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Bethel Park Public Library unveils summer reading and second annual Art & Music Festival
Summary
Library Director Kristine McClintock outlined adult and youth summer programs, prizes and logistics for the Bethel Park Art and Music Festival set for July 26, 2025.
Bethel Park — Kristine McClintock, director of the Bethel Park Public Library, briefed council on the library's summer reading programs and promotional events and said the second annual Bethel Park Art & Music Festival will be July 26 on Park Avenue.
McClintock said the adult summer reading program (18 and older) runs June 2 through July 27; readers may submit an entry form for each title read or listened to, weekly winners will receive a $25 gift card, and all entries through July 27 will be eligible for a grand prize (a tabletop fire pit). Youth programs run for children from birth through high school and use a bingo-card activity format with prizes for five consecutive squares and larger grand prizes for a coverall.
The Art and Music Festival is scheduled for Saturday, July 26, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on the Park Avenue streetscape between the community center and the schoolhouse building. McClintock said the event will feature more than 60 artists, 10 food trucks, music on multiple stages, two 50/50 raffles, shuttle buses with parking at the high school, and a mix of community partners including the Bethel Park Recreation Department, the Bethel Park Artist Guild, the Public Works Department, the Police and Fire Departments, municipal administration, Bethel Park Television and the school district.
McClintock called the festival a partnership-driven event and asked residents to check the library or municipal website for details and registration information for summer programs. She also highlighted an intergenerational book club beginning June 13 that pairs rising fourth- through sixth-grade students with older adults to discuss Clean Getaway and the civil-rights history that informs the story.
During public comment, resident Kevin Sheehan urged the council to allow political-party booths at the festival to help voters learn their precincts and locate their polling places. He identified himself as an engineer and said party booths help civic engagement. The transcript did not record a staff response to that specific request.
Logistics and contact: McClintock said shuttle parking will be at Bethel Park High School and that information is available on the library and municipal websites; she invited residents to call the library for details.
