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Toddler Play Time at the South Side Library

Monday, March 31, 2025 at 11:00am - 11:45am
South Side Branch
Age Group:
Pre-K, Birth - 24 Months, Ages 2-4, Families
Event Details:

Toddlers and caregivers are invited to join us for an imagination-filled time full of activities that promote sharing, taking turns, and having fun!Blocks, puzzles, games, and toys...

Library Branch: South Side Branch
Age Group: Pre-K, Birth - 24 Months, Ages 2-4, Families
Event Details:

Toddlers and caregivers are invited to join us for an imagination-filled time full of activities that promote sharing, taking turns, and having fun!

Blocks, puzzles, games, and toys provided!

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library.

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

Stock photo of a person meditating on top of a mountain

Qigong: Meditation and Relaxation

Monday, March 31, 2025 at 12:00pm - 1:15pm
Cohen Room South Area at Main Library
Program Type:
Health & Wellness, Qigong
Age Group:
Adults
Qigong:

Experience this ancient Chinese exercise which promotes circulation, flexibility, balance, and stamina to improve overall health and well-being. Exercises are short, easy to learn,...

Event Details:

Classes are held simultaneously in-person and on Zoom.

Registration
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Cohen Room South Area
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness, Qigong
Registration Required

Qigong

Experience this ancient Chinese exercise which promotes circulation, flexibility, balance, and stamina to improve overall health and well-being. Exercises are short, easy to learn, and adjustable to every individual. All skill levels are welcome! Registration is recommended.

Event Details:

Classes are held simultaneously in-person and on Zoom.

Homework Help

Homework Help

Monday, March 31, 2025 at 4:00pm - 6:00pm
YS Meeting Room at Main Library
Program Type:
Tutoring
Age Group:
Elementary (Grades K-5), Teen (Grades 6-12)
Event Details:

Drop in with your homework! Moravian University/America Reads tutors provide help in all subjects, Grades K-12.No registration is required.

Library Branch: Main Library
Room: YS Meeting Room
Age Group: Elementary (Grades K-5), Teen (Grades 6-12)
Program Type: Tutoring
Event Details:

Drop in with your homework! Moravian University/America Reads tutors provide help in all subjects, Grades K-12.

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library.

Homework Help Flyer

Homework Help

Monday, March 31, 2025 at 4:30pm - 6:00pm
South Side Branch
Program Type:
Tutoring
Age Group:
Elementary (Grades K-5), Teen (Grades 6-12)
Event Details:

Drop in with your homework! Lehigh University tutors provided by Alpha Phi will be at the library to help with homework in all subjects. (Grades K-12)No Registration is required

Library Branch: South Side Branch
Age Group: Elementary (Grades K-5), Teen (Grades 6-12)
Program Type: Tutoring
Event Details:

Drop in with your homework! Lehigh University tutors provided by Alpha Phi will be at the library to help with homework in all subjects. (Grades K-12)

No Registration is required

Open Mic

Open Mic Night @BAPL

Monday, March 31, 2025 at 5:00pm - 7:30pm
Cohen Room Complete at Main Library
Program Type:
Performance, Music, Comedy
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Join us for an open mic hosted by Bill Medei!! Come enjoy listening to music, comedy, and poetry acts or sign up to perform yourself! Performers, please arrive around 5PM to sign-u...

Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Cohen Room Complete
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Performance, Music, Comedy
Event Details:

Join us for an open mic hosted by Bill Medei!! Come enjoy listening to music, comedy, and poetry acts or sign up to perform yourself! Performers, please arrive around 5PM to sign-up.

Intermediate and advanced speakers are invited to practice their skills in everyday dialogues facilitated by Gregorie Lule.  Please contact Gregorie at Gregorie.Lule@gmail.com for details. This event is on zoom and registration is required.  Spanish Conversation is on Monday nights from 6:30-7:30 PM.

