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Welcome to the Phillips Free Library!

Our Vision

Phillips Free Library exists to create an equitable world.

Our Mission

To empower and inspire all people to grow and connect with one another to create a better world for all.

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Holiday Hours

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Phillips Free Library will be closed Saturday, September 5 and Monday, September 7. We recently added the holiday closings to the bottom left of this homepage.

New Friday Hours

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New Friday hours start September 4th! The library will be open 9am - 6pm on Fridays. This is on a trial basis, so please stop in during these new hours so we can keep them!

Events Calendar

See All of Our Events & Recurring Events Here

New This Month...

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Knee High Story Time resumes on Wednesday, September 9 at 9am. This program is for toddler and preschool age children with their caregivers. There will be songs, stories, rhymes and an optional craft all around a different theme each week. September themes: 9/9: Animals Sounds, 9/16: Opposites, 9/23: Sun + Rain, 9/30 Spiders.
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The Sweet 60 and Up returns on Friday, September 18. New this year... register for the catered light lunch at 12:15 (space is limited). At 1pm choose between chair yoga, cork print craft or cards/dominoes. At 2 pm live music with Neil Edward Rawson. Please register: office@phillipsfreelibrary.org
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Local author Nancy Dafoe will be at Phillips Free Library on Saturday, September 19 at 10:30am to give a reading and discuss her new book The Woman Who Talked After Death.

Community Report

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Our Food Pantry

Food donations are happily accepted.  

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Use Our 3D Printer

For use during regular opening hours. Pick out a design or create your own!

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Online Catalog

Books, videos, eBooks, eAudio books & more.

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Online Database

Educational categorized topics & more.

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Genealogy Database

Research family histories & American culture.

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Language Database

An easy to use online language-learning system.

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