The Pottstown Public Library was founded in 1921 by the Century Club of Pottstown. It moved to its current location in 1961. The Library serves the Borough of Pottstown as well as Upper, Lower and West Pottsgrove townships.

The purpose of the Library is to provide diverse and easily accessible materials, services and programs; to seek to create an atmosphere that encourages the free flow of ideas; and to strive to educate, inform and enrich all residents of our service area.

Pottstown Public Library Board of Directors 2010

Grace Kraybill, President
Jim Phillips, Vice President
Sharon Johnson,Treasurer
Patricia Karpinski, Secretary
Jodie Daniels
Hanna Hartman
Julie Miran
Michael Snyder
Sharon Thomas
William Yohn

How to obtain a library card

Library cards are issued free of charge to all residents of our service area, upon presentation of valid identification and proof of address. Children under 18 must have a parent or legal guardian present in order to obtain a card.

A MCLINC card issued by the Pottstown Public Library provides access to all of the MCLINC libraries in Montgomery County.

An ACCESS PA sticker on your card allows you to use participating libraries outside of Montgomery County.

The replacement fee for a lost card is $3.00 the first time, and $5.00 thereafter.

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Borrowing policies

Circulation – Most items circulate for a period of 3 weeks, with the following exceptions:
New books : 14 days
Rental collection of bestsellers : 7 days
Books on tape/CD : 14 days
Videos/DVDs : 1 day (new videos) or 2 days (videos older than 3 months)
Children’s videos : 1 week
Magazines : 14 days

Fines – Fines for most items are $.25 a day in the Adult Department and $.10 a day in the Children’s Department. However, the fine for Videos, DVDs and Books on CD is $1.00 a day. The fine will not exceed the cost of the item.

Fees – There is a charge of $1.00 for borrowing Books on Tape and CD, Videos, DVDs and books from the Rental Collection.

Replacement Cost – The replacement cost for a lost item is the original cost of the item plus a $6.00 processing fee.

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