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Monday 1pm - 8pm Tuesday 10am - 8pm Wednesday 1pm - 8pm Thursday 10am - 8pm Friday 1pm - 5pm Saturday 10am - 4pm

Bangor Public Library

We provide books, audio books, magazines and DVDs. The Bangor Public Library was founded in 1921 by the Bangor Women’s Club. and our annual Fundraising Campaign.

We provide several services such as faxing, copies, free internet use, free wifi, access to online resources such as eBook, encyclopedias, newspapers, magazines and educational resources for the kids. After many years of fundraising the library was finally opened to serve Bangor and the surrounding economic community. The library was a cultural focus of the community. The library was located on No

rth First Street – next to the current police station – in a building that has since been torn down. The library moved two more times by 1939. In 1940 the library moved to our current location at the corner of Broadway, South Main and Erdman Avenue. This building was built in 1890 as the home of the Merchants National Bank of Bangor. The cost of the original building was $6,400. In 1939 Robert Steinmetz gave the building to the Borough of Bangor to be used as a public library and as the home of the Bangor Women’s Club. Due to lack of space the Women’s Club no longer meets in the building. The Bangor Public Library serves a population of 18,745 residents of the Bangor Area School District. This statistic is based on the 2000 census and has undoubtedly increased since then. Funding is received from Bangor Borough, Portland Borough, East Bangor, Roseto, Upper Mount Bethel Township and Washington Township. The library also receives support from the Bangor Area School District and from the Bangor Women’s Club. State aid for the past year was $25,980. For the Bangor Public Library to continue to receive state aid the library must raise and spend a minimum of $5 per person. This money must be raised from local sources, including Friends of the Library fundraisers, book sales, etc. All financial donations are greatly appreciated and necessary to continue to provide library service to our community. The benefits of state aid can be seen in the Access Pennsylvania program and interlibrary loan. Access Pennsylvania allows our residents with library cards to go to many other public libraries across the state and check out materials directly from that library. Interlibrary loan allows our residents to request a book and that book will be sent here for our patron’s use. With both programs the material can be returned to the Bangor Public Library. State aid also provides access to the POWER Library. POWER Library is a multitude of databases – provided free of charge to our patrons. All you need is a library card and access to the Internet. POWER Library can be accessed from the library or it can be accessed from your home internet. These three programs are the biggest benefits of state aid for our patrons.

06/23/2026

🚨BOIL WATER ADVISORY IN EFFECT🚨
Tuesday, June 23rd, 9am until further notice

For those who did not receive the call or text from EBMA or just need a reminder…

Attention on Tuesday June 23rd the East Bangor Municipal Authority will be performing upgrades to the Water System. This will require turning water off to the town. Not everyone will experience an outage, but some may experience lower pressure and possible cloudy water. However, beginning approximately at 9AM a Boil Water will be in effect until further notice. We will send another message when the Boil Water is removed.

Thank you for your patience.

East Bangor Municipal Authority

06/22/2026

06/19/2026

New in the Bangor Public Library
June 19, 2026 to June 25, 2026

Adult Fiction

The Wish: A Novel by Heather Morris

The Someday Garden by Ashley Poston

The Immortal Heart: A Novel of Aphrodite by Jennifer Saint

Light Wielder by Rachel Schneider

Valley of the Moms: A Novel by Hannah Selinger

Choke Point: A Thriller by Brad Thor

Mister Magic: The Graphic Novel by Kiersten White

Adult Non Fiction

Courage Can Save Us: Ten Extraordinary Americans and the Fight for our Future by Rye Barcott

The Dog’s Gaze: A Visual History by Thomas Walter Laqueur

Communion: Finding My Way Back by J. D. Vance

Large Print Adult Fiction

The divorce by Freida McFadden

The Final Target by Nora Roberts

Easy Non Fiction

Big Book of Dinosaurs by Harriet Blackford

Junior Fiction

Descendants, Wicked World: Cinestory Comic Volume 2

Disney Descendants Book 1 Evie’s Wicked Runway by Jason Muell

Disney Descendants Book 2 Evie’s Wicked Runway by Jason Muell

Junior Non Fiction

Tiger, Tiger, Burning Bright!

