2018 Annual Report
Here is the latest Annual Report from 2018! Read on to learn all about all the exciting things that happened last year.
June 3, 2019
May 30, 2019
Learn More About Robert Pfeifle and Bethlehem’s Other Mayors
We were happy to see news of a plaque dedicated to Mayor Robert Pfeifle yesterday! The plaque went up in the Greenway near the place where he lived on the City’s South Side. Mayor Pfeifle certainly had an eventful tenure, serving as the City’s Mayor for five consecutive terms (1930-1950) through an era that saw […]
May 29, 2019
Meet Some Mushers!
Meet Some Mushers! Walt and Janet Tremer of Coopersburg understand if they get upstaged by their co-star. After all, who wouldn’t love to meet Jackie, the retired Alaskan malamute! She’s a remarkable animal who completed the 1,049 mile sled dog race from Anchorage to Nome, Alaska. If those paws could talk! Of […]
May 28, 2019
Author Chris Grabenstein Visits BAPL
Author Chris Grabenstein, who has written the bestselling Mr. Lemoncello’s Library series and co-authored numerous books with James Patterson, visited BAPL Main Library on May 22, 2019. Mr. Grabenstein spoke about his works, the adaptation of Mr. Lemoncello’s Library into a film, and his experiences as a writer. He then took questions from the audience, […]
May 28, 2019
MARTIN TOWER GETS UNDER WAY
As Martin Tower came down this month, our librarians put together a display of materials from the time when it was just going up. An article from Bethlehem Steel’s company newsletter announcing the plan in 1969 is below. Can you believe the company headquarters almost moved to New York?! This article is from BAPL’s local […]
May 22, 2019
Summer Fun at the Library June 8-August 17
Summer at the Bethlehem Area Public Library will be out of this world, with the theme of A Universe of Stories for its SummerQuest program (June 8-August 17). SummerQuest is a new twist on the traditional Summer Reading Program: It still involves reading, but also includes learning (and family) activities that range from taking a […]
May 20, 2019
Happy Birthday, Spike!
Have you ever been to a lizard’s birthday party?! The Bethlehem Area Public Library celebrates one each year, for one very special lizard. Spike is the library pet who is loved by all. This year he turned three. We had games and cake and even a magic show. Check out the video below from our […]
May 16, 2019
Bike Bethlehem is Back!
Today we celebrated the return of Bike Bethlehem, the City’s free bikeshare program. As in past years, you can now borrow a bike (for free!) at BAPL and other locations throughout the city. This week is also Bike-to-Work week, with tomorrow (5/17) being official Bike-to-Work Day across the country. So get out there on two […]
May 14, 2019
Blessing Boxes at BAPL
Back in 2018, Kevin Cope of the Lehigh Valley Business Group‘s Scouting Connections Committee reached out to local organizations to see who might want to host a blessing box. We at BAPL thought it was a great fit and were happy to work with Eagle Scout candidate Jacob Vosseller on the project. The cost of […]
May 13, 2019
A Video about the Great BAPL Book Sale
Check out the below video about the BAPL book sale from our friends at Lab 212. And come to our booksale this week! May 15 & 18 — Wednesday from 12-8 (Closed Thursday and Friday to restock) Saturday from 10-4. www.bestbooksale.org
May 8, 2019
Pennsylvania Youth Ballet at BAPL
The Pennsylvania Youth Ballet came to BAPL’s Main Library last night to present a family-friendly version of Coppelia. They also taught the audience some ballet! If you missed the program, or want to see it again, the dancers will be at our South Side Branch on May 21 at 6:30 pm. Learn more about Pennsylvania […]
May 6, 2019
ExploraStory at BAPL
Liberty High School MDS students (Multiple Disabilities Support Program) visited BAPL Main’s library in April for ExploraStory, a story and art program designed for special-needs adults. Students heard and saw the collage-based story Rain Fish, by Lois Ehlert, then created collages of their own with a variety of materials and pictures. The Youth Services Department […]
May 1, 2019
#Whitman200 at BAPL
Walt Whitman’s 200th birthday is being honored around the country (and beyond!) this year. We were a little early (his birthday was May 31, 1819) in getting the party started, but what a party it was! On April 30, 2019 at the Main Library, we hosted 52 different readers performing the 52 sections of Walt’s […]
April 25, 2019
Lights! Camera! BAPL!
Here is a fun thing! Living Proof Pictures, a Lehigh Valley-based production company, shot a scene for their series Price of Faerie Tales at BAPL’s Main Library earlier this month. BAPL was briefly a TV set! The way it came to be is that Living Proof’s location scout Mindy Sedlock is a BAPL regular. Besides […]
April 22, 2019
Spring Challenge aka The Reading Olympics!
Earlier this month, the Spring Challenge Competition was held at Easton High School. This competition is like the Olympics for young readers! Each team needs to be familiar with the books on a lengthy reading list and they complete against one another to answer questions related to the book. It’s like a quiz show for the […]