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. Bethlehem Area Public Library, 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 and Spike’s Campground

Main Library - 11 W. Church St.

Call 610- 867-3761 or 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 us 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.

Monday, April 5

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

PBS Smart Sacks self-paced monthly family virtual learning series. Take-away sack of crafts, videos, games, apps, and offline activities for the target age group. Registration for the April series, Fetch! with Ruff Ruffman, for ages 5-8, runs through April 5.

Sleepy Time, 7 - 7:15 p.m. Story, fingerplay and song with a take-away learning packet from the Main Library in the Youth bundles area. Recordings on Spike Campground page under “Youth Services-Home”; click on the stack of books. Recordings are also found on BAPL Facebook and BAPL Youtube channel.

Tuesday, April 6

Blank slate: A Writing Group. 6 to 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday, April 7

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 Gentle Yoga, 2 to 3 p.m.

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

through Monday, May 10

PBS Smart Sacks self-paced monthly family virtual learning series. Take-away sack of crafts, videos, games, apps, and offline activities for the target age group. Registration for the May series, The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That, for ages 3-5, runs through May 10. To register for a series, visit https://forms.gle/A9ERJX6VHQqdnCxR9

SouthSide branch- 400 Webster St.

Call 610-867-7852 or visit www.bapl.org/events/ for information.

April 1 through 30

Spring Has Sprung for ages eight and under. Stop by the SouthSide branch, pick up a kit (while supplies last) and locate the signs of spring in the children’s department. Complete the tic tac toe and win a prize.

Crayola art supplies for your next Family Fun Night. Pick up a kit (while supplies last) at the SouthSide branch.

Monday, April 5 through Thursday, April 8

Tiny canvas craft: cherry blossom kit. Pick up a kit (while supplies last) at the SouthSide branch. Video tutorial airs April 8.

Coolidge Building - 2740 Fifth St.

Visit www.bapl.org

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