About Us


 
Hours

Monday- Thursday 10-8

Friday & Saturday 10-5

Sunday 12-4
The Library is CLOSED on Sunday in the summer Memorial Day - Labor Day

Holiday Closings

  • New Year's Day (January 1)
  • President's Day
  • Easter Sunday
  • Memorial Day (Last Monday in May)
  • Independence Day (July 4)
  • Labor Day (First Monday in September)
  • Veteran's Day (November 11)
  • Thanksgiving Day (Fourth Thursday in November)
  • Christmas Eve (December 24)
  • Christmas Day (December 25)
  • New Year's Eve (December 31)
     

Special Hours

  • January 2- Open at Noon
  • Bethel Park Community Day- Open at Noon
  • Halloween (October 31)- Close at 5:00 P.M.
  • 4th Wednesday in November (Thanksgiving Eve)-Close at 5:00
  • December 26- Open at Noon

 

Directions

 

No Car? No worries! We have a "T" stop just outside of our front door.
Silver Line Library to Lytle Station (Bethel Park park & ride)

South

Take Route 19 North to Fort Couch Road at South Hills Village.

Turn right onto Fort Couch Road.

At the 5th traffic light, turn left onto Bethel Church Road.

At the 3rd traffic light, turn right onto Highland Avenue.

At the 2nd stop sign, turn right onto West Library Avenue.

The Bethel Park Public Library is located in the upper level of the Municipal Building.

North & East

Take Route 51 South to Route 88 South

Go approximately 6 miles to Brightwood Rd. and Walmart/Giant Eagle Plaza

At traffic light turn right on to Brightwood Road, which begins to run parallel with the trolley tracks.

Cross over the tracks, turn left onto West Library Avenue.

The Bethel Park Public Library is located in the upper level of the Municipal Building.

 

West

Take Parkway West to I-79 South to the Kirwan Heights exit.

Turn right onto Route 50.

At the 1st traffic light turn left onto Vanadium Lane to Bower Hill Road.

Turn right onto Bower  Hill Road.

At 2nd traffic light, turn left onto Painters Run Road.

Continue until you reach Route 19 (Painters Run Road becomes Gilkeson Road at the 2nd traffic light).

Turn right onto Route 19 South.

Take Route 19 South to Fort Couch Road at South Hills Village.

Turn left onto Fort Couch Road.

At the 5th traffic light, turn left onto Bethel Church Road.

At the 3rd traffic light, turn right onto Highland Avenue.

At the 2nd stop sign, turn right onto West Library Avenue.

The Bethel Park Public Library is located in the upper level of the Municipal Building

 

Late Fees & Fines

 

BPPL is a Fine Free Library

 

Paying Fees

 

Pay your fees with cash, check or credit card at the front desk of the Library.
To pay with a credit card online go to My Account. For  paying fees online click here.

 

Policies

 

Library Board & Board Meetings

 

Meeting Rooms


The library has two quiet study/meeting rooms available for public use
Room 1 holds  8 -10 people. Room 2  holds 4 people.
In order to use the study rooms patrons must agree to and sign our Meeting Room Use Policy  OR 
Sign Electronically
Meeting Rooms may not be used for sales, solicitation, profit of a business or any other commercial purposes. This includes paid tutors.
GPLC tutors are volunteers; therefore, eligible to reserve the study/meeting rooms.