About Us

The Montgomery County-Norristown Public Library, a gateway to lifelong learning, provides convenient access to resources that inform, educate, entertain, and enrich people’s lives.
History
The Library’s roots go back to 1794 and the founding of the “Norristown Library Company” by 90 families residing in Lower Merion, Norriton, Plymouth, Providence, Whitemarsh, Whitpain and Worcester Townships. The Library was formally incorporated in 1796. One of the signers of the Declaration of Independence, Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice Thomas McKean, signed the charter issued in March 1796 establishing the corporation. Read more about the Library’s history
Location
We are located on the corner of Swede and Elm and Powell streets. There is parking available under the building on the side facing Swede, and also across the street from the entrance that faces Powell.
Address: 1001 Powell St Norristown, PA 19401 |
Phone: (610) 278-5100 ext. 0 |
Fax: (610) 277-0344 |
Hours
Building:
Closed
Computers by appt. only:
Not available
Curbside pickup:
Mon, Wed, Fri: 9:30am-4:30pm
Tues, Thurs: 9:30am-6:30pm
Sat: 10am-2pm
Telephone assistance:
Mon, Wed, Fri: 9am-5pm
Tues, Thurs: 9am-7pm
Sat: 10am-2pm
Our Staff
Kathleen Arnold-Yerger
Executive Director
610-278-5100 ext. 140
karnold-yerger@mclinc.org
Mary Motta
Assistant Department Head, Circulation Services
610-278-5100 ext. 0
mmotta@mclinc.org
Loretta Righter
Head, Reference Services
610-278-5100 ext. 116
lrighter@mclinc.org
Becky Hoover
Assistant Department Head, Children’s Services
610-278-5100 ext. 205
rhoover@mclinc.org
Tom Fluharty
Head, Bookmobile & Outreach Services
610-278-5100 ext. 109
tfluharty@mclinc.org
Cheryl Milligan-Davis
Head, Video Services
610-278-5100 ext. 143
cmilligan@mclinc.org
Margaret Walk
Head, Technical Services
610-278-5100 ext. 118
mwalk@mclinc.org
James Albrecht
Head, Automation & Technology Services
610-278-5100 ext. 125
jalbrecht@mclinc.org
Valerie Johnson
Department Supervisor, Interlibrary Loan
610-278-5100 ext. 121
vjohnson@mclinc.org
Andrea Philo
Webmaster, Computer Lab Manager
610-278-5100 ext. 141
aphilo@mclinc.org
Branches
Sydney Mason
Branch Manager, Conshohocken Free Library
610-825-1656
smason@mclinc.org
Aileen Johnson
Branch Manager, Perkiomen Valley Library at Schwenksville
610-287-8360
ajohnson@mclinc.org
Eileen McNamara
Branch Manager, Royersford Free Public Library
610-948-7277
emcnamara@mclinc.org
Jeanne Cove
Branch Manager, Upper Perkiomen Valley Library
215-679-2020
jcove@mclinc.org