be on hand to help you with questions via our Facebook, Instagram, and over the phone during our normal opening hours. Our digital offerings through our webpage, as well as the Ohio Digital Library, are also still available.

The Pillod Park StoryWalk® has a new book to read! Backyard Fairies by Phoebe Wahl, in honor of the "fairy doors" visiting Swanton this summer, is available to enjoy.

StoryWalk is a wonderful way for adults and their children to combine literacy skills and healthy exercise as they walk around the path to each of the 20 reading stations while enjoying the beauty of Pilliod Park. StoryWalk is a free activity for all and is accessible during normal park hours. Bring your walking shoes and your reading glasses, and enjoy StoryWalk at Pilliod Park!

Check out photos from our lunar family night! Participates celebrated the 50th anniversary of the launch of the moon-landing mission Apollo 11. Stellar fun, food, games, crafts, caricatures by Don Lee, and more was included, and photographer Rebecca Lynn took some amazing space photos. Check them out here!  

Youth Summer Reading: Register to read for 500 minutes (8 hours, 20 minutes) between June 3 & July 26. Any age up through fifth grade can participate in the children’s division. Participants can read aloud to someone else, have someone read to them (audiobooks count!), or read by themselves. Winners get prizes and their names entered in the Grand Prize Drawing on July 26. Toddlers can sign up with their guardians to do an activity sheet instead. Children can also attend free weekly parties for fun and prizes.

It’s movie time! First, join us between 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm on Saturday, October 20 to watch select episodes of the creepy classic The Twilight Zone. Then, on Tuesday, October 30 – the eve of All Hallow’s Eve! – it's movie day at the library! Preschoolers are invited to see an episode from The Littlest Pet Shop: Halloween Fest at 10:30 am; families can watch the Goosebumps movie at 4:00 pm; adults are invited to see the 2015 remake of Poltergeist at 6:00 pm. Popcorn and drinks included! Join us – if you dare!

The Swanton Library is proud to announce our second annual Easter Egg Hunt! After a large response from the community last year, the library has invested more into this year’s egg hunt, with a whopping 1,000+ eggs filled with candy.  As an added bonus, five special eggs will each contain a golden ticket.  The lucky persons who find a golden ticket will be awarded a special prize. Join in the fun at Pilliod Park (next to the library) on Thursday, March 29 at 4:00 pm. We will also premier the newest StoryWalk book for the Hunt, with new fasteners to hold the pages.

Friends of the Library Annual Cabin Fever Reliever Used Books/Media Sale
February 23 & 24: 10:00 am to 5:00 pm
February 25: 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Swanton Library Children’s Room

All types of reading! Movies! Music! Make a donation for your selections. Proceeds benefit library programs. Monday, February 26 is cleanup day; everything left is FREE!