# List of public libraries in Delaware County, Pennsylvania

There are 30 public libraries in Delaware County, Pennsylvania. The Delaware County Libraries is a federation of 26 library organizations, with 28 branches. The law library in the county courthouse is not a member of the county system, but its holdings are listed in the system catalog. The Upper Chichester Library is also located in the county but not part of the system.
The libraries in the county system are independent non-profit organizations which are funded by local municipalities, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania through the county system, and from donations. A library card from any library in the system is valid at all other libraries in the system and at most libraries in the state.
The county system serves 550,000 residents with a collection of 1,400,000 volumes. 2,150,000 items circulate per year.
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| Name | Founded | Built | Location | Description |
| Aston Public Library | 1977 | c.1985 | 3270 Concord Road, Aston 39°52′03″N 75°25′15″W﻿ / ﻿39.8676°N 75.4209°W﻿ / 39.8676; -75.4209﻿ (Aston Public Library) | In the community center |
| Collingdale Public Library | | | 823 MacDade Blvd. Collingdale 39°54′41″N 75°16′43″W﻿ / ﻿39.9115°N 75.2786°W﻿ / 39.9115; -75.2786﻿ (Collingdale Public Library) | |
| Darby Free Library | 1743 | 1872 | 1001 Main Street, Darby 39°55′13″N 75°15′47″W﻿ / ﻿39.9202°N 75.2631°W﻿ / 39.9202; -75.2631﻿ (Darby Free Library) | Organized March 10, 1743 by 29 Quakers as a subscription library. First 45 books arrived from England on November 5, 1743, In 1898 the library became free and open to the public. |
| Folcroft Public Library | 1940 | 1973 | 1725 Delmar Drive, Folcroft 39°53′39″N 75°16′44″W﻿ / ﻿39.8941°N 75.2789°W﻿ / 39.8941; -75.2789﻿ (Folcroft Library) | |
| Glenolden Library | 1894 | 1939 | 211 S. Llanwellyn Ave., Glenolden 39°54′00″N 75°17′34″W﻿ / ﻿39.8999°N 75.2927°W﻿ / 39.8999; -75.2927﻿ (Glenolden) | |
| Haverford Township Free Library | 1934 | | 1601 Darby Road, Havertown 39°58′53″N 75°18′18″W﻿ / ﻿39.9815°N 75.3049°W﻿ / 39.9815; -75.3049﻿ (Haverford Township) | |
| Helen Kate Furness Library | 1902 | 1916 | 100 N. Providence Road, Wallingford 39°54′16″N 75°22′29″W﻿ / ﻿39.9045°N 75.3748°W﻿ / 39.9045; -75.3748﻿ (Furness Free Library:landmark_region:US-PA) | Founded to honor Shakespearean scholar Horace Howard Furness. He later endowed the library with $5,000 on the condition that it be named for his wife. Located on his former estate Lindenshade. |
| J. Lewis Crozer Library | 1769 | 1877 (1st building) 1976 (current building) | 620 Engle Street, Chester 39°50′16″N 75°23′15″W﻿ / ﻿39.83783°N 75.3875°W﻿ / 39.83783; -75.3875﻿ (J. Lewis Crozer Library) | Founded February 14, 1769. Operated, with hiatuses during the Revolution, the War of 1812, and the Civil War, until 1871 when it was reorganized. Renamed Crozer Library in 1925. The current building, a former branch, is in Veterans Memorial Park. |
| Judge Francis J. Catania Law Library – Delaware County Courthouse | 1851 | 1933 (4th floor of courthouse) | 201 West Front Street, Media 39°55′11″N 75°23′30″W﻿ / ﻿39.9197°N 75.3917°W﻿ / 39.9197; -75.3917﻿ (Delaware County Courthouse) | In the courthouse and open to the public, but very limited circulation |
| Lansdowne Public Library | 1898 | 1982 | 55 S. Lansdowne Ave., Lansdowne, 39°56′11″N 75°16′18″W﻿ / ﻿39.9365°N 75.2716°W﻿ / 39.9365; -75.2716﻿ (Lansdowne Public Library) | |
| Marple Public Library | | | 2599 Sproul Rd., Broomall 39°58′29″N 75°21′48″W﻿ / ﻿39.9747°N 75.3633°W﻿ / 39.9747; -75.3633﻿ (Marple Public Library) | In the municipal building |
