List of public libraries in Delaware County, Pennsylvania

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There are 30 public libraries in Delaware County, Pennsylvania. The Delaware County Libraries is a federation of 26 library organizations, with 28 branches.^[1] The law library in the county courthouse is not a member of the county system, but its holdings are listed in the system catalog. The Upper Chichester Library is located in the county but not part of the system.

The libraries in the county system are independent non-profit organizations which are funded by local municipalities, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania through the county system, and from donations. A library card from any library in the system is valid at all other libraries in the system and at most libraries in the state.^[2]^[1]

The county system serves 550,000 residents with a collection of 1,400,000 volumes. 2,150,000 items circulate per year.^[3]

Name	Founded	Built	Location	Description
Aston Public Library	1977	c.1985	3270 Concord Road, Aston 39°52′03″N75°25′15″W / 39.8676°N 75.4209°W / 39.8676; -75.4209 (Aston Public Library)	In the community center
Collingdale Public Library			823 MacDade Blvd. Collingdale 39°54′41″N75°16′43″W / 39.9115°N 75.2786°W / 39.9115; -75.2786 (Collingdale Public Library)
Darby Free Library	1743	1872	1001 Main Street, Darby 39°55′13″N75°15′47″W / 39.9202°N 75.2631°W / 39.9202; -75.2631 (Darby Free Library)	Organized March 10, 1743 by 29 Quakers as a subscription library. First 45 books arrived from England on November 5, 1743,^[4] In 1898 the library became free and open to the public.^[5]^[6]^[7]
Folcroft Public Library	1940	1973	1725 Delmar Drive, Folcroft 39°53′39″N75°16′44″W / 39.8941°N 75.2789°W / 39.8941; -75.2789 (Folcroft Library)
Glenolden Library	1894	1939	211 S. Llanwellyn Ave., Glenolden 39°54′00″N75°17′34″W / 39.8999°N 75.2927°W / 39.8999; -75.2927 (Glenolden)
Haverford Township Free Library	1934		1601 Darby Road, Havertown 39°58′53″N75°18′18″W / 39.9815°N 75.3049°W / 39.9815; -75.3049 (Haverford Township)
Helen Kate Furness Library	1902	1916	100 N. Providence Road, Wallingford 39°54′16″N75°22′29″W / 39.9045°N 75.3748°W / 39.9045; -75.3748	Founded to honor Shakespearean scholar Horace Howard Furness. He later endowed the library with $5,000 on the condition that it be named for his wife. Located on his former estate Lindenshade.
J. Lewis Crozer Library	1769	1877 (1st building) 1976 (current building)	620 Engle Street, Chester 39°50′16″N75°23′15″W / 39.83783°N 75.3875°W / 39.83783; -75.3875 (J. Lewis Crozer Library)	Founded February 14, 1769. Operated, with hiatuses during the Revolution, the War of 1812, and the Civil War, until 1871 when it was reorganized. Renamed Crozer Library in 1925. The current building, a former branch, is in Veterans Memorial Park.^[8]^[9]
Judge Francis J. Catania Law Library – Delaware County Courthouse	1851	1933 (4th floor of courthouse)	201 West Front Street, Media 39°55′11″N75°23′30″W / 39.9197°N 75.3917°W / 39.9197; -75.3917 (Delaware County Courthouse)	In the courthouse and open to the public, but very limited circulation
Lansdowne Public Library	1898	1982	55 S. Lansdowne Ave., Lansdowne, 39°56′11″N75°16′18″W / 39.9365°N 75.2716°W / 39.9365; -75.2716 (Lansdowne Public Library)
Marple Public Library			2599 Sproul Rd., Broomall 39°58′29″N75°21′48″W / 39.9747°N 75.3633°W / 39.9747; -75.3633 (Marple Public Library)	In the municipal building
Mary M. Campbell Marcus Hook Public Library			10th & Green, Marcus Hook 39°49′10″N75°25′07″W / 39.8194°N 75.4187°W / 39.8194; -75.4187 (Marcus Hook)	In the borough hall
Media-Upper Providence Free Library	1901	2016	1 E. Front Street, Media 39°55′08″N75°23′20″W / 39.9190°N 75.3889°W / 39.9190; -75.3889 (Media Free Library)
Middletown Free Library	1956		21 N. Pennell Road, Lima 39°54′49″N75°26′21″W / 39.9137°N 75.4393°W / 39.9137; -75.4393 (Middletown Free Library)
Newtown Public Library	1974	2003	201 Bishop Hollow Rd., Newtown Square 39°58′50″N75°24′28″W / 39.9806°N 75.4079°W / 39.9806; -75.4079 (Newtown Public Library)	Adjoins the township office
Norwood Public Library	1925	1951	513 Welcome Ave., Norwood 39°53′27″N75°18′07″W / 39.8909°N 75.3019°W / 39.8909; -75.3019 (Norwood Public Library)
Prospect Park Free Library	1923		720 Maryland Ave., Prospect Park 39°53′17″N75°18′30″W / 39.8881°N 75.3084°W / 39.8881; -75.3084 (Prospect Park Free Library)
Rachel Kohl Community Library	1979	1989	687 Smithbridge Road, Glen Mills 39°52′02″N75°30′48″W / 39.8673°N 75.5133°W / 39.8673; -75.5133 (Rachel Kohl Library)
Radnor Memorial Library	1940	1980	167 W. Lancaster Ave., Wayne 40°02′34″N75°23′20″W / 40.0429°N 75.3890°W / 40.0429; -75.3890 (Radnor Memorial Library)
Ridley Park Public Library	1888^[10]	1912	107 East Ward Street, Ridley Park 39°52′51″N75°19′24″W / 39.8808°N 75.3232°W / 39.8808; -75.3232 (Ridley Park Public Library)	A Carnegie Library
Ridley Township Public Library	1957	1971	100 East MacDade Blvd., Folsom 39°53′10″N75°19′45″W / 39.8862°N 75.3291°W / 39.8862; -75.3291 (Ridley Township Library)	In the Municipal Building
Sharon Hill			246 Sharon Ave., Sharon Hill 39°54′24″N75°16′21″W / 39.9067°N 75.2724°W / 39.9067; -75.2724 (Sharon Hill Library)
Springfield Township Library			70 Powell Road, Springfield 39°55′51″N75°19′48″W / 39.9307°N 75.3299°W / 39.9307; -75.3299 (Springfield Township Library)	Next to the Municipal Building
Swarthmore Public Library	1929	1951	121 Park Avenue, Swarthmore 39°54′05″N75°20′54″W / 39.9015°N 75.3484°W / 39.9015; -75.3484 (Swarthmore Public Library)	In the municipal building
Tinicum Memorial Public Library			620 Seneca St., Essington 39°52′07″N75°17′36″W / 39.8686°N 75.2932°W / 39.8686; -75.2932 (Tinicum Memorial Public Library)
Upper Chichester Library	2001		3374 Chichester Ave. #19, Boothwyn 39°50′13″N75°26′35″W / 39.8369°N 75.4430°W / 39.8369; -75.4430 (Upper Chichester Library)	Small township-supported library in a shopping mall across from Chichester High School. Not part of the County Library system^[11]
Upper Darby Township/Sellers Library – Main Sellers Branch	1931	1975	76 South State Rd., Upper Darby 39°57′44″N75°16′24″W / 39.9623°N 75.2733°W / 39.9623; -75.2733 (Main Sellers Branch Library)	Sellers library founded in 1934 and merged with the municipal library in 1935. Sellers moved into the historic Hoodland house in 1935, with a large modern style building built and connected to the house in 1975.^[12]
Upper Darby Township/Sellers Library – Municipal Branch			501 Bywood Ave., Upper Darby 39°57′33″N75°15′59″W / 39.9592°N 75.2665°W / 39.9592; -75.2665 (Sellers Municipal Branch Library)
Upper Darby Township/Sellers Library – Primos Branch			409 Ashland Ave., Primos 39°55′07″N75°18′18″W / 39.9186°N 75.3051°W / 39.9186; -75.3051 (Upper Darby Primos Branch Library)
Yeadon Public Library			809 Longacre Blvd., Yeadon 39°56′10″N75°15′04″W / 39.9362°N 75.2511°W / 39.9362; -75.2511 (Middletown Free Library)

