UPDATE: Bethlehem Police have arrested a suspect in the July assault at the library. Click here for statements regarding the arrest and investigation.
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Director
Geoffrey Kirkpatrick
(518) 439-9314, ext. 3022
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Voters pass 2018-19 budget and re-elect trustees.
Mission statement
Bethlehem Public Library values its responsibility to enhance the general welfare and quality of life in the community and region it serves. The library pursues excellence in its mission: to provide equal and uncensored access to resources and services that encourage lifelong learning, cultural enrichment, and professional growth.*
*Statement adopted by the Library Board of Trustees November 17, 1997. Revised and approved September 9, 2002.
Meetings and minutes
Board meetings are held at the library monthly and are open to the public. Meetings begin at 6pm. The May meeting reserves time from 6-6:30pm for public comment on the proposed library budget. Voting on the budget and election of new board members occurs on the third Tuesday in May. For archive meeting minutes from 1983-2016, click here.
2018 Meetings (pdfs)
- January 8 – board packet
- February 12 – board packet
- March 12 – board packet
- April 9 – board packet
- May 14 – board packet
- June 11 – board packet
- July 9 – board packet
- August 13 – board packet
- September 17 – board packet
- October 9 (Tuesday)
- November 13 (Tuesday)
- December 10
Click here for 2017 meetings archive.
2019 Meetings (pdfs)
- January 14
- February 11
- March 11
- April 8
- May 13
- June 10
- July 8
- August 12
- September 9
- October 15 (Tuesday)
- November 12 (Tuesday)
- December 9
Long-range plan
Access, equality, education: long-range plan for 2015-18
Facts and figures (pdfs)
- NYS Annual Report
- 2017-18 budget
- 2016-17 budget
- 2015-16 budget
- 2014-15 budget
- 2013-14 budget
- 2012-13 budget
- 2011-12 budget
- 2010-11 budget
- 2009-10 budget
- 2008-09 budget
- Annual Report 2016-17
- Financial statements as of June 30, 2017
- 2017 required auditor’s communications
- Financial statements as of June 30, 2016
- 2016 required auditor’s communications
- Financial statements as of June 30, 2015
- 2015 required auditor’s communications
Policies
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