| Mary M. Campbell Marcus Hook Public Library | | | 10th & Green, Marcus Hook 39°49′10″N 75°25′07″W﻿ / ﻿39.8194°N 75.4187°W﻿ / 39.8194; -75.4187﻿ (Marcus Hook) | In the borough hall |
| Media-Upper Providence Free Library | 1901 | 2016 | 1 E. Front Street, Media 39°55′08″N 75°23′20″W﻿ / ﻿39.9190°N 75.3889°W﻿ / 39.9190; -75.3889﻿ (Media Free Library) | |
| Middletown Free Library | 1956 | | 21 N. Pennell Road, Lima 39°54′49″N 75°26′21″W﻿ / ﻿39.9137°N 75.4393°W﻿ / 39.9137; -75.4393﻿ (Middletown Free Library) | |
| Newtown Public Library | 1974 | 2003 | 201 Bishop Hollow Rd., Newtown Square 39°58′50″N 75°24′28″W﻿ / ﻿39.9806°N 75.4079°W﻿ / 39.9806; -75.4079﻿ (Newtown Public Library) | Adjoins the township office |
| Norwood Public Library | 1925 | 1951 | 513 Welcome Ave., Norwood 39°53′27″N 75°18′07″W﻿ / ﻿39.8909°N 75.3019°W﻿ / 39.8909; -75.3019﻿ (Norwood Public Library) | |
| Prospect Park Free Library | 1923 | | 720 Maryland Ave., Prospect Park 39°53′17″N 75°18′30″W﻿ / ﻿39.8881°N 75.3084°W﻿ / 39.8881; -75.3084﻿ (Prospect Park Free Library) | |
| Rachel Kohl Community Library | 1979 | 1989 | 687 Smithbridge Road, Glen Mills 39°52′02″N 75°30′48″W﻿ / ﻿39.8673°N 75.5133°W﻿ / 39.8673; -75.5133﻿ (Rachel Kohl Library) | |
| Radnor Memorial Library | 1940 | 1980 | 167 W. Lancaster Ave., Wayne 40°02′34″N 75°23′20″W﻿ / ﻿40.0429°N 75.3890°W﻿ / 40.0429; -75.3890﻿ (Radnor Memorial Library) | |
| Ridley Park Public Library | 1888 | 1912 | 107 East Ward Street, Ridley Park 39°52′51″N 75°19′24″W﻿ / ﻿39.8808°N 75.3232°W﻿ / 39.8808; -75.3232﻿ (Ridley Park Public Library) | A Carnegie Library |
| Ridley Township Public Library | 1957 | 1971 | 100 East MacDade Blvd., Folsom 39°53′10″N 75°19′45″W﻿ / ﻿39.8862°N 75.3291°W﻿ / 39.8862; -75.3291﻿ (Ridley Township Library) | In the Municipal Building |
| Sharon Hill | | | 246 Sharon Ave., Sharon Hill 39°54′24″N 75°16′21″W﻿ / ﻿39.9067°N 75.2724°W﻿ / 39.9067; -75.2724﻿ (Sharon Hill Library) | |
| Springfield Township Library | | | 70 Powell Road, Springfield 39°55′51″N 75°19′48″W﻿ / ﻿39.9307°N 75.3299°W﻿ / 39.9307; -75.3299﻿ (Springfield Township Library) | Next to the Municipal Building |
| Swarthmore Public Library | 1929 | 1951 | 121 Park Avenue, Swarthmore 39°54′05″N 75°20′54″W﻿ / ﻿39.9015°N 75.3484°W﻿ / 39.9015; -75.3484﻿ (Swarthmore Public Library) | In the municipal building |
| Tinicum Memorial Public Library | | | 620 Seneca St., Essington 39°52′07″N 75°17′36″W﻿ / ﻿39.8686°N 75.2932°W﻿ / 39.8686; -75.2932﻿ (Tinicum Memorial Public Library) | |
| Upper Chichester Library | 2001 | | 3374 Chichester Ave. #19, Boothwyn 39°50′13″N 75°26′35″W﻿ / ﻿39.8369°N 75.4430°W﻿ / 39.8369; -75.4430﻿ (Upper Chichester Library) | Small township-supported library in a shopping mall across from Chichester High School. Not part of the County Library system |
| Upper Darby Township/Sellers Library – Main Sellers Branch | 1931 | 1975 | 76 South State Rd., Upper Darby 39°57′44″N 75°16′24″W﻿ / ﻿39.9623°N 75.2733°W﻿ / 39.9623; -75.2733﻿ (Main Sellers Branch Library) | Sellers library founded in 1934 and merged with the municipal library in 1935. Sellers moved into the historic Hoodland house in 1935, with a large modern style building built and connected to the house in 1975. |
| Upper Darby Township/Sellers Library – Municipal Branch | | | 501 Bywood Ave., Upper Darby 39°57′33″N 75°15′59″W﻿ / ﻿39.9592°N 75.2665°W﻿ / 39.9592; -75.2665﻿ (Sellers Municipal Branch Library) | |
| Upper Darby Township/Sellers Library – Primos Branch | | | 409 Ashland Ave., Primos 39°55′07″N 75°18′18″W﻿ / ﻿39.9186°N 75.3051°W﻿ / 39.9186; -75.3051﻿ (Upper Darby Primos Branch Library) | |
| Yeadon Public Library | | | 809 Longacre Blvd., Yeadon 39°56′10″N 75°15′04″W﻿ / ﻿39.9362°N 75.2511°W﻿ / 39.9362; -75.2511﻿ (Middletown Free Library) | |