The BAPL Book Sale is a popular event that offers a wide selection of gently used books, DVDs, and other media at affordable prices. This month’s sale features an excellent selection of movies, non-fiction, children’s books, and more. At this sale, you can beef up your home library with less than $20!

“We’re thrilled the book sale is back after we were closed for renovations,” said Executive Director Josh Berk. “The BAPL book sale is a great way for book lovers to find their next favorite read while supporting the library at the same time.”

The sale will be held on May 17th from 12:00 PM to 8:00 PM and May 20th from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM. All proceeds from the sale will benefit the Bethlehem Area Public Library and help to support its many programs and services.

Donations of gently used books and media are also being accepted in advance of the sale. Donations can be dropped off at the library during regular business hours.

For more information about the used book sale or to learn more about the Bethlehem Area Public Library, please visit our website at www.bapl.org or call us at (610) 867-3761.

This month’s sale is held at the Main Library (11 W. Church Street). You can shop for beach reads, classics, books for the kids, and tons of bargains too good to pass up. Choose from over 15,000 books as well as tons of DVDs, CDs, and vinyl records.

If you love owning books and movies but don’t want to drain your pockets at retail prices, this book sale is for you. Most hardcover books are $1, and paperback books are 50 cents. We accept cash, credit, and debit cards. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to get new books in excellent condition at practically free prices.

The two-day sale will be held on Wednesday, July 13, from noon to 8:00 pm and Saturday, July 16, from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. Most credit cards are accepted. All proceeds benefit the Library. Parking is available in the garage beneath the Library after 5:00 pm on Wednesday and all day Saturday. For more information, visit: 

www.bapl.org/book-sales

This is an excellent sale for individuals, families, and booksellers (Note: using barcode scanners or other similar devices is not permitted during Wednesday’s sale. Scanners may be used on Saturday). The book sale will be a complete indoor book sale in the basement of the Main Library.

Themed bags of books will be available for $5. We’ll have bags for kids and adults as well as popular themes, but the exact contents of each bag will be a little bit of a mystery. There will also be lots of DVDs and CDs available for $1 each. Please note that the sale is cash only and that no change can be given. Come on up and get an assortment of surprise reading material for just a few dollars while supporting the library!

WHAT: Outdoor Book Sale
WHERE: Bethlehem Area Public Library, Main Library, 11 W. Church St., Bethlehem
WHEN: May 15, 10-2 (while supplies last)

Come on down and get an assortment of surprise reading material for just a few dollars while supporting the library!

WHAT: Outdoor Book Sale
WHERE: Bethlehem Area Public Library, Main Library, 11 W. Church St., Bethlehem
WHEN: March 27, 10-2 (while supplies last)

The date for the next one is November 7 at the Main Library. It will feature lots of holiday books for sale! The sale is scheduled to run 10-2 or until supplies last. The way it works is that you simply drive up to the Main Library at 11 W. Church St. and buy a bag of books for $5. We’ll have bags for kids and adults as well as popular themes, but the exact contents of each bag will be a little bit of a mystery.

Please note that the sale is cash only and that no change can be given. Drive on up and get an assortment of surprise reading material for just a few dollars while supporting the library!

The way it works is that you simply drive or walk up to the area in front of the library and buy a bag of books for $5. We’ll have bags for kids and adults as well as popular themes, but the exact contents of each bag will be a little bit of a mystery. Please note that the sale is cash only and that no change can be given. Come on up and get an assortment of surprise reading material for just a few dollars while supporting the library!

WHAT: Drive-up Library Book Sale
WHERE: Bethlehem Area Public Library, Main Library, 11 W. Church St., Bethlehem
WHEN: September 19, 10-2 (while supplies last)

“When are you having the next book sale?” is probably the most-asked question we’ve been asked by all you lovely people stopping by to return books. We hear you. We miss the book sale too! But packing everyone into the book sale room isn’t doable any time soon. So we’re getting creative!

