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 […]
Homebound patron, Joann B. won August’s “Safe at Home” gift basket! This basket contains: Zen garden Self-care journal Paper lantern Votive candles Votive candle holder $30 gift card to Roasted. Many thanks to all of our patrons for participating and to our generous Friends of the Library who made our “Tails and Tales” events and prizes […]
Have you joined the summer reading fun yet? Here are a few more books recommended by our summer reading reviewers: Lottery by Patricia Wood – Mary Jo R. says this is a great summer read! “What’s your number? Perry L. Crandall’s number is 76. You have to be 75 to be mentally retarded – he […]
Summertime…and the reading is easy… The Bethlehem Area Public Library’s summer reading contest for adults continues until August 14. Just write a short review of a book that you’ve read, submit it online, at one of our libraries, or at the Bookmobile and you will be entered in our weekly raffle! Last week’s winner was […]
Share your story! The Bethlehem Area Public Library invites you to write prose or a poem about an animal (or animals) that has played an important role in your life. You could win a prize! Have you had a special pet? Do you have a story about an amazing encounter in the wild? Do you […]
Entries in the Book Review Raffle cover a wide range of books – what a great way to find something new to read! Lauren B. tells us about Fatima Farheen Mirza’s first novel, A Place for Us: A Place for Us is the debut novel of a young author and what a debut it was! […]
One of the big questions on our minds during summer reading is…who will win a prize this week? What will they win? Entries are pouring in to our reading raffle! You can be part of the fun – just write a short review of a book that you have read and enter it online or […]