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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8th Annual Library Crawl!
Passports will be available starting Monday, September 28th.
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Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs’ staff will be at the Saint Joseph Township- Swearingen Memorial Library on Tuesday, October 20, 2026, 11 am to 2 pm for an ICash Event.
In Champaign County, an estimated 353,026 people and/or businesses have unclaimed cash or property held by the treasurer’s office. The value exceeds $52,000,000.00. Statewide, Frerichs secures more than $5 billion in unclaimed cash and property. “For most people, it is difficult to believe that they might have overlooked an investment account or forgot to pick […]
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Senior Citizens Bingo
We would like to invite Senior Citizens who enjoy Bingo to come and play at the library! This is a free event and we’ll have small prizes to give away. It’s usually the last Monday of the month but check the calendar on the front page of the website. The next Senior Citizens Bingo will […]
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Illinois Libraries Present
Season 6 2026-2027 Schedule Geoffrey Baer – Tuesday, October 20, 2026 Dr. Eve L. Ewing – Thursday, November 12, 2026 Sasheer Zamata – Tuesday, January 19, 2027 David Grann – Thursday, February 18, 2027 Megha Majumdar – Tuesday, March 16, 2027 Ocean Vuong – Tuesday, April 13, 2027 Angela Davis – Tuesday, May 11, […]