Spanish Conversation

Monday, March 31, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Virtual
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Intermediate and advanced speakers are invited to practice their skills in everyday dialogues facilitated by Gregorie Lule.  Please contact Gregorie at Gregorie.Lule@gmail.com...

Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Other
Event Details:

Intermediate and advanced speakers are invited to practice their skills in everyday dialogues facilitated by Gregorie Lule.  Please contact Gregorie at Gregorie.Lule@gmail.com for details.

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library.

Spring Storytime

Family Storytime

Tuesday, April 1, 2025 at 10:00am - 10:30am
YS Meeting Room at Main Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Families
Event Details:

Join us for a variety of stories, songs, and fingerplays for the entire family.

Library Branch: Main Library
Room: YS Meeting Room
Age Group: Families
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

Join us for a variety of stories, songs, and fingerplays for the entire family.

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library.

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

French language learning

A French Treat: A Language Learning Course

Tuesday, April 1, 2025 at 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Laros Room at Main Library
Program Type:
Workshop
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

The Bethlehem Area Public Library is offering a French Language learning course for continuing beginners called a French Treat.  The commitment expected is to attend all three...

Registration
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Laros Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Workshop
Registration Required
Event Details:

The Bethlehem Area Public Library is offering a French Language learning course for continuing beginners called a French Treat.  The commitment expected is to attend all three classes on March 18, 25 and April 1st.

Poetry Tuesday

Poetry Tuesday

Tuesday, April 1, 2025 at 1:00pm - 5:00pm
Fountain Hill - Books on the Hill
Program Type:
Literature and Writing, Performance
Age Group:
Pre-K, Birth - 24 Months, Ages 2-4, Elementary (Grades K-5), Teen (Grades 6-12), Families, Adults
Event Details:

Stop by Books on the Hill any Tuesday afternoon to hear the Poem of the Week read by resident poet/librarian Cleveland Wall. Can't get there in person? No worries! You can hear a r...

Library Branch: Fountain Hill - Books on the Hill
Age Group: Pre-K, Birth - 24 Months, Ages 2-4, Elementary (Grades K-5), Teen (Grades 6-12), Families, Adults
Program Type: Literature and Writing, Performance
Event Details:

Stop by Books on the Hill any Tuesday afternoon to hear the Poem of the Week read by resident poet/librarian Cleveland Wall. Can't get there in person? No worries!

Homework Help

Homework Help

Tuesday, April 1, 2025 at 4:00pm - 6:00pm
YS Meeting Room at Main Library
Program Type:
Tutoring
Age Group:
Elementary (Grades K-5), Teen (Grades 6-12)
Event Details:

Drop in with your homework! Moravian University/America Reads tutors provide help in all subjects, Grades K-12. No registration is required.

Library Branch: Main Library
Room: YS Meeting Room
Age Group: Elementary (Grades K-5), Teen (Grades 6-12)
Program Type: Tutoring
Event Details:

Drop in with your homework! Moravian University/America Reads tutors provide help in all subjects, Grades K-12. No registration is required.

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library.

Homework Help Flyer

Homework Help

Tuesday, April 1, 2025 at 4:30pm - 6:00pm
South Side Branch
Program Type:
Tutoring
Age Group:
Elementary (Grades K-5), Teen (Grades 6-12)
Event Details:

Drop in with your homework! Lehigh University tutors provided by Alpha Phi will be at the library to help with homework in all subjects. (Grades K-12)No Registration is required

Library Branch: South Side Branch
Age Group: Elementary (Grades K-5), Teen (Grades 6-12)
Program Type: Tutoring
Event Details:

Drop in with your homework! Lehigh University tutors provided by Alpha Phi will be at the library to help with homework in all subjects. (Grades K-12)

No Registration is required

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Taste and Tell: A Library Cookbook Club

Tuesday, April 1, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Cohen Room North Area at Main Library
Program Type:
Club, Book Club
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Connect with fellow food lovers in our monthly Cookbook Club, led by Chef Melanie Lino of From Lino. Explore new recipes, share favorite cookbooks, and bring a prepared dish from a...

