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Summerville Public Library

114 Second Ave.

Summerville, PA 15864

814-856-3169

Fourteen women who wanted to enrich the community created the Summerville Public Library in 1932. They formed the Library Club to sponsor a library, found an empty cupboard in the corridor of the Summerville High School, and began collecting books. Eventually the library outgrew the cupboard and moved to an empty classroom. In 1949, John S. Carrier donated a small building to the Library Club. The ladies moved the building closer to the school, lined it with shelves, and moved the books into it. Now the library was more accessible to the public, yet close enough for classes to visit. Once again the library outgrew its home. This time it was moved to the second floor of the Civic Center (the old High School). The library became a part of Pennsylvania’s state library system. A Board of Trustees was named to oversee the business of the library, the word “Public” was added to its name, and the library became eligible for a share in county and state funds. The library added a much needed children’s room, acquired a photocopier, subscribed to McNaughton Plan for current books, and became an active participant in the Jefferson County System. Two of the staff were State Certified through state workshops. However, this site had one drawback: the stairs. In 1986, when the Civic Center was remodeled, two first floor rooms were mad available for the library. Once again, volunteers built and painted shelves, moved books, and constructed the beautiful library. In February of 2004, the Summerville Public Library moved from the Civic Center to the old Borough building. Where we operated with a limited circulation of books, videos, DVD’s, etc. We still provided interlibrary loans, Internet access, fax and copies. We had our grand opening with Summerville Community Days on July 7, 2007. Library hours are Monday through Thursday 12:30 to 8:00 and Saturday 9:00 to 4:00 (9-1 during the summer).