Join the Head Reference Librarian at BAPL on September 27, 2022 at 6:30pm to celebrate and explore a brand new digital archive all about Liberty High School as the school celebrates its 100th anniversary. The archive includes a newly released collection of the entire century of The Cauldron, Liberty High School’s annual yearbook.
Head Reference Librarian Matthew Rothfuss will take the audience on a tour through the process of collecting, digitizing, and sharing thousands of pages of these yearbooks dating back to 1922.
“We at BAPL are so thankful to the community for how they responded and collaborated with us on this project. We couldn’t have completed it without the contribution of so many,” Rothfuss said. He explained that all the entire 100 years of yearbooks are now available on the library’s website, free and open to all to access. The archive also includes photos of events like high school reunions, programs from football games, and all sorts of historical ephemera from the school’s long life.
Light refreshments will be served at the event at the Main Library, and the audience is encouraged to share their memories of The Cauldron as well. Will you be brave enough to share your high school portrait with the crowd?
It is a fascinating look through the past. Consider a few of the first graduating class (1923) like Paul “Bots” Brunner, described as a “Dapper Dan.” Consider Dora Leidich whose photo was underscored by a bit of poetry: “Parent of golden dreams, Romance; Auspicious dream of childish joys, Who leadst along, in any dance, Thy native train of girls and boys…”
WHAT: 100 Years of Liberty High School Yearbooks presentation
WHEN: September 27, 2022, 6:30pm
WHERE: BAPL Main Library, 11 W. Church St.
REGISTRATION: Register at bapl.org
Bethlehem Area Public Library’s Liberty High School Collection, a growing digital repository of digitized items related to Liberty High School and Bethlehem Area School District history in Bethlehem, PA.