Thursday, April 25, 2024

Get Both Sides of the Story

 

Use Opposing Viewpoints with your Library Card for overviews, news, and opinions on hundreds of today's important social issues. 

Access infographics, news articles, images and more.  Send resources directly to your Google Drive or Microsoft OneDrive account!

Wednesday, April 17, 2024

Be a Friend!

Who are the Friends of the Bethel Park Public Library?

A group of residents who have a common concern for the Library's active participation in the community and who have a strong conviction that good library service is an essential part of a strong community

Call for more information or stop in to join!

Saturday, April 13, 2024

Spring Fiction

 From Oprahdaily.com, best new novels this Spring!

 

Please ask your Librarian if you need assistance locating an item.

Saturday, April 6, 2024

National Library Week

 Celebrate National Library Week!

Stop into the Library and ask about our auto repair database, free legal forms online, craft classes, 3d printing, in-person classes, book clubs, walking group, gaming clubs, guitars, guest lectures and events, ebook, audiobook, movie and magazine apps, homebound delivery, adult, teen and children summer and winter reading programs, conversation club, Morningstar online access, free scanning, test and career prep, resume help, Microsoft tutorials, meeting rooms, and other services we offer! 

Try these links now to get started:

Overdrive/Libby (ebooks and more / app available)

Online Databases (research articles, language learning, and more)

Tuesday, April 2, 2024

Library eNewsletter

 

Subscribe to the Library's eNewsletter for updates on events and other information!

Friday, March 22, 2024

Follow Us!

Follow the Adult Reference Department in The Catalog!

Sign into The Catalog and follow us for booklists and reading recommendations!

Wednesday, March 20, 2024

For Book Lovers

Looking for something to read?

Fiction or Non-Fiction, Novelist Plus has a book for you!

Access this Library' resource for award winning titles, author and title read-a
likes and an appeal mixer to find the perfect book recommendation!

Wednesday, March 13, 2024

The Great Courses with Hoopla

 Borrow the Great Courses Library Collection BingePass for access to hundreds of the most popular courses. Use one borrow to access one or multiple courses – whatever you choose. Each course is broken into multiple easy-to-watch video lessons so you can choose how much you want to learn at a time from a wide a range of topics, from Art to Zoology. With The Great Courses, there's never any homework, tests, or pressure – just in-depth instruction from some of the world's greatest professors.


Sunday, March 3, 2024

Learn Irish

Learn Irish (and dozens of other languages) FREE with your Library Card and Mango!

 

(app available after setting up account using your library card - please ask a Librarian for assistance if needed)

Friday, March 1, 2024

Women's History Month

 March is Women's History Month.  

Celebrate by checking out an item at the Library or visit Biography in Context (articles and more on influential and historical people)

Saturday, February 24, 2024

American Literature Course

   Take a free American Literature Review class FREE with Universal Class and your Library Card!

Universal Class offers over 600 online courses on a variety of subjects. 

Ask your Librarian today about Universal Class!

 

Reading and learning about American literature is synonymous with understanding the history and culture of a nation that has undergone dramatic social, economic, and cultural change in its relatively short history. This course is a review of the literature of America and the people who made it, from earliest days to the present. Learn about the major literary movements; realism, romanticism and transcendentalism and the authors who have contributed significantly to the development of American literature in its different aspects.

If you're looking for test prep or review for school or college or just interested in understanding the changes in American literature for your general educational enhancement, this course will meet your needs.

Wednesday, February 14, 2024

Learn Pirate and Dozens of Other Languages


Use the free Mango Language Learning eResource to learn Spanish, French, German, Italian and many, many others!

Tuesday, February 6, 2024

Read and Win Gift Cards!

Adult Winter Reading Club 2024

Read books and win prizes!  
Submit entries here or at the Library for our annual free contest running February 5th to March 3rd.

HOW TO WIN ONLINE:
1. Read or listen to any book
2. Fill out the entry form online (or at the Library) for each item read or listened to.

For each week listed below, one winner will be awarded a $25 gift certificate!

Prize List (prize drawn on date below for previous week)

February 12th - Panera
February 19th - Starbucks
February 26th - AMC Movies
March 4th - Lowe's

Grand Prize - $100 IN GIFT CARDS - $25 Shop n’ Save, $25 Walmart, $25 Giant Eagle, $25 Aldi’s 
All entries must be received by March 3rd

Saturday, February 3, 2024

Hoopla Valentine

Check out romance ebooks, audiobooks and movies with the free hoopla app and your Library Card or visit hoopla in your browser!

NO WAITING FOR TITLES

ALWAYS AVAILABLE!

Thursday, February 1, 2024

Black History Month


February is Black History Month. 

Access the Biography in Context eResource for articles, images and more of important people who have shaped history. 

Check out these titles at the Library and ask your Librarian for more resources. 

Wednesday, January 24, 2024

Get Creative

 Access patterns, templates and recipes with CreativeBug, your Library's free database of crafting classes!

 Check out these crafting books at the Bethel Park Public Library.  

Please ask for assistance finding other items. 

Tuesday, January 16, 2024

Your Ticket to Culture in the City

Discover and access free or discounted tickets to regional attractions with your Allegheny County library card!

RAD PASS!


Saturday, January 13, 2024

Martin Luther King Jr. Day

 

Monday, January 15th is Martin Luther King Jr. Day!

Read about the activist and pioneer with the free Libby app and your Library Card or visit the Libby/Overdrive website.

Tuesday, January 2, 2024

Books for the New Year

 

From Entertainment Weekly, books to be excited about for 2024!

Please ask your Librarian for assistance locating an item and don't forget about Libby and Hoopla!


Monday, January 1, 2024

New Year, New Possibilities!

 Start the new year off right by learning something new!

Take an online course with Universal Class - FREE with your Library Card!

Categories include (but not limited to) Computers and Technology, Business, Psychology, Health and Medicine, History, and Pet and Animal Care.