2025-26 budget and ballot information
Library 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. Reviewed and approved October 12, 2010. Reviewed and approved October 13, 2015. Reviewed and approved February 14, 2022.
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. Click here for a list of upcoming board meetings.
Results of the library’s 2018 Community Survey.
2025 Meetings (pdfs)
- January 13 – board packet – watch the meeting on YouTube
- January 27 – building committee meeting
- February 10 – board packet – watch the meeting on YouTube
- March 10 – board packet – watch the meeting on YouTube
- April 1 – building committee meeting
- April 7 – board packet – watch the meeting on YouTube
- April 22 – building committee meeting
- May 12
- June 9
- July 14
- August 11
- September 8
- October 14
- November 10
- December 8
For archive minutes from 2017-2024, click here.
For archive meeting minutes from 1983-2016, click here.
Long-range plan
- 2023 Building Enhancement Project Planning Study Report (pdf)
- Long-range building plan (pdf)
- Long-range services plan 2022-2025 (pdf)
Facts and figures (pdfs)
- Bethlehem Public Library 2024 Annual Report
- NYS annual report
- 2024-2025 budget
- Financial statements as of June 30, 2023, and required auditor’s communications
- View the library’s 2024 building planning process.
For past budgets, annual reports and audits, click here.
Policies
Browse the library’s policies.