The Swansea Free Public Library settled into the basement of the First Christian Congregational and “Olde White Church” on Route 6 earlier last summer, keeping up its programming, and has greeting long-time patrons and new faces all the while. But a temporary closure and a big move to a gleaming new building is coming up over the next four weeks. 

According to a timeline posted to the town library’s website, library administrators are calling on community members to book it to the library before Friday, Oct. 10, and borrow what materials they need to get them through a month-long hiatus. 

“People are walking out with armfuls of books,” Marie Shea said from her post at the circulation desk.

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