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.

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 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.

Main Library

March is Women’s History Month

Monday, March 21 through Thursday, March 24

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/

Saturday, March 26

Lehigh Valley Book Festival with keynotes from Dorothy Wickenden, the Executive Editor of The New Yorker, and Newbery Award Winner Erin Entrada Kelly. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Full schedule: visit www.letsplaybooks.com/lehigh-valley-book-festival

Monday, March 28

Anime Club for grades six to 12. Learn about Japanese culture. Watch an episode of anime. Masks are a must. No registration required. Visit www.bapl.org/events/anime-club-for-grades-6-12-at-the-main-library-5/

Monday, March 28 through Thursday, March 31

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 29

Teen Board, grades six to twelve. 4 p.m. Complete community service hours. No registration required. Observe social distancing. Must mask. Visit www.bapl.org/events/teen-board-for-grades-6-12-at-the-main-library-9/

March 30

On The Trail of Lassie’s Tail: The Untold Underdog Story of Eric Knight’s Lassie Come-Home. 6:30 p.m. Knight’s biographer, Geoff Gehman, shares stories from Knight’s past as a virtual orphan, child laborer, World War I veteran and dog companion.

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.

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. Monday – Thursday, 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/

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/

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.

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