Check out this excellent article in Lehigh Valley Live by Kurt Bresswein. It’s going to get loud at BAPL indeed! We’re still looking for donations of musical instruments, including things like synthesizers, drum machines and effects pedals. Contact Matt Molchany at shardslv@gmail.com if you might have such instruments you are willing to part with for […]
Check out the new photo exhibit at the Main Library — the photographer is our own Jodi Keim! In addition to working at the library, Jodi is a photographer. Her passion for photography started at a very young age and developed as she documented the lives of her children. She has a particular passion for […]
Have you had a chance to see this season of “Scholastic Scrimmage,” the high school quiz competition on PBS39? You may recognize the host as BAPL Executive Director Josh Berk! More about the show, including air times and past episodes can be found here.
We wrote a letter to the Morning Call in response to their recent article about the lack of internet access faced by many households in the Lehigh Valley. It was a good and important article, but we felt like it should have mentioned public libraries as a place where people can go to get online. See […]
The search for the following position for a part-time delivery driver for the Lehigh Valley Library System is being conducted by the Easton Area Public Library. Please direct all inquiries to them. [Nov 2018] The Lehigh Valley Library System, which includes the Allentown, Bethlehem and Easton Public Libraries seeks a well-organized, energetic candidate for the position of […]
The official launch of BAPL Books’ Home at My Typewriter was held on Saturday at Sahl Communications. Thanks to Kim and her colleagues for being excellent hosts! Family and friends of Bob Cohen came from far and wide to celebrate, buy copies of the book, eat cake, and sing. Bob’s brother Bill even performed a […]
Hmm, maybe that should say “did you hear us on the radio?” The point is, we were on the radio! On November 20’s “Lehigh Valley Arts Salon” with Silagh White on WDIY, BAPL’s Kate Racculia and Matt Wolf discussed BAPL Books, our new publishing line highlighting local writers. They also talked about Hilda Doolittle celebrations going on this […]
BAPL is hosting an exciting holiday fundraiser this year. We are partnering with Kindness is Magic Inc. to pay off student lunch debt and erase library fines. One in six children in Pennsylvania suffers from hunger and many of these same students are prevented from borrowing library books due to outstanding fees. We believe every […]
Join us for the book launch celebrating the release of Home at My Typewriter by Bob Cohen. The book is published by BAPL Books. Money earned from the sale of the book helps fund the construction of the Bob Cohen Room at BAPL! Note that the event is held not at the library but at Sahl Communications, 1 […]
This season, BAPL is again selling some beautiful Snow Over Bethlehem holiday cards. These may be purchased at the front desk at the Main Library or online here. They are $15 in person and $20 online (includes shipping). Made in partnership with the Moravian Historical Society, these limited-edition holiday cards feature the illustrations from the beloved 1945 children’s Snow […]
Thanks to Prof. Elizabeth Dolan, our friends at Lehigh’s English Department and many community partners, the FrankenReads event at BAPL on October 31 was a big success! We read the entire novel aloud over the 10 hours that the library was open! We had tons of fun with costumes, Frankenstein cakes and other snacks, and […]
(Bethlehem, PA) – The Bethlehem Area Public Library not only stocks the works of authors from around the world, it now publishes its own books from authors right here in the Lehigh Valley. The initiative, known as BAPL Books, began to take shape over a year ago. “I heard from a local poet who had talked about […]
St. Luke’s University Health Network Partners With Local Organizations To Increase Childhood Literacy, Health Along with doctorly advice about eating your vegetables and washing your hands, patients visiting St. Luke’s pediatric offices have started hearing from their doctors about the importance of reading. The program is a partnership between St. Luke’s University Health Network, the […]
Librarians are joining in the fight against misinformation. It’s no secret that misinformation and propaganda have been weaponized for the information age and used by those who would harm our country and divide us from one another. How to determine what’s real and what’s not? How can you library help? The tools include classes on […]
Books read this month: 4 Books read so far this year: 94 I set myself a goal for September, a goal which I almost decide to conveniently forget to mention, since I failed to complete it. The goal was to read one nonfiction book for every fiction book. It resulted in a pretty slow reading […]