We’re working on programming for 2017 and would love to hear your ideas! What types of programs for adults would you like to see at the Swanton Public Library in 2017?
Let us know by filling out a form and dropping it in the jar at the front desk, contacting us at our website, emailing us at swantonpl@gmail.com, or commenting on our Facebook page. We look forward to hearing from you!
Friends of the Library 2016 Used Books / Media Sale
September 8, 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm
September 9-10: 10:00 am to 5:00 pm
Library Children’s Room
Join us on September 8 for Family Night, the first evening of the book sale! Have a free caricature done by local cartoonist Don Lee, participate in a paper airplane contest, attend a storytime for children, and get the first choice at our sale. Light refreshments will also be served. Fun for all ages!
Time to bring in your donations – the annual FOSPL Used Book/Media sale is in early September this summer! The library accepts clean, readable fiction and nonfiction, coffee table books, VHS tapes, DVDs, and CDs in playable condition. We do not accept damaged items, computer books, encyclopedias, condensed books (e.g. Readers’ Digest books), digital/burned copies, magazines, or textbooks. All noncash donations are tax-deductible and are accepted at the front desk during library hours.
SPL's two knitting groups, Monday afternoons and Wednesday evenings, will take a break for the summer. Kathy Queen will begin the groups again in September. We hope to see you then!
Kids: Sign up to read for 500 minutes during June and July (toddlers can sign up to do an activity sheet instead) and get a free book, free pizza, and more! Any age up through fifth grade can participate. Kids can also join us every week starting Monday, June 6, with the all-ages ice cream party! Preschoolers will attend at 10:30 am on Tuesdays; grades 3-5 on Wednesdays; and grades K-2 on Thursdays. Look for visits from the zoo (with real animals!), games, and more!
The library will host a series of free acrylic painting classes for adults, sponsored by the Swanton Chamber of Commerce through a grant from the Ohio Arts Council. These beginning-level classes, one for adults and one for children and teens, are taught by award-winning artist Nora Sallows. Both classes are limited to 20 participants.
Preschoolers and their families are invited to join Laurie Gombash (PT, Med) for a program combining movement and literacy into FUN learning activities! Visit www.ABCsof Movement.com to learn more about the program. Attending families will receive a FREE set of activity cards. This free program is sponsored by FOSPL. Registration required; 25 family spots available. Call the library or stop by to register.
Instructor Aimee Strohbeck’s Hatha yoga classes at SPL have been very popular since their introduction. This month Aimee will offer four yoga classes, including two new ones. Students are asked to bring a yoga mat and a towel with them and to wear comfortable, stretchy clothing.
Swanton Library will be closed on Friday, April 15 for the Ohio Library Council (OLC) Northwest Chapter Conference. The Conference is held at the Radisson Hotel at the University of Toledo and is a day filled with programs developed by OLC’s divisions, committees, and individual members. The areas of focus are on “always-needed” training topics and use peer-to-peer instruction. The library’s Director, Janelle Thomas, served on the Chapter Conference Board this year, along with other local and state professionals.
February 26 & 27: 10:00 am to 5:00 pm and February 28: 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm in the Swanton Library Children’s Room. All types of reading! Movies! Music! Make a donation for your selections. Proceeds benefit library programs.