Mission
Friends of Bethlehem Public Library supports cultural and educational programs for the community and assists the library with special projects and purchases not covered by traditional funding.

Be a Friend
Support the Friends annual member appeal or make a special donation at any time. Thank you for your continuing support.
Thank you to all our business members.

Get involved

• Serve on the Friends' board of directors or volunteer at Friends-sponsored library events.
  Contact Friends liaison Geoffrey Kirkpatrick at 439-9314 ext. 3022 or any Friends board member.
• Learn about advocacy for libraries.

Friends of the Library Scholarship
Scholarship winners

Services to our community

• Bus trips to New York City and other destinations.
  
  Bus trip to Glimmerglass Opera: The library Friends are sponsoring two trips to Glimmerglass Opera this summer: Lerner and Loewe’s Camelot on Monday August 5 and Wagner’s Flying Dutchman on Tuesday August 20.
  The details and resevation form: click here (pdf)
• Museum passes for loan
• “A little Sunday music” annual winter concert series
• Writers and Friends author series: past guests Donald Westlake, Jeffery Deaver, Russell Banks, Susan Cheever, Julia Spencer-Fleming and others
• Kids and Friends performance series

2012-2013 Board of directors president vice-president treasurer secretary at-large members staff liaison Elissa Zwiebach Marsha Levin Mike Levin Sandra Ryther Polly Hartman Meryl Norek Mary Kim Purcell Sue Viscuso Geoffrey Kirkpatrick

meetings (pdfs) July 16, 2012 September 24, 2012 October 3, 2012 - Special Meeting November 19, 2012 January 21, 2013 March 18, 2013 May 20, 2013 - annual meeting @ 6pm