Friend's Book Sale Fundraiser: Donation Drop-off

The Friends Book Sale Committee will be accepting book donations from the public outside the library garage. Donations must be undamaged books no older than 10 years. The Friends will not be accepting donations of magazines or periodicals, games, puzzles, VHS or cassett......More

The Friends Book Sale Committee will be accepting book donations from the public outside the library garage. Donations must be undamaged books no older than 10 years. The Friends will not be accepting donations of magazines or periodicals, games, puzzles, VHS or cassette tapes, CDs, or DVDs.

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Friends of the Library: Book Sale Fundraiser

The Friends of Bethlehem Public Library's Book Sale fundraiser will take place on the library plaza. For sale will be books and other materials that have been removed from the library collection and are in excellent condition. Many are duplicate copies of popular titles......More

The Friends of Bethlehem Public Library's Book Sale fundraiser will take place on the library plaza. For sale will be books and other materials that have been removed from the library collection and are in excellent condition. Many are duplicate copies of popular titles, and large print titles will be available.Pricing will be cash-only by suggested donation; the Friends will not be able to make change.If raining, the sale will move inside to the Community Room.

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Bethlehem Walk and Roll Fest

Grab your bike and helmet and join us for the 2024 Bethlehem Walk and Roll Fest!  Make sure your bike and helmet are ready for summer riding with a bike check and helmet fitting. Located at the rear lot of 250 Delaware Avenue, this event will have stations for riding sk......More

Grab your bike and helmet and join us for the 2024 Bethlehem Walk and Roll Fest!  Make sure your bike and helmet are ready for summer riding with a bike check and helmet fitting. Located at the rear lot of 250 Delaware Avenue, this event will have stations for riding skills and bicycle safety, along with free ice cream provided by Stewart's Shops. Stop by our table to say hello and learn about upcoming summer programs at the library.This event is sponsored by the Bethlehem Parks and Recreation Department, Bethlehem Police Community Services Unit, and the Bethlehem Bicycle and Pedestrian Committee.

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Music: The Musicats Quartet

Enjoy a musical performance on the Green while you shop.The Musicats are Azzaam Hameed, piano; John Savage, saxophone; Ben Rau, drums; and Bill Hoeprich, trombone and bass.

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Chess Club

Please only register for one session. You will come off the waitlist as mentors become available.

451 Delaware Ave, Delmar, NY, 12054, US

Chess Club

Please only register for one session. You will come off the waitlist as mentors become available.

451 Delaware Ave, Delmar, NY, 12054, US

Based on the Novel: Never Let Me Go

Join us every month for BPL's book-to-screen discussion group. Read the novel, watch the movie, and then join us at the library to discuss the differences. Can the movie ever be better than the book? Let's find out!This month we'll beReading: Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Is......More

Join us every month for BPL's book-to-screen discussion group. Read the novel, watch the movie, and then join us at the library to discuss the differences. Can the movie ever be better than the book? Let's find out!This month we'll beReading: Never Let Me Go by Kazuo IshiguroWatching: Never Let Me Go (2010)Registration not required, but appreciated!Copies of the book and one copy of the movie will be at the Info Desk. They may also be available to borrow via Hoopla or Kanopy, or to request from other UHLS libraries.

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Tiny Tots

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Music and Movement

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Anime Club

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Asian American Representation in Literature: An Author Talk with Rebecca F. Kuang

We welcome you to register for a thrilling conversation with Rebecca F. Kuang (R.F. Kuang) as she chats with us about her New York Times bestselling novel, Yellowface. Yellowface grapples with questions of diversity, racism, and cultural appropriation, as well as the te......More

We welcome you to register for a thrilling conversation with Rebecca F. Kuang (R.F. Kuang) as she chats with us about her New York Times bestselling novel, Yellowface. Yellowface grapples with questions of diversity, racism, and cultural appropriation, as well as the terrifying alienation of social media.In Yellowface, authors June Hayward and Athena Liu were supposed to be twin rising stars. But Athena’s a literary darling. June Hayward is literally nobody. Who wants stories about basic white girls, June thinks.So when June witnesses Athena’s death in a freak accident, she acts on impulse: she steals Athena’s just-finished masterpiece, an experimental novel about the unsung contributions of Chinese laborers during World War I.So what if June edits Athena’s novel and sends it to her agent as her own work? So what if she lets her new publisher rebrand her as Juniper Song—complete with an ambiguously ethnic author photo? Doesn’t this piece of history deserve to be told, whoever the teller? That’s what June claims, and the New York Times bestseller list seems to agree.But June can’t get away from Athena’s shadow, and emerging evidence threatens to bring June’s (stolen) success down around her. As June races to protect her secret, she discovers exactly how far she will go to keep what she thinks she deserves.White lies, dark humor, and deadly consequences await within the pages of Yellowface. With its totally immersive first-person voice, Kuang’s novel is timely, razor-sharp, and eminently readable. Register to join the conversation! About the Author: Rebecca F. Kuang is the award-winning, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Poppy War trilogy, Babel: An Arcane History, and Yellowface. A Marshall Scholar, she has an MPhil in Chinese Studies from Cambridge and an MSc in Contemporary Chinese Studies from Oxford; she is now pursuing a PhD in East Asian Languages and Literatures at Yale, where she studies diaspora, contemporary Chinese literature, and Asian American literature.

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Family Story Time

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Family Play Time

451 Delaware Ave, Delmar, NY, 12054, US

Midday Tech: Introduction to Apple Devices

We’ll go over the basics of using an Apple device - phone and tablet. This will including device buttons, touch screen, Wi-Fi, internet use and downloading apps.

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Music and Movement

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Preschool Story Time

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Nurturing Nature

Come join students from Bethlehem High School Environmental Club who will read fun books related to the environment followed by a craft activity that emphasizes recycling and reusing materials. For ages 6-11.

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Spice Sharing: Sumac

451 Delaware Ave, Delmar, NY, 12054, US

Roaring '20s Seniors Prom

A little party never killed nobody! Bethlehem Senior Services, Bethlehem Senior Projects Inc., and the library are hosting a Roaring ’20s themed Seniors Prom at Bethlehem Town Hall. Dress as a gangster or silent screen star, come as a flapper or come as you are!We’ll be......More

A little party never killed nobody! Bethlehem Senior Services, Bethlehem Senior Projects Inc., and the library are hosting a Roaring ’20s themed Seniors Prom at Bethlehem Town Hall. Dress as a gangster or silent screen star, come as a flapper or come as you are!We’ll be dancing up a storm, listening to Annie and the Hedonists, and serving refreshments to take us back to a time of freewheeling fun and art deco decadence.Reservations are required to save your spot and/or arrange for transportation. Please call (518) 439-4955, ext. 1176 to sign up.

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Closed: Memorial Day Weekend

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Memorial Day Parade

Library staff, trustees and Friends will be marching in the Town of Bethlehem Memorial Day parade. Give us a wave and see what goodies we'll be handing out this year!

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