We’ve decided to host a drive-up version of the popular BAPL book sale. The date is set for June 27 at the Main Library, scheduled to run from 10-2 or until supplies last. The way it works is that you simply drive up to the Main Library at 11 W. Church St. and buy a bag (or two or three) of books for $5 each. We’ll have bags for kids and adults as well as popular themes, but the exact contents of each bag will be a little bit of a mystery.

Please note that the sale is cash only and that no change can be given. Drive on up and get an assortment of surprise reading material for just a few dollars while supporting the library!

The final Bethlehem Area Public Library’ book sale of 2019 is scheduled for December 4 and December 7. It’s a perfect chance to find bargain gifts for every reader on your list! There are also collectible books including first editions and rare volumes.

This sale is held at the Main Library (11 W. Church Street). Choose from over 15,000 books as well as many DVDs, CDs, and vinyl records.

The two-day sale will be held on Wednesday, December 4 from noon to 8:00 pm and Saturday, December 7 from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. Most credit cards are accepted. All proceeds benefit the Library. Parking is available in the garage beneath the Library after 5:00 pm on Wednesday and all day Saturday. For more information, visit www.bestbooksale.org.

Note: the usage of barcode scanners or other similar devices is not permitted during Wednesday’s sale. They may be used on Saturday.

Check it out!  #baplbooksale

This month’s sale is held at the Main Library (11 W. Church Street). You can shop for beach reads, classics, books for the kids, and tons of bargains too good to pass up. Choose from over 15,000 books as well as tons of DVDs, CDs, and vinyl records.

The two-day sale will be held on Wednesday, July 17 from noon to 8:00 pm and Saturday, July 20 from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. Most credit cards are accepted. All proceeds benefit the Library. Parking is available in the garage beneath the Library after 5:00 pm on Wednesday and all day Saturday. For more information, visit www.bestbooksale.org.

Note: the usage of barcode scanners or other similar devices is not permitted during Wednesday’s sale. They may be used on Saturday.

Check out this video and share your own #baplbooksale finds on social media!

 Bethlehem Area Public Library Book Sale 

Lots of wonderful donations of (gently) used books have come in to the Bethlehem Area Public Library recently and we have been working hard preparing them for you. Is it the best book sale in existence? Some say yes, and who are we to disagree? Come to the Main Library (11 W. Church Street) and shop for classics, best-sellers, and tons of bargains too good to pass up. Choose from over 15,000 (!) books as well as thousands of DVDs and CDs.

The two-day sale will be held on Wednesday, March 27 from noon to 8:00 pm and Saturday, March 30 from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. Most credit cards are accepted. All proceeds benefit the Library. Parking is available in the garage beneath the Library after 5:00 pm on Wednesday and all day Saturday. For more information, visit www.bestbooksale.org.

#baplbooksale

 Bethlehem Area Public Library Book Sale 

Forget what that lady on Netflix says about getting rid of stuff and come to the BAPL booksale to buy more books. More books. More!! Mwahahah! The next edition of the great used book sale at the Bethlehem Area Public Library (11 W. Church Street) feature tons of bargains too good to pass up. Choose from over 15,000 books guaranteed to spark joy, as well as DVDs, and CDs.

The two-day sale will be held on Wednesday, January 30 from noon to 8:00 pm and Saturday, February 2 from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. Most credit cards are accepted. All proceeds benefit the Library. Parking is available in the garage beneath the Library after 5:00 pm on Wednesday and all day Saturday. For more information, visit www.bestbooksale.org.

#baplbooksale

The book sale will be open Wednesday May 16th from noon to 8PM, and Saturday May 19th from 10AM to 4PM.

Book Sale Coordinator Laurel Stone noted that “We’re focusing on gardening books and we will have a lot of music as well. The line to get into the book sale always goes up the stairs and around the buildings. People just get so excited to get into the sale!”

