Mission Statement
Pleasant Hills Public Library is our community center for lifelong learning, leisure, and creativity.
Pleasant Hills Public Library
302 Old Clairton Road
Pittsburgh PA 15236
Phone:412-655-2424
Email:pleasanthills@pleasanthillslibrary.org
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Renew your items by phone:412-622-1895
Hours of Operation
Library Hours
| Monday: | 10am – 8pm |
| Tuesday: | 10am – 8pm |
| Wednesday: | 10am – 8pm |
| Thursday: | 10am – 8pm |
| Friday: | 10am – 4pm |
| Saturday: | 9am – 4pm |
| Summer Sat.: | Jun 22 – Aug 24, 2024: 9am – 1pm |
| Sunday: | Closed |
Contact Us
Director: Sharon Julian-Milas milass@pleasanthillslibrary.org
Youth Services Librarian: Dani Danylo danylod@pleasanthillslibrary.org
Program Coordinator:
Friends of the Library: Jackie Grachen, President 2023-2024 pleasanthills@pleasanthillslibrary.org
Board of Trustees: Rita Westerbeck, Board President pleasanthills@pleasanthillslibrary.org
Directions
From the Liberty Tunnels take Rt. 51 South about 7 miles to the Pleasant Hills Cloverleaf at the Bill Green Shopping Center. Turn right onto Old Clairton Rd. and go to the second street on the right, W. Bruceton Rd. The Library is on the corner of Old Clairton and W. Bruceton Rds., with parking in the back of the library or behind the neighboring church.
Coming from the South on Rt. 51, turn left between the At Home plaza and the BP gas station on to East Bruceton Rd. Stay on East Bruceton Rd by bearing left at the Y and go to the top of the hill. You will be facing the library. Turn right, then immediately left to get to the parking lot.
History of the Library
The Pleasant Hills Public Library was opened in November 1945 in a small room on the second floor of the Fire Station on Route 51. Mrs. Leland B. Hubbs was instrumental in its founding, and most of the books were donated. Funds were raised by book sales, teas, and bridge groups, and in 1950, the “Friends of the Library” was organized to raise money for the library. More space became available at the Fire Station, and service was provided to residents 15 hours a week from a collection of 5,000 books.
In 1963, the Bell Telephone Building on Old Clairton Road was purchased by the borough as a new home for the library. Initially, one floor was used, but within a few years, the lower floor was opened as a Boys and Girls Room. Now the library was open 35 hours a week and housed a book collection of more than 40,000 volumes.
In 1995, weekly operating hours were increased to 48. Due to space constraints, the book collection was maintained at approximately 43,000 volumes.
At the end of October 1997, the library closed for 4 months to undergo an extensive renovation project. The library reopened in March 1998 with a new program room, a local history room, a comfortable reading area, office space, and additional room for the collection. Including audio-visual material, the library collection now stands at approximately 55,000 items.