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 […]
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 […]
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.
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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
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 […]
The Bethlehem Area Public Library presents the winners of its Summer 2021 writing contest for adults. Library patrons were challenged to submit a poem or short story on the theme “Animal Tales,” telling about an animal that played an important role in their lives. They responded enthusiastically with entries that celebrated pets, wild animals, sea […]
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 October 11 at 6pm. The agenda can be found here. Contact jberk@bapl.org with questions.
Beginning on Monday October 11, 2021, we will be re-opening the Cohen Room at the Main Library as a quiet study room. This will be available during normal library hours except for occasions when the room is in use for a library event or other presentation. Please note the following: Sign-in is required at the […]
By Dominic Trabosci We’ve known it for a long time, but BAPL’s Janine Santoro is now officially a “Star.” She received the Community Star Award on September 16th from the Lehigh Valley IronPigs in recognition of her outstanding contributions to the local community. The award was created by the Iron Pigs to recognize “any person […]
Please remember your masks when you come to the library. As per city order, masks must be worn in all City buildings. This includes all BAPL locations. See more information as to what is currently available in the library and what steps we are taking to keep everyone safe here. […]
After the library’s slate of antiracism conversations from 2020-2021, BAPL’s Janine Carambot Santoro sought to answer the question that many of our community members had: “Now that we know better, what do we do now?” Dr. Melinda González, a fellow colleague from Rutgers University, an anthropologist, and winner of the 2021 Mary Fran Myers Gender […]
What do you call a Bookmobile that doesn’t move? It’s not a riddle, it’s a real question that library staff at BAPL had to ponder after purchasing a “decommissioned” bookmobile and towing it to Fountain Hill. The name they came up with is “Books on the Hill” and after a long and windy road, it’s […]