Reference Resources

Your Delaware County Libraries card  provides online access to databases including newspapers, EBSCO, career and business resources, homework help, foreign language learning, family history, health, and general research.

Tax Information

PA Department of Revenue Forms The local IRS office is on 1400 N. Providence Rd, Media,
Hours: Mon-Fri 8:30am-4:30pm (closed 12:30 – 1:30 for lunch) Ph:( 610) 891-6002

IRS  Taxes Home page    Download 1040 Form     1040 Instructions

To Download other Forms  click here

Free Tax Preparation help for low and moderate income taxpayers (VITA), especially those age 60 and older.
Free Tax Counseling for the Elderly (TCE) site locator  or call 1-888-227-7669

Job Resources

Career and job related resources, such as resume/cover letter builders and interview coaches can be found here. You will need your library card to login.

Language Resources

Your DCLS library card provides free access to Transparent Language’s interactive online courses for 135 languages and courses for English as a second language learners. Click here to login with your card.

ESL Resources

The Delaware County Literacy Council offers free services for English as a Second Language (ESL). They are located at 2217 Providence Ave, Chester, PA 19013. Hours: Monday – Thursday 9am – 5pm. Phone: (610) 876-4811

Readers’ Advisory Service

Email us at: mupflcat@gmail.com what you like to read, or tell us genres, subjects, authors you like, and we’ll pick a stack of books for you. A Blind Date with a Book!  Include your DELCO Libraries barcode and phone number.
Don’t have a library card, get one here! Please note, you still need to go to a physical location to finalize use of your card.

Book Review and Rating Sites

• Booklist Online
• Common Sense Media
• Dogo Books
• Fantastic Fiction
• Goodreads
• Kirkus Reviews
• The New York Times
• NPR Books
• YA Reads
• YALSA’s Best of the Best

General Reference

All general reference questions (Libby/Overdrive, obituaries, research, and more) can be directed to mereference@delcolibraries.org.

Media Historic Archives

The Media Borough Historic Archives created by Frank Lees over a period of 40 years is housed at the Media-Upper Providence Free Library. It contains more than 1,300 old photographs, newspapers and newspaper clippings, some dating back to the early 1800’s.

There is also a large collection of local post cards, pamphlets, old deeds and legal papers, including a complete history of the Borough of Media and the Police and Water departments. The collection also houses photos and historic documents of Upper Providence and Nether Providence townships. Search the collection online through the PASCL (Philadelphia Area Consortium of Special Collections Libraries)

To schedule a time to view the archives, please contact:
Adam Levine at aelrvpa@hotmail.com