Emmaus Public Library

The Emmaus Public Library serves the municipalities of Emmaus, Macungie, and Upper Milford Township. It is governed by a policy statement formulated and adopted by a Board of Trustees who meet regularly at the library. Board meetings are open to the public. The current Trustees of the Board are: Jeannette Lehman, President Richard D. Brooks, Ph.D., Vice president Janie Slamon, Esq., Secretary Jean Nagle, Treasurer Lucy Ackerman Adam Bean Carl Gingrich Mary Horkowitz Dorothy Nicholas The history of the Emmaus Public Library had its beginnings in the 1930s, when the officers and members of the Emmaus High School Alumni Association recognized the need for a public library facility. In 1938, John D. Weaver donated a building on Main Street in downtown Emmaus for that ( www.emmauspl.org )