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Upcoming Events
Date/Time Event
09/01/2021 - 09/30/2021
All Day 		DIY Kit for Adults: Cutting Board Menu
09/20/2021 - 09/23/2021
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm 		Homework Helpers @ the South Side Branch
South Side Location, Bethlehem PA
09/23/2021
11:00 am - 6:00 pm 		Let South Side Plan Family Movie Night!
South Side Location, Bethlehem PA
09/23/2021
11:00 am - 6:00 pm 		Try Anytime Storytime at South Side!
South Side Location, Bethlehem PA
09/23/2021
6:30 pm - 7:30 pm 		Toni Morrison Book Club
09/23/2021
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm 		BAPL Film Club - Ball of Fire
09/24/2021
10:00 am - 10:40 am 		UPDATE! Toddler Time for ages 2 - 3 1/2 at Main
Main Library, Bethlehem PA
09/24/2021
11:00 am - 6:00 pm 		Let South Side Plan Family Movie Night!
South Side Location, Bethlehem PA
09/24/2021
11:00 am - 6:00 pm 		Try Anytime Storytime at South Side!
South Side Location, Bethlehem PA
09/25/2021
10:00 am - 11:30 am 		Qigong: Meditation and Relaxation Training - w/ Dr. Kevin Siddons
Main Library, Bethlehem PA
09/25/2021
11:00 am - 6:00 pm 		Let South Side Plan Family Movie Night!
South Side Location, Bethlehem PA
09/25/2021
11:00 am - 11:30 am 		Sensory Friendly Storytime for grades 1-5 at Main
Main Library – Youth Services Dept., 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

e-Books & e-Audiobooks

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Kanopy

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Sep 22

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Grand Opening at Books on the HillSaturday, October 210:00 AM - 1:00 PMStop by our Fountain Hill satellite location for a celebration! Borrow books and indulge in Momo's Superhero Muffins! We will have activities for kids of all ages to enjoy. Stop by and check out our new library! This event will be located at Spiegel Street and Stanley Avenue right near the Little League field and Wawa.

Grand Opening at Books on the Hill
Saturday, October 2
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Stop by our Fountain Hill satellite location for a celebration! Borrow books and indulge in Momo's Superhero Muffins! We will have activities for kids of all ages to enjoy. Stop by and check out our new library!

This event will be located at Spiegel Street and Stanley Avenue right near the Little League field and Wawa. ...

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Sep 20

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Sign up today or tomorrow and get a Zoom link for the event on Wednesday!!

Sign up today or tomorrow and get a Zoom link for the event on Wednesday!! ...

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Sep 18

Open
One Minute Mindfulness with Matt Wolf - Rainbow over Ocean Grove, NJA glorious rainbow was captured that appeared over Ocean Grove, New Jersey after an afternoon rainstorm. Give yourself permission to pause and take in this wonder of nature, the ocean background, and the scene below in Ocean Grove.

One Minute Mindfulness with Matt Wolf - Rainbow over Ocean Grove, NJ

A glorious rainbow was captured that appeared over Ocean Grove, New Jersey after an afternoon rainstorm. Give yourself permission to pause and take in this wonder of nature, the ocean background, and the scene below in Ocean Grove. ...

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Sep 16

Open
Lehigh University students are here to help!These students will be able to assist with K-12 homework assignments for all subjects. This program is located only at our South Side Branch. 400 Webster St. Bethlehem, 18015Call 610-867-7852 for more information.

Lehigh University students are here to help!

These students will be able to assist with K-12 homework assignments for all subjects. This program is located only at our South Side Branch.
400 Webster St. Bethlehem, 18015
Call 610-867-7852 for more information. ...

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Sep 14

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Join us for "Lessons from Hurricane Maria: Grassroots Community Organizing across the Puerto Rican Diaspora" with Dr. Melinda Gonzalez. Wednesday, September 22nd, 6:00-7:30 on ZoomRegister at: https://www.bapl.org/events/gonzalez/

Join us for "Lessons from Hurricane Maria: Grassroots Community Organizing across the Puerto Rican Diaspora" with Dr. Melinda Gonzalez.

Wednesday, September 22nd, 6:00-7:30 on Zoom

Register at: https://www.bapl.org/events/gonzalez/ ...

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