Easton Area Public Library, Public library in Easton, US.

The Easton Area Public Library is a public library system with a main location and branch facility serving the community. Both buildings provide access to books, media, computers, and meeting spaces for visitors to borrow materials and study.

The Easton Library Company was founded on January 16, 1811, selling 100 shares to fund a subscription library; its Library Hall opened by 1815 on land donated by Samuel Sitgreaves at North Second and Church Streets. In 1895 women of the Lehigh Valley founded the Easton Library Association for free public access, and in 1901 the two collections merged. Andrew Carnegie granted $50,000 for a two-story Renaissance building on Church Street, dedicated October 28, 1903, with librarian Henry F. Marx; a second grant of $10,500 in 1911 added north-side storage.

The Marx Room, added in 1985, holds about 15,000 historical texts and materials on Easton and Northampton County, the largest local history and genealogy collection in northeastern Pennsylvania. Among the library's holdings are the oldest known map of Easton, from the early 18th century, and the original Flag of Easton hoisted at the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence on July 8, 1776.

The main library stands at 515 Church Street, with a branch at 1 Weller Place in Palmer Township. The Marx Room, added in 1985, is the place to start for local history and genealogy research. Visitors can consult roughly 15,000 historical texts and materials covering Easton and Northampton County.

The library preserves a flag that was raised during a public reading of the Declaration of Independence in 1776. This artifact directly connects the building to an important moment in American history.