Bethlehem Area Public Library book sale coordinator Laurel Stone reports that the recently completed July book sale netted “about $9,000.” Stone says the turnout was great and patrons very “enthusiastic about the sale.” The next sale is scheduled for Sept. 14 and 17 and information about book sales is available at bapl.org. Above: Lugging a bag of books she purchased on July 16 at the most recent BAPL book sale, Bethlehem resident Maggie Baran says, “look at all the books I got for $19.08.” Baran said she attends “absolutely everyone of them” and that she searches for anything she's reading currently. press photo by dana grubb