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Gismondi VITAL Library Grant
The Gismondi Foundation recently awarded the library a grant to refurbish the children’s library. The room looks great, with three new tables, a game storage cabinet, a reading nook, and new shelving. There’s more space for kids and parents to explore what’s available in the library, to play a game together, and to sit and read at a table that’s just the right height no matter the child’s age. Thank you, Gismondi Foundation!
Community Meeting Transportation Plan
Monday December 2 at 6pm – The Borough of Swissvale is creating an Active Transportation Plan to enhance safety, accessibility, and enjoyment for people walking and bicycling in our community. Join us for a community meeting to share your thoughts and ideas! For more information visit the Swissvale Borough website. To share your ideas, please take our survey: bit.l y/connectswissvale
Give Big this Tuesday December 3rd, 2025
Tuesday Dec 3rd is the day to show your support and appreciation of our area’s non-profit treasures. The Friends of the Swissvale Library are one such treasure. The Friends help make the library the welcoming place that it is, with snacks for our programs, with books and DVD’s, with this weekly newsletter, and with just about anything that we ask for (within reason!) to make the library better. Please say ‘thank you’ to our Friends of the Library with a donation for Give Big Pittsburgh, Tuesday December 3rd.
Community Resource Guide
If you’re experiencing food and housing insecurity, need childcare or mental health resources or other support over the holidays, please check out our online Resource Guide to find a list of 100+ local services and helplines.
Access Free Resources with your Card!
Working on a school project? Writing a paper? With your library card you have access to resources for research, exploring topics in science, social studies, language arts, and more! Available 24/7 with your library card!
PA Navigate
PA Navigate is a free website managed by the state’s Health Information Exchanges that can help identify local community based organizations (CBOs) offering free or low-cost services to address housing & food insecurity, unemployment, transportation, utilities, medical access/affordability, childcare and more.
24/7 Chat with a Librarian!
Now you can connect with a librarian for reference, research and general information help, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week! Start a chat right now!
Printing From Your Mobile Device or Laptop
To print an email or a document, email it to: swissvaleprints@gmail.com. Call us to make sure it arrived and we will print it for you. We will delete the email as soon as we have printed it. Please know that we may see your document as we send it to the printer. Emails not printed will be deleted by the end of the following business day. Questions about printing? Call us at 412-731-2300.