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References

1 2 "Our Libraries". Delaware County Libraries. Retrieved August 11, 2017.
↑ See, e.g. Aston Public Library's annual report, "Aston Public Library - 2015" (PDF). Retrieved August 16, 2017.
↑ Breeding, Marshall. "Delaware County Library System". Libraries.org. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
↑ "History of Darby Library". Darby Free Library. Retrieved August 15, 2017.
↑ Serrill, Kate W. (1908). "A Sketch of the Darby Library Company". Pennsylvania Library and Museum Notes, Volumes 1-8. Pennsylvania. Free Library Commission. p. 68.
↑ Mirror mirror on the wall, who's the OLDEST of them all…?, Sturgis Library
↑ Bello, Marisol (February 2, 2009). "Country's oldest public library could close this year". USA Today . Retrieved August 16, 2017.
↑ "Crozer Library's History". Crozer Library. Retrieved August 15, 2017.
↑ Martin, John Hill (1877). Chester (and Its Vicinity,) Delaware County, in Pennsylvania. W. H. Pile & Sons. p. 450. Retrieved August 15, 2017.
↑ Lockhart, Keith (1987). Ridley Park Centennial: 1887 - 1987.
↑ "About Us". Upper Chichester Library. Retrieved October 4, 2017.
↑ "About". Upper Darby Township & Sellers Memorial Free Public Libraries. Retrieved September 24, 2017.

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[Ours-1] 1 2 "Our Libraries". Delaware County Libraries. Retrieved August 11, 2017.

[apl2015-2] See, e.g. Aston Public Library's annual report, "Aston Public Library - 2015" (PDF). Retrieved August 16, 2017.

[liborg-3] Breeding, Marshall. "Delaware County Library System". Libraries.org. Retrieved September 27, 2017.

[Darbyhist-4] "History of Darby Library". Darby Free Library. Retrieved August 15, 2017.

[5] Serrill, Kate W. (1908). "A Sketch of the Darby Library Company". Pennsylvania Library and Museum Notes, Volumes 1-8. Pennsylvania. Free Library Commission. p. 68.

[6] Mirror mirror on the wall, who's the OLDEST of them all…?, Sturgis Library

[USAToday-7] Bello, Marisol (February 2, 2009). "Country's oldest public library could close this year". USA Today . Retrieved August 16, 2017.

[CrozerHistory-8] "Crozer Library's History". Crozer Library. Retrieved August 15, 2017.

[Chester-9] Martin, John Hill (1877). Chester (and Its Vicinity,) Delaware County, in Pennsylvania. W. H. Pile & Sons. p. 450. Retrieved August 15, 2017.

[10] Lockhart, Keith (1987). Ridley Park Centennial: 1887 - 1987.

[UpChi-11] "About Us". Upper Chichester Library. Retrieved October 4, 2017.

[aboutSellers-12] "About". Upper Darby Township & Sellers Memorial Free Public Libraries. Retrieved September 24, 2017.

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