End of the Year

Check out The Books We Loved in 2015

by the New Yorker. 

Library Fundraiser

COMEDY SHOW!

 at the Bethel Park Community Center

January 30th at 7pm 

Dinner by Pasta Too

 Tickets available at the Library or online!

Call 412.835.2207 with any questions. 

Holiday Events

Looking for some Holiday Cheer?

Downtown Events

Pittsburgh Festivals 

Post-Gazette Calendar 

eMagazines

Access the Library's digital magazines on your tablet, computer or smartphone!  Sign up for Zinio today!

Get in the Spirit!

Don't forget about our holiday films!

Ask us if you cannot find your favorite!

Gift Idea

Access to books, DVDs, CDs, mp3, articles, e-magazines, e-videos and so much more!

Overdrive eBooks

 
Ask us about Overdrive's free ebooks!
NEVER ANY FINES!

New Bethel Park Library Database

ArtistWorks for Libraries is the latest addition to our collection of e-resources!
Your free account (with library card) provides unlimited access to lessons for instruments, voice and physical arts.

Ask your Librarian today how to register! 

Collections - Hoopla

Browse Hoopla, the Library's free video, audio, e-book database, for special collections of materials such as Adapted to Film, Adult Holiday, Children's Holiday, Disney Audio Books, and so much more!

 

Power Library

Part of our vast collection of e-resources, Power Library has a variety of databases for anyone with an Allegheny County library card. 

Entertaining

Get great ideas for your holiday entertaining!

New Book Alerts

Get notified when newest books are at your library!

 

Sign up today!

The Supernatural

We have your books and movies to scare you this season!

Ask us about even more horror films, graphic novels and other frightening stories!

Horror Lovers

Find all kinds of fear and terror at the Horror Writers Association.

Information on awards, reading suggestions, writing tips, and much more is waiting just for you!

Ghost Hunting!

WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA PARANORMAL HUNTERS

The Western PA Paranormal Hunters will tell of their personal paranormal experiences and share dramatic evidence captured during their investigations.  Whether you’re a firm believer or a skeptic, by the end of the night we guarantee you will be scratching your head and saying...what was that? This is a fun, free event for all ages. Just the thing to get you in the Halloween "spirit"!

Wednesday, October 21st at 7pm

Please register at the front desk or

call the Library at 412.835.2207.

www.huntparanormal.com

Autumn is Here!

Goodreads has your Autumn Book Lists!

Let us know if you can't find the book you are looking for!

Banned & Challenged Book Week

Banned Books Week is September 27th - October 3rd.

Come into the Library and check out our display of some of the most frequently challenged and banned books.


Celebrate your right to read!

New Computer Books

Check out our new books on:

Windows 10

Windows 8.1

 iPhone

Ask us about our computer lessons and Universal Class database.
 

Library Fundraiser!

Buy Your Tickets Now!

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Questions?  Call us at 412.835.2207. 

Explore New Worlds. Read.

Read.gov offers book lists, news, webcasts and many other resources to help you explore new worlds!

 

Root for the Home Team!

Let's go Bucs!

Learn more about your Pittsburgh Pirates!

Library Newsletter

Receive Library news in your email!

Sign-up today!

 

New Catalog Service!

 

Receive your notifications by text!

 

Connect with your library account via your texting service and receive your request information, late fees, etc. on your phone.

 

 

 

Fall Reading Preview

 

Amazon.com has revealed their Big Fall Books list!

 

 

Please ask for assistance if you cannot find your book in the Library!

 



Legal Documents - FREE

 

LawDepot, your free DIY legal documents e-resource, offers everyday personal and business legal forms!

 

 

Forms include Last Will & Testament, Power of Attorney, Commercial Lease Agreement, Living Will, and so much more!

 

Call us for assistance at 412.835.2207!

 

 

Upcoming Programs

 

Many of our Fall programs are now listed on our Event Calendar.

 

 

Classes, bookclubs, groups, and so much more!

 



Best Books of 2015...So Far

 

Time has chosen the best books of the year so far! 

See if your favorite has made the list.

 

 

 



Summer's Almost Gone!

 

 

The Adult Summer Reading Club ends Sunday, August 2nd!

 

You can still submit online entries until Sunday at midnight.

 

Last chance to submit paper entries is Saturday, August 1st by 5pm.

 

 

 

Good Luck and enjoy the rest of the summer!

 

 

Happy Anniversary!

 

Happy 60th Anniversary to Bethel Bakery and

the Bethel Park Public Library!

 

 

 

Look for details for our upcoming celebration!

 



NoveList New Feature

 

NoveList, your library's reader's advisory database, has a new feature:
 

Keeping Up...Genres!

