Serving the Bethlehem Area
At These Great Locations
Main Library
11 West Church Street, Bethlehem, PA 18018
(610) 867-3761
South Side Location
400 Webster Street, Bethlehem, PA 18015
(610) 867-7852
Bookmobile
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BAPL Coolidge
A community-embedded satellite library in Bethlehem Township: BAPL Coolidge! The building is located at 2740 Fifth Street, Bethlehem, PA 18020.
Books on the Hill
A former bookmobile now a small satellite library at Spiegel Street and Stanley Avenue in Fountain Hill
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Firebombing Tokyo: A Prelude to Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Bethlehem Area Main Library
Tuesday, February 25, 2025
6:30pm - 7:30pm
Join Ryan Clauser, Adjunct Professor of History at DeSales University, for an in-depth examination of the firebombing of Tokyo, one of the most devastating aerial bombardments of World War II. This program will explore the planning, execution, and aftermath of the March 1945 attack, as well as its role in shaping the course of the war and the events that followed, including the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Discover the profound human and historical impact of this pivotal moment in World War II.
Ryan Clauser is a graduate of East Stroudsburg University. Prof. Clauser’s work largely focuses on public history and airpower of the World Wars and has been featured in Flight Journal, From Balloons to Drones, and the American Aviation Historical Society Journal, he also presented his research at the Society for Military History Conference. Ryan has worked with Reda Productions where he wrote their series Battlefield 101 and served as a Historical and Story Consultant and Producer for the Disney/NatGeo documentaries Heroes of the Sky: The Mighty 8th Air Force and Forgotten Front: Invasion Italy.
Registration encouraged: https://t.ly/-nmnA
11 W. Church St.
Bethlehem, PA 18018
Compassion Resilience: Taking Care of Ourselves While Taking Care of Others
BAPL Coolidge
Saturday, March 8, 2025
2:15pm - 3:45pm
Presented by Resilient Lehigh Valley, this workshop will provide support and resources to help caregivers and individuals build and maintain a culture of well-being and compassion. You will learn how to maintain and grow in empathy, strength, and hope in order to prevent compassion fatigue in yourself.
This 1.5-hour interactive training will help you to start to develop self-compassion and compassion resilience in both your professional and personal lives. You can learn more at https://eliminatestigma.org/compassion-resilience-toolkit/
Registration here: https://t.ly/pGcW3
BAPL Coolidge
2740 Fifth Street
Bethlehem, PA 18020
(484) 892-6267