Upcoming Events

This month's book is Dr. No (2023) by Everett, Percival 

✨ Bethlehem Area Public Library Presents: BAPL BOOK SALE ! ✨

Classes are held simultaneously in-person and on Zoom.

Join Alicia Vincelette of Inked Edge Paper Art for this Holiday card making workshop. Free, but space is limited. Open to ages 10 and up with parental supervision. Registration is required.

Join us for a relaxing morning of slow stitching. No previous experience is needed. Slow stitching is about slowing down and enjoying the process. Fabric, needle, and thread are provided, as is tea. 

Join us for a painting workshop where you will learn to paint a portrait of your pet using acrylic paint on a round wooden canvas. 

Join Troublemaker’s Cafe to come together to support our neighbors. We’re collecting non-perishable food, clothing, and toys to benefit unhoused and struggling members of our community.

Classes are held simultaneously in-person and on Zoom.

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.

Join us for hot chocolate and a classic holiday movie starring Jimmy Stewart! This event is for adults only and hot chocolate is limited on a first come, first serve basis. 

Lehigh Valley Muralist, Kyle Edwards, will lead this series of interactive workshops where community members take part in both the design & painting of a unique library mural right here in the Coolidge hallway!

Join our in-person discussion on the book  Share your thoughts and collaborate with others in the community!

If you are new to our group please register by emailing info.pursuingpassions@gmail.com.

Cozy up with a sketchpad and some hot chocolate while we learn how to paint winter birds!

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

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

Join us at Bethlehem Area Public Library South Side for our winter book sale! Come browse our selection of used books, CDs, DVDs, audiobooks, toys, and more! Find great reads at low prices.

Make your own one-of-a-kind faux stained glass art piece! We will use permanent markers on glass to create the design of your choice to take home. We will have a selection of holiday templates available, or you can design your own.

"You're telling my kids they can't read this book?

Youth Literature Censorship Forum

An author, a librarian, and a bookseller discuss book banning.

Join us on for Rooted; A Story of Artists Embracing Place, a 75-minute documentary about the transformation of Bethlehem from a steel town to an arts town.

Classes are held simultaneously in-person and on Zoom.

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.