 

 

This new addition to an already fabulous collection of book suggestions and reviews was created for readers who would like to learn more about a specific genre. 

 

Genres include Thrillers, Fantasy, Horror, Historical Fiction and more.

 

Questions?  Ask your librarian today!

 



eTeens / eResources

 

Check out the Allegheny County Public Library eTeen page.

 

 

 Find many of our e-resources for teens here!



Always Available E-Books!

 

The Library's Overdrive E-book databases has books that are always available for check-out!

 

 

They do not even count against your check-out limits!

 

 

hoopla

hoopla, one of your library's databases for e-video, e-books, comics and more, has changed it's look!

Browse materials that include the Academy Awarding winning film Silver Linings Playbook!

Please ask your Librarian for assistance.

Summer Events

 

Summer is flying by!

 

 

Don't forget to check out these local events this season!

 

Survey

 

Have a suggestion? A compliment?

 

 

Tell us what you think!

 



4th of July

 

Read up on Independence Day!

 



Books for Graduates

 

Finally get that diploma? Congratulations!

 

 

 Take a moment and check out Time magazine's

15 Books for Recent Graduates!

Non-Fiction Summer Reads

 

Prefer Non-Fiction on a lazy summer day?

 

 

 

The L.A. Times has your list this season!

 

 

OverDrive Videos

 

Did you know that the Library's OverDrive database has more than just E-Books?

 

Browse the video collection by subject and see what your missing!

 

Need help?  Give us a call at 412.835.2207.



Summer Reads

 

Hot Summer Books!

 

Check out these lists for Summer 2015:

 

Your Summer, Your Books: Barnes & Noble

 

25 Hot Books for Summer: USA Today

 

Cool Books for Hot Summer: NY Times

 

 

 

Global E-Book Club

 

Join the fun and find out about OverDrive's

Big Library Read program!

 

 

Ask us today how to get the e-book through the Library's database.

 



Jim O'Brien

Sports Author and Historian

Jim O'Brien will be at

the Bethel Park Public Library on

Wednesday, June 17th at 7pm!

 

 

 

Register at the front desk or call the Library at 412.835.2207.



Adult Summer Reading Club 2015

Read books and win prizes!  
 
Register online or at the library for our annual free contest running June 8th-August 2nd.

 HOW TO WIN: 
1. Sign up
  2. Read or listen to any book
3. Fill out an entry form (or submit online) for each item read or listened to (don't forget about the Library's ebooks)

Prizes drawn weekly! See list below:
 

All entries are submitted for the  
Grand Prize - Drone with Camera!

The Library also offers Summer Reading Clubs for Teens and Children!  Call for details - 412.835.2207.

 

Early Summer Reading

 

The Washington Post has your early summer reading list!

 

 

 

 



Memorial Day

 

Celebrate Memorial Day!

 

 



Library Book Clubs

 

 

Library Book Clubs!

 

 

 

We offer morning and evening book clubs for all types of readers including mystery and movie lovers!

 

 

Under the Umbrella Tree

 

Join us on Tuesday, May 19th at 7pm for a screening of the documentary Under the Umbrella Tree.

 

 

Visit Bright Kids Uganda for more information.

 

Please call the Library at 412.835.2207 to register.



E-Resources

 

Don't forget about Library databases!

 

 

 

 

Free access to articles, medical information, auto repair, language learning, and so much more!

 

Visit today and take our survey!

 

 

Night of Suspense

 

Former police officer and Special Agent with the U.S. Secret Service, J.J. Hensley will be at the Bethel Park Library on
Tuesday, May 5th at 7pm!

 

J.J. Hensley will discuss his thrilling and suspenseful novels Resolve, Measure Twice and more!

 
 

Please register at the front desk or call the Library at 412.835.2207.

Post-Gazette Article on J.J. Hensley

 

www.hensley-books.com

Earth Day is Everyday!

 

Did you miss Earth Day?  Celebrate Everyday!

 Items to Check Out

 

Earthday.org

 

 

 

Game of Thrones Readalikes!

 

Can't get enough Game of Thrones?

Try one of these similar reads!

 

Good Reads

 

New York Public Library

 

 

 

YOUR LIFE, YOUR WORDS

 

Your Life, Your Words:
How to Write a Memoir
 

Presented by Ann K. Howley,

Author of Confessions of a Do-Gooder Gone Bad

from Oak Tree Press

 

Everyone has a story to tell.  In this fun, informative, and FREE workshop, Ann Howley, author of an award-winning memoir, will discuss tips on how to write a memoir including publishing options.

 

 

Thursday, April 16th at 7pm

 

Please register at the front desk or call the Library at 412.835.2207.