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The Direct Service Area
of the EAPL includes the Easton Area School
District. |
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EAPL acts as the
District Library Center for the Easton Library
District. The Easton Library District includes
the entire Direct Service Area, the whole of
Monroe County, and that portion of Northampton
County including and east of the Township of
Bushkill and including and north of the Township
of Williams. |
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The Library may provide
contract services as the Board directs, either
by agreement or by contract. |
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The Library is closed
on the following holidays: New Year's Day,
Martin Luther King Jr's Birthday, Presidents'
Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Fourth of July,
Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve,
Christmas Day, and New Year’s Eve. |
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Hours of operation are
determined by the Board. Temporary closings for
emergency reasons (weather, etc.) may be made by
the Library Director, or in his/her/their
absence, the designated supervisor. Individuals
are not permitted to loiter on Library property
before or after the Library’s hours of
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Residents of the Easton
Area School District can obtain a free Library
card, valid for a period of one (1) year from
date of issue. In the event of loss, a duplicate
card will be issued at the patron's expense.
Holders in good standing of an EAPL card may
have an ACCESS PA sticker placed on the card to
permit reciprocal borrowing at Allentown and
Bethlehem Public Library facilities and at any
other public library in Pennsylvania that is an
active participant in the ACCESS PA program.
Interlibrary Loan privileges are only available
to residents of the Easton Area School District. |
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Individuals who reside
within the Easton Library District (but outside
the Direct Service Area) as defined by the
Pennsylvania Library Code, who do not have a
home library can obtain a paid library card
valid for the use of the Library for a period of
one (1) year. This subscription card may not
have an ACCESS PA sticker, as defined in the
Guidelines for the Statewide Library Card System
issued by the Governor’s Advisory Council (GAC).
The Board will evaluate and set the price for
this annual subscription, which may change from
time to time. |
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EAPL is a fully
participating library within the guidelines of
the Statewide Library Card Program, known as
ACCESS PA, as set by the Pennsylvania Library
Code. |
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Adults requesting a
Library card must provide adequate
identification, which may include one or more of
the following, at the Library's discretion,
provided the item displays the pre-printed name
and address of the requesting individual:
- Driver's License
- Checks
- An identification card
- An invoice
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Children under the age
of 18 requesting a Library card must obtain the
signature of a parent, guardian, or guarantor on
their application before the card can be issued. |
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