{"id":34945,"date":"2025-03-31T08:02:12","date_gmt":"2025-03-31T12:02:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bapl.org\/?p=34945"},"modified":"2025-03-31T08:11:19","modified_gmt":"2025-03-31T12:11:19","slug":"34945-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bapl.org\/34945-2\/","title":{"rendered":"April 2025 at BAPL"},"content":{"rendered":"

See below for some of the many great events at BAPL this month!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Baby Storytime (For Birth-24 Months)<\/a>
\n4\/3, 10:00am – 10:30am
\nMain Library
\n<\/em>Join us for a gentle story time for you and your little one featuring stories, bouncing rhymes, and songs. No registration is required. For Birth-24 months only.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n		\n\n\n\n
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Mary Pat Beebe Book Club<\/a>
\n4\/4, 10:00am
\nZoom
\n<\/em>Looking for a fun and engaging book group? Want to read some interesting and thought-provoking literature? Join us each month on Zoom as we discuss recent award-winning novels in this book group that has been meeting for over twenty years. This month’s book is\u00a0Creation Lake<\/em>.\u00a0Registration required.<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n		\n\n\n\n
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Professional and Personal Growth Book Club \"book<\/a>
\n4\/8, 6:00PM
\nMain Library
\n<\/em>Join our in-person discussion on the book Don’t Believe Everything You Think<\/em> (2024) by Joseph Nguyen. Share your thoughts and collaborate with others in the community! If you are new to our group\u00a0please register<\/a>\u00a0by emailing\u00a0info.pursuingpassions@gmail.com<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n		\n\n\n\n
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Virtual Film Club\"film<\/a>
\nTuesday 4\/15, 7:00PM
\nZoom
\n<\/em>Each month we pick a culturally or historically significant film for library patrons to watch and discuss. Watch the film on your own time, then meet with our virtual film club to discuss the film on Zoom.\u00a0This month’s film is\u00a0The Wages of Fear<\/em>\u00a0(1953), directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot.\u00a0Registration required.<\/a>\u00a0<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n		\n\n\n\n
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Concert: Airspace<\/a>\"airpsa<\/a>
\n4\/19, 2:00pm-4:00pm
\nMain Library
\nExperience the Lehigh Valley’s very own rock stars Airspace, live at BAPL! Their alternative rock music fuses heavy metal and inspirational pop. Dig the sounds and enjoy the spring weather at this can\u2019t-miss concert.\u00a0In the event of inclement weather, the concert will move inside.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n		\n\n\n\n
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Intro to Cross-Stitch<\/a>
\n4\/23, 5:30pm-6:30pm\"\"<\/a>
\nBAPL Coolidge
\n<\/em>Come and be inspired to learn a variety of crafting skills! Each month, our own crafty muse will introduce a skill and guide you through one simple project. This is an opportunity to try your hand at something new, whether you are just curious or hope to develop a lifelong hobby.\u00a0Registration is required<\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n		\n\n\n\n
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Digital Literacy Workshop<\/a>\"\"<\/a>
\nWeekly 4\/23-5\/14, 2:00-4:00pm
\nBAPL Coolidge
\n<\/em>Join us for a free 4-week Digital Literacy Workshop at BAPL Coolidge, hosted by the Goodwill Keystone Mobile Learning Lab. Learn basic computer skills, internet use, email, and online safety. Limited to six participants. Taught by Lisa Ference, a retired FBI agent with expertise in cybercrime.\u00a0Registration commits you to all four sessions<\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n		\n\n\n\n
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That’s My Story: Memoir Writing<\/a>\"\"<\/a>
\n4\/24, 12:00-1:30pm
\nBAPL Coolidge
\n<\/em>Join our virtual memoir writing group on the 4th Thursday of each month from 12\u20131:30 PM. Led by author Jerry Waxler, sessions are relaxed and supportive, with opportunities to share, listen, and refine your craft. New participants welcome! Register to receive the Zoom link. Questions? Contact Regina Kochmaruk at\u00a0rkochmaruk@bapl.org<\/a>\u00a0or 484-892-6267 (BAPL Coolidge).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n		\n\n\n\n
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Yoga and Meditation with Isha Foundation<\/a>\"World<\/a>
\n4\/26, 3:00pm
\nMain Library
\n<\/em>Join the Isha Foundation for this class, “Yoga for Beginners.” Come out and experience the tranquility of yoga in an environment that\u2019s perfect for those who are new to yoga.\u00a0Registration required.<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n		\n\n\n\n
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Hopesville: The Rise and Fall of a Canal Town<\/a>\"\"<\/a>
\n4\/29, 6:30PM
\nMain Library<\/em>
\nJoin author Joel Hoffner for an insightful lecture on the history of Hopesville. Discover how the canal spurred economic and residential growth while shaping communities like Hopesville.\u00a0Registration encouraged.<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n		\n\n\n\n
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Taste and Tell: A Library Cookbook Club<\/a>
\n4\/1, 6:00pm
\nMain Library<\/em>
\nConnect with fellow food lovers in our monthly Cookbook Club, led by Chef Melanie Lino of From Lino. Explore new recipes, share favorite cookbooks, and bring a prepared dish from a monthly theme to taste and discuss with the group. This month the theme is Breakfast for Dinner.\u00a0Registration recommended.<\/a>\u00a0Please remember to bring your own mess kit.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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Save the Date:\u00a0Savvy Caregiver Training<\/a><\/p>\n

BAPL Coolidge\u00a0 | May 2 – June 6<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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