Monday - Friday: 9:00am - 9:00pm
Saturday: 10:00am - 5:00pm
Sunday: 1:00pm - 5:00pm (closed Sundays during the summer)

holiday schedule

delays and unscheduled closings

Bethlehem Public Library • 451 Delaware Avenue  • Delmar NY  • 12054
phone: 518-439-9314  • email

from Northway Exit 1E or Thruway Exit 24

• Take Route I-90 to Exit 4, Route 85 West.
• Follow Route 85 West through three roundabouts.
• At fourth roundabout, exit onto Route 140 (Cherry Avenue Extension).
• Turn left at the next traffic light onto Kenwood Avenue.
• Travel .7 miles and turn right onto Borthwick Ave. Just before the stop sign at the end of the street, turn right into the library parking lot.
• If you miss Borthwick Ave., continue to the next traffic light and turn right onto Route 443 (Delaware Ave). Travel .4 miles, and just past the Town Hall on the right, turn right onto Borthwick Ave. The library parking lot entrance is a quick left.

from the southern end of Route 787

• Turn left onto McAlpin St.
• Travel to the end of McAlpin and turn left onto Route 443 (Delaware Ave.).
• Travel 2.5 miles to the third traffic light (Kenwood Ave. intersection).
• Continue straight for .4 more miles to Borthwick Ave., just past the Town Hall on the right.
• Turn right onto Borthwick Ave. The library parking lot entrance is a quick left.

from Thruway Exit 23

• When exiting the toll booth, stay to the far right.
• Immediately take the uphill exit ramp on the right.
• Turn left onto Southern Blvd., which will soon become McAlpin St.
• Travel to the end of McAlpin and turn left onto Routh 443 (Delaware Ave.).
• Travel 2.5 miles to the third traffic light (Kenwood Ave. intersection).
• Continue straight for .4 more miles to Borthwick Ave., just past the Town Hall on the right.
• Turn right onto Borthwick Ave. The library parking lot entrance is a quick left.

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