This book sale is held at the Main Library: 11 West Church Street, Bethlehem, PA. Cash is accepted at the sale, as well as most credit and debit cards. The library will also be accepting donations of used books for future sales. Visit bestbooksale.org for more information.

BAPL Book Sale
May 16 from 12-8 and May 19 from 10-4
11 W. Church St, Bethlehem
bestbooksale.org

Josh Berk, Executive Director of BAPL Recommends…

The Artist’s Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity by Julia Cameron

On the book, he says: “A really interesting book I picked up at the last BAPL book sale is The Artist’s Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity by Julia Cameron. It’s kind of a workbook, so there are all these exercises designed to bring out your creativity and put you in the right frame of mind to do creative work. It’s very cool and something I probably never would have bought if I didn’t see it there calling out to me at the book sale for a dollar. You never know what you’re going to find at the BAPL book sale!”

Laurel Stone, Book Sale Facilitator and Volunteer Coordinator Recommends…

Leonardo da Vinci by Walter Isaacson

“Man to me is so fascinating. I’ve seen the Mona Lisa in Paris in the Louvre…he [da Vinci] was such a brilliant mind and just reading his biography was amazing. Walter Isaacson is a really good biographer and he writes a lot of good stuff.”

Susan Hytmanek, Book Sale Volunteer Recommends…

Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate and Lilac Girls by Martha Hall Kelly

“Before We Were Yours is the story of horrendous adoption processes in the 1950s in the south. It’s fiction based on truth. Those places exist but the tale is fabricated. It was more imaginary than based on actual happenings. Lilac Girls is really interesting. It’s about three different women in entirely different roles in Poland during World War II. Two were prisoners and one was a doctor doing experiments on them.”

Jennifer Khawam, BAPL Intern Recommends…

The Opposite of Loneliness by Marina Keegan and The Nix by Nathan Hill

“The Opposite of Loneliness is a really remarkable collection of short stories and essays by Marina Keegan, who unfortunately died in a car accident shortly after graduating from Yale University. Her family, friends, and professors put the collection together after she died. She was an amazing writer and her stories and essays really delve deep into what it’s like to be a young adult in the 21^st century. The Nix follows a man whose mother is on trial for assaulting a conservative politician. We get to flash back to his childhood and see the day his mother left him. We also get to see his mother’s point of view when she was going to high school and college, and eventually when she is seen protesting in the 1968 Chicago protests. Both of these books made big emotional impacts on me, which is why I love them so much.”

Another book sale at the Bethlehem Area Public Library’s is happening this week! Hundreds of book shoppers come out to BAPL whenever the library is having a sale, and for good reason. According to Laurel Stone, Book Sale Facilitator and Volunteer Coordinator, the sale has over 20,000 books to choose from. That’s a lot of words and a lot of pages! The book sale also has hundreds of CDs, DVDs, and records for buyers to browse. From literary fiction to military non-fiction to beautiful and rare collector’s editions, this sale has just about anything you could want. To top it off, the prices are unbelievable. Most of the books are 50 cents to $1.00. That’s a price you can’t beat.

This incredible book sale with its incredible prices could not be done without the hard work of the library’s staff and volunteers. They are passionate about what they do, and they love doing it. When asked about what her favorite thing about BAPL’s book sales is, Laurel Stone said, “My volunteers. They’re in here with me every Monday and Wednesday morning and we always have a good time. They’re fabulous and they’re very dedicated. I love seeing people—they’re so excited when they come to the checkout and they’ve got a stack of books, and you say it’s $8.00, and they’re always like ‘Oh my God!’”

BAPL’s book sale will be happening this week on Wednesday, March 21^st (noon-8PM) and Saturday, March 24^th (10AM-4PM) at the Main branch of the Library on 11 West Church St., Bethlehem, PA. Cash is accepted, as well as most credit and debit cards. Feel free to donate your own used books to the library at any time. If you would like to learn more about BAPL’s book sales, be sure to visit www.bapl.org/book-sales.

We hope to see you there and we hope to see you walk away with a stack of great books to read or to gift to your family and friends!

