Week Calendar

Children in 4th through 7th grade are invited to join us Monday mornings this summer at Books on the Hill for a breakfast treat together while listening to this summer's read aloud, Inside Out & Back Again, by Thanhha Lai.

Bring a blanket or towel for seating as we greet the morning on the library grounds with stories and songs for the whole family. No registration is required. We will move to the porch if it rains.

Join us for a storytime that will get kids excited about STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math).

Join us for a special presentation meant to make kids and families move and groove! Kids will even be able to make their own drums! This program will be followed by free lunch for children under 18.

Preschoolers and elementary aged children are invited to join us at the South Side for stories, crafts, fun and games!

Join us for stories, songs and rhymes just right for you and your little one.

In the event of rain, we will have our storytime inside the Youth Services Room on the second floor of the library.

This month's title is All That She Carried (2021) by Tiya Miles.

Kids 18 and under can enjoy a FREE lunch Monday - Thursday at the South Side! During the hour that lunch is served, activities will be planned. Space is limited to 20 children. First come, first served.

Kids 18 and under can enjoy a FREE lunch Monday - Thursday at the South Side! During the hour that lunch is served, activities will be planned. Space is limited to 20 children. First come, first served.

We challenge you to build something fantastic with KEVA planks. Use your creativity and engineering skills to construct a structure. Work in pairs or small groups.

Kids 18 and under can enjoy a FREE lunch Monday - Thursday at the South Side! During the hour that lunch is served, activities will be planned. Space is limited to 20 children. First come, first served.

Kids 18 and under can enjoy a FREE lunch Monday - Thursday at the South Side! During the hour that lunch is served, activities will be planned. Space is limited to 20 children. First come, first served.

Discover the work of great artists through stories and hands-on art activities.  Learn about a famous artist, and their technique, and make a work of art all your own using that same method.

Please register at kevinsiddons@gentleqigong.net.

Attend this fun series for grades 6-8 and learn how to code in SCRATCH. Create your own story, game, or animation to share with the group. Registration is required and attendance at all 7 sessions is essential for you to create your end project.

Attend this fun series for grades 6-8 and learn how to code in SCRATCH. Create your own story, game, or animation to share with the group. Registration is required and attendance at all 7 sessions is essential for you to create your end project.

Come hear the poem of the week! Every Tuesday at Books on the Hill a new poem is selected and recited by performance poet/library staff Cleveland Wall.  No registration necessary--this is a drop-in event.

Children in first through fourth grade are invited to attend this hands-on, imaginative workshop where they will learn sea-faring safety skills such as knot-tying and distress signals under the guidance of our own long-time recreational sailor, Le

You be the artist! Sit, relax, have a snack, and paint. No talent required, just a desire to create. We provide the canvas, paint, and a simple but famous work of art to interpret in your own style - no judgement. No registration is required.

Are you looking to become a citizen?  Volunteer teacher My Lien Nguyen will

teach a course to prepare you for the citizenship test.  Every Wednesday from 5:30-7:00 PM

at the South Side Branch.

What does it mean to live under the looming threat of climate change? How do we imagine more sustainable, ethical, and ecologically sound futures for all of us?

Grab a friend and popcorn and watch a fun movie! We'll be watching it on BAPL's Kanopy Service--which is offered for free with your library card! Closed captioning will be turned on for the duration of the film.

Celebrate all things Pokémon! We will have Pokémon crafts and activities for all ages to enjoy as well as a fun scavenger hunt, looking for Pokémon in hiding across the library.

Join author Tracy Berger-Carmen for a book signing and presentation celebrating her new release Images of America: Bethlehem Steel.

Wrap up Pride Month in our judgement free zone. Make friends in the community and learn about LGBTQ history and media while also being provided with local resources and peer support. Grades 8 - 12 are invited to join.