Greenwood Public Library
A small Sussex branch with a weekly Story Time, a Read to the Dogs session, and free garden and museum passes to check out.
100 Mill St, Greenwood, DE 19950
Hours
10 AM – 3 PM
Show the week Hide the week
| Sat | 10 AM – 3 PM |
|---|---|
| Sun | Closed |
| Mon | 10 AM – 6 PM |
| Tue | 10 AM – 7 PM |
| Wed | 10 AM – 6 PM |
| Thu | 10 AM – 6 PM |
| Fri | 10 AM – 5 PM |
Last checked 2026-09-14
- Cost
- Free
- Best for
- All ages
- Indoor / outdoor
- Indoor
- Typical visit
- 45 minutes–1.5 hours
The Quick Version
- • Story Time runs most weeks, and Read to the Dogs comes around regularly — a low-pressure way for new readers to practice out loud.
- • The library lends free garden and museum passes, including a Delaware Botanic Gardens pass, and runs a Homeschool Lending Library.
- • Open six days: Mon/Wed/Thu 10am–6pm, Tue to 7pm, Fri to 5pm, Sat 10am–3pm, closed Sunday.
Best Ages
All ages
Plan For
45 minutes–1.5 hours
Admission
Free
What to Expect
For a small-town branch, Greenwood keeps a busy kids' calendar. Story Time is the weekly anchor, Read to the Dogs comes back regularly — a genuinely useful one for a hesitant reader — and Tiny Tots Play Cafe and Feelings Rock cover the youngest. Elementary kids get art sessions and a Lego Diorama Contest; teens have an Advisory Board and Dungeons & Dragons.
The library also runs reading challenges (1,000 Books Before Kindergarten on up), a Homeschool Lending Library, and free garden and museum passes you can check out like a book.
We haven't verified parking, the children's area layout, or changing tables here, so plan on asking at the desk. Closed Sundays; Tuesday is the late night.
Who It's Best For
Story Time and Tiny Tots Play Cafe are for the little end, and Feelings Rock adds music. Read to the Dogs, Lego Diorama Contest, and the art sessions suit elementary kids; teens get an Advisory Board and Dungeons & Dragons.
Highlights
Read to the Dogs
Early readersA recurring session where kids read aloud to a dog instead of an adult — low stakes, and it comes around often.
Story Time, most weeks
Under 5The standing weekly session, with Tiny Tots Play Cafe and Feelings Rock filling in for the youngest.
Free garden and museum passes
All agesPasses you can borrow with a card, including one for Delaware Botanic Gardens.
Logistics
Admission
Free admission
Free, like all Delaware public libraries. Some programs may need sign-up.
Membership tip: A free Delaware library card also lets you reserve free passes to Delaware State Parks and the Brandywine Zoo through the libraries' Museum Pass program (one pass per card at a time).
Getting There
Parking
Not confirmed — the library's page doesn't describe parking.
Entrance
100 Mill St, Greenwood.
Parent Logistics
Not confirmed — ask at the desk.
Not confirmed — ask at the desk.
Not confirmed — ask at the desk.
Indoors.
Food & Snacks
No food on-site. No food service — it's a library, though kids' summer meals are offered through the summer.
Snack strategy: Eat before or after.
Pro Tips
- ✓ Tuesday is the only night open past 6pm; Saturday is 10am–3pm and Sunday is closed.
- ✓ Ask about the free garden and museum passes and the Homeschool Lending Library.
- ✓ Check the calendar before you go; Read to the Dogs and the craft sessions run on set dates; some may take sign-ups.
When to Go
Best Time to Visit
Tuesday runs latest at 10am–7pm; Mon, Wed and Thu close at 6pm, Friday at 5pm, and Saturday is 10am–3pm. Sunday is closed. Check the calendar — the days for Story Time and Read to the Dogs aren't confirmed here.
Seasonal Notes
Hours listed as Mon, Wed, Thu 10am–6pm, Tue 10am–7pm, Fri 10am–5pm, Sat 10am–3pm, Sun closed. Summer brings a Summer Reading Program and kids' summer meals.
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