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Upcoming Events
Date/Time Event
01/20/2021 - 02/24/2021
All Day 		Window Walk at Main
Main Library, Bethlehem PA
01/25/2021 - 01/29/2021
All Day 		Among Us felt figure take-away project for grades 6-12
Main Library, Bethlehem PA
01/25/2021 - 01/29/2021
All Day 		Puzzle Day Take-away for grades K-5 at Main
Main Library, Bethlehem PA
01/27/2021
All Day 		School Survival Guide series
01/27/2021
All Day 		Storybook Science at South Side!
01/27/2021
All Day 		Storytime to Go! January STEM Fun at South Side!
South Side Location, Bethlehem PA
01/28/2021
All Day 		Storybook Science at South Side!
01/28/2021
All Day 		Storytime to Go! January STEM Fun at South Side!
South Side Location, Bethlehem PA
01/28/2021
7:30 pm - 8:30 pm 		BAPL Film Series: Monthly Virtual Film Club - Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016)
01/29/2021
All Day 		Storybook Science at South Side!
01/30/2021
All Day 		Storybook Science at South Side!
01/30/2021
10:00 am - 11:30 am 		Virtual Qigong Training w/Kevin Siddons

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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.

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Jan 26

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All BAPL locations are closing at 1pm today. It's pretty but icy!

All BAPL locations are closing at 1pm today. It's pretty but icy! ...

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Jan 19

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What are your to-go drink/food when reading? 📚 It's always yummy to have some tea with a biscuit when reading...

What are your to-go drink/food when reading? 📚 It's always yummy to have some tea with a biscuit when reading... ...

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Jan 18

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Please note all locations are closed today. We will reopen tomorrow. 📚

Please note all locations are closed today. We will reopen tomorrow. 📚 ...

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Jan 17

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Check out BAPL Staff's Best Books of 2020! 📚Any of these titles can be checked out at any of our locations. Read more of our picks here: https://www.bapl.org/the-best-books-we-read-in-2020/

Check out BAPL Staff's Best Books of 2020! 📚Any of these titles can be checked out at any of our locations. Read more of our picks here: https://www.bapl.org/the-best-books-we-read-in-2020/ ...

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Jan 16

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It's Appreciate A Dragon Day! Here's Spike in all his majestic glory! 🐉

It's Appreciate A Dragon Day! Here's Spike in all his majestic glory! 🐉 ...

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Don't forget to stop by all locations to grab these take-home crafts from the Allentown Art Museum! 🐛🦋Cocoons are silky structures spun to give animals and insects a safe place to grow and develop. In a virtual workshop provided by the Allentown Art Museum, you will learn the technique of Fabric Mache & create a fabric coon inspired by yourself! You can join the LIVE Zoom session on Saturday, January 23 from 1:30-2:30 PM here: https://zoom.us/j/2089364629. A recorded session will be up on Allentown Art Museum's Youtube page afterward. 🐛

Don't forget to stop by all locations to grab these take-home crafts from the Allentown Art Museum!

🐛🦋Cocoons are silky structures spun to give animals and insects a safe place to grow and develop. In a virtual workshop provided by the Allentown Art Museum, you will learn the technique of Fabric Mache & create a fabric coon inspired by yourself!

You can join the LIVE Zoom session on Saturday, January 23 from 1:30-2:30 PM here: https://zoom.us/j/2089364629. A recorded session will be up on Allentown Art Museum's Youtube page afterward. 🐛 ...

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