Information

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. 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).

Effective March 1, 2021: BAPL Main, South Side, and Coolidge

Now offering public computers again, in addition to limited and by appointment browsing. Masks are required, as is standard social-distancing protocol. The procedure is somewhat different at each location. For questions, call ahead of time.

Main Library: Normal hours. No appointment required for browsing; computer sessions limited to 30 minutes per day. First floor access only; children’s books are available on the first floor. Second floor items may be retrieved by a librarian.

South Side Branch: Limited hours: Monday through Thursday: 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Closed Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Appointments are recommended to browse. Call 610-867-7852 to make an appointment. No appointment required to pick up reserved items. Computer sessions limited to 30 minutes per day; please call ahead.

BAPL Coolidge (Bethlehem Township): Hours: Tuesday: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Wednesday: 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., Thursday: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Second Saturday of the month: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. No appointments required for browsing; limit your session to 30 minutes per day. Computers limited to 30 minute sessions. Call 484-892-6267 to reserve materials to pick up.

General: No public reading areas or meeting rooms are available. All events are held virtually; refer to the BAPL calendar for details. All library locations continue to offer “grab and go” check-out, which means you can place books or other items on reserve and pick them up with your library card at the door if you do not feel comfortable coming in.

Virtual story times and programs available on BAPL’s YouTube and Facebook pages.

Main Library - 11 W. Church St.

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

Wednesday, 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’s youth bundles area. Recordings: visit Spike Campground page under “Youth Services-Home”; click on the stack of books; or visit the BAPL Facebook page and 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

Registration deadline for March 25 Toni Morrison Book Club; see entry under March 25.

Wednesdays, March 24 and 31

Online Kids Book Club, Grades 3-7. Kenneth Oppel’s “Inkling”, 6 to 7 p.m. Choose one of the two dates. Register online at ww.bapl.org/events/online-kids-book-club/ or email rkochmaruk@bapl.org for information. E-book available through the library’s Libby app. Confirmation email, Zoom link provided when registered. E-book is available through the Libby app.

Thursday, March 25

Toni Morrison Book Club, “Sula”, 6:30 to 8 p.m. Visit www.bapl.org/events/toni-morrison-book-club-2/ for details. Register by March 24 and receive Zoom meeting information by email.

BAPL Film Club, ”8 1/2” (1963) directed by Federico Fellini. 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. Visit www.bapl.org/events/bapl-film-club-8-1-2-1963/

Sunday, March 28

Draw With Librarians, 7 to 7:15 p.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 29

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 31

Online Kids Book Club, Grades 3-7. 6 to 7 p.m. Choose one of the two dates. Register online at ww.bapl.org/events/online-kids-book-club/ or email rkochmaruk@bapl.org for information. E-book available through the library’s Libby app. Confirmation email, Zoom link provided when registered. E-book is available through the Libby app.

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

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’s youth bundles area. Recordings: visit Spike Campground page under “Youth Services-Home”; click on the stack of books; or visit the BAPL Facebook page and Youtube channel.

Through March 31

Create your own superhero/heroine using our take-away guide. Bring your original superhero/heroine design to the Main Library by March 31; you will be entered in a drawing to win free comics! Post your creation on Facebook or Twitter and tag the library in the post using #SuperBAPL & #BAPL for a chance to win comics. Two age categories: Grades K-3 and 4-12.

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

Wednesday, March 24

Story Time To Go Celebrating Dr. Seuss, Green Eggs and Ham. All day. SouthSide virtual kids room with Miss Stef. Pick up a free grab bag while supplies last; one per child. Visit ww.bapl.org/events/storytime-to-go-is-celebrating-dr-seuss-2021-03-24/

Coolidge Building - 2740 Fifth St.

Visit www.bapl.org

The Bethlehem Press calendar listings are, to the best of our knowledge, correct at the time of printing. We are not responsible for the accuracy or reliability of information submitted by external parties.