Lancaster Public Library

Lancaster Public Library Lancaster Public Library inspires, empowers, and strengthens our community.

As one of the oldest public libraries in the country, Lancaster Public Library has been providing library service in Lancaster for over 260 years. Lancaster Public Library has two locations in the county including the main branch at 151 N. Queen Street in the City of Lancaster and the Mountville Branch at 120 College Avenue in Mountville. Our free public library services include:
»Adult, children, and teen books, periodicals, and audiovisuals from a collection of nearly 200,000 individual items
»Research, business, and historical reference collections
»Research assistance by skilled professional reference librarians
»Educational, recreational, and cultural programs and events for children, teens, adults, and seniors in collaboration community organizations
»Public computers with Internet access, as well as computer instruction for adults
»Online access to databases
»Public meeting rooms for approved community activities
»Quiet research and training areas
»Special language collections

In addition to basic library services, Lancaster Public Library offers special and unique information services to specific groups of individuals in the community like the Business & Reference Center, the World Languages Collection, and the Autism Resource Collection.

Take it from us, you don’t want to miss the final day of the Friends of the Mountville Branch Fall Book Sale! 🗓️ TODAY (...
09/19/2026

Take it from us, you don’t want to miss the final day of the Friends of the Mountville Branch Fall Book Sale!

🗓️ TODAY (9/19) • 9AM-2PM

🛍️ Deals start at noon, but get there early for the best selection! We have books for children and adults, as well as puzzles (so many puzzles), audiobooks, DVDs, and more!

📍 Find us at The Mountville Church of the Brethren, located at 60 Clay Street in Mountville. It’s right across the street from the library.

🚙 There is plenty of free parking in the church lot, and we accept cash, checks, and credit cards.

We saved the best news for last — every purchase supports the Lancaster Public Library-Mountville Branch 💙

09/17/2026

Join the Friends of the Mountville Branch for another fantastic Fall Book Sale!

Friday, September 18 • 10AM-6PM
Saturday, September 19 • 9AM-2PM

🛍️ Items are priced to sell and include books for children and adults, as well as audiobooks, puzzles, DVDs, and more!

📍 Find us at The Mountville Church of the Brethren, located at 60 Clay Street in Mountville. It’s right across the street from the library.

🚙 There is plenty of free parking in the church lot, and we accept cash, checks, and credit cards.

We saved the best news for last — every purchase supports the Lancaster Public Library-Mountville Branch 💙

This weekend, LPL’s Miss Rachel threw a party for everyone’s favorite feathered friend, Pigeon 🐦🥳 It was a fun-filled ce...
09/14/2026

This weekend, LPL’s Miss Rachel threw a party for everyone’s favorite feathered friend, Pigeon 🐦🥳

It was a fun-filled celebration of the release of Mo Willems’s newest book, It’s My Bird-Day. We enjoyed stories, crafts, and games inspired by Pigeon 🚌🧁🌭

September — the days grow shorter, summer begins to loosen its grip, and staying home with a good book feels like exactl...
09/08/2026

September — the days grow shorter, summer begins to loosen its grip, and staying home with a good book feels like exactly where you're meant to be.

Grab a cozy blanket and a warm drink, because fall is right around the corner, and with it, some of the most anticipated book sales of the season!

Friends of the Mountville Branch Fall Book Sale - Sept 18 & 19

Fall ReSort Book Sale - September 25-27

09/06/2026

What are we reading this long weekend? 📚

Miss Shannon recently visited The Spark to talk about our efforts to provide World Language Programming for our children...
09/02/2026

Miss Shannon recently visited The Spark to talk about our efforts to provide World Language Programming for our children & families 🎙️🎧😍

Attention: Lancaster Public Library - Mountville Branch Patrons⚠️ Due to recent changes in the school dismissal routine ...
09/01/2026

Attention: Lancaster Public Library - Mountville Branch Patrons

⚠️ Due to recent changes in the school dismissal routine made by our neighbor Dayspring Christian Academy, the lower parking lot is not accessible to library patrons from 2-3:30PM on school days.

🅿️ Dayspring has made the commitment to keep the upper parking lot open for library patron parking during dismissal periods.

😭 If you choose to park in the lower lot between 2-3:30PM, you may not be able to exit the lot until the dismissal traffic has cleared.

08/24/2026

Our catalog change is happening NEXT WEEK!

Please note that for a short period of time (August 31-Sept 2), we will be operating with Limited Services. To check out materials, you MUST have your library card with you. ID will not be enough. During that time, we cannot place holds, create or modify accounts, or check in items. Other online services (things like Libby and Lynx eResources) may experience pockets of downtime as well. Thank you in advance for your patience – we have it on good authority that it will all be worth it!

As reminder, today is the last day to export your reading history and lists from your online library account before they are lost forever. If you don’t do this by the end of the day (8/24), we cannot help you to recover them.

Turn that frown upside down, because we are extending due dates during this era of reduced service to make life easier for everyone! No items (other than potential interlibrary loans) will be due between Tuesday, 8/25/26 and Wednesday, 9/9/26.

Address

151 N. Queen Street
Lancaster, PA
17603

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 7pm
Tuesday 9am - 7pm
Wednesday 9am - 8pm
Thursday 9am - 8pm
Friday 9am - 5pm
Saturday 9am - 5pm

Telephone

+17173942651

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