Press photo by Dana GrubbThe Bethlehem Area Public Library’s Southside Branch held its final 2025 sale Dec. 10 and 13 and book sale coordinator Cassidy Mahony reports sales of $481. Snow on the 10th cut the sale short by a few hours. The next book sale at the branch is scheduled for Feb. 4, 2026, from 2 to 7 p.m. and Feb. 7 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Above: Lehigh University student Mateo Prieto left the Southside branch sale with a pile of books in hand. He says he looks for inexpensive older books.