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 websites or call the above listed numbers to speak with staff members.

New places and events

SOUTHSIDE branch hours now open from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays and from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturdays. Call the South Side Branch for more information at 610-867-7852.

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.

Books on the Hill

Buy-a-Book for BAPL (thirty dollar increments) to assist the library in purchasing new books. They will receive a special bookplate honoring a loved one, family or organization or a special occasion. The book may be designated for either adult or children’s book collection.

Contribution levels are from one to four books, a shelf and an entire bookcase. For information and purchases, visit www.bapl.org/buy-a-book-for-bapl/

Main Library

Wednesday, May 18

Indoor book sale, noon to 8 p.m. Main Library basement. 11 W CHurch St. 50 shoppers at a time max. Follow COVID protocols. Information. Visit www.bapl.org/book-sales/

Teddy Bear Storytime. 7 to 7:30 p.m. Grab your bear, wear your pj’s and join us for stories, books and fingerplays. All ages. Visit www.bapl.org/events/teddy-bear-bedtime-storytime-at-the-main-library/

Saturday, May 21

Indoor book sale, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Main Library basement. 11 W. Church St. 50 shoppers at a time max. Follow COVID protocols.Visit www.bapl.org/book-sales/ for more information.

Remaking a Home Writing Project of Touchstone Theatre. Facilitated by published autheor and writer Jan Cohen-Cruz, an instructor in Touchstone’s Performance Creation MFA via Moravian University. 10 a.m. to noon. Co-hosts BAPL, Refugee Community Center at the Episcopal Church of the Mediator, Allentown. Saturday morning, no holiday weekends, through October. Information: visit www.bapl.org/events/remaking-home-a-writing-workshop-/

Monday, May 23

Learn about Japanese culture, watch an anime episode. Registration required. www.bapl.org/events/anime-club-for-grades-6-12-at-the-main-library-8/

Tuesday, May 24

Teen Board, grades six to 12. 4-5:15 p.m. Visit www.bapl.org/events/teen-board-for-grades-6-12-at-the-main-library-13/

SouthSide Branch

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.

Anytime S.T.E.M. 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Thursday; 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. Information: https://www.bapl.org/events/anytime-stem-south-side-branch-2022-05-18/

Wednesday, May 18

Preschool spring storytime. 10:15 to 10:45 a.m. www.bapl.org/events/preschool-spring-storytime-at-south-side-2022-05-04/

Wednesdays through May 25

Preschool spring storytime. 10:15 to 10:45 a.m. www.bapl.org/events/preschool-spring-storytime-at-south-side-2022-05-04/

Mondays – Thursdays

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/

Wednesdays through May 25

Preschool spring storytime. 10:15 to 10:45 a.m. www.bapl.org/events/preschool-spring-storytime-at-south-side-2022-05-04/

Wednesday, May 18 - all month

Family Read Aloud Book Club, ages seven and up. Visit website and read the book “Rump” (the “fairly true” tale of Rumpelstiltskin). Join the library group at 5:30 p.m. June 22 for a casual dinner, discussion and activities. Space is limited. Registration required; call 610-867-7852. Information: visit www.bapl.org/events/join-us-for-family-read-aloud-book-club-2022-05-18/

May adult craft: make a tassel keychain. 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.Pick up your kits all month while supplies last. Visit www.bapl.org/events/may-adult-diy-craft-make-a-tassel-keychain-2022-05-18/

Saturday, May 21

Story party with author Kathie Klein. 11 to 11:45 a.m. Storytime, snacks and fun. Must register: visit www.bapl.org/events/story-party-with-author-kathie-klein/

Coolidge Building

May - all month

Handcrafts from Ukraine through June. Roxanne Dew, current president of (local) Branch 91 of the Ukrainian National Women’s League of America, shares her heritage’s treasures with the community. On display are -dolls from the Poltava region; woodwork from the Carpathian Mountains region; ceramics from the Hutzal and Trypillian region; emboidery from Bukovina and Halychyna regions; and pysanky eggs from Western Ukraine.

For UNWLA Branch 91 charitable and cultural information, visit www.facebook.com/UNWLA-branch-91-Bethlehem-Allentown-PA-672996013078253/?_rdr

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.