Upper Darby Township & Sellers Memorial Free Public Libraries

We hate to brag, but…

uddirector — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 15:45:38 +0000

…it’s a fact. The new Municipal Library building has been included in the American Libraries Magazine 2012 Design Showcase. An example of “Small Projects, Big Impact”, the library is the only new building highlighted in this section of the article.

Here are some shots that didn’t make it into the magazine.

Sign Up Now!

uddirector — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 21:12:46 +0000

It’s time to sign up for the Winter and Spring Children’s programs at Sellers/Main. Mother Goose on the Loose, story times, Art workshops with Mrs. H., and lots of other special programs and activities are on the schedule for the next few months.

Primos and Municipal schedules are out as well. To see what’s going on each day, click here.

And don’t forget to see what we’ve got going on for teens and adults.

Did you get an eReader for the holidays?

uddirector — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 16:42:23 +0000

So, you got a NOOK or a Kindle Fire or an iPad for Christmas and now you’ve used up the gift cards that came with it. Ebooks are convenient but they sure can be expensive. Like always, the Library is here to help.

As a member of the Delaware County Library System, the Upper Darby Libraries can offer you access to thousands of titles for kids and adults of all types. Best of all, they’re FREE.

If you feel pretty confident about your ability to download, click here to go right to the “catalog” page and start looking for your next book.

If you want some help on getting started, don’t worry, there’s plenty of help right here. You’ll get a guided tour on how to check out titles, how long you can keep them, and more.

If you’re still not sure about getting into this whole ereader “thing”, try clicking here first. Choose the exact device you have (or are thinking about getting!) and watch a step by step video on how to use them. (Thanks to the Rachel Kohl Library for the production of these videos. Just remember, whenever it says, “Rachel Kohl Library” think “Upper Darby Libraries”!)

Don’t forget that you can download audio-books, too. Listen while you commute, or workout, or just work. You can transfer books to dozens of players or listen on your computer. Follow the same link to search for your next “good listen”.

Weather Reminder

uddirector — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 23:35:25 +0000

Just a reminder that in the event of snow, the Upper Darby Libraries follow the UD School District’s lead. Listen for school number 452. If the schools close, the libraries will also close. If schools open 2 hours late, all three libraries will open at 11:00 a.m.

Of course, that only helps Monday through Friday. If the weather does turn bad over the weekend, please call before venturing out. There will be a message on all voicemail by 8:30 a.m. And we’ll get the word out on the library’s Facebook page too.

Now, can we all just hope for no accumulation?!

Winter Schedules Are Out!

uddirector — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 14:21:00 +0000

Our new schedules for the Winter 0f 2012 are out now! New story time hours, new teen activities, and a variety of programs for adults are coming up over the next couple of months. Stop at any of the three branches and pick up a full listing. Or click here for a listing of what’s up next.

Happy New Year!

uddirector — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 22:40:17 +0000

All three branches will be closed Saturday, Sunday and Monday (Dec. 31, Jan. 1 and 2, 2012) for the New Year weekend. Join us Tuesday morning at 9:00 a.m. (Sellers/Main and Primos) and 10:00 a.m. (Municipal) for the New Year.

Reader’s Advisory

uddirector — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 16:42:53 +0000

Lots of sources make recommendations.

Libraries help you navigate the maze.

Our New Building

uddirector — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 20:00:29 +0000

This past Tuesday was the formal ribbon cutting and grand opening of our new Municipal Branch Library. If you haven’t seen it yet, make a point to stop by and visit us. The new address for the Branch is 501 Bywood Ave. The phone number is the same.

The branch is open

Monday and Tuesday from 10am to 9 pm

Wednesday and Thursday from 10 am to 6 pm

Friday from 10 am to 5 pm

Saturday from 10 am to 3 pm.

For more pictures of Tuesday’s festivities and the building itself, check the UDLibraries Facebook page.

Suggestions, please

uddirector — Sat, 14 May 2011 00:20:42 +0000

We’re starting on a long overdue renovation of our website. The first change will be to make this blog our home page – the page you first see when you log on to our website. We hope this will make it easier for us to keep you up to date on what’s going on @ the library.

While we’re under renovation, we’d like to here from you about what you would like to see on this site. More information on programs? Listings of new books? Just basic “who do I call for…?” information?

Post a comment below or drop us an email at upperdarby@delcolibraries.org . Either way, tell us what you’d like to see.

You can always get the latest on Facebook too, even if you don’t have a Facebook page yourself. Simply go to www.facebook.com/UDLibs !

Book Sales

uddirector — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 20:17:35 +0000

The Friends of the Upper Darby Township and Sellers Memorial Free Public Library hold their annual Fall Book Sale, on Saturday, October 9th, 2010, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Sellers Library Barn, 76 S. State Road, Upper Darby. Hardbacks sell for $1.00 and paperbacks 50 cents. An “absolute clearance” sale will be held two weeks later on October 23^rd, from 10:00 a.m. to noon and again from 1:00 to 3:00 pm.

For sale are books for any age or interest, videos, DVD, and music cds. Treasures of all sorts can be found at the White Elephant sale being held at the same time.

Donations for the sale are gladly accepted. They can be dropped off Monday through Friday, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. Please call ahead before delivering items to the Library at 610-789-4440. For safety reason, any items left outside the barn must be discarded.

For information regarding either the sale or donation of books, please call the Library at 610-789-4440.