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Beowulf Post Goes Viral Earlier this month, we shared a post on our Facebook and Instagram pages about a book that was returned a little overdue. (And by overdue, we mean 54 years after it was checked out!) The post… Continue Reading SPL Story Featured in National News
The Sewickley Public Library’s 150th Anniversary was capped off this week with a night celebrating the robust history of our beloved institution. Assistant Director, Dustin Shilling, coordinated the event which featured a Q&A panel with library staff and former Board… Continue Reading Library Celebrates Anniversary with History Night
The Board of Directors of the Sewickley Public Library of the Quaker Valley School District is delighted to announce the appointment of Ruth M. Neely as the organization’s new Library Director. With an extensive background in library management and a… Continue Reading Sewickley Public Library Appoints New Library Director to Lead and Innovate
Carolyn Toth, Executive Director of the Sewickley Public Library, has announced her plans to retire in early 2023. Carolyn’s career spanned 35 years in public library service. She joined the Sewickley Public Library in 1998 and has spent the last… Continue Reading Executive Director Set to Retire After 25 Years
For the second year in a row, the Sewickely Public Library was ranked an American Star Library by Library Journal (LJ) – the oldest and most respected professional library publication. The journal annually reviews data on libraries across the country… Continue Reading Library Awarded National & State Designations
National Designation Awarded for Success In Public Service Every public library is a star to the community it serves. When your library is officially designated a star-awarded library? It is the icing on the cake, so to speak. Each year, Library… Continue Reading Sewickley Public Library Named 3-Star Library
The Sewickley Public Library Earns Gold Level Status The Sewickley Public Library has been awarded a gold star by the PA Forward initiative of the Pennsylvania Library Association. The initiative recognizes libraries who are helping citizens of the Commonwealth achieve… Continue Reading Library Awarded Gold Star
The Sewickley Public Library is honored to announce that the library earned a Silver Star Library designation from the PA Forward initiative of the Pennsylvania Library Association (PaLA). The PA Forward program aims to ensure that libraries have what they… Continue Reading Library Awarded Silver Star Designation
The Sewickley Public Library was recently awarded PA Forward Star Library status from the Pennsylvania Library Association. The PA Forward initiative promotes five literacy skills that libraries offer to enhance the lives of community members – basic, information, civic and… Continue Reading SPL Earns Bronze Star Designation
The Sewickley Public Library is pleased to announce a $500,000 annual gift from Raymond S. Suckling, a lifelong Sewickley resident. Raymond Suckling, who died September 29, 2014, at the age of 93, was a World War II veteran who worked… Continue Reading Sewickley Public Library to Receive $500,000 Annual Gift
