“Ideally, seventy percent of our property should be devoted to native plants, and the other thirty percent for our favorite ornamentals,” Master Gardener Consuelo Almovodar explained on Saturday at the Coolidge Branch during a presentation on the importance of planting native plants for beneficial insects and pollinators, all evidence of a healthy ecosystem. The event […]
We are very happy to host a beautiful collection of expert handcraft from Ukraine on display at the Coolidge Branch in Bethlehem Township now through June. Roxanne Dew, current president of (local) Branch 91 of the Ukrainian National Women’s League of America, was inspired to reach out to BAPL in February, hoping to find a […]
Sonia and Mara, representatives from the Parents as Teachers program, stopped by Monday to fill up their sleigh with holiday cheer – clothing, educational toys, books, and other children’s goodies contributed by generous patrons and library staff. Lissette Maldonado, P.A.T. Program Supervisor wished to share these words with the library community, “I am so thrilled […]
Our Bethlehem Township location will be closed Tuesday, May 18th for Election Day. The township building is a polling location. Thank you for your understanding, and we apologize for any inconvenience. We will reopen Wednesday, May 19th at 11am.
Our Bethlehem Township location will be closed Thursday, April 8th. We are installing more shelving to grow our Coolidge collection for you! Come visit us this spring to see the changes!
With the help of librarians from across the country, we are happy to present this list of museums to our BAPL patrons. Virtual museum tours are a creative field trip idea for students as well as a safe, fun way to engage the entire family. There is also the added bonus of accessibility; you can visit […]
The Bethlehem Area Public Library is proud to partner with Lehigh Valley Reads for its Million Minute Challenge beginning in March. And no, you do NOT have to read a million minutes (because that would take, like a REALLY long time)! But you CAN help us build a community of readers to make the Lehigh […]
In the spirit of Tim Burton’s Nightmare Before Christmas, we are pleased to announce the winners of BAPL’s first Ghost Story Writing Contest – yes, after Christmas! Liberty High School student, Isabella Morales (at right), won First Place for her story entitled “A Bizarre Halloween.” Andrea Girardot’s story “Hey, Yasuko” was the winner in the […]
Summer is finally here, and the green go ahead of eased quarantine restrictions beckon many of us to tentatively step out to curbside cafes and open shop doors – those same small businesses financially impacted by the pandemic in the past months. In an effort to support the small business community and introduce an eclectic […]
By Regina Kochmaruk For the past several years, what I really wanted for Mother’s Day was to take a drive down to Longwood Gardens and enjoy the splendor of color and fragrance and hidden garden paths after a Pennsylvania winter. But there was always something else to do with children – dance recitals, track events, […]
Those who are new to the Lehigh Valley may recognize the roadside building as the Keystone Pub at the busy intersection of Easton Ave and Willow Park Rd in Bethlehen Township. But when BAPL Librarian Regina Kochmaruk rode past it every day as a teen on the school bus in the 1980s, it was still […]
On your next visit to BAPL Coolidge in Bethlehem Township, be sure to note the addition of four beautifully illustrated panels in the children’s area. Artist Ursula Genthner loved children, literature, and painting, and for years her artwork graced the rooms of the Moravian Book Shop where she sold many of her pieces. When the […]