Library Cancels Beach Story Time Over Heat, Air Quality
Extreme heat and poor air quality forced the Swansea Free Public Library to cancel its Beach Story Time program Wednesday, July 15, though the library kept its regular hours and pressed ahead with other summer offerings. The library's Summer Reading Program, which began Monday, July 6, …
SWANSEA -- Extreme heat and poor air quality prompted the Swansea Free Public Library to cancel its Beach Story Time program this week, even as the library presses ahead with its summer concert series and reading program.
COMMUNITY & ARTS
The library called off Beach Story Time on Wednesday, July 15, citing the heat and air quality, according to a notice posted on its website. The library's regular building hours were unaffected: Monday through Thursday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. It is closed Sundays.
The library's Summer Reading Program, which opened Monday, July 6, continues at the Main Street branch, and its Summer Concert Series resumes this week as well.
COMING UP
The library's Summer Concert Series presents "Women in World Jazz" on Friday, July 17. Details on time and location are available through the library, at 69 Main Street or (508) 674-9609.
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