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About Us

Library Staff & Board of Trustees

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CAITLYN
Director
cboland@marslibrary.org​
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AVERY
Circulation Desk
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CHAR
Interlibrary Loan Coordinator
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CHERYL
Cataloguing Librarian
cferraro@bcfls.org ​
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CURTIS
Circulation Desk
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ELISABETH
Circulation Desk & Website
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ELIZABETH
Circulation Desk & Ongoing Book Sale
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JEN
Children's Librarian
jford@bcfls.org 
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MICHELLE
Circulation Desk

Board of Trustees and Current Terms

MARCY BOGDANICH: Jan 2018-Dec 2020
STEVEN CHADWICK: Feb 2018-Dec 2020
NANCY HUDAC: Jan 2018-Dec 2020
NANCY HUNTER-MYCKA: Feb 2018-Dec 2020

LINDA LEES: Jan 2017-Dec 2019
​JOANNE TISDALE: Jan 2019-Dec 2021

Library History

In 1798, Isaac Covert built a log cabin in what is now Mars Borough. Gradually, he accumulated 400 acres.
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Other farmers purchased nearby property: Matthew Parks' farm stretched along the south side of Irvine Street. 
Thomas Kennedy worked on his farm to the east of Crowe Avenue. The James Davidson farm nestled south of the Covert's farm.

All these farms met at the corner of Pittsburgh Street and Crowe Avenue, then a  crossroad of the Valencia-Evans City Road and a street which cut from Old Plank Road (Rt. 8) to Perry Highway on the west.
Matthew Parks and Thomas Kennedy built water-powered grist mills on the Breakneck Creek. In 1873, Matthew Park's son Samuel, along with the Honorable Samuel Marshall, established the Mars Post Office. 

The Post Office's name is a controversial topic. Some say that Mrs. Parks was a student of astronomy and suggested the name. Others say it was named in honor of Samuel Marshall.

Either way, the connotation of outer space stuck. 
The library itself was founded in the 1950's by the Women's Club of Mars. The women of the Club used their own books to form a small volunteer public library that evolved into the present Mars Area Public Library.
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Above photographed are people wearing martian costumes used by the British Broadcasting Company in 1976 for the filming of The Vikings Trip to the Planet Mars. The photograph was taken in Mars, Pennsylvania.

HOURS

Mon-Thurs: 10am-7pm
Friday: 10am-3pm
Saturday: 9am-4pm (10am-2pm in Summer)
Holiday Closings
January 1 – New Year’s Day
January 15 – Martin Luther King Jr. Day
February 20 – President’s Day
March 30   – Good Friday
May 28 – Memorial Day
July 4 - Independence Day
September 3 – Labor Day
November 12 – Veteran’s Day
November 22 - Thanksgiving
December 24 & 25 - Christmas Holiday
December 31 – New Year’s Eve
CONTACT
Phone: 724-625-9048
Fax: 724-625-2871
cboland@marslibrary.org
107 Grand Avenue
P.O. Box 415
Mars, PA 16046
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The mission of Mars Area Public Library is to inform, educate, entertain, and culturally enrich by providing books,​ library materials, facilities, and professional services for all individuals in our area.
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  • Calendar, Programs, Events
    • Children
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    • Adults
  • Electronic Resources
  • Get Involved
  • Raise the Roof Campaign
  • Facility Rental
  • Services and Policies
  • About Us
  • Gallery