Other Libraries in the Lehigh Valley
A Guide for Lehigh University Students
CONTENTS
LVAIC Colleges
DeSales University,
formerly Allentown College of St. Francis de Sales
- How to get there:
- Take 378 South to Landis Mill Road (just beyond Spring Valley Road).
- Turn left onto Landis Mill Road and follow to campus.
- Once on campus, look for Trexler Library signs.
- Lehigh ID Accepted? Yes.
- Hours online
at: http://www4.allencol.edu/library/Hours/hourstbl.html
- Photocopies: 10 cents per page
- Subject Interests: Catholic Theology, Nursing, Silesian Studies,
Thomas More, Theatre.
- Web Access to Catalog? http://147.106.20.1/
- Phone: (610) 282-1100 ext. 1266
Cedar
Crest College
- How to get there:
- Take 378 N to 22 W (Allentown)
- Take Cedar Crest Blvd. Exit.
- Left on Cedar Crest Blvd.
- At Cedar Crest College sign, turn left into campus.
- 2/3 of the way around the center circle, turn right.
- Library is the 3rd building.
- Lehigh ID Accepted? Yes
- Hours online
at http://ccclib.cedarcrest.edu/hours.htm
- Photocopiers
- Subject interests: Women's Studies, Native Americans, music,
poetry, social services.
- Web access to catalog? http://ccclib.cedarcrest.edu/MARION
- Phone Number: (610) 437-4471 ext 540
Lafayette
College
- How to get there:
- Take 378 N to 22 E. (toward Easton)
- Exit at last PA exit - Fourth St. in Easton.
- Follow signs to Lafayette.
- Library is long, flat, gray-white brick building in middle of campus.
- Lehigh ID Accepted? Yes, for use of all materials EXCEPT
Special Collections and AV materials.
- Hours
- Photocopies: 10 cents per page
- Subject Interests: Sciences & business periodicals.
- Remote Access to Catalog? Yes
- Phone: (610) 330-5151
Moravian College
- How to get there:
- Take the New St. Bridge across the river.
- Go through the light at the end of the bridge.
- Turn right at ONE WAY sign and go around City Center to stop sign.
- Turn left onto Church Street.
- At second stop sign, turn right onto Main St.
- Take Main St. to Elizabeth Ave (7 lights) and turn left.
- Drive halfway down the hill; park in gym parking lot.
- Back of the library is above the parking lot.
- Walk up the hill to the front of the building.
- Lehigh ID Accepted: Yes.
- Available from the library web page from the category About Reeves Library.
- Photocopies: 10 cents per page.
- Subject Interests: include religion, philosophy, music.
- Remote Access to catalog? Yes.
- Phone Number: (610) 861-1544
Muhlenberg College
- How to get there:
- Take 378 N to 22 W (Allentown)
- Take Cedar Crest Blvd. Exit.
- Left on Cedar Crest Blvd.
- Left on Tighman St. & right on Ott St.
- Left on Chew St. Library on right 2-3 blocks down.
- Lehigh ID Accepted? Yes
- Hours
- Subject interests: social & behavioral science, US history,
Gov't pubs, religious studies.
- Remote Access to Catalog? Yes
- Phone Number: (484) 664-3600
PUBLIC LIBRARIES
Allentown Public
Library
- How to get there:
- Take New St. Bridge across the river.
- At Lehigh St. (light at end of bridge) turn left--use ramp.
- Turn left at Union Blvd (3-4 city blocks)
- Union Blvd in Allentown becomes Tilghman St.
- Turn left at 12th St.
- Library is the large brick building on corner of 12th & Hamilton
Sts.
- Lehigh ID accepted: No; accepts Access PA; issues cards for
Allentown residents. (Bring proof of ID & Address)
- Hours:
- Monday-Thursday: 9 a.m. - 9 p.m.
- Friday: 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.
- Saturday 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
- Sunday CLOSED
- Summer:
- Monday-Thursday: 9 a.m. - 8 p.m.
- Friday: 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.
- Saturday-Sunday CLOSED
- Photocopies: 10 cents per page; 25 cents per page from microfilm.
- Subject interests: Complete run of Allentown Morning Call
& index to Morning Call. State and City document depository.
- Phone: (610) 820-2400
Bethlehem Area Public
Library
- How to get there:
- Take the New St. Bridge across the river.
- Go through light at end of bridge and follow traffic circle around
to the light.
- At the stop sign, turn left onto Church St.
- Library is building on left after next intersection.
- Lehigh ID Accepted? No. Accepts AccessPA; issues cards to
Bethlehem residents and on-campus students. (Bring LU ID & proof of address.)
- Hours
- Photocopies: 20 cents per page
- Special Interests: Index to Bethlehem Globe-Times/Express-Times.
Bethlehem Room collection (local history). Art shelf of books & prints.
Videos, spoken word & music tapes & CD's. Computerized resume program.
Auto BLUE BOOKS. Branch at 4th & Webster Sts.
