Hours of Operation:
Monday 10:00 am – 9:00 pm
Tuesday 10:00 am – 9:00 pm
Wednesday 10:00 am – 9:00 pm
Thursday 10:00 am – 9:00 pm
Friday 10:00 am – 6:00 pm
Saturday 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Sunday Noon – 5:00 pm
The East Shore Area Library is the main library of the Dauphin County
Library System. It is located in
Colonial Park at 4501 Ethel Street, behind
the Colonial Park Mall.
Handicapped Access
Handicapped parking and access to the building
is via the main entrance on the eastern side of the building. An elevator
provides access to meeting rooms on the lower level.
Parking
There are parking lots on both east and west sides
of the building. Parking on Ethel Street is discouraged. Additional parking
can be found in the Colonial Park Mall lot, from which there are two stairways
to library property.
Directions
From Interstate I-83: Exit 50 (Colonial Park). Proceed east to Colonial Road. Turn onto Colonial Road and proceed past the entrance to the Colonial Park Mall. Turn right immediately after Integrity Bank onto Ethel Street. The library is the first building on the right.
From Interstate I-81: Proceed on I-81 to the I-81/I-83 split. Follow signs toward I-83. Take exit 50 (Colonial Park). Proceed east to Colonial Road. Turn onto Colonial Road and proceed past the entrance to the Colonial Park Mall. Turn right immediately after Integrity Bank onto Ethel Street. The library is the first building on the right.
| ESA at a glance:
28,500 square feet of net space 109,170 volumes Opened in 1967 as the Colonial Park Branch. Building constructed in 1976, renamed East Shore Area Branch. Major addition added in 1991. |

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