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 […]
Our Adult Summer Reading program continues this week! Our third randomly selected raffle winner is Christine M. who won a gift card to the Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs. She recommends You Are Special; Words of Wisdom from America’s Most Beloved Neighbor by Fred Rogers: This book is a compilation of “words of wisdom” from beloved […]
Gail R. has won June’s “Grow Through What You Go Through” Gift Basket! This basket contained: book on growing your own home gardens “Design Your Own Planters” kit, “Save the Bees” Pollinator Cactus Glass Ceramic Flower Pot “Love Our Planet” Tote Bag Seeds from the South Side Branch’s Seed Library $30 Gift Card to The […]
BAPL patron Sarah B. entered our Adult Summer Reading Raffle with a book review of Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle by Emily Nagoski and Amelia Nagoski. Sarah says: “A must read for everyone. Seriously. Emily and Amelia Nagoski are sisters – one working in the field of health science, the other working as […]
Have you entered our 2021 Adult Summer Reading Raffle contest yet? The upcoming holiday weekend is a great time for Summer Reading, and there are lots of great prizes left! Our first week’s winner, Josie S., won a one year subscription to the Bethlehem Press newspaper. Looking for your next book? Amy G. provided this […]
BAPL would like to thank all of our participants for participating in the first-ever Summer Reading Writing Contest, “Imagine Your Story.” For the writing contest, the community was asked to submit an original prose or poem imagining their lives through the eyes of COVID-19. Participants responded through their writings what it’s been like living through […]
Our 2020 Adult Summer Reading Program concluded this past week. We had a great turnout this year and we are thankful for all that participated! Our Week 8 Raffle Winner Theresa O. won a $25 Gift Card to Pizza Village in Hanover Township. We hope to see you next year for another summer packed with […]
Our 2020 Adult Summer Reading Program continued for a sixth week with some great reviews! Our Week 6 Raffle Winner Doreen S. won a $25 Gift Card to The Olive Branch in South Bethlehem. Here is a sample review, Sheila A’s take on Mary Kubica’s The other Mrs. “This was good read. I love psychological […]
Our 2020 Adult Summer Reading Program continued for a fifth week with some great reviews! Our Week 5 Raffle Winner Lois P. won a $25 Gift Card to Nawab Indian Restaurant in South Bethlehem. Here is an excerpt from Barbara’s great review of Nick Hornby’s Funny Girl. “Hornby’s Funny Girl is about a fictional ‘60s […]
Our 2020 Adult Summer Reading Program continued for a fourth week with some great reviews! Our Week 4 Raffle Winner Aaron G. won a $25 Gift Card to Lorenzo’s Pizzeria in Bethlehem. Here is an excerpt from Aaron’s great review of Randy Alcorn‘s If God is good- : faith in the midst of suffering and […]
Our 2020 Adult Summer Reading Program continued for a third week with some great reviews! Our Week 3 Raffle Winner Ashli N. won a $25 Gift Card to Jenny’s Kuali in Bethlehem. Sarah B. also provided this great review of So You Want to Talk About Race: “Ijeoma Oluo writes a clear, thoughtful, accessible, and […]
Our 2020 Adult Summer Reading Program continued this past week with some great reviews! Our Week 2 Raffle Winner Amy G. won a $25 Gift Card to Geakers Tacos in Bethlehem Township. Theresa O. also provided this great review of Indian Summer: “It’s like the Love, Actually of the 1880s. William Dean Howells, probably best […]
As part of our summer reading program, enjoy this video by magician Michael Reist, just for BAPL’s readers! See more about the summer program here.