Library Hours
Mon & Wed: 10am-8:00 pm
Tue & Thu: 10am-5 pm
Fri & Sat: 10am-2pm
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December 2023 Closings
Saturday, December 2
Monday, December 25
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Special Closings
New Year's Day (Jan 1)
Martin Luther King, Jr. (Jan 17)
Presidents' Day (Feb 21)
Memorial Day (May 30)
Independence Day
​(July 4)
Labor Day (Sep 5)
Bethlehem Fair (Sep 10)
​Garlic Festival (Oct. 7)
Columbus Day/ Indigenous Peoples Day
​(Oct 9)
Veterans' Day (Nov 11)
Thanksgiving (Nov 23)
Christmas Festival
(Dec 2)
Christmas (Dec 25)
New Year's Day (Jan 1, 2024)
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Using the Library
~ Library Cards
~ Borrowing Materials
~ Location & Map
~ Computers & Technology
~ Internet Access
~ Wireless Access
~ Blind & Handicapped
~ The Leever Room
~ The Children's Room
~ All Facilities

Get Involved!
~ Library Friends
~ Volunteering
~ Donati0ns
~ Library Board

Find Information
~ About the Library
~ CT State Library
~ iCONN Research Site
~ Town of Bethlehem
~ Health Resource Guide
​~ Books on Wheels
~ Bethlehem Weather

News & Events
​~Literary Coffeehouses
~ Used Book Sale 
~ Bethlehem Community Garden
​~ Bethlehem Food Bank
~ Program Sign Up Page
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​Readers' Corner
~ Childrens' Storytime
~ Adult Reading Group
~ Great Books Lists
~ New Arrivals
~ Media Apps
~ Poem Hunter



Shared Resources
~ Games and Toy Bank

Special Collections
~ Non-circulating Collections
~ The Cabinet Collection
~ Pop-up Books
~ Educational Toys and Games

About the Library
Established in 1900, the Bethlehem Library is located in the heart of town at 32 Main Street South. The present home, a classic brick structure, was dedicated in June 1969.

Readers are Leaders!

More than 23,000 items are in the collection. Borrowers have access to interlibrary loans, computers and wireless internet, fax and copier service, discounted museum passes and a number of library programs designed to interest different ages.

​Much needed improvements to the library were funded by combined contributions from the Friends of the Library, the Leever Foundation, Thomaston Savings Bank, and individuals.

Library Services

• Books for leisure and information, inspiration, and education
• Audio books, unabridged, on CD and digital
• Large print books
• Magazines and newspapers
• Movies on DVD
• Over 500 music compact disks
• Interlibrary loans from over 11 million items
• Pre-school Story Hour 
• Educational toys and games
• Book discussion groups - all ages
• Lectures and art shows
• Summer reading clubs for adults or children
• Summer arts and crafts for children
• Homework assistance
• Fax and copier service
• Wireless internet access
• Services for the blind and handicapped
• Computers for word processing and Internet access
• Distribution of community garden summer produce
• Day passes and special items

Mission Statement

Library Staff
Anne Small, Director
Cynthia McDermott, 
Circulation Mgr
Jean Gowlis, Children's Services
​Barbara Moran, Technical Mgr.

Library Board of Trustees
Tess Assard, Secretary
Shanna Butkus, Treasurer
Virginia Hoffman
Peggy Rehkamp
Sally Woodhall
Pam Zmek

Friends of the Library
Gail Ouimet, President
Maureen Hawthorne, Vice President
Betty Hurlbut, Treasurer
Debra Wojtczak, Secretary

Board of Trustees Meetings
All monthly meetings are scheduled in the Library Leever Room. The public is welcome to attend. Contact the Library for meeting dates and times.

Library Brochure

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