Delayed Opening: Feb 19, 2021
BAPL will have a delayed start and open at noon today, 2/19/21.
February 19, 2021
February 18, 2021
All BAPL Locations closed Feb 18, 2021
All library locations are closed today due to the weather. No library items are due.
February 4, 2021
BAPL February 2021 Library Board Meeting to be held over Zoom
Please note that the Bethlehem Area Public Library’s February board meeting will be held online on February 8, 2021 at 6pm. The virtual meeting will be open to the public as attendees. Attendees will be able to listen to the meeting and make comment at the designated time, following typical public comment procedure. To attend […]
February 4, 2021
SAVE OUR SWIFTS! by Saving their Urban Habitat
Join us (virtually) for a series of presentations in partnership with Lehigh Valley Audubon Society and the South Side Initiative: S.O.S. Save Our Swifts by Saving their Urban Habitat: Telling the Story of the Chimney Swifts and their Connection to Our City. This series is supported by the Lehigh Valley Engaged Humanities Consortium (LVEHC) Mellon […]
February 3, 2021
Delayed opening: February 3
BAPL is opening at noon today, February 3, 2021. No library items are due. There is no bookmobile service today.
February 2, 2021
BAPL closed Feb 2, 2021
All BAPL locations are closed today due to the snow. No library items are due.
February 1, 2021
Library Closed 2/1/21
All BAPL locations are closed today, February 1, 2021 due to the snowstorm. Stay safe and warm, everyone.
December 17, 2020
BAPL Closed Today: December 17, 2020
All BAPL locations are closed due to the weather today. The bookmobile route is canceled for today. No library items are due.
December 8, 2020
BAPL holiday wish list
Our friends at Let’s Play Books are generously hosting a wish list of books for BAPL this holiday season. Follow the link here to see the list of titles and use the coupon “BAPLGIFT” when purchasing titles. The book will come to the library as will a percentage of the purchase price. Plus you’ll get […]
November 19, 2020
Make a Purchase to Support Studio 11
Hi Friend! You can purchase one of the below to help support Studio 11, the FREE public recording studio at BAPL. Some are things you’d have to come pick up at the library. Some are lessons/services that can be done remotely. Check out the links! And here’s a link to easily give $11 dollars if […]
October 13, 2020
November 7 Drive-Up Book Sale: Lots of Holiday Books!
We’ve been hosting a drive-up version of the popular BAPL book sale. It’s not quite the same as the big indoor sale, but it’s a good way to get some reading material at a bargain price. The date for the next one is November 7 at the Main Library. It will feature lots of holiday books […]
October 12, 2020
Delayed Opening: October 16
The library will open at 12:00 noon this Friday, October 16, rather than our usual 9:00 am opening. The book drops will be open as usual, but no items may be checked out until the noon opening.
October 12, 2020
BAPL Library Board Meeting to be held via Zoom 10/12/2020
Please note that the Bethlehem Area Public Library’s October board meeting will be held online on October 12, 2020 at 6pm. The virtual meeting will be open to the public as attendees. Attendees will be able to listen to the meeting and make comment at the designated time, following typical public comment procedure. To attend […]
September 9, 2020
25 Amazing Facts About Libraries (Mental Floss)
Beloved magazine Mental Floss has long been collecting and sharing facts to a huge audience for many years. It now lives on as a popular website still bringing the facts to audiences around the globe. We were delighted to see this list of 25 Amazing Facts About Libraries. Among facts about libraries from Ireland to Finland […]
June 23, 2020
A Celebration of Latinx Stories at BAPL: from 1976-Today
IN 1976, BAPL’s South Side Branch became an intellectual haven for Bethlehem’s Latinx residents and a “fiesta para todos” would celebrate the library’s new multi-cultural vision and resources available for the Hispanic community. In 2019, through a Mellon Grant from Lehigh Valley Engaged Humanities Consortium and in partnership with Lehigh University, BAPL’s Janine Santoro began […]