General Information

The library is open:

 Monday and Wednesdays from 10:00-8:00, Tuesdays and Thursday from 10:00-6:00, Friday from 10:00-3:00, and Saturday from 9:00-4:00 ; Saturday Summer Hours 9:00-1:00. 

See Library Closure information below and follow us on social media for updates.

To get a library card, Hellertown Borough and Lower Saucon Township residents need to come into the library with a Driver's License or form of identification with your current address. There will be a small agreement form to fill out.

If you are an ACCESS patron (your home library is anywhere else in PA - Mary Meuser, BAPL, etc.) you must bring a form of identification AND have an active card at your home library. Make sure your home library card is not expired. There will be a small agreement form to fill out.

If you are a Freemansburg resident, you must bring a form of identification AND pay a fee. There will be a small agreement form to fill out.

ACCESS stickers allow a card holder to visit any library in Pennsylvania and get a card there. This can be done for convenience of location, book availability, etc. 

Hellertown Borough and Lower Saucon Township residents have ACCESS stickers on their library cards. 

Individuals coming from other home libraries with ACCESS stickers are welcome to get cards at the Hellertown Area Library! 

To renew an expired library card, you will need to come into the library with a Driver's License or form of identification with your current address. The library staff will double check the information on your account, update anything, and then change your expiration date to one year from the renewal date. 

To renew a book or place a hold, you can ask in-person at the circulation desk, call the library (610-838-8381), or use our online catalog to log into your account and renew/place a hold from there. 

Books that are on hold for another patron cannot be renewed.

Hellertown and Lower Saucon Townships residents are able to participate in the Inter Library Loan Program - meaning that we can place a hold on a material at the Bethlehem Area Public Library or one of its partners. ILLs are delivered to the Hellertown Area Library for you to pick up. 

We also have a wealth of online resources with books, movies, and more! Check the "Catalogs and Materials" and "Online Resources" tabs on our website. 

If you have a suggestion for our collection, let us know and we will add it to our wish list. We are always interested in what you want to see at the library!

The Hellertown Area Library Governing Board meets the fourth Tuesday of the month January through November at 6:30 PM unless otherwise noted.

Everyone is welcome to attend Board Meetings, either in person or over Zoom - you can find the Zoom access link under the "Staff and Board" tab on our website, along with agendas and approved board minutes.