Bethlehem Library Notes for Wednesday, June 19, 2019
— Photo provided by The Wheel
The Wheel, a six-member band playing music by the Grateful Dead, will cap the Bethlehem Library’s afternoon celebration, launching Summer Reading’s Universe of Stories. The Wheel will perform on The Green at 7 p.m.
Get ready for liftoff! Summer Reading sign-up begins soon, and this year’s theme — A Universe of Stories — promises a lively summer of programs, reading, concerts, and crafts that are out of this world.
We love getting Summer Reading started off right, so this year we are launching it with an afternoon of all-ages events on Wednesday, June 26.
The fun begins at 4 p.m. with balloon artist Daryl Baldwin creating whimsical sculptures while guests rub elbows with the one-and-only Llama Llama from the popular books by Anna Dewdney.
Enjoy an all-ages read-in at 4:30 p.m. and get a jump on your Summer Reading goals. Later on, things start rocking on The Green at 7 p.m. with The Wheel, a six-piece band covering mostly Grateful Dead tunes.
Also beginning June 26, you can register for the Summer Reading challenge to earn cool prizes for meeting a variety of reading goals. Adults, teens, school-age children, and preschoolers can sign up in person or online at www.bethlehempubliclibrary.org.
Look for even more great Summer Reading programs on our website or in the July-August edition of the Footnotes newsletter.
Make your mark
With the launch of Summer Reading comes the return of our all-ages bookmark contest, so break out those colored markers and get drawing!
Please use original art only and nothing computer-generated. Entries will be accepted through Aug. 30. Contest entries will be judged anonymously by library staff, and winners will be announced online and in the library in late September. Winning bookmark designs will be printed for distribution in the library.
Pick up an entry form at the library or find it with the Summer Reading information online at www.bethlehempubliclibrary.org.
Egg watch
The eggs in our Children’s Place “Incubation Eggsperiment” are getting closer to hatching. We’ve marked June 20 as hatch day, but it could be anytime around then. You may even be able to catch the hatching in action on the live-streaming Chick Cam featured on our website at www.bethlehempubliclibrary.org.
Holiday and summer hours
Please note, the library will be closed Thursday, July 4, in observance of Independence Day. The library is also closed Sundays in July and August, beginning July 7. You can access the library catalog and other library services online anytime at www.bethlehempubliclibrary.org.
Save the date
For the fourth summer in a row, the library will transform into an 18-hole miniature golf course on Sunday, July 14, from 1 to 5 p.m. Golfers of all ages, from pros to duffers, can enjoy this favorite family pastime inside the library’s delightfully climate-controlled environs.
This program is co-sponsored by the Friends of the Library. Mark your calendar and stay tuned for more information!