See below for some excellent books you’ll find at this week’s sale, recommended by Jennifer Khawam, BAPL intern:[/vc_column_text]

Fiction

Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi
Following centuries of descendants from a pair of half-sisters from Ghana, this sweeping generational novel  is sure to make an impact on how you see the world. In 18^th century Ghana, half-sisters Effia and Esi are separated: one married off to a wealthy Englishman, the other imprisoned and sold to the American slave trade. Homegoing follows each of their descendants as they spread out across America. From Alabama to Harlem, this novel promises to deliver a peek into the ever-changing movements of time and how history influences our future, all while providing a moving and emotional look into each of the novel’s characters.

Mystery/Thriller

The Secret Place by Tana French
The Secret Place by Tana French follows Detective Stephen Moran, an investigator that comes across a photo given to him by teenager Holly Mackey. What is the photo of, you ask? The body of murdered Chris Harper with the caption “I KNOW WHO KILLED HIM” on it. And so Detective Moran and his colleagues goes on a thrilling adventure of trying to discover who killed the boy in the picture and why. His investigations take him to St. Kilda’s School, a girl’s boarding school full of an equal amount of gossip and cruelty.  As he grows closer to discovering the killer, Detective Moran will learn that a school full of teenage girls can be much more secretive and treacherous than he ever thought it could be.

Fantasy/Sci-Fi

Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman
Neverwhere, one of Neil Gaiman’s most famous works, takes place in a secret underground city called Neverwhere beneath the streets of London. This city that our main character Richard Mayhew falls into is a city of monsters, murderers, knights, and anything else that you can think of that is completely bizarre. Soon Richard will discover that an act of kindness he performs will throw him into a strange destiny and throw him out of his normal, every-day life. This book will be sure to keep you on the edge of your seat and make you wish you can visit the world of Neverwhere yourself.

Young Adult

Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor
Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor is a beautifully written and fantastic tale of two star-crossed lovers separated by time and species. Karou is an artistic, blue-haired human going to art school in Prague. Nothing strange there, right? Well, besides being an art student, Karou is also a collector of teeth and a speaker of many languages (and not all of the languages she speaks are human). Enter Akiva, a beautiful angel that finds something familiar in Karou, but cannot quite figure out what it is. In a battle between chimera and angels, this fantasy is sure to keep you flipping pages late into the night and constantly wondering what’s going to happen next to our destined lovers.

Middle Grade

Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo

This heart-warming middle grade novel is sure to keep your youngster wanting to read more. During a hot summer in Naomi, Florida, Opal comes home with something from the grocery store that you usually wouldn’t find between the produce aisles: a dog named Winn-Dixie. Winn-Dixie is better at making friends than Opal, but he sure does help her out at making new friends. There’s Miss Franny Block the librarian, Gloria Dump—an  old, blind woman that teaches much more than she can see, and an ex-con that allows the animals in his pet shop run loose when the shop is closed. All the while, Opal learns more about the mother that left her from her preacher father. With the help of Winn-Dixie , her new friends, and a summer storm, Opal goes on plenty of adventures and also begins to learn a thing or two about forgiveness and friendship.

Non-Fiction

The Islands of Lost Maps: A True Story of Cartographic Crime by Miles Harvey

This fascinating non-fiction book follows the trail of Gilbert Joseph Bland Jr., known as the Al Capone of cartography. Filled with beautiful illustrations, readers get to learn about the many thefts of ancient and centuries-old maps as well as important research from libraries all across the United States and Canada. This book is surely to interest anyone who has a curiosity for maps and intriguing heists.

Tuesday, 11/7 – 11-3
Wednesday, 11/8 – 11-3
Thursday, 11/9 – 5-8
Saturday, 11/11 – 12-3

There are tons of great used (*gently used) books and wonderful bargains to be had! Books, DVDs & music in English & Spanish Credit cards accepted. Come check it out! Note: booksale room is only accessible by stairs.