There’s a new face at the Bethlehem Area Public Library. She’s gazing out over the stacks, opposite the circulation desk. Her name is H.D., and BAPL is thrilled to finally hang her portrait for everyone in our community to enjoy. The portrait will hang permanently in the Main Library at West Church Street, commemorating H.D. […]
Enjoy a screening of an episode from the PBS series “Finding Your Roots,” followed by an opportunity to research your own family tree at the library. Held in the Cohen Room at the Main Library. This event is presented in conjunction with PBS39. Please register for the event with PBS39 here. BAPL MAIN LIBRARY Wednesday, February […]
The newest title from Wolfson Press’ prestigious “American Storytellers Series” is from right here in Bethlehem. Joyce Hinnefeld, professor of English at Moravian College, is celebrating the release of her latest book The Beauty of Their Youth at the Bethlehem Area Public Library on March 17 at 5:30pm. Joyce has previously published the novels In Hovering Flight and Stranger […]
On your next visit to BAPL Coolidge in Bethlehem Township, be sure to note the addition of four beautifully illustrated panels in the children’s area. Artist Ursula Genthner loved children, literature, and painting, and for years her artwork graced the rooms of the Moravian Book Shop where she sold many of her pieces. When the […]
Join us at the Main Library on Wednesday January 22 for a book-signing with prize-winning writer Liz Moore. Liz has dazzled readers and critics alike with her literary novels for over ten years, impressing them with her “fiercely intelligent” (New York Times Book Review) storytelling and earning the reputation as a novelist who “writes with compassion and […]
The Bethlehem Area Public Library is bringing a new library service to Fountain Hill. We purchased a used, no longer road-ready bookmobile and are turning it into a mini-branch to be located right next to the pool at the corner of Spiegel Street and Stanley Avenue. We are calling it Books on the Hill. Books […]
The Bethlehem Area Public Library is hosting a book-signing by one of its own on October 30. Award-winning author Kate Racculia, an employee at BAPL, will be signing copies of Tuesday Mooney Talks to Ghosts on October 30 at 6:30pm. The event will be held at the Main Library. Books will be available for purchase […]
We are proud to announce a major upgrade to a one-of-a-kind local resource. Check out BAPL’s World War II database, where you can find over 12,000 entries on local service people from WWII. This collection includes the many accounts in The Bethlehem Globe-Times published during the war. Many articles are light-hearted, highlighting neighbors and friends […]
Singer/songwriter Matt Bednarsky has lived in Greenwich Village, Nashville, and even Peru, but he currently calls the Lehigh Valley home. He’s released three studio albums and toured the country and the world, including Canada, Europe, and Australia. In 2015, Concerts in Your Home named Bednarsky an Artist of the Year. Most recently, however, Bednarsky has […]
The Bethlehem Area Public Library (BAPL) is hosting a benefit bash this year at the South Side Branch (400 Webster Street) on Saturday, October 26, 2019 from 7 pm to 10 pm. SILVER SCREAM AT THE SOUTH SIDE, inspired by classic Hollywood horror, is an adults-only Halloween party featuring treats and live tunes, cocktails, a […]
We are so excited to see Payrow Plaza come alive with color and activity and to watch its transformation into PLAY-row Plaza! Thanks to our friends at the Bethlehem Health Bureau for turning this space outside the library into a fun activity ground for kids! There’s hopscotch and learning activities and all sorts of fun […]
BAPL invites everyone to explore our newest location, BAPL Coolidge–a satellite library embedded in Bethlehem Township–for a grand opening celebration on Saturday, August 24 from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm. Housed in the historic Coolidge Building and open three days a week, BAPL Coolidge offers a curated collection of books, DVDs, audiobooks, and other library […]
Megan Beste, District Director for Congresswoman Susan Wild, pleasantly surprised library staff at the new Coolidge satellite branch on Wednesday, July 24, when she dropped off a box of new books handpicked from the Library of Congress’s Surplus Books Program. The program’s mission is simply to help build library collections. The books and audio-books may be […]
BAPL is thrilled to announce it has awarded its portrait commission of local literary great H.D. to Angela Fraleigh, painter, professor, and chair of the Moravian College art department! The completed museum-quality portrait will hang permanently in the Main Library at West Church Street, commemorating H.D. as a citizen of Bethlehem who made a tremendous […]
There has been a lot going on at BAPL lately and we have the press clips to prove it! Here is a round up of recent write-ups (and one podcast!) on various goings on here at the library. “Turkeys and Trophies” (we’re a trophy), LehighValleyLive.com, 7/20/2019. “Bethlehem literary legend H.D. will be subject of new […]