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Bethlehem Area Public Library highlights workforce, outreach and food-security work

5582273 · August 14, 2025
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Library director Josh Burke told the county committee the Bethlehem Area Public Library has expanded services including a new bookmobile, renovated main library, remote-worker huddle rooms, LinkedIn Learning access, a recording studio, and participation in feeding programs and other food-security efforts.

Josh Burke, executive director of the Bethlehem Area Public Library, told the Northampton County Council Economic Development Committee on Aug. 7 that the library has broadened services beyond lending to include workforce supports, a bookmobile, a recording studio and food-security activities. “We are the library that serves the city of Bethlehem, Bethlehem Township, Hanover Township, and Fountain Hill,” Burke said, noting the system’s service area covers more than 120,000 residents. He described…

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