CURBSIDE SERVICE
Our temporary operating hours with curbside service will be as follows:
Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday 10:00-2:00
Wednesday 2:00-6:00
Follow these easy steps to pick up materials at the library:
1. Click on CLICK HERE FOR ONLINE CATALOG – browse (make sure you click on Location SSBML) to see what is available.

2.Call 755-4454 or email ssbml@zoominternet.net or librarydirector@zoominternet.net and request your items. Your appointment to pick up your items will be made at this time. Requests will be fulfilled according to availability. (Reminder: Returned items have to be quarantined for 72 hours so items are subject to availability.)

3. Hours of operation will be Tuesday & Thursday 10-2: Wednesdays 2-6; and Saturdays 10-2. We will pull your requested items, check them out, put them in a plastic bag, and place the bag with your name on it on a cart outside of the building on the day/time you have requested. **In case of inclement weather, the foyer will be open to pick up your bag. However, MASKS are required. If you do not wear one, due to safety issues, we cannot allow anyone to enter foyer.

We want to offer this curbside service to our friends from the Marienville Area Library service area. All you need to do is provide us with your name and/or library card number when you call or email us and we will do the rest.

We ask that you continue to use the Book Drop to return all items.

We will be able to help you acquire a library card to checkout our material, sign up for a digital card to access Libby for eBooks, or assist or refer you to Warren with any number of over the phone reference questions. If you are interested in taking some free online courses offered by Gale Courses, we can help guide you through that process. All fines will be waived over this period.

Even though our county is moving into the Green phase, the library WILL NOT reopen to the public on Friday, May 29. There WILL NOT be in-person gatherings. Our staff (all two of us) are the only ones who are permitted to return to the library at this time. At this time, our services are limited to curbside. We will continue accepting returns, quarantining and sanitizing materials upon return. We cannot accept book or DVD donations at this time.
The due date for all items currently checked out and those that will be checked out is August 31, 2020. This will allow extra time for you to return items during our limited open hours. 

If you have any questions about your library card or anything at all, please call 755-4454 or email librarydirector@zoominternet.net or ssbml@zoominternet.net 

Not sure about what titles to order for your child for curbside?  If you aren’t picky, you can request book bundles to make selection easier.  Just let us know the age of your child and we will provide a bundle of 5 books.   
We will be abiding by federal, state, and local health guidelines to keep our staff and community safe.

We appreciate your patience while we learn to adapt to our new protocols to best protect our community and our staff.  We look forward to safely serving you soon.

****Reminder:  Even though the library building is closed, we are still accepting memorial and tribute gifts. When you donate in memory or in honor of someone, we will place a bookplate inside a brand new book in the library's collection. Simply visit or mail a check to the library, enclosing all necessary information. A gift to the library is a meaningful and long-lasting way to remember a loved one!
      Contact Us:
  Sarah Stewart Bovard                          Memorial Library
  156 Elm St. PO Box 127
  Tionesta, PA 16353
  Phone: (814) 755-4454
  Fax:  (814) 755-4333
  Carla Woodside, Director    librarydirector@zoominternet.net
  Dawn Baird, Assistant         
ssbml@zoominternet.net
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We are a small community library located in Tionesta, PA. We are a member of the Seneca District in Warren. It is the mission of the Sarah Stewart Bovard Memorial Library to provide and promote open and equal access to the resources and services of the library in order to meet the informational, educational and cultural needs of the community. The library seeks to promote literacy and the use of current technology for life-long learning and assist with the enhancement of an individual's quality of life. Patrons will receive these services without charge to better enjoy what the local library has to offer.  We also offer programs for all ages, free Wifi, public access computers and printers.We provide free library cards to residents of Forest County. Residents of this area will get an Access PA sticker on their cards.

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