Congratulations to our Week 2 2019 Adult Summer Reading winners at the Bethlehem Area Public Library! Main Branch Week Two prize recipient, Amanda A., won a $50 Gift Card to Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs. South Side Branch Week Two prize recipient Josephine S., won the Under the Stars Gift Basket. Our Adult Summer Reading Program continues […]
Congratulations to our first 2019 Adult Summer Reading winner at the South Side Branch! Week one prize recipient, Chris M., won a $10 Gift Card to Saxby’s Coffee. Our Adult Summer Reading Program continues this week with an “Under the Stars” Gift Basket. To enter, simply write a book review and submit it to the front […]
Congratulations to our first 2019 Adult Summer Reading winner at Main Branch! Week one prize recipient, Margie M. won a $40 Gift Card to Jenny’s Kuali. Our Adult Summer Reading Program continues this week with a $50 Gift Card to the Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs. To enter, simply read or listen to a book, write […]
Best-selling author Chuck Wendig is launching his newest book right here at BAPL! Join us at the Main Library on July 1 at 6:30 pm and be one of the first people in the world to get a copy of WANDERERS! It doesn’t officially go on sale until July 2, but you can pick it […]
The Lehigh Valley Punk Rock Flea Market returned for its second year in 2019. This year’s event was held at the Ice House on April 27. Though the event was not held at BAPL, the proceeds still benefit the library. Plus it’s a ton of fun! Check out all the interesting and fun stuff that […]
Meet Some Mushers! Walt and Janet Tremer of Coopersburg understand if they get upstaged by their co-star. After all, who wouldn’t love to meet Jackie, the retired Alaskan malamute! She’s a remarkable animal who completed the 1,049 mile sled dog race from Anchorage to Nome, Alaska. If those paws could talk! Of […]
Author Chris Grabenstein, who has written the bestselling Mr. Lemoncello’s Library series and co-authored numerous books with James Patterson, visited BAPL Main Library on May 22, 2019. Mr. Grabenstein spoke about his works, the adaptation of Mr. Lemoncello’s Library into a film, and his experiences as a writer. He then took questions from the audience, […]
Today we celebrated the return of Bike Bethlehem, the City’s free bikeshare program. As in past years, you can now borrow a bike (for free!) at BAPL and other locations throughout the city. This week is also Bike-to-Work week, with tomorrow (5/17) being official Bike-to-Work Day across the country. So get out there on two […]
People of all ages and abilities love coming to the South Side Branch to participate in our free programs like computer classes, foreign language learning, book sales, author visits, D.I.Y. workshops, story times, seasonal and literary celebrations, and so much more. Since all of our programs take place on the lower level of the branch […]
Walt Whitman’s 200th birthday is being honored around the country (and beyond!) this year. We were a little early (his birthday was May 31, 1819) in getting the party started, but what a party it was! On April 30, 2019 at the Main Library, we hosted 52 different readers performing the 52 sections of Walt’s […]
BAPL is celebrating National Bookmobile Day on April 10, 2019. Visit Bookie Monster on Payrow Plaza from 5-7pm and snap a shelfie. Also, it’s National Poetry Month so BAPL’s resident poet laureate Matt Wolf will be on hand to write you your very own poem for $1. All proceeds support children’s programs at the library. […]
Has your pulse not returned to normal since the Phillies signed Bryce Harper? Do names like Robin Roberts, Richie Ashburn, Ed Delahanty, and Mike Schmidt bring a smile to your face? Join us for a fun and fascinating look at Philadelphia Phillies history at the Main Library on April 24 at 6:30pm. The presentation is […]
We’re back. A new year, a new Experimento. This one is benefiting the Bethlehem Area Public Library’s new recording studio, Studio 11. Again, we will bring you live group improvisation without a net. This event has many local stars and artists who are well-known beyond the Lehigh Valley. Here is the lineup: Visual artist: Barnaby […]
Looking for a fun and engaging book group? Want to read some interesting and thought-provoking new literature? We are excited to be hosting the Friday Morning Book Group at the Main Library. The group, which has been meeting for over twenty years in the community, is hosted by Mary Pat Beebe and discusses one fiction […]
On Saturday, January 23rd, the South Side Branch celebrated the survival of African arts and culture within Puerto Rico, and now throughout the United States, with Luz Suarez and her group “Tikson Carib” who taught five different Bomba rhythms to excited participants. Whereas most dancing is a response to the sounds of the music, Bomba […]