- Remote Access to Catalog? Yes, via Web
- Phone Number: (610) 867-3761
Easton Area Public
Library
- How to Get There:
- Take 378 N to 22 E (Easton)
- Get off 22 at 4th Street exit.
- Proceed on North 4th to Northampton Street (2 blocks).
- Turn right on Northampton Street to 6th Street (2 blocks).
- Turn right on North 6th St.
- Entrance to parking lot is 1 block down on 6th.
- Lehigh ID Accepted? No. Accepts Access PA card; issues cards
to Easton residents (bring proof of ID & address).
- Hours
- Photocopies: 20 cents per page
- Subject Interests: Easton Express from 1855 & other early
Easton papers (from 1799)--Pocono Record, Phillipsburg Free Press; videos
(free & rental); CDs (esp. jazz & classical). "Workplace" video
& computer program for job hunters. Collection of local history &
genealogy (open 12-4 Monday-Thursday, 5-9 Wednesday).
- Phone Number: (610) 258-2917
HOSPITAL LIBRARIES
Lehigh Valley Hospital (Allentown), Lehigh Valley Health Network Health
Sciences Library
St. Luke's Hospital
- How to get there:
- Take 3rd St. West through the light at 378.
- Turn right at the next light into St. Luke's.
- Stop at info. desk & ask for library.
- Lehigh ID Accepted: No.
- Hours: W. L. Estes Jr. Memorial Library
- Monday-Thursday: 8 a.m. - 8 p.m.
- Friday: 8 a.m. - 6 p.m.
- Photocopies: 10 cents per page.
- Subject Interests: W.L. Estes Jr. Memorial Library is the
main medical library, includes materials on internal medicine and OB/GYN.
It also contains the nursing school library (nursing journals, etc) and audiovisual
library (slides & videos on medical topics).
No online catalog. - Phone: (610) 954-4650
COMMUNITY COLLEGES
Lehigh
Carbon Community College
- How to get there:
- Take 378 N to 22 W to 309 N
- Take 309 to Schnecksville, about 5 miles north of Rt. 22.
- Turn onto the campus at the blinking yellow light.
- Follow this road past the Vo-Tech. LCCC is on the right.
- The Library is the 3-story building just after the Administration
Building.
- Lehigh ID Accepted? No.
- Hours
- Photocopies: 10 cents per page
- Subject Interests: Strong allied health collection.
- Web Access to Library Catalog: http://ws200.lccc.edu/search
- Phone Number: (610) 799-1150
Northampton
Community College
- How to get there:
- Take 3rd St. east to Minsi Trail bridge.
- Turn left on bridge & stay in middle lane to Stefko Blvd.
- Turn right on Easton Ave, left at Oakland by NCACC sign.
- Turn right into the parking lot.
- Library is in the College Center, 4th floor, on left from elevator.
- ID accepted? No. Issues cards to Northampton County residents.
- Hours:
- Monday-Thursday: 7:45 a.m. - 10 p.m.
- Friday: 7:45 a.m. - 5 p.m.
- Saturday : 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
- Sunday: 1-8 p.m.
- Summer:
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday: 7:45 a.m. - 10 p.m.
- Wednesday: 7:45 a.m. - 6 p.m.
- Photocopies: 10 cents a page
- Subject Interests: Nursing and Allied Health (dental, dying,
radiologic technology); collection of travel videos.
- Web Access to Catalog? http://www.library.northampton.edu/uhtbin/webcat
- Phone Number: (610) 861-5360
STATE COLLEGES
Allentown
Campus, Penn State University
- How to get there:
- Take 378 N to 22 W to 100 N (towards Fogelsville).
- Make jughandle turn (1.5 mi) right onto Mohr Lane.
- Campus- 1 mile on left; library is in center of building.
- Lehigh ID Accepted? No. Cards are free to PA residents.
- Hours
- Photocopies: 10 cents per page
- Special Interests: cultural diversity (esp. Latino), &
humor.
- Web Access to Catalog: Yes, via Penn State catalog. (Allentown
holdings have symbol AN.) http://www.lias.psu.edu/
- Phone Number: (610) 285-5027
Kutztown
University of Pennsylvania
- How to get there:
- Take 378 N. to 22 W. to 22/78 W. to Krumsville (Rt. 737) exit.
- Turn left at exit and take 737 S to Kutztown
- Turn right onto Main St.
- At the top of the hill (1st light) is Kutztown campus.
- At next traffic light, turn right onto Scheaffer Lane.
- Lot at stop sign where you can park (Eve. & wknd only).
- Rohrbach Library is building directly beyond the lot.
- Lehigh ID Accepted? No.
- Hours
- Photocopies: 10 cents per page for paper copies. 25 cents
for microfilm.
- Subject Interests: Subject specialties include Education,
Library Science, Russian and Pennsylvaniana, art, literature, & history.
- Remote Access to Catalog? http://pilot.sshe.edu:8042/
- Phone Number: (610) 683-4480 or (610) 683-4481 (hours)
LAST MODIFIED 5/02
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