Library Hours

 

Monday - 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Tuesday - 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Wednesday - 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Thursday - 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Friday - 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Saturday - 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Sunday - Closed

 

 

Staff

 

Diane D'Angelo -Head Library Clerk

Carol Kalista - Library Clerk

Nicole Ann King - Library Clerk

Laura Sweeney - Library Clerk

Glenn Chescattie - Custodian

 

Board of Trustees

 

Board Meetings are held on the 1st Monday of the month at 7:00 p.m. Meetings are open to the public.

 

Officers

 

President - Lisa Broomell

Vice President - Stephanie Kaye

Secretary - Theresa (Teri) Howerter

Treasurer - Betty Ann Chescattie

 

 

 

Board Members

 

 

Kristen Brassington

Nancy Brylewski

Christine Evancho

A. Fritz

Margaret (Peg) Grigalonis

Janet Kurzinsky

Edwin Miller

Donna Peca

Kathy Sincavage

 

 

Mahanoy Area School Board Representative

 

Susan Scheeler

 

Mahanoy City Borough Representative

 

Thomas McCabe

 

 

 

Originally built in 1906 by the Knights of Columbus as their headquarters and ballroom, this building was purchased by the Mahanoy City Public Library Board of Trustees in 1945 and converted into the community library.

 

 

In 2009 an elevator was installed, providing easy access to the second floor, which houses the adult non-fiction book collection.  A second floor restroom was also installed, and a new fireproof stairway links the basement to the second floor.
Improvements in 2011 included new carpeting and blue and yellow metal shelving in the children’s section known as Huebner’s Corner.  In May of 2012, this library was the first of those in the county to convert to the Evergreen/SPARK Circulation/Cataloging online system.  Many other Schuylkill County libraries have followed suit, and the system is expected to become the norm nationwide. In 2018, the Evergreen SPARK Circulation System was upgraded to 3.0.8 version.

The Mahanoy City Public Library currently receives 51 periodicals and 2 newspapers.  Over 19,000 books make up the adult, young adult, and children’s fiction and nonfiction sections.   Ten computers are available with wireless internet for public use, nine of which have printing capability.  The DVD collection consists of more than 300 titles.  Other services include laminating, photocopying, and interlibrary loan access.  Community service credit can be achieved only by school students and boy and girls scout organizations. Library visits can be arranged for all community organizations by calling the library at 570-773-1610.

The public is invited to join our children’s storytelling sessions, knitting club (which meets at the Senior Center), and our adult book discussion group.  Adult and children’s programs will be held on the second floor of the library, including the Summer Reading Camp.  A Reading Challenge program started in 2013 in conjunction with the Mahanoy Area School District is open to grades 1 to 5.  Prizes are awarded to all readers in this program, provided by the Huebner Endowment Funds established by Attorney David Huebner.

 

A children/student workstation with technology , science, mathematics, and reading programs are available for preschool to 12th grade students in Huebner’s Corner/children’s room. These items were purchased through the Benevolent Association of Pottsville Grant.

 

The public is invited to attend our Library Board Meetings, which are held on the first Monday of each month.  If a holiday occurs on the first Monday of the month, the Board Meeting is held on the second Monday.  A Board Meeting Schedule is posted on the library’s front window.