About

Swanton Public Library

1 First Street, Swanton, Vermont 05488

(802) 868-7656

Our Mission

The Swanton Public Library provides a friendly and engaging atmosphere while maintaining a diverse and useful collection necessary to meet the informational and cultural needs of the community.

Our History

In 1898, a group of far-sighted women, The Golden Rule Circle of the King’s Daughters, built the library as a gift to the people of Swanton. Beginning with just three books in a reading room on Merchant’s Row, the collection soon outgrew the room and the King’s Daughters decided to put aside one tenth of their earnings toward building a library. These efforts, along with fundraisers and generous gifts from members of the community, became a vision finally realized on June 22, 1915, when the cornerstone of the Swanton Public Library was laid.

In February 1916, the library began serving the community from its present location in the heart of Swanton Village. The vision of “a center in which youth may find instruction and adults information and recreation” so long held by the King’s Daughters, continues today in our library, a remarkable gift to the people of Swanton.

From a contribution by Marilyn Foster, in The History of Swanton Vermont.

Staff

The Swanton Public Library staff is ready to assist you with a number of informational resources. Stop in for a visit, call us at 868-7656, or send us an email.
Staff members are:

Marilyn Barney: Library Director

Cheryl: Library Assistant

Darla: Library Assistant

Jody: Library Assistant

Pat: Library Assistant

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To apply for a library card:

If you are under 16, please bring a parent or guardian with you to apply for a library card. Adults please provide two forms of identification with current address.

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