Young Adult Non Fiction

The Wondrous Workings of Planet Earth: Understanding Our World and Its Ecosystems by Rachel Ignotofsky

DVDs

Freaky Tales

Scream 7

The Last Showgirl

Small Things Like These

The Super Mario Galaxy Movie

06/19/2026

New in the Bangor Public Library
June 12, 2026 to June 18, 2026

Adult Fiction

The Windsor Affair: A Novel by Melanie Benjamin

Field Guide for the Formerly Villainous by Autumn K. England

Villa Coco: A Novel by Andrew Sean Greer

You First by Caroline Kepnes

Doll All the Time by Annabel Monaghan

Rocket’s Red Glare: A Thriller by James Patterson

Spinning at the Edges: A Novel by Elizabeth Poliner

Marion: A Novel Leah Rowan

Daughters of the Sun and Moon: A Novel by Lisa See

The Rainy Day Bookshop by RaeAnne Thayne

Harvest Season by Brynne Weaver

Adult Non Fiction

View from the East Wing: A Memoir by Jill Biden

The Pressed Flower Handbook: Simple Methods for Connection with Nature and Preserving the Beauty of the Garden Through the Seasons: Grow, Gather, Press, Create by Sarah Holland

Poison: The History of Potions, Powders and Murderous Practitioners by Ben Hubbard

Easy Fiction

Better Pets by Leigh Bardugo

Easy Non Fiction

Stubby by Kathy Borrus

Scratching the Surface: Exploring Earth’s Layers by Kate Allen Fox

Stubby the Dog Soldier: World War I Hero by B. A. Hoena

DVDs

Dracula

06/05/2026

New in the Bangor Public Library
June 5, 2026 to June 11, 2026

Adult Fiction

The Children: A Novel by Melissa Albert

Road Trip by Mary Kay Andrews

Stuart Woods’ Deep Water by Brett Battles

A Pair of Aces by Marie Benedict

A River Red With Blood by John Connolly

The Midnight Train by Matt Haig

The Goad by Elle Kennedy

The Divorce by Freida McFadden

Land: A Novel by Maggie O’Farrell

Whistler: A novel by Ann Patchett

The Final Target by Nora Roberts

Hysteria by L. J. Ross

A Fortune of Sand by Ruta Sepetys

Ms. Mebel Goes Back to the Chopping Block by Jesse Q. Sutanto

Adult Non Fiction

Suicidal Empathy: Dying to Be King by Gad Saad

The Land and its People by David Sedaris

Take Me to Your Leader: Perspectives on your First Alien Encounter by Neil deGrasse Tyson

On Witness and Repair: Essays by Jesmyn Ward

Large Print Adult Fiction

26 Beauties by James Patterson

The Perfect Ruin by Shanora Williams

Easy Fiction

You’re My Little Firecracker by Nicola Edwards

Dr. Suess’s Red, White, and Blue Things by Astrid Holm

Pencil by Hye-Eun Kim

Bear for a Day by Corey R. Tabor

Little Ghost’s Summerween by Maggie Edkins Willis

Easy Non Fiction

The Fossil Whisperer: How Wendy Sloboda Discovered a Dinosaur by Helaine Becker

What’s Inside a Flower?: And Other Questions About Science & Nature by Rachel Ignotofsky

What’s Inside a Caterpillar Cocoon?: And Other Questions About Moths & Butterflies by Rachel Ignotofsky

What’s Inside a Bird’s Nest?: And Other Questions about Nature & Life Cycles by Rachel Ignotofsky

Junior Fiction

Tales From a Not-So Popular Party Girl: Dork Diaries 2 by Rachel Renee Russell

Dork Diaries: Tales From a Not-So Fabulous Life by Rachel Renee Russell

Pocket Peaches Game on 3 by Dora Wang

Junior Non Fiction

Fantastic Flora: The World’s Biggest, Baddest, and Smelliest Plants by Ann McCallum Staats

Young Adult Fiction

Lore Olympus: Volume Ten by Rachel Smythe

Young Adult Non Fiction

The Politics Book by Rod Dacombe

DVDs

Avatar: Fire and Ash

The Bride!

Hoppers

06/04/2026

Join The Bangor Borough Parks and Recreation committee for a free movie night this Friday 6/5 at Bangor Memorial Park!

06/02/2026

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Telephone

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Website

http://www.bangorlibrary.org/

Address

39 S Main Street
Bangor, PA
18013

Opening Hours

Monday	1pm - 8pm
Tuesday	10am - 8pm
Wednesday	1pm - 8pm
Thursday	10am - 8pm
Friday	1pm - 5pm
Saturday	10am - 4pm