Welcome
At the St. Joseph Township- Swearingen Memorial Library, you will find big city library services provided with a small town friendliness. The library has a weekly email newsletter! If you would like to sign up for our newsletter, go to the “Wowbrary” link below and follow the instructions. The newsletters come out every Saturday. It announces new materials added during the week as well as upcoming events happening at the library.
Latest News
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Bob Cyphers discusses the Unsolved I-70 Serial Killer
The St. Joseph Township-Swearingen Memorial Library is excited to announce we will have Bob Cyphers, winner of the 2022 Edward R. Murrow award at the library to discuss his 2 books about the I-70 Serial Killer “Dead End: Inside the Hunt for the I-70 Serial Killer” and Midwest Cold Cases “25 Frozen, 1 Thawed: Murder […]
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Winter Used Book Sale
The Library announces its Winter Used Book Sale. The book sale will begin Monday, January 5th and will end Wednesday, January 28th. We are not charging specific prices; all items are for sale by donation. Pay what you want to pay! There will be adult fiction, non-fiction, mysteries, science fiction, fantasy, horror, romance, adventure, biographies, […]
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Storytime for Children
Join us for a FREE drop-in story time open to all children! We offer the same program twice, Monday evening and Tuesday morning, every 2 weeks. Parents/caregivers are asked to stay with children under the age of 3. Please call us at the library if you have any questions: 217-469-2159. Next Story Time is Monday, […]
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Illinois Libraries Present
R.L. Stine – Tuesday, February 24, 2026 Percival Everett – Thursday, March 19, 2026 Cristina Henríquez – Thursday, April 16, 2026 R.F. Kuang – Tuesday, May 19, 2026 Illinois Libraries Present is a statewide collaboration among public libraries. The collaboration is designed to bring virtual events with bestselling, esteemed, and diverse speakers to library patrons […]