Registration
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Cohen Room North Area
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Club, Book Club
Registration Required
Event Details:

Connect with fellow food lovers in our monthly Cookbook Club, led by Chef Melanie Lino of From Lino.

Disclaimer(s)

Food Allergies

We cannot guarantee that food served at this program has not come into contact with tree nuts, soy, or other allergens.

Fiber Arts Poster

Fiber Arts & Friends

Tuesday, April 1, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:45pm
Laros Room at Main Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Bring your knitting, crocheting, cross-stitch, sewing, or macrame, etc. to the Main Library to chat with fellow enthusiasts and work on your projects. All ages, experience levels, ...

Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Laros Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Bring your knitting, crocheting, cross-stitch, sewing, or macrame, etc. to the Main Library to chat with fellow enthusiasts and work on your projects.

Blue Zones

Blue Zones Activate Bethlehem: Be in the Know

Tuesday, April 1, 2025 at 7:00pm - 7:45pm
Virtual
Program Type:
Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Blue Zones are regions in the world in which people are living the longest, and healthiest lives. Lauren Geldon, Bethlehem’s Director of Community Transformation, will help us expl...

Registration
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Registration Required
Event Details:

Blue Zones are regions in the world in which people are living the longest, and healthiest lives.

Stock photograph of people practicing Yoga.

Gentle Yoga

Wednesday, April 2, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:15am
Laros Room at Main Library
Program Type:
Yoga
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Enjoy a meditative experience with an experienced Yoga Instructor. Please bring a Yoga mat or towel. Registration is required.

Registration
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Laros Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Yoga
Registration Required
Event Details:

Enjoy a meditative experience with an experienced Yoga Instructor. Please bring a Yoga mat or towel. Registration is required.

Playtime

Play With Me!

Wednesday, April 2, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:15am
YS Meeting Room at Main Library
Age Group:
Families
Event Details:

Engaging toys will be provided for caregivers and children to spend some fun playtime together!

Library Branch: Main Library
Room: YS Meeting Room
Age Group: Families
Event Details:

Engaging toys will be provided for caregivers and children to spend some fun playtime together!

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library.

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

Story time flyer reads: "Preschool Story Time at the South Side Library - New theme each week - Every Wednesday Morning 11am - 400 Webster St bethlehem PA in the upstaris children's area." There are images of a snail, a dinosaur, and a tree, as well as illustrations.

Preschool Story Time at the South Side Library

Wednesday, April 2, 2025 at 11:00am - 11:30am
South Side Branch
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Pre-K, Birth - 24 Months, Ages 2-4, Families
Event Details:

Preschoolers and their caregivers are invited to join us at Bethlehem's for stories, songs, and a simple craft to take home. Check Instagram for weekly themes! 

Library Branch: South Side Branch
Age Group: Pre-K, Birth - 24 Months, Ages 2-4, Families
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

Preschoolers and their caregivers are invited to join us at Bethlehem's for stories, songs, and a simple craft to take home. Check Instagram for weekly themes! 

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library.

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

Homework Help

Homework Help

Wednesday, April 2, 2025 at 4:00pm - 6:00pm
YS Meeting Room at Main Library
Program Type:
Tutoring
Age Group:
Elementary (Grades K-5), Teen (Grades 6-12)
Event Details:

Drop in with your homework! Moravian University/America Reads tutors provide help in all subjects, Grades K-12. No registration is required.

Library Branch: Main Library
Room: YS Meeting Room
Age Group: Elementary (Grades K-5), Teen (Grades 6-12)
Program Type: Tutoring
Event Details:

Drop in with your homework! Moravian University/America Reads tutors provide help in all subjects, Grades K-12. 

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library.

