People of all ages and abilities love coming to the South Side Branch to participate in our free programs like computer classes, foreign language learning, book sales, author visits, D.I.Y. workshops, story times, seasonal and literary celebrations, and so much more. Since all of our programs take place on the lower level of the branch […]
On Saturday, January 23rd, the South Side Branch celebrated the survival of African arts and culture within Puerto Rico, and now throughout the United States, with Luz Suarez and her group “Tikson Carib” who taught five different Bomba rhythms to excited participants. Whereas most dancing is a response to the sounds of the music, Bomba […]
Tyler Gordon is a local college student, historian, photographer, and collector of relics from the The American Civil Defense Association (TACDA). During the mid-20th century, especially at times of increased Cold War tensions, civil defense was a major concern for the United States. The country was preparing for nuclear war and TACDA was active in […]
Check out this article from The Bethlehem Globe regarding a momentous event in the history of Bethlehem way back in 1901. – February 1, 1901 FREE LIBRARY Was Opened to the Public Yesterday Afternoon. The newly established free reading room and public library located in Colonial Row, South Main street, Bethlehem, was opened to the […]
Note that the regularly scheduled Thursday BAPL/Artsquest storytime on January 31 has been cancelled. See you out there next month!
Boots and Cats! Today on the podcast, I (Josh Berk) interview vocal percussionist Jamie Howe of KeyStone A Capella. He does some vocal percussing right here on the pod. Check it out! We also talk about his band and I can’t encourage you enough to COME SEE THEM AT BAPL ON DECEMBER 23. It’s a […]
“Beyond the Stacks” is back! Your favorite BAPL podcast has a new episode where I (Josh Berk) interview writer/editor/runner Heather Mayer Irvine. She is the author of the new Runner’s World Vegetarian Cookbook, and will be speaking about it at the library on December 5th at 6:30. The name of that talk is 5 Ways to […]
The official launch of BAPL Books’ Home at My Typewriter was held on Saturday at Sahl Communications. Thanks to Kim and her colleagues for being excellent hosts! Family and friends of Bob Cohen came from far and wide to celebrate, buy copies of the book, eat cake, and sing. Bob’s brother Bill even performed a […]
The library will open at noon today as we dig out from the snow.
BAPL is closing at 2pm today, November 15, due to the snow. All library locations will be closed. No items will be due.
A teacher from the BASD and an acclaimed author are the latest to submit videos sharing their choices for #GreatReadLV. What’s that you ask? Check it out, cast your vote, and watch the videos below!
Summer Reading was a blast at the South Side Branch! Congratulations to our final five winners of the Adult Summer Reading Club: Week 6: Jane W. – winner of a $15.00 gift card to Carlos’ Bakery Week 7: Linda W. – winner of the Earth Lover’s Gift Bag Week 8: Josephine S. – winner of a […]
Adults on the South Side are proving that summer reading is not just for kids! Congratulations to our Adult Summer Reading Club winners so far!: Week 1: Khai N. – winner of a $20.00 gift card to the Lehigh University Book Store Week 2: Susan W. – winner of the Music Lover’s Gift Bag Week 3: […]
We’ve been working building a rich local history timeline on the library’s website, adding all sorts of interesting information about Bethlehem going back to its founding. There is interesting information about the surrounding areas as well. It can be found at bapl.org/local-history/local-history-timeline. Check it out! There are articles going back to 1741. One of the […]
Some recent updates to our software have made it easier than ever to use your BAPL patron account online. You only have to enter your long barcode number once — then you can change the username and password to whatever is easiest for you to remember. Also, you can use the “remember me” feature in […]