Directions
📍 Directions to the Hughes Library (Main Branch)
➡️ From the East
- Follow I-80 West across New Jersey and the Delaware River.
- Keep left to stay on I-80 West (toll segment), then take Exit 305 for US-209 Business / Main Street.
- Turn right onto US-209 BUS S / W Main Street.
- Just after the overpass, slight right onto Pocono Park Drive.
- Turn right onto Bridge Street. Follow Bridge Street to the end; McDonald’s will be on the right corner.
- At the light, turn right onto N 9th Street (611 South).
- Pass two traffic lights; Stroud Mall will be on your left.
- The library entrance is just past Weis and the Midas Muffler sign on the left before the Chipperfield Drive intersection.
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➡️ From the Lehigh Valley & Points South
- Follow Route 33 North to US-209 N in Hamilton Township.
- Keep right to stay on US-209 N, following signs for I-80 E / Stroudsburg.
- Merge onto I-80 East / US-209 North and take Exit 305.
- In Stroud Township, make the first left after the Monroe County Assistance Office onto Pocono Park Drive.
- After about 200 feet, bear left onto Bridge Street. Follow Bridge Street to the end; McDonald’s will be on the right corner.
- At the light, turn right onto N 9th Street (611 South).
- Pass two traffic lights; Stroud Mall will be on your left.
- The library entrance is just past Weis and the Midas Muffler sign on the left before the Chipperfield Drive intersection.
➡️ From the North (Scranton)
- Take Route 380 South toward Mount Pocono.
- Take Exit 1B (you must be in the left two lanes to exit).
- Merge onto I-80 East, then take Exit 303.
- Continue straight onto Route 611 South.
- Follow Route 611 South. You will pass three traffic lights; Stroud Mall will be to the left.
- The library entrance is just past Weis and the Midas Muffler sign on the left before the Chipperfield Drive intersection.
➡️ From the West (Lehighton & Brodheadsville)
- Follow Business Rt. 209 North from Brodheadsville.
- In Stroud Township, make the first left after the Monroe County Assistance Office onto Pocono Park Drive.
- After about 200 feet, bear left onto Bridge Street. Follow Bridge Street to the end; McDonald’s will be on the right corner.
- At the light, turn right onto N 9th Street (611 South).
- Pass two traffic lights; Stroud Mall will be on your left.
- The library entrance is just past Weis and the Midas Muffler sign on the left before the Chipperfield Drive intersection.
📍 Directions to Library of the Smithfields & Middle Smithfield Township Cultural & Community Center
➡️ From the Stroudsburg Area
- Take Route 80 East to the Marshalls Creek Exit (309).
- Go straight through the light on Route 209 heading north for 7 miles.
- The library is on the right next to Echo Lake Park, just past Super Foodtown and across from Middle Smithfield Presbyterian Church.
➡️ From the Bushkill Area
- Take Route 209 South.
- Just past the entrance to Pocono Palace and the Sunoco station, turn left into the parking lot directly across from Middle Smithfield Presbyterian Church.
