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Check here for library news, special announcements, collection highlights, reviews & more! Weather-related closings and delays will also be posted here. (If you don’t see a posting that we are closed or delayed, assume normal hours. You may also want to check our Twitter page for updates.

July 27, 2026

Last week of Summer Reading

Have you seen the fabulous prizes in our adult Summer Reading Challenge? There is still time to enter! Do at least five of the challenges on our “Unearth A Story” challenge chart to earn chances in the prize raffle of your choice. You can enter at any Bethlehem library (including the Book Mobile). All entries [...]
BAPL News, Summer Reading
July 23, 2026

Musikfest Hours and Youth Services Closure

Please note that during the week of Musikfest (Monday, August 3 through Friday, August 7), the Youth Services Department at the Main Library will be closed for maintenance work. A cart of new children's books will be available on the Main 1st Floor for checkout. We will reopen the department Monday, August 10th at 9 [...]
BAPL News, Schedule Alerts
July 17, 2026

Bethlehem Area Public Library Launches New Digital Musikfest Archive

The Bethlehem Area Public Library (BAPL) has unveiled a new online digital collection celebrating the history of one of the city's most beloved traditions: Musikfest. Available free to the public, the new Musikfest Digital Collection allows users to explore the festival's rich history through historic photographs and digitized program booklets. The collection currently features photographs [...]
BAPL News, Local History
July 10, 2026

A Library Hike

On the morning of July 10, BAPL hosted a library program held in an unusual setting...the woods! A few months ago, Quaint Oak Bank reached out to us about sponsoring library programs centered on conservation and sustainability. That conversation grew into a sponsorship of BAPL's Seed Library as well as an idea for a guided [...]
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