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Visit the Bethlehem Area Public Library at 11 E. Church St. (main) or- 400 Webster St. (SouthSide branch) or visit www.youtube.com/channel/UCsuAN4Af6kv3jQl1us_WkWQ/featured and www.bapl.org/events/categories/virtual-events for a variety of items. Bethlehem Area Public Library, Library staff will be available by phone at 610-867-3761 (main-11 W. Church St.) or 610-867-7852 (SouthSide branch- 400 Webster St.) For chat service, visit www.bapl.org/. email, and chat service by visiting www.bapl.org.

For general information, visit www.bapl.org (main) or at www.facebook.com/paBAPL or www.bapl.org/ssmain.htm (SouthSide).

Virtual Story Times and Programs

available on BAPL’s YouTube and Facebook pages and Spike’s Campground

Main Library - 11 W. Church St.

Call 610- 867-3761 or visit www.bapl.org.

Wednesdays, March 17 and March 24

Tune in & Take-away story session, 10 to 10:15 a.m. Weekly recorded story, fingerplay and song with a take-away learning packet from the Main Library in the Youth bundles area. Recordings on Spike Campground page under “Youth Services-Home”; click on the stack of books. Recordings are also found on BAPL Facebook and BAPL Youtube channel.

Virtual Homework Help, grades K-12, Moravian College America Reads program tutors. 4 to 6 p.m. Click on https://moravian.zoom.us/j/94245474243 to be placed in a waiting room, then moved to a break out room to work with a trained and cleared as per required tutor for a 30 minute session. No registration is needed. For information, visit www.bapl.org

Wednesday, March 17 through Monday, May 10

PBS Smart Sacks monthly family virtual learning series. Take-away sack of crafts, videos, games, apps, and offline activities for the various ages. Registration for the March series, Molly of Denali, ages 4-8, runs through March 8. Registration for the April series, Fetch! with Ruff Ruffman, ages 5-8, runs through April 5. Registration for the May series, The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That, ages 3-5, runs through May 10. To register for a series, visit https://forms.gle/A9ERJX6VHQqdnCxR9

Saturday, March 20

ScreenPLAY, 30 minutes of non-stop interactive fun at 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. Movement, puppetry, theater with The Gottabees: “How to Charm a Sea Monster”. To register, visit zoellnerartscenter.org and under Upcoming Events, click on the ScreenPLAY entry, select time and date. A Zoom link will be emailed to you. Space is limited.

Sunday, March 21

Draw With Librarians, 10 a.m. Step by step directions given via a librarian’s recorded sessions on BAPL’s Facebook and Youtube channel. Check each week for a new lesson.

Monday, March 22

Sleepy Time, 7 p.m. Story, fingerplay and song with a take-away learning packet from the Main Library in the Youth bundles area. Recordings on Spike Campground page under “Youth Services-Home”; click on the stack of books. Recordings are also found on BAPL Facebook and BAPL Youtube channel.

Wednesday, March 24

Window Walk at Main, all day. Bring a cell phone. You might need to download a QR code Reader from an app store. View the featured picture book posted on the Cohen Room porch side windows. Scan the QR code on each panel and hear a librarian read the story as you move along the porch. New story every four weeks.

SouthSide branch- 400 Webster St.

Call 610-867-7852 or visit www.bapl.org/events/ for information.

Monday, March 15

PBS Smart Sacks self-paced monthly family virtual learning series. 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Take-away sack of crafts, videos, games, apps, and offline activities for the target age group. March series: Molly of Denal, ages four to eight. Sign up on March 15; visit https://www.bapl.org/events/march-pbs-smart-sacks-arrive-at-south-side/. Registration for the April series, Fetch! with Ruff Ruffman, for ages 5-8, runs through April 5. Registration for the May series, The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That, for ages 3-5, runs through May 10.

through Monday, March 22

Take home a Doctor Seuss family fun night kit. Visit www.bapl.org/events/take-home-a-dr-seuss-family-fun-night-kit-from-south-side-2021-03-12/

Coolidge Building - 2740 Fifth St.

Visit www.bapl.org

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