Library Board Meeting Agendas
Library board meeting minutes and agendas may be found here: Library Board The next meeting is December 13, 6pm, at the Main Library.
December 13, 2021
December 9, 2021
Check out this week’s “Beyond the Classroom”
BAPL Executive Director Josh Berk was a guest on PBS39’s “Beyond the Classroom” this week. He sat down with Reading Specialist Jenna Cole and host Joe Pacitti to talk about how to raise a reader. Visit WLVT.org to see the full episode. Get some tips on making reading fun! Learn what Josh and Jenna’s favorite books […]
December 7, 2021
Holiday Events at BAPL!
There are lots of fun holiday events coming up at BAPL locations this month — check them out! Make Reindeer Fly at South Side, December 13, 4pm, BAPL South Side! Santa Comes to South Side! December 15, 4:30pm, BAPL South Side Holiday Storytime and Cookie decorating event at the Main Library, December 18, 11am Snowy […]
November 29, 2021
Barnes and Noble Bookfair: December 2
You can support BAPL by shopping at Barnes and Noble this Thursday. It’s the B&N at 4445 Southmont Way (off Rt 33). Just show them this post when you checkout and a percentage of the purchase goes to the library. It goes for cafe purchases too! There is some musical entertainment provided by some BAPL […]
November 22, 2021
South Side Branch Closed this week (Nov 22-Nov 28)
The South Side branch of BAPL is closed this week, from November 22-November 28. It will re-open Monday, November 29. Have a good holiday, friends!
November 19, 2021
BAPL Outreach, 2021
As we reach the year’s end, we have been looking back at all the places we’ve been in 2021. BAPL has been on the road quite a bit, in addition to the events and programs at our own buildings. We’ve met a lot of people, shared a lot of stories, and took a lot of […]
November 12, 2021
11Fest: Live and Loud!
Eleven performers rocked the library on November 11, in the now annual tradition known as 11Fest. The festival and the date are inspired by the library’s Studio 11, whose name was inspired by our address (11 W. Church St.) and by the movie Spinal Tap (“Turn it up to eleven!”). To really bring home the […]
November 5, 2021
BAPL Board Meeting: November 2021
The monthly meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Bethlehem Area Public Library will be held at the Main Library (11 W. Church St., Bethlehem) on November 8, at 6pm. The agenda can be found here. Contact jberk@bapl.org with questions.
November 4, 2021
Get to Know Arati Shah-Yukich Ahead of 11Fest!
Get to Know Arati Shah-Yukich Ahead of 11Fest! By Dominic Trabosci The Bethlehem Area Public Library’s annual fundraising concert 11Fest is just around the corner! To prepare music fans for this exciting event, we’ve interviewed another one of the 11 performers, Arati Shah-Yukich, ahead of her performance! Arati describes her performance as one consisting of […]
November 3, 2021
Get to Know Jillian Dolan Ahead of 11Fest!
Get to Know Jillian Dolan Ahead of 11Fest! By Dominic Trabosci We are just about a week away from 11/11, which means we’re a week away from BAPL’s annual fundraising concert, 11Fest! To prepare music fans for this exciting event, we’ve decided to get to know one of the 11 performers, Jillian Dolan, in a […]
October 29, 2021
Get to Know Amber Peirce Ahead of 11Fest!
Get to Know Amber Peirce Ahead of 11Fest! By Dominic Trabosci We are less than one month away from the Bethlehem Area Public Library’s annual fundraising concert, 11Fest! To prepare music fans for this exciting event, we’ve decided to get to know performer Amber Peirce in greater detail. What kind of music will you be […]
October 25, 2021
Early closing 11/19/21
The Library will close at 4pm on November 19th because of the tree lighting ceremony on Payrow Plaza.
October 21, 2021
Books on the Hill in Saucon Source
Read all about it! There’s a great write-up about BAPL’s “Book on the Hill” in the Saucon Source this week. The link is below — check it out! Get Your Nose in a Book From Fountain Hill’s Unique New Library
October 21, 2021
BAPL Coolidge closed Nov 2
BAPL Coolidge is closed on Tuesday, Nov 2nd for Election Day. The building serves as a polling location. Get out and vote!
October 19, 2021
Books on the Hill Grand Opening
We had a beautiful day on October 2nd for the Grand Opening of our Books on the Hill satellite branch in Fountain Hill. Bookworms young and old got to climb aboard and check out the collection. The young ones enjoyed games and crafts, and Councilman Will Rufe brought treats from local eateries. Councilwoman Anna-Marie Jordan […]