The Library will be closed on Monday, January 20, in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.
Friday 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Monday 9:00 AM - 8:30 PM
NOBLE, our library consortium, has collected historic images from most of our local libraries. Swampscott images are featured at this link.
A brief history of the Swampscott Public Library
Available to Swampscott residents with a library card or anyone using a library computer
Many Town Annual Reports are available online at the Internet Archive
Swampscott area births, deaths, and marriages are recorded in theses two volumes which were compiled before Swampscott was incorporated as a town in 1852
Library events from our Centennial year
The Essex National Heritage Commission was organized to preserve and promote the historic, cultural, and natural resources of the Essex National Heritage Area which covers the 500 square miles and thousands of historical sites in eastern Massachusetts north of Boston
Official local government site for the Town of Swampscott