Blue Mountain Community Library

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Blue Mountain Community Library
Blue Mountain Community Library
40°52′01″N75°15′14″W / 40.8669921°N 75.2539517°W / 40.8669921; -75.2539517
Location216 South Robinson Avenue,
Pen Argyl, Pennsylvania, 18072,
U.S.
Established1990
Access and use
Members11-20
Other information
Budget$10,000
DirectorLisa Faman
Employees9
Website bmcl.org

Blue Mountain Community Library is a public library located in Pen Argyl, Pennsylvania. It serves the residents of the Pen Argyl Area School District. [1] The library was established in 1990. [2]

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History

The library was established in 1990 and located in the library at Plainfield Elementary School. Later, the library moved to a classroom in the Wind Gap Middle School. Both spaces were donated by the Pen Argyl Area School District. In 1998, Lafayette Bank provided the building at 216 S. Robinson Avenue to the library. [3]

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References

  1. "Blue Mountain Community Library - Public Library | Pen Argyl PA". 2018-12-12. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
  2. "Local Library - Blue Mountain Community Library | Bangor PA". 2020-02-07. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
  3. "Local Library - Blue Mountain Community Library | Bangor PA". 2020-02-07. Retrieved 2023-07-26.