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


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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. 
  • The Sarah Stewart Bovard Memorial Library is a small community library located in Tionesta, PA.  We are a member of the Seneca District in Warren. 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 programs for all ages, free Wifi, public access computers and printers. 

Our History:

  • As early as 1868 a committee was formed to pursue the establishment of a public library in Tionesta.  From that time forward, libraries existed in a number of locations, either in the form of rental libraries or under the control of Tionesta Borough officials.  In 1942 the collection was augmented by a rotating loan from the state library in Harrisburg.  Library operations were officially turned over to Tionesta Borough and incorporated as a library association in 1953.  Roy L. Bovard bequeathed funds in 1959 to build and equip a library as a memorial to his mother, Sarah Stewart Bovard.  These funds were contingent upon the levying of an annual tax to maintain the building, and Sarah Stewart Bovard Memorial Library was dedicated on September 20, 1964.  Forest County's commissioners passed a resolution in 1968 that created a county library system with two facilities, one in Tionesta and one in Marienville.  In 1988, the Forest County Library Board was reorganized to allow the two libraries to function as independent units.  A children's room was added to Tionesta's facility in 1993; this addition was made possible by funds bequeathed specifically for children's literacy, along with a grant from the J. Bowman Proper Charitable Fund and library fundraisers. 


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