On June 21st, the members and board of directors of the Rotary Club of Bethlehem Morning Star awarded the 2018 Charlotte and Tore Hartmann-Hansen Community Grant to the Bethlehem Area Public Library in support of the Bob Cohen Room. The grant was in the amount of $2,500. The full proclamation reads: In recognition of Charlotte […]
BETHLEHEM, PA (12 April 2018) – This week a resolution was passed by the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. The resolution set out to recognize a week in April (from the 8th to the 14th) as “National Library Week,” a week sponsored by the National Library Association. This recognition was realized this week in the passing […]
]The 50th anniversary of the assassination of Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. was commemorated this past week with the help of the Bethlehem NAACP, YWCA Bethlehem, Lehigh University, Bethlehem Area Public Library, and all who came out to remember the irreplaceable work of this great man. On the morning of April 4, many gathered at Packer […]
Indie rock icon Calvin Johnson is bringing his latest band, Selector Dub Narcotic, to the Bethlehem Area Public Library for a performance on Tuesday, October 3, 2017. Also performing will be Lehigh Valley indie rock band VoirVoir and New York City/Washington D.C. psychedelic pop band Secret Cities. The concert will be the second in Tape Swap […]
Hilda Doolittle Plaque Dedication, Bethlehem Area Public Library, September 8, 4pm The Bethlehem Area Public Library is being added to a national list of Literary Landmarks. A new plaque honoring the birthplace of the great 20th century poet Hilda Doolittle (1886 –1961) will be unveiled Friday, September 8th at a 4pm ceremony that will include […]