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Conshohocken Free Library Amazon Wishlist
We’ve curated a list of supplies that will help our library spring in to summer with program planning, events, crafts and more! Scan the QR code or use link to shop for your donation. Thank you for your support!
Conshohocken Seed Catalog
In partnership with the Conshohocken Community Garden, Longwood Garden’s Community Reads & Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Co. Launching mid-February 2024.
Use your library card to check out a seed pack from the catalog found on our New Release Adult Fiction shelf as you enter the library. Well debut new seeds each month! You may take one of each seed pack type available per household each month while supplies last!. Seeds available in our catalog were donated by Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Co. We also thank the Conshohocken Community Garden for their generous support in funding material and knowledge on how to get started.
Two Ways to Donate Online:
The building that today houses our library was built in 1857 by Lewis Lukens, who “contributed greatly to the commercial, cultural and civic life of Conshohocken.” After his death, his grandchildren gave the house at 301 Fayette Street to the borough of Conshohocken to be used as a library. As their grandfather before them, Lukens’ decedents paid it forward to the community, giving them a permanent location to provide opportunities for “lifelong learning for all ages.”
In 1973, Conshohocken Free Library became a part of the Montgomery County-Norristown Public Library. Today were receive wonderful support as one of five branches, supporting our collections and staff. Last year we even received funding to offset programming cost thanks to Director Karen DeAngelo and MC-NPL board members.
The Friends of the Conshohocken Free Library help support programing and other learning resources as requested. They raise funds through a monthly used book sale and donations. In the spring, they canvas local businesses to support our Summer Reading program and in return, give back to the local business as well.
The building itself is the responsibility of the community. We own it and we are responsible for its upkeep. We owe it to the Lukens family to pay it forward by providing funding and support for maintenance, upkeep and improvements. Many of those decisions are made by the library’s advisory board, a group of volunteers, listed below, who donate their time and energy monthly to guide decisions on maintaining the building and raising funds to support those efforts.
These are just a few examples of how members of the community pay it forward in the spirit of the Lukens family. There is always room for more support in our efforts. There are currently financial needs to support upgrading our fire alarm system, replacing the roof, security cameras to monitor the exterior of the building and everything else that happens in between. It’s important everyone enjoying our library in Conshohocken and beyond know the story of the Lukens’ generous donation, and especially the condition that if the building ever stops being a library, it goes back to the decedents of the Lukens family.
The Conshohocken Free Library is a 501c3 organization and donations keep our building a library. Donations can be made in person at the library or online by credit card. Let’s keep the library standing for future generations to enjoy lifelong learning opportunities.
Holly Holst-Branch Manager
Library Board Members:
Brian Butch Coll- President
Ned Stern- Vice President
Mario D’Achille- Treasuer
Jennifer McCracken- Secretary
Binne Bianco
Bryan Collins
Eric Heal
Kathy McCarthy
Bob Moore
Kevin Olkowski
Johnny Pasquarello
Alice Marie Schwartz
Dr. Dennis Yankosky
Conshohocken Free Library will accept book and material donation with the understanding it will become property of the library and used to widen the access to education and knowledge in the community. Books and material donations must be accepted by staff at the Circulation Desk. Library staff may reject any donations based on condition.
Most book donations accepted by the library are given to the Friends of the Conshohocken Free Library, a volunteer fundraising group.
Donations must be brought in to the library during open hours.
Library Hours:
Please contact the library to make sure we can accept your donation. You may email us at askcon@mclinc.org or call 610-825-1656 during opening hours. If we are unable to take your donation, find information about the nearest Green Drop donation center below:
Mobile Hotspots Are Back!
Thanks to generous funding from the Friends of the Conshohocken Free Library, mobile hotspots are back for circulation to adult library card holders with accounts in good standing (fines under $10). Please read our complete borrowing policy.
Is your teen looking to earn volunteer hours this school year? Write reviews for your favorite books. Receive volunteer/community service hours to count towards graduation requirements, National Honor Society requirements and more!
To start, simply choose a book to read. We would prefer that you select a book from our collection, but feel free to choose any book that you feel strongly about. Next, write a compelling, well-written review of the book that you chose. Incomplete or un-edited work will be sent back to the submitter to be re-done. Please note that your review doesn’t have to be positive, so just be honest.
Make sure you have submitted your Community Service Volunteer Application and background checks in order to qualify for community service hours. Email these to hholst@mclinc.org. Finally submit your work via this Google Form.
Each review is worth 1 volunteer hour with a 300 word minimum and 400 word maximum. Once your review has been posted, you will receive the volunteering credit.
Attention: Please complete a Community Service Volunteer Application before submitting a review. Links for this can be found at the end of this Google Form. Anyone aged 14-17 must complete the following:
These are free for volunteers. Due to high demand, we cannot guarantee that we can accommodate everyone.
Those seeking volunteer hours for the National Honors Society should consider having one or more backup locations in order to obtain all required hours. Hours are first come, first served, so submit your applications as soon as possible!
