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About:

Our History
The Free Library of Springfield Township was founded in 1966 and provides free access to over 60,000 educational and recreational materials to all Springfield Township and Montgomery County residents. Since we have opened, we have been dedicated to creating a community center for lifetime learning. We are a charter member of Access Pennsylvania, which allows patrons to use any participating Pennsylvania library. We are also a charter member of MCLINC, a consortium of libraries which provides online, public access to Montgomery County library collections and Online Databases via library, home and office computers.

Dates Closed
New Years Day – January 1^st
Good Friday – April 6^th
Easter Sunday – April 8^th
Memorial Day – May 28^th
July 4^th
Every Summer Sunday July 1^st - August 27^th
Labor Day Weekend – September 1^st - 3^rd
Staff Inservice Day - November 8^th
Thanksgiving – November 22^nd
Christmas – December 24^th & 25^th
New Years Eve – December 31^st

Advisory Board
Jack Fitzsimmons: Chair
Ramona Solotti: Vice Chair
Maryanne Sunderland: Secretary
Janet Waxman: Friends Liaison
Alison Pierce
Jean Brodey
Elton Richardson

Friends of FLS
This is a group of neighborhood volunteers who work to strengthen their local library by increasing awareness and promote ownership of this important educational and cultural asset to area residents.
What Friends Do:

• Advocacy: Increase the visibility of the library as a vital part of the community.
• Volunteer Opportunity: Assist the library staff with library programming.
• Increase Library Circulation: By educating neighbors about the importance of being a library card holder resulting in increased circulation.

If you'd like to join the Friends, stop in, or call us at 215-836-5300.

Early Closings
In the event of inclement weather, or an emergency, the Library may be forced to close. If we are are forced to close early or postpone opening, it will be posted either on the website, or on the library's answering machine. To access that information, just select 'special events' from the automated phone menu when you call.

Fines
Adult, YA, paperbacks (21 days) -- $0.15 an item per day
Children's books, paperbacks (21 days) -- $0.10 an item per day
Audio Books (21 days) -- $0.15 an item per day
DVDs (7 days) -- $1.00 an item per day
Rental Books (7 Days) -- $0.15 an item per day
*Fines accumulate up to $6.00 per item for all materials.*
If you damage or lose a library item, you will be required to pay the replacement charge. FLS does not accept replacement copies for lost or damaged materials.

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