The library will be closed Thursday, November 24th for Thanksgiving.
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Book Donations Welcome!
The Library welcomes your gift of new or gently used books, recorded books, DVDs and other materials. These items are considered for addition to the collection or placed in a library book sale.
To limit the costs to The Library for disposing of items not in good condition, these types of gifts must meet certain guidelines. To make a gift of books or other items, please review the guidelines.
Items will be accepted any time the library is open.
Hours
Holiday Closings
We may be closed for inclement weather if the Hamburg Area Schools are closed. We announce closings on Facebook and WFMZ. Please call the library at 610-562-2843 if in doubt.
Contact Us
35 N. Third Street
Hamburg, PA 19526
Fax: 610-562-8136
40.55539, -75.98407
We provide...
- Free Wi-Fi
- Public Computers
- Fax machine ($1 per page)
- Printing- color ($.50 per page)
- Printing- B&W ($.15 per page)
About Our Library
Welcome to the Hamburg Public Library!
We have always been a community library. One of the oldest libraries in Berks County, the Hamburg Public Library was founded in 1903 with a gift of $10,000 from steel magnate Andrew Carnegie. Carnegie only agreed to the donation after the community agreed to fund the future of the library. Both Carnegie and the local community believed that a library was a vital part of the community. We continue to operate in the building that Carnegie funded and continue to answer the call of both he and the Hamburg community of 1903.
We provide services to the local community out of our historic building in the heart of Hamburg. Among our services are public computers, WiFi access, faxing, photocopying, reference services, and adult and children programming. We also, of course, offer a wide selection of books, audiobooks, music CDs, and DVDs.