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Great EBooks for All Students

Did you know the Pottsville Library offers access to eBooks for younger children as well as for adults? In addition to the titles in the axis360 collection, you have access to hundreds of titles just for students of all ages through the Britannica Collective. There...

Celebrating 100 Years of Bricks & Books

Join us on Saturday, November 19, 2022 from 6-9 PM as we celebrate the 100th anniversary of the original Pottsville Library building! Listen to music by the JRK Trio as you eat food provided by Beauregard Catering, and learn a bit more about this part of...

Fall is Soup Season!

Get ready for cooler weather with Happy Valley Soup mixes in your pantry. Proceeds benefit the Pottsville Library: you get soup and help the Library at the same time. Each packet is $9 and makes 8 servings.Varieties include: Harvest Lentil, Garden Vegetable, Black...

Banned Books Week Display

Librarian Jo Godwin said, “A truly great library contains something in it to offend everyone.” While we don’t set out to offend people, the Pottsville Library does make an effort to add books to the collection that reflect as much of our community as possible. We...

Ongoing Programs

In addition to seasonal programming, the Children’s Department also offers gaming nights for teens (ages 12-18) Tuesdays and Thursdays at 6:00pm. Also, there is a Creation Station in the Children’s Department after school for teens. Aspiring writers and...

STEM Corner

The Pottsville Free Public Library offers tactile activities, a variety of games and puzzles, and robotic kits for infants through school-age children. These are available for in-house use or to borrow. The STEM Corner and STEM Kits are courtesy of a fund established...

Local Authors!

When you stop in the Library, don’t forget to check out our Local Author Corner! The Local Author Corner houses a variety of adult and childrens books written by local authors, local arts & crafts made by the students of St. Joseph’s Center, library tote bags...

Which Was Better?

The discussion will probably never end: which was better, the book or the movie? Borrow both and decide for yourself!

Spanish Language Reading

Want to practice reading another language? The Pottsville Library recently purchased a small collection of titles written in Spanish. Remember that if there is a title you think we should have in our collection, you can submit a purchase suggestion at the Circulation...

Things Things Things!

Libraries are SO much more than books! Have you looked at what’s available in the Things Library? The Pottsville Library is now offering amazing kits to assist with household repairs, gardening, baking, games, and crafting. Most of them are free to borrow, only a few...