Visit Our Children's Room

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​​Library Hours
Mon & Wed: 10 am-8:00 pm
Tue & Thu: 10 am-5 pm
Fri & Sat: 10 am-2pm
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1000 Books Before 
Kindergarten

Click image for downloadable reading lists.
“1000 Books Before Kindergarten” is a nation-wide challenge to parents, designed to help children learn to love books and gain skills for kindergarten readiness. Sign up at the library and take home an info packet. Read a book a night to your child and in less than three years you will have given an immense gift to all the family, and prepared for the second thousand.

Building Sets

Lego and Duplo blocks are available for building fun in the Children's Room during library hours.
New resource for parents
available now.
Call 203-266-7510,7 to reserve.

Little People Have BIG Questions!

​Stories Are Good Starting Places for Conversations.
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“ LET’S TALK ABOUT: ”
Being kind
Bullying
Death of a pet
New baby
Starting school and many more!
Let's Read together!
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Children's Storytime

 Story times are resuming in the fall
​at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday mornings
during the school year.
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Call us at 203-266-7510,7 or stop in for more information.
Call 203-266-7510,7  or
stop in to register
in order to ensure your spot.  
​Space is limited ~ we have no spots left!
​The Bethlehem Public Library would like to thank Erin Blore, a local girl scout, for donating several paperback books for the teen section of the library.

​Get Sora and start reading today!

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​​Get started with SoraStep
​ 1.  Install the Sora app from the Apple App Store or Google Play Store, or go to https://soraapp.com.
Step 2.  In Sora, find your school (or enter your school's setup code), then sign in.
Step 3.  Browse the Explore tab and borrow a book. Your book will open so you can start reading right away.
Step 4.  Close the book and go to your Shelf to see all your books (including assignments). From there, you can:
  • Click or tap Open Book or Open Audiobook to read or listen to the book.
  • Click or tap Options to renew or return the book, get to your notes and highlights, and more.
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If you need more help with Sora, please visit 
Sora Help.
Resources for Parents
Need a good book to read to your child? A wide variety of recommended titles are available at the Library:

~ Board Books
~ Preschool-Age Books
~ I Can Read! Books
~ Classics
~ Bedtime Favorites
Shared Resources
~ Games and Toy Bank
​www.ctreg14.org/studentsparents/digital-backpack​
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Games, Toys, Discovery Backpacks
Educational Play
By borrowing new play materials every week or two, parents can save money and significantly contribute towards the development and education of their children. A variety of high quality educational toys, puzzles and games are available
​at the library:

~ Discovery 
​Backpacks
~ Scrabble 
~ Pre-K Puzzles
~ Building Sets
~ Alphabet and Reading Games
~ Brain Teasers
~ Creative Activities
~ and more!
Books for Babies gift packs are available to parents of Bethlehem’s newest citizens. If you, or someone you know, welcomed an infant recently, please visit the library
for your baby’s first board book.
A project of
the Friends of Bethlehem Library.