Expansion Update January 2021 Flexible Timeline:
- Library Catalog closes for searching and holds: January 13.
- Last day to return items: January 18.
- Last day for patron pickup at ROMA: January 30, noon.
- February 1: closed until further notice.
All dates are approximations and subject to change. Check here for our reopening status.
Lehigh Carbon Library Cooperative (LCLC)
A New Era Begins!
The Parkland Community Library has joined forces with ten other local libraries to form the Lehigh Carbon Library Cooperative (LCLC)! Together we all share one library card and catalog expanding the collection to over 550,000 items. If there is a book, DVD, or item you are seeking that is not in our collection, odds are that one of our partner libraries has it. Place a hold, and pick-it-up at the library of your choosing!
LCLC Libraries
Coply Public Library
49 S 5th St.
Coplay, PA 18037
Dimmick Memorial Library
54 Broadway
Jim Thorpe, PA 18229
Emmaus Public Library
11 E Main St.
Emmaus, PA 18049
Lehighton Area Memorial Library
124 North St.
Lehighton, PA 18235
Lower Macungie Library
3450 Brookside Rd.
Macungie, PA 18062
Palmerton Area Library
402 Delaware Ave.
Palmerton, PA 18071
Slatington Public Library
650 Main St.
Slatington, PA 18080
Southern Lehigh Public Library
3200 Preston Ln.
Center Valley, PA 18034
Public Library of Catasauqua
302 Bridge St.
Catasauqua, PA 18032
Whitehall Township Public Library
3700 Mechanicsville Rd.
Whitehall, PA 18052
LCLC in the News
March 5, 2019
11 Lehigh Valley, Carbon County Libraries Form Cooperative
via 69 News
February 19, 2019
Library-Sharing Program a Hit in Carbon County
via WNEP (Also Available via Newsbank)
February 18, 2019
More at Your Fingertips - LCLC Allows Cardholders Access to More Resources
via Times News
September 28, 2018
Lehigh-Carbon Libraries Join Forces to Provide Faster Service
via The Morning Call (Also Available via Newsbank)
Ready to Unlock the Power of LCLC?
Stop by the Circulation Desk to sign-up for a new LCLC library card. Please be sure to bring your current library card and a valid photo ID that verifies your name and current address with you.
3 Clicks to Access Over 550,000 Items
You may remember that we migrated to a new public catalog system called SPARK back in August 2018. That migration then was to help us prepare for resource sharing among all of the LCLC libraries now. Thanks to SPARK's functionality and the 11 LCLC library collections being cataloged within it, you have access to over half a million items!
To find items within the entire LCLC collection, you must first navigate to our catalog and type what you're looking for into the search box. Then, to the right of the search box, click on the Library dropdown menu, click "Lehigh Carbon Library Cooperative" from the top of the list, and click the "Search" button. Three clicks! It's that easy!
Questions?
Contact the Reference Desk by phone at (610) 398-1361 or via email at info@parklandlibrary.org. We’re excited about LCLC and would be happy to help!
Page Last Updated: 2020-06-09