Homework Help Flyer

Homework Help

Wednesday, April 2, 2025 at 4:30pm - 6:00pm
South Side Branch
Program Type:
Tutoring
Age Group:
Elementary (Grades K-5), Teen (Grades 6-12)
Event Details:

Drop in with your homework! Lehigh University tutors provided by Alpha Phi will be at the library to help with homework in all subjects. (Grades K-12)No Registration is required

Library Branch: South Side Branch
Age Group: Elementary (Grades K-5), Teen (Grades 6-12)
Program Type: Tutoring
Event Details:

Drop in with your homework! Lehigh University tutors provided by Alpha Phi will be at the library to help with homework in all subjects. (Grades K-12)

No Registration is required

Spring Storytimes

Baby Storytime (For Birth-24 Months)

Thursday, April 3, 2025 at 10:00am - 10:30am
YS Meeting Room at Main Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Birth - 24 Months
Event Details:

Join us for a gentle storytime for you and your little one featuring stories, bouncing rhymes, and songs. No registration is required. For Birth-24 months only.

Library Branch: Main Library
Room: YS Meeting Room
Age Group: Birth - 24 Months
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

Join us for a gentle storytime for you and your little one featuring stories, bouncing rhymes, and songs. No registration is required. For Birth-24 months only.

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library.

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

Homework Help

Homework Help

Thursday, April 3, 2025 at 4:00pm - 6:00pm
YS Meeting Room at Main Library
Program Type:
Tutoring
Age Group:
Elementary (Grades K-5), Teen (Grades 6-12)
Event Details:

Drop in with your homework! Moravian University/America Reads tutors provide help in all subjects, Grades K-12.No registration is required.

Library Branch: Main Library
Room: YS Meeting Room
Age Group: Elementary (Grades K-5), Teen (Grades 6-12)
Program Type: Tutoring
Event Details:

Drop in with your homework! Moravian University/America Reads tutors provide help in all subjects, Grades K-12.

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library.

Homework Help Flyer

Homework Help

Thursday, April 3, 2025 at 4:30pm - 6:00pm
South Side Branch
Program Type:
Tutoring
Age Group:
Elementary (Grades K-5), Teen (Grades 6-12)
Event Details:

Drop in with your homework! Lehigh University tutors provided by Alpha Phi will be at the library to help with homework in all subjects. (Grades K-12)No Registration is required

Library Branch: South Side Branch
Age Group: Elementary (Grades K-5), Teen (Grades 6-12)
Program Type: Tutoring
Event Details:

Drop in with your homework! Lehigh University tutors provided by Alpha Phi will be at the library to help with homework in all subjects. (Grades K-12)

No Registration is required

book cover

Mary Pat Beebe Book Club

Friday, April 4, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Virtual
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adults
Mary Pat Beebe Book Club:

Looking for a fun and engaging book group?  Want to read some interesting and thought-provoking literature?  Join us each month on Zoom as we discuss recent award-winning...

Event Details:

This month's book is Creation Lake (2024) by Rachel Kushner

Registration
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Registration Required

Mary Pat Beebe Book Club

Looking for a fun and engaging book group?  Want to read some interesting and thought-provoking literature?  Join us each month on Zoom as we discuss recent award-winning or nominated novels in this book group that has been meeting for over twenty years. Registration is required. Zoom invites will be sent via email.

Event Details:

This month's book is Creation Lake (2024) by Rachel Kushner

Creativity & Writing Workshops

Saturday, April 5, 2025 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Cohen Room North Area at Main Library
Program Type:
Literature and Writing, Workshop
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Join nationally recognized artist and writer Jan Cohen-Cruz on a four-part exploration of Writing the Stories We Need on Saturdays, March 22, March 29, April 5, and April 12 from 1...

Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Cohen Room North Area
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Literature and Writing, Workshop
Event Details:

Join nationally recognized artist and writer Jan Cohen-Cruz on a four-part exploration of Writing the Stories We Need on Saturdays, March 22, March 29, April 5, and April 12 from 10 to 11:30 AM.