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Director
Geoffrey Kirkpatrick
(518) 439-9314, ext. 3022
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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 2005-2016, click here.
2017 Meetings (pdfs)
- January 9 – board packet
- February 13 – board packet
- March 13 – board packet
- April 10 – board packet
- May 8 (Public budget meeting) – board packet
- June 12
- July 10
- August 14
- September 11
- October 10 (Tuesday)
- November 13
- December 11
Long-range plan
Access, equality, education: long-range plan for 2015-18
Facts and figures (pdfs)
- NYS Annual Report
- 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 2015-16
- Financial statements as of June 30, 2016
- 2016 required auditor’s communications
- Financial statements as of June 30, 2015
- 2015 required auditor’s communications