Bethlehem Library Notes for Thursday, September 15, 2022
Our Teen Book Boxes are back for fall! These special care packages for teens are filled with books and fun novelties to keep and enjoy.
Teen Book Boxes are only available to Bethlehem Central School District residents in grades 6 to 12; one box per household. Sign-up for the spring box is open today through Sept. 20.
In October, participants will be contacted when their box is ready for pick-up or delivery. Supplies are limited. Visit www.bethlehempubliclibrary.org/teen-book-boxes to sign up.
Our Teen Book Boxes are generously co-sponsored by the Friends of Bethlehem Public Library.
Buy books,
support the Friends
It’s almost time again for the Friends’ fall fundraiser book sale at the library! Stock up on some new-to-you books and DVDs at the Friends of Bethlehem Public Library’s Pop-Up Book Sale on the library plaza Saturday, Sept. 17, from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 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. Pricing will be cash-only by suggested donation.
See you at
the block party
After the Friends’ book sale, head on over to the Elsmere Fire Department’s 100th anniversary block party Saturday, Sept. 17, from 5 to 9 p.m. Bethlehem Public Library will be on hand as we join the community in celebrating this notable milestone. The fire department is located at 15 W. Poplar Drive in Delmar.
Banned book
bonanza
Let’s band together to read banned books. The Capital Region Chapter of the New York Civil Liberties Union is teaming up with the Upper Hudson Library System to celebrate our constitutional right to read what we want during National Banned Books Week.
On Thursday, Sept. 22, from 6 to 8 p.m. a “Read Out” will feature regional notables — actors, writers, politicians, poets, and activists of all types — sharing parts of their favorite books that have, at one time or another, been banned or challenged in the United States. Limited in-person seats will be available at Albany Public Library's Washington Avenue branch, and the program will be broadcast live on Zoom. In-person seats are available on a walk-in basis as space permits.
Register at tinyurl.com/ReadOut22 for more information and to receive a Zoom link to this hybrid event.
Donate books,
help Grassroot Givers
Looking for an opportunity to donate books? Bethlehem Public Library is partnering with Grassroot Givers, a local not-for-profit, to collect like-new books for donation to local organizations and individuals in need. Collection day is Saturday, Sept. 24, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the library garage.
Grassroot Givers can not accept books older than 10 years; torn or moldy books; encyclopedias; videos, tapes or CDs; magazines; computer books older than three years; test prep books older than the current year; textbooks of any kind, including law and medical books.
Collection will take place in front of the library’s garage. Donations that do not meet these criteria, and donations brought before 10 a.m. or after 1 p.m., will not be accepted.