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Poetry and Tarot Workshop

5:00pm - 6:00pm
Adults
South Side Branch
Registration
Library Branch: South Side Branch
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Literature and Writing
Registration Required
Event Details:

There's a long history of famous poets using tarot decks to inspire their writing. From Sylvia Plath to W. B. Yeats to modern poets like Donika Kelly, we will follow in their tradition and explore the tarot.

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.

Taste and Tell: A Library Cookbook Club

6:00pm - 7:30pm
Adults
Main Library
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

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 & Friends

6:00pm - 7:45pm
Adults
Main Library
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.

Play With Me!

10:30am - 11:00am
Families
Main Library
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: YS Meeting Room
Age Group: Families
Event Details:

Parents and caregivers, come in and play with your little ones. Each week brings a new play activity for shared fun.

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.

📚BAPL Book Sale📚

12:00pm - 8:00pm
Pre-K, Birth - 24 Months, Ages 2-4, Elementary (Grades K-5), Teen (Grades 6-12), Families, Adults
Main Library
Registration
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Book Sale Room
Age Group: Pre-K, Birth - 24 Months, Ages 2-4, Elementary (Grades K-5), Teen (Grades 6-12), Families, Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Celebration, Club, Book Club, Gaming, Film Club, Health & Wellness, Qigong, Yoga, Lecture, Literature and Writing, Author Event, Panel Discussion, Storytime, Writing Group, Meet and Greet, Other, Performance, Music, Drama, Comedy, STEM, Tutoring, Workshop
Registration Required
Event Details:

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

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.

Baby Storytime (For Birth-24 Months)

10:00am - 10:30am
Birth - 24 Months
Main Library
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.

Mary Pat Beebe Book Club

10:00am - 11:00am
Adults
Virtual
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 Carry on Jeeves by P.G. Wodehouse.

📚BAPL Book Sale📚

10:00am - 4:00pm
Pre-K, Birth - 24 Months, Ages 2-4, Elementary (Grades K-5), Teen (Grades 6-12), Families, Adults
Main Library
Registration
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Book Sale Room
Age Group: Pre-K, Birth - 24 Months, Ages 2-4, Elementary (Grades K-5), Teen (Grades 6-12), Families, Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Celebration, Club, Book Club, Gaming, Film Club, Health & Wellness, Qigong, Yoga, Lecture, Literature and Writing, Author Event, Panel Discussion, Storytime, Writing Group, Meet and Greet, Other, Performance, Music, Drama, Comedy, STEM, Tutoring, Workshop
Registration Required
Event Details:

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

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.

Qigong - Meditation and Relaxation Training

10:15am - 11:30am
Adults
Main Library
Registration
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Cohen Room South Area
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: 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.

"Journey of a Whisper" Author Event

10:15am - 12:00pm
Families
Main Library
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: YS Meeting Room
Age Group: Families
Program Type: Storytime, Meet and Greet
Event Details:

Join Dr. Steven Diamond for a reading of his new book, Journey of a Whisper, and learn “how your breath connects you to the world around you.”

Author will read at 10:15, with books available for purchase and signing afterward.

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.

Holiday Card Making

11:00am - 12:00pm
Adults
Main Library
Registration
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Laros Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Workshop
Registration Required
Event Details:

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.

Sip & Stitch

11:00am - 12:00pm
Elementary (Grades K-5), Teen (Grades 6-12), Families, Adults
Fountain Hill - Books on the Hill
Registration
Library Branch: Fountain Hill - Books on the Hill
Age Group: Elementary (Grades K-5), Teen (Grades 6-12), Families, Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

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.

Angelorum Voices Choir

1:00pm - 1:45pm
Main Library
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Cohen Room Complete
Program Type: Performance, Music
Event Details:

You're invited to begin your holiday season listening to the angelic voices of the Angelorum Choir from the Cathedral Church of St. Catharine of Siena, Allentown. Registration is not required!  See you there!

Qigong: Meditation and Relaxation

12:00pm - 1:15pm
Adults
Main Library
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.

Open Mic Night @BAPL

5:00pm - 7:30pm
Adults
Main Library
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.

Library Board Meeting

6:00pm - 8:00pm
Main Library
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Laros Room

Spanish Conversation

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Adults
Virtual
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.

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.

Family Storytime

10:00am - 10:30am
Families
Main Library
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.

Professional and Personal Growth Book Club

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Adults
Main Library
Registration
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Laros Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join our in-person discussion on a book of your choosing centered on the theme of "self-awareness." Share your thoughts and collaborate with others in the community!

Festival Unbound: A Series of Book Discussions on Sitting Pretty

6:00pm - 7:30pm
Adults
Main Library
Registration
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Cohen Room South Area
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Literature and Writing, Workshop
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join in this series of monthly book discussions at the Main Branch, focusing on themes from Sitting Pretty: The View from My Ordinary Resilient Disabled Body by Rebekah Taussig .

Candy Cane Coding

6:30pm - 7:00pm
Elementary (Grades K-5)
Main Library
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: YS Meeting Room
Age Group: Elementary (Grades K-5)
Program Type: STEM
Event Details:

Practice binary coding with beads to make a candy cane.

Youngest students may need adult help.

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.

Play With Me!

10:30am - 11:00am
Families
Main Library
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: YS Meeting Room
Age Group: Families
Event Details:

Parents and caregivers, come in and play with your little ones. Each week brings a new play activity for shared fun.

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.

Navigating Regional LGBTQ+ Archives

5:00pm - 6:00pm
Elementary (Grades K-5), Teen (Grades 6-12), Families, Adults
South Side Branch
Registration
Library Branch: South Side Branch
Age Group: Elementary (Grades K-5), Teen (Grades 6-12), Families, Adults
Program Type: Other
Registration Required
Event Details:

Interested in knowing more about regional and local LGBTQ+ history? Want to know more about how LGBTQ+ people in the Valley lived?

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.

Baby Storytime (For Birth-24 Months)

10:00am - 10:30am
Birth - 24 Months
Main Library
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.