Philbrick Hall
| Sunday | Closed |
| Monday | 9:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. |
| Tuesday | 9:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. |
| Wednesday | 9:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. |
| Thursday | 9:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. |
| Friday | 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. |
| Saturday | 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 a.m. |
Upcoming Closures
- Mon., Sep. 2 : Closed Labor Day
- Mon., Oct. 14 : Closed Indigenous Peoples' Day
- Mon., Nov. 11 : Closed Veterans Day
- Thu., Nov. 28 : Closed Thanksgiving Day
Services
- Book Drop
- Browse Shelves
- Materials / Holds Pick Up
- Reference Services
- Wi-Fi
Upcoming Events
Short Story Book Club
Introducing a new book club at the Parkway Central Library! On the second Monday of each month, we’ll meet from 6:00-7:30 pm in the Philbrick Hall department to discuss a collection of short stories. The collection we'll be discussing at our first meeting is Gorilla, My Love by…
Short Story Book Club
Introducing a new book club at the Parkway Central Library! On the second Monday of each month, we’ll meet from 6:00-7:30 pm in the Philbrick Hall department to discuss a collection of short stories. September’s book will be the award-winning, genre-bending collection Her Body and…
Philbrick Hall, located on the first floor, is where you can check out items as well as where adults and teens can join the library or deal with fines and other account issues.
The department's collections include current best sellers, DVDs and audiobooks, and the largest fiction collection in the state of Pennsylvania. There are featured sections for fiction by African-American writers; graphic novels, genre fiction including mystery, horror, romance, fantasy, and science fiction, classic fiction, and LGBTQIA+ literature. We also have a large collection of contemporary memoirs An extensive video collection spans the silent era through recent box office hits as well as documentary films, instructional videos, opera, and foreign language films.