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Local newspapers still are an important source of what you need to know today. Patrons of the Pottsville Free Public Library have access to a great resource that helps you find news articles from local newspapers all over the country: Newsbank. Visit their...

The POWER Library really does have resources for all ages!

For years now, Pennsylvania residents have had free access to online educational resources through their local public libraries and the state-funded POWER Library collection. Some years those materials have been aimed at elementary, middle, and high school students....

Axis360 eBook service is now Boundless!

If you are a regular user of the Pottsville Library District’s Axis360 eBook service, you probably saw the notices that the service would be changing its name. The switch has happened, and our eBook service is now Boundless. Computer users should go to the new...

The Things Library has Expanded!

We have added more items you can borrow or rent from the Things Library! The outdoor games have proven to be really popular so we now have more of them, including bag and disc toss games, an archery kit, and a water slide. There was one garden tools set and we added a...

Free Computer Workshops @ Your Library!

We are getting ready to offer SO MANY free computer workshops this Fall! You can attend one workshop or several. They are open to everyone in Schuylkill County and the Pottsville Library District, no library card required. Call 570-622-8880 to register because seating...

Fun Day Fridays in August!

Join us each Friday in August for some over-sized fun! From 11 AM until 3 PM, we’ll have big games like Connect Four and Limbo out on the sidewalk in front of the Pottsville Free Public Library, for kids both young and young-at-heart to play with. And did we...