Alexandria Memorial Library

Alexandria Memorial Library Founded in 1900, Alexandria Memorial Public Library was the first community library established in the county and remains a wonderful local establishment.
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On October 11, 1900, the philanthropist William Woolverton and William Thompson, great-grandsons of Elizabeth Gemmill, founder of Alexandria, opened this beautiful library. The yellow brick edifice was designed in a neo-renaissance style by architect Frederick Sholler of Tyrone. The total cost of the building, the furniture, and the books for the opening of the Library was approximately $20,000. A

dditional funds were then put into a trust for operational costs and new books to assure the town that the library would be fully endowed into perpetuity. The Alexandria Memorial Library was the first community library building established in the counties of Blair, Bedford & Huntingdon. It was opened with 2,000 volumes and now contains much more!

05/14/2026
The library will be closed next Thursday, April 23, for electrical maintenance. We will reopen on Friday, April 24 at 9...
04/16/2026

The library will be closed next Thursday, April 23, for electrical maintenance. We will reopen on Friday, April 24 at 9:00. Stop by early next week to grab enough books to get you through until Friday.

We are so excited to announce our first ever Puzzle Derby!Registration is now open so gather your team of puzzle-lovers ...
12/23/2025

We are so excited to announce our first ever Puzzle Derby!

Registration is now open so gather your team of puzzle-lovers and be a part of this great event to support your local library!

12/05/2025

We are excited to announce Santa has placed his magical mailbox outside of our Museum. Have your children mail their wishlists with their return addresses on them.

Our address is: 400 Main Street, Alexandria.

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This is your friendly reminder that the Alexandria Library promises to be cool and comfortable inside. Stop in to get so...
06/23/2025

This is your friendly reminder that the Alexandria Library promises to be cool and comfortable inside. Stop in to get some relief from the heat and find your next great read. Stay for a minute, stay for the day!

Address

313 Main Street
Alexandria, PA
16611

Opening Hours

Monday 10:30am - 5pm
6:30pm - 8pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 10:30am - 5pm
6:30pm - 8pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

Telephone

+18146694313

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