Hours & Locations

The Eastern Monroe Public Library consists of the main library in Stroudsburg, (known as the Hughes Library) and two branch libraries: the Pocono Township Library on Route 611 in Tannersville, and the Library of the Smithfields in Echo Lake Park on Route 209 in Middle Smithfield Township. Library hours for all locations are listed below.

Days that the library will be closed are listed at the bottom of the page.

Hughes Main Library - EMPL
Hughes Library
1002 North 9th Street
Stroudsburg, PA 18360
570-421-0800
fax: 570-421-0212
email: reference@monroepl.org
Monday – Thursday: 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Friday – Saturday – 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Sunday – Noon to 5 p.m.
Pocono Township LibraryPocono Township Branch
Municipal Building, Route 611
112 Township Drive
Tannersville, PA 18372
570-629-5858
Program Calendar
Monday – Wednesday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Thursday – 9 a.m. to 6 pm
Friday – 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Saturday – 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Sunday – Closed
Smithfields Branch
Echo Lake Park (Rt. 209)
5200 Milford Road
East Stroudsburg, PA 18302
570-223-1881
Program Calendar
Monday – Wednesday – 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Thursday – 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Friday – Saturday – 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Sunday – Closed

Library Holiday Schedule for 2024:

Mon., January 1, 2024 — CLOSED New Year’s Day
Mon., January 15, 2024 — CLOSED Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday
Sun., March 31, 2024 —– CLOSED Easter
Sun., May 26, 2024 —— CLOSED Memorial Day weekend
Mon., May 27, 2024 —— CLOSED Memorial Day
Thurs., July 4, 2024 —— CLOSED Independence Day
Sun., September 1, 2024 – CLOSED Labor Day weekend
Mon., September 2, 2024 – CLOSED Labor Day
Wed., November 27, 2024 – Closing at 1 pm
Thur., November 28, 2024 -CLOSED Thanksgiving Day
Tues., December 24, 2024 – CLOSED Christmas Eve
Wed., December 25, 2024 – CLOSED Christmas Day
Tues., December 31, 2024 – CLOSED New Year’s Eve
Wed., January 1, 2025 — CLOSED New Year’s Day