Congratulations to the Summer Reading Winners! Summers and libraries are made to go together! Whether you participated in one of the many public programs, used our great online resources, or enjoyed a good book on a lazy summer day, the library was the perfect place to be at this summer. Several hundred people also took […]
BAPL’s Summer Reading programs are going strong! Several hundred adults have stopped by one of the BAPL libraries to pick up a “Bookopoly” Challenge Chart – and there is still time for you to get one. The Adult Summer Reading program runs through August 1. The challenges offer fun ways to connect with reading and […]
Think summer reading challenges are only for children? Think again! This year, Bethlehem Area Public Library invites adults to join the fun with our Adult Summer Reading Challenge, running from June 14 through August 1. Our challenge takes the form of a “Bookopoly” game board, available at any BAPL library location – even our Bookmobile! […]
Adventure was calling at your library this summer, and scores of people accepted the challenge! This summer’s Bethlehem Area Public Library Adult Summer Reading Challenge encouraged over 240 participants to explore their choice of books and provided incentive to learn about library resources. Participants could find new recipes in the A to Z World Food […]
Print out the pdf below and track your progress all summer. There are plenty of ways to participate and enter our raffle for exciting prizes. Discover historical articles, use our online tools to read about current events, read award-winning books, learn a new skill or language, check out an audiobook, and so much more! Mark […]
The yearly celebration of reading and learning at the library returns to BAPL this year starting Saturday, June 8. The program will run through Thursday, August 1. The summer program offers incentives for kids who read books and participate in other learning activities at the library or at home. There are also all sorts of […]
Summer Reading was challenging at the Bethlehem Area Public Library – in a fun way! Hundreds of readers picked up “challenge charts” for adults. Throughout the summer they earned raffle tickets for our Summer Reading gift baskets. The challenges were fun and easy. Some people learned new skills from library books, such as kayaking, cooking […]
Do you like a challenge? Is there a book you have been meaning to read? Do you like to win prizes? What if you could do all of these things at once? Sure, you might say, the library has a Summer Reading program for kids, but what can adults do? Good news! BAPL doesn’t limit […]
Join us this summer for learning and fun at the library. The theme for this year’s program is “All Together Now” (Todos Juntos Ahora) JUNTOS AHORA (FREE with a BAPL library card and open to children and teens who live in the City of Bethlehem, Bethlehem Township, Fountain Hill, and Hanover Township (Northampton County). Kids […]
It was a summer of prizes at BAPL. At the Main Library, we had more than 200 entries in our Summer Reading Raffle for adults. To enter, library users filled out a short book review or told us about something the library made possible for them. Eight winner received a gift card to a local […]
This year’s summer reading theme is “Oceans of Possibilities,” and we are celebrating all of the things that the Bethlehem Area Public Library makes possible. In addition to “ocean-y” décor in our Frances L. Barnard Children’s Center and the joyful jellyfish decorating our stairwell, we have invited library users to contribute their thoughts to an […]
The Bethlehem Area Public Library South Side Branch partnered with the South Side Permaculture Park on Tuesday, June 21st to offer a great program for the library’s adult summer reading program! Attendees painted gardening pots, toured the park’s garden while learning about permaculture, and ended the night by planting seeds provided by our seed library […]
Have you heard? There are “Oceans of Possibilities” at the Bethlehem Area Public Library this summer! There is plenty of time to dive into the library’s Summer Reading Program and wade into the Summer Reading Raffle for adults. This isn’t just another library prom-ocean. We’ve got fin-tastic prizes and three fun ways to enter. You […]
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 […]
We challenged our library users to submit reviews of the books they were reading, and we got a great response! Bethlehem Area Public Library users entered reviews online, filled out review slips at our branches, and submitted entries at the Bookmobile. Each entry earned the reviewer a chance in our weekly raffle. Our two latest […]