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You can now download eBooks and audiobooks from your library.

We are a small community library located in Tionesta, PA.  We are a member of the Seneca District. Our mission is to promote literacy and offer a safe, comfortable place for people to read or work.  We offer a surprisingly large selection of books and materials for people of all ages.  We also offer free Wifi, public access computers and printers.
Contact Information:
156 Elm St. PO Box 127, Tionesta, PA 16353
Telephone:  (814) 755-4454         Fax: (814) 755-4333
Carla Woodside, Director       Email:    librarydirector@zoominternet.net
Dawn Baird, ASSISTANT               Email:   ssbml@zoominternet.net

If you reside or own property in Forest County, you are eligible for a free library card. Bring valid photo identification or proof of address to the library to receive your library card. For a minor to acquire a library card, a signature is required from a card-holding sponsor. Anyone wishing a library card with an Access-PA sticker is also eligible for a free card. Non-residents are eligible for a card for a nominal yearly fee of $10.00. 
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The Sarah Stewart Bovard Memorial Library is pleased to now offer STEM Backpacks that offer hands-on learning for young children and their families.Our library received four backpacks from The Pennsylvania Department of Education’s Office of Commonwealth Libraries to provide STEM materials and books for young children and their adults to enjoy. The funds that provided the backpacks were made available through the Cruise into Kindergarten initiative. Each backpack focuses on a STEM topic—measuring, nighttime, nature and simple machines. Two of the backpacks contain IPADS with apps included for further hands-on learning for young children and their families.   Stop by the library and check out a STEM Backpack soon!
Our kindergarten models are L to R: Jaycee Tkach, Abby Summerville, and Evelyn Lesko.
We have found a treasure trove of history in pictures that we would like to share with the public. There are over 1,500 pictures taken by Russell Smith and organized by his son, John R. Smith. We have two copies of three different CD's with indexes included that are free to be checked out to browse on your computer/TV at home. We also have the original copies here to browse through here at the library. The images and memories of important dates in the history of Forest County found on these CD's are a true prize! Some events include the construction of our library, the Tionesta Dam, the shopping plaza, the new bridge, and the Masonic Temple. Also fires and floods, the tornado of 1985 and memories from past Indian Festivals, holidays and other special events. Beautiful scenery and nature photos from all seasons from our mountaintops and our river. More people, homes, and places from as far back as the 1930's too numerous to mention. We are indeed indebted to Russell and John Smith for this rich contribution.

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