Why does the sign over the door at the Ardmore Free Library have the name of Ethel Saltus Ludington?
In the 1920’s, the library was housed in a wing of a women’s clubhouse on Ardmore Avenue. It was growing so large that new space was needed and the club looked to Charles Ludington for the funding for a new library building, adjoining the club building. In 1924, it was dedicated and presented to the Women’s Club by Charles Ludington as a memorial to Ethel Saltus Ludington. Today the library houses more than 35,000 volumes.
You will find the heart of downtown Ardmore on Lancaster Avenue (Route 30), which connects Philadelphia to Lancaster, PA. From the Blue Route (476), take the St. David’s exit and travel east on Route 30 for approximately 4 miles into Ardmore. There is plenty of municipal parking in Ardmore, primarily in lots located behind the stores along Lancaster Avenue. On-street parking is available on Rittenhouse Place, Cricket Avenue, Ardmore Avenue, Athens Avenue, Cricket Terrace, and parts of East Lancaster Avenue.