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Driving Directions

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How to find us:

Listed below are directions to the Hershey Public Library from various points of origin. For door-to-door directions, we recommend Google Maps. Directions to the library from various areas appear below:

Directions from Harrisburg

Take 322 East into Hershey
Proceed past Hershey Medical Center and town until you reach Cocoa Avenue (State Route 743).
Turn left onto Cocoa Avenue. The Library is the second building on the right, between an antique barn and the township swimming pool. Parking lots are on either side of the building

Directions from New York / New Jersey

Take I-78 to I-81 towards Harrisburg
After approximately 7.5 miles on I-81 take the exit for PA 743 towards Hershey and Grantville.
Take left fork at end of ramp towards Hershey.
Follow PA 743 for about 8 miles to center of Hershey. There are several twists and turns through town - just follow the route number.
From the center of town continue to follow PA 743, which is now Cocoa Avenue.
Hershey Library is about 0.5 mile from the center of town, on the left, just past the Park and Recreation Department swimming pool.

Directions from Philadelphia

PA Turnpike (I-76) to Exit 266
Route 72 North for 2 miles
Follow signs to Route 322 West, to Hershey.
Follow Route 322 West for over 10 miles.
Pass Founders Hall of the Milton Hershey School on left - a large, domed building.
At the second light after Founders Hall, turn right onto Cocoa Avenue - State Route 743.
The Library is the second building on the right, between an antique barn and the township swimming pool. Parking lots are on either side of the building

Directions from Reading

We recommend taking 222 to the PA Turnpike (I-76). Route 422 is more direct, but is also much slower and often congested as you go through Lebanon and other cities.
Route 72 North for 2 miles
Follow signs to Route 322 West, to Hershey.
Follow Route 322 West for over 10 miles.
Pass Founders Hall of the Milton Hershey School on left - a large, domed building.
At the second light after Founders Hall, turn right onto Cocoa Avenue - State Route 743.
The Library is the second building on the right, between an antique barn and the township swimming pool. Parking lots are on either side of the building

Directions from Lebanon

Approach Hershey on Route 322 West.
Pass Founders Hall of the Milton Hershey School on left - a large, domed building.
At the second light after Founders Hall, turn right onto Cocoa Avenue - State Route 743.
The Library is the second building on the right, between an antique barn and the township swimming pool. Parking lots are on either side of the building.

Directions from Lancaster

Take the Fruitville Pike to US-30 West
Follow US-30 West to PA-283 West
Follow PA-283 for almost 17 miles.
Take the PA-743 towards Elizabethtown/Hershey
Follow the 743 signs for 7.5 miles. You will pass a small mall on the left
At the next traffic light go straight, crossing PA-322
The Library will be the second building on the right, between an antique barn and the township swimming pool. Parking lots are on either side of the building.