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 up the challenges in BAPL’s Adult Summer Reading Program. Guided by a “Bookopoly” game board from their local library, they earned raffle tickets by exploring library services in fun ways. Some patrons tried digital services such as cloudLibrary, Kanopy, or LinkedIn Learning for the first time. Others learned a skill from a library book and visited our new bookmobile. Lots of people enjoyed fun summer programs, such as the Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival’s Community Tour, painting classes, Open Mike Night, and documentary film screenings.

Thanks to our generous donors, we had seven wonderful raffle baskets to raffle off. We greatly appreciate Dorney Park and Wildwater Kingdom, Historic Bethlehem Museums and Sites, the Lehigh Valley IronPigs, Manga Lane, Sharon Gattuso, and the Shoppe at the Historic Hotel Bethlehem. As winner Meghann Ryan said, “This was my first summer reading and I had a blast with the book monopoly and events. Thank you!”

Congratulations to the raffle basket winners!

Meghann Ryan – World Heritage Celebration Prize

Emily Krauss – Tech Treasures Prize

Ashley Bencsics – Book Lovers Prize

Amy Gross – Take Me Out to the Ball Game Prize

Karen Carter – Local Luxury Prize

Lisa Dunlap – Lazy Summer Day Prize

Sarah Frailey – Dorney Park Prize