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    Upcoming Events
    Date/Time Event
    05/02/2022 - 05/31/2022
    12:00 am     		Crafts for Adults - Decorative Pennants
    BAPL – Main Library, Bethlehem PA
    05/16/2022 - 05/21/2022
    All Day     		Star Wars Take-home Crafts all month long at the Main Library
    Main Library, Bethlehem PA
    05/17/2022
    All Day     		Election Day: Coolidge Closed
    05/17/2022
    All Day     		Pick Up Your FREE Book for Family Read Aloud Book Club!
    BAPL – South Side Branch, Bethlehem PA
    05/17/2022
    10:00 am - 7:00 pm     		Anytime STEM @ South Side Branch
    BAPL – South Side Branch, Bethlehem PA
    05/17/2022
    10:00 am - 10:30 am     		Dive into Summer with an Ocean storytime at the Main Library
    BAPL – Main Library, Bethlehem PA
    05/17/2022
    10:00 am - 7:00 pm     		May Adult DIY Craft: Make a Tassel Keychain!
    BAPL – South Side Branch, Bethlehem PA
    05/17/2022
    10:30 am - 11:30 am     		World Travel Videos: Montenegro, Tiny Treasure
    Main Library, Bethlehem PA
    05/17/2022
    7:00 pm - 8:00 pm     		BAPL Film Club - A Royal Affair (2012)
    05/18/2022
    All Day     		Pick Up Your FREE Book for Family Read Aloud Book Club!
    BAPL – South Side Branch, Bethlehem PA
    05/18/2022
    10:00 am - 7:00 pm     		Anytime STEM @ South Side Branch
    BAPL – South Side Branch, Bethlehem PA
    05/18/2022
    10:00 am - 7:00 pm     		May Adult DIY Craft: Make a Tassel Keychain!
    BAPL – South Side Branch, Bethlehem PA

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    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

    ABOUT SOUTH SIDE

    Bookmobile

    Request items online by logging into your account and browsing the catalog. Be sure to select the bookmobile as the pickup location before submitting the request.

    OUR BOOKMOBILE

    EZ Lend @ HTCC

    Check out the library’s book vending machine at the Hanover Township Community Center (3660 Jacksonville Road, Bethlehem, PA 18017)

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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

    Recommended Reading

    Book recommendations on the BAPL blog

    Best-sellers

    Kanopy

    Stream classic cinema, indie film, and top documentaries online with Kanopy.

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    May 14

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    Meet local author Kathie Klein as she shares her book about Memories of the South Side of Bethlehem. There will be storytime, snacks, and a lot of fun!!Saturday, May 21 at 11:00AM South Side library400 Webster St. 18015

    Meet local author Kathie Klein as she shares her book about Memories of the South Side of Bethlehem. There will be storytime, snacks, and a lot of fun!!

    Saturday, May 21 at 11:00AM
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    400 Webster St. 18015     ...

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    May 13

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    Usher in your summer with this awesome concert! Colin O’Leary is a talented folk musician and singer-songwriter from the Lehigh Valley who will be performing his own music as well as covers from some of our great American folk musicians. See you there!Register here: https://www.bapl.org/events/an-evening-with-folk-musician-colin-oleary/

    Usher in your summer with this awesome concert! Colin O’Leary is a talented folk musician and singer-songwriter from the Lehigh Valley who will be performing his own music as well as covers from some of our great American folk musicians. See you there!

    Register here: https://www.bapl.org/events/an-evening-with-folk-musician-colin-oleary/     ...

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    May 13

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    Nature by Design: Create a Pollinator GardenAn all ages event at the Coolidge library on Saturday.2740 Fifth Street, Bethlehem PA 18020484-892-6267

    Nature by Design: Create a Pollinator Garden
    An all ages event at the Coolidge library on Saturday.

    2740 Fifth Street, Bethlehem PA 18020
    484-892-6267     ...

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    May 13

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    TOMORROW!! Check out this fascinating program with Dr. Chris Hunt, Vice President and Dean for Equity and Inclusion at Moravian University. Dr. Hunt will visit the South Side branch on May 10th from 5-6 and May 14th from 11-12No registration required.South Side Branch400 Webster St.Bethlehem, PA 18017

    TOMORROW!! Check out this fascinating program with Dr. Chris Hunt, Vice President and Dean for Equity and Inclusion at Moravian University.

    Dr. Hunt will visit the South Side branch on May 10th from 5-6 and May 14th from 11-12
    No registration required.

    South Side Branch
    400 Webster St.
    Bethlehem, PA 18017     ...

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    May 11

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    I wonder about bugs! Join the South Side library on Wednesday, May 18th at 5:30 to learn more about creepy crawlies and build your own 3D bug.

    I wonder about bugs! Join the South Side library on Wednesday, May 18th at 5:30 to learn more about creepy crawlies and build your own 3D bug. ...

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