Esther Swinkin Memorial Library

Esther Swinkin Memorial Library is a library in Town of Hamden, South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut. Esther Swinkin Memorial Library is situated nearby to the neighborhood Spring Glen, as well as near the reservoir Lake Whitney.

Email: library@tbshamden.com
Type: Library
Address: CT

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Lake Whitney and Hamden High School.

Lake Whitney

Reservoir

Photo: Faolin42, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Lake Whitney is a lake in Hamden, Connecticut, that is a part of the Mill River. The lake was a water source for the New Haven, Connecticut, metro area, until its associated treatment plant became antiquated in the 1990s.

Hamden High School

School

Photo: Streetsim, Public domain.

Hamden High School is a four-year high school for grades 9 through 12. It is located at 2040 Dixwell Avenue CT 10 in Hamden, Connecticut. It is part of the Hamden Public School System and is the only public high school within the town of Hamden. Hamden High School is situated 4,200 feet west of Esther Swinkin Memorial Library.

Hamden Middle School

School

Hamden is a town in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States. The town's nickname is "The Land of the Sleeping Giant". The town is part of the South Central Connecticut Planning Region. The population was 61,169 at the 2020 census. Hamden Middle School is situated 1 mile north of Esther Swinkin Memorial Library.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Spring Glen and Centerville.

Spring Glen

Neighborhood

Spring Glen is a neighborhood in the southeastern portion of the town of Hamden, Connecticut. It is primarily residential, mostly single-family homes with a few two-family.

Centerville

Neighborhood

Centerville, originally spelled Centreville, is a neighborhood in the east-central portion of the town of Hamden, Connecticut. It is the location of Hamden Town Hall and other major town government buildings.

Hamden

Photo: Streetsim, Public domain.

Hamden is a suburb of the city of New Haven, Connecticut. Quinnipiac University has a significant impact on the town. The town's nickname is "The Land of the Sleeping Giant". It had about 59,500 in 2025.

Esther Swinkin Memorial Library

Category: education
Location: Town of Hamden, South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.36502° or 41° 21′ 54″ north

Longitude

-72.90812° or 72° 54′ 29″ west

Elevation

85 feet (26 metres)

Open location code

87H9938R+2Q

OpenStreetMap ID

node 367138633

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=library

GeoNames ID

4834103

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