General information

Visit the Bethlehem Area Public Library at 11 E. Church St. (main) or 400 Webster St. (SouthSide branch) or 2740 Fifth St. (Coolidge) or visit www.youtube.com/channel/UCsuAN4Af6kv3jQl1us_WkWQ/featured and www.bapl.org/events/categories/virtual-events for a variety of items. For hours, information or to speak with staff members, call 610-867-3761 (main-11 W. Church St.) or 610-867-7852 400; Webster St. (SouthSide branch) or 484-892-6267 (Coolidge). Chat service and general information: visit www.bapl.org (main) or at www.facebook.com/paBAPL or www.bapl.org/ssmain.htm (Southside) or https://www.bapl.org/coolidge/ (Coolidge).

Events are held live and virtually; refer to BAPL calendar for details. Due to the pandemic: hours, masking and capacity limits may change without prior notice. Check the websites or call.

March

New places and events

UPCOMING BOOK SALES noon to 8 p.m. March 30 and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 2. Indoor book sale in Main Library basement. 50 shoppers at a time max. Follow COVID protocols.

BOOKS ON THE HILL (Stanley and Spiegel streets, Fountain Hill) stationary bookmobile. NEW: Storytime, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. March 25. Information and schedules: visit www.bapl.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/bkm-Winter-2022.pdf

BOOKMOBILE SCHEDULE CHANGES AND CANCELLATIONS: Contact mhenninger@bapl.org to be notified about cancellations. Updates posted on news blogs at www.bapl.org; click ‘BAPL News’ on left-side of menu.

REQUEST ITEMS FROM THE LIBRARY for Bookmobile pick-up: call 610-867-3761, ext. 399 or e-mail info@bapl.org for adult materials. Children’s items: call 610-867-3761, ext. 499 or e-mail youthservice@bapl.org at least one day in advance of pick-up. Select pickup location: bookmobile before submitting request.

RENEWALS from home: log in to account at www.bapl.org or call 610-867-3761(x299) for the circulation desk.

March is Women’s History month

Main Library

Women’s History Month take-home crafts. Free while supplies last.

Please check webistes as there are some discrepancies: week two: Jamison Lovelace. through March 12. Visit www.bapl.org/events/womens-history-month-take-home-craft-week-2-stem-highlighting-mae-jemison-ada-lovelace-at-the-main-library/

week three: Malala Yousafzai & Ida B. Wells. March 14 through 19. Visit www.bapl.org/events/womens-history-month-take-home-craft-week-3-activism-highlighting-malala-yousafzai-ida-b-wells/

week four: Sojourner Truth & Jane Addams. March 21-26. Visit www.bapl.org/events/womens-history-month-take-home-craft-week-3-womens-suffrage-highlighting-sojourner-truth-jane-addams/ BAPL website lists this as week four but the website link says week three

week five: Sojourner, Jane Austen and Frida Kahlo. March 21-26. https://www.bapl.org/events/womens-history-month-take-home-craft-week-5-the-arts-highlighting-jane-austen-frida-kahlo-at-the-main-library/

Wednesday, March 9 and Thursday, March 10

Homework help for grades K-12. Moravian University America Reads program provides tutors to help with school assignment questions. No registration required. 4 to 6 p.m. Follow social distancing guidelines; masks are a must. Information: visit www.bapl.org/events/homework-help-tutoring-for-grades-k-12-at-the-main-library-29/

Thursday, March 10

Art of Memoir Writing. Jerry Waxler, Northampton Community College staff; board member: Philadephia Writer’s Conference and National Association of Memoir Writers. Noon. Also May 12 and June 9. Visit www.bapl.org/events/the-craft-of-memoir-writing-6/

Saturday, March 12

Teen Chef: Make and eat a full Irish Brunch (eggs, loin bacon, potato farls. No registration required. Must mask. All supplies provided. Grades six to 12. Noon to 1 p.m. Funded by Friends of the Library. Information: www.bapl.org/events/teen-chef-session-featuring-irish-brunch-for-grades-6-12-at-the-main-library/

Monday, March 14 through Thursday, March 17

Homework help for grades K-12. Moravian University America Reads program provides tutors to help with school assignment questions. No registration required. 4 to 6 p.m. Follow social distancing guidelines; masks are a must. Visit www.bapl.org/events/homework-help-tutoring-for-grades-k-12-at-the-main-library-33/

Tuesday, March 15

Paris in the Spring travel video with Bob and Madeline Brown. 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Information: visit www.bapl.org/events/world-travel-videos-paris-in-the-spring/

Saturday, March 19

The Life and Art of Frida Kahlo. Grades three to adult. 2 to 3 p.m. Adriana Santos portrays Mexican artist Kahlo. Mexican folk music and culture. Youth Services program space, second floor, Main Library. No registration needed. Visit www.bapl.org/events/the-life-and-art-of-frida-kahlo-a-womens-history-month-event-for-grades-3-adult-at-the-main-library/

World Stories (free). Listen to a story read in both English and a featured language. Learn about a world language and culture each session. Fun activity for children will follow. Ages three to eight with adult. No registration required. Visit www.bapl.org/events/world-stories-for-ages-3-8-presented-by-moravian-university-at-the-main-library-4/

Monday, March 21

Register by March 21 for March 22 film: Thunder Road, 7 p.m. Zoom email invitations sent out the day of the event. www.bapl.org/events/bapl-film-club-thunder-road-2018/

SouthSide - 400 Webster St.

Anytime Storytime Corner. DYI story time, Different books and a free craft available every week. Visit www.bapl.org/events/anytime-storytime-at-south-side-2022-02-28/ for more information.

Through March

DIY Adult Craft kit: Pressed flower bookmarks. While supplies last: Visit https://www.bapl.org/events/march-diy-adult-craft-pressed-flower-bookmarks-2022-03-09/

Monday through Thursday weekly Homework Help

Lehigh University’s Alpha Phi Sorority students available to help students in grades Kindergarten through 12th grade with homework. Any subject, any grade level. 4:30-5:30 p.m. For more information, call 610-867-7852 or visit www.bapl.org/events/homework-help-south-side-branch-4/

Wednesday, March 9 and Thursday, March 10

Mondays, March 14, 21 and 28 through Thursdays, March 17, 24 and 31:

STEM anytime. Learn about computer scientist Grace Hopper and make your own code necklace or bookmark. 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.Visit https://www.bapl.org/events/anytime-stem-the-south-side-branch-2022-03-09/

Wednesday, March 9

Family fun night bags. Paddleball. One per child please. While supplies last. Visit www.bapl.org/events/family-fun-night-bags-south-side-2022-03-09/

Wednesdays, March 9, 16 and 23

Winter Preschool Storytime at South Side. 11:15 to 11:45 a.m. Masks required for age two and up. Visit www.bapl.org/events/winter-preschool-storytime-at-south-side-2022-02-02/

Coolidge Building

Wednesdays through March 30

Write Stuff Wednesdays, grades two through five. 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Simple, creative activities that make writing easy and fun. Topics change weekly. Information: visit www.bapl.org/events/writing-box-wednesdays/

Saturday, March 12

Second Saturday at Coolidge. 11 to 11:30 a.m. Story book reading: The Girl Who Thought in Pictures by Julia Finley Mosca and How to Build a Hug: Temple Grandin (autism and animal expert) and her Amazing Squeeze Machine. Activities. April is Autism Awareness month. Visit www.bapl.org/events/second-saturday-in-march-at-coolidge-temple-grandin-and-how-to-build-a-hug/

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