tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post5540392639251497187..comments2024-03-29T09:51:12.266-04:00Comments on Lehigh Valley Ramblings: Bethlehem Tp Poised to Opt Out of LibraryBernie O'Harehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-9100597627174410362017-01-20T09:08:43.912-05:002017-01-20T09:08:43.912-05:00Here's a question for the voters in Bethlehem ...<i>Here's a question for the voters in Bethlehem Twp: should we divest our community center or cut ties with the Bethlehem public library?</i><br /><br />Neither. Raise my taxes. I've lived here for 15 years and don't recall any tax increase of any size. Lets support the community.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-52964440475128843172017-01-20T09:05:45.393-05:002017-01-20T09:05:45.393-05:00We read e-books and online magazines.
BAPL provid...<i>We read e-books and online magazines.</i><br /><br />BAPL provides e-books for checkout on their website. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-79801970206154831862017-01-20T09:02:44.183-05:002017-01-20T09:02:44.183-05:00$1.44 a month is too much for access to a library?...$1.44 a month is too much for access to a library? OK. <br /><br />MAGAAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-69747333925941870002017-01-18T04:07:03.887-05:002017-01-18T04:07:03.887-05:00While reading to your children at home is a wonder...While reading to your children at home is a wonderful thing, it is a very different experience than a childrens story hour at a public library. You can do a lot at home, but you can't do everything. A kindle brings your children into contact with the internet on a tablet. A library brings your kids into contact with books, and with people, and with the library's neighborhood, and with the city, and with everything and everyone on the way there and back. Plus, when you are a grandparent, your kids wont be telling their kids you never took them anywhere. Just do it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-69901563277117029242017-01-17T12:57:27.298-05:002017-01-17T12:57:27.298-05:00You are very welcome. Enjoy! You are very welcome. Enjoy! PippySqueekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11434079056377534710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-62507261156596077602017-01-17T12:56:58.632-05:002017-01-17T12:56:58.632-05:00You are very welcome. Enjoy! You are very welcome. Enjoy! PippySqueekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11434079056377534710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-34051584729263119312017-01-17T08:02:18.567-05:002017-01-17T08:02:18.567-05:0010:13 Did your neighbor Mike tell you the full sto...10:13 Did your neighbor Mike tell you the full story or do you simply want to pick and choose what to believe in: "levying a special tax for the establishment and maintenance of a local library".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-9381206340554174802017-01-16T22:13:46.482-05:002017-01-16T22:13:46.482-05:006:35, 2:48
you're right nobody in their right...6:35, 2:48<br /> you're right nobody in their right state of mind can say that bethlehem township can provide a library. That is why the commissioners are NOT saying that. You really need to go to these meetings if you want to comment on them. what the township is looking to do is simple, stay with me now, what the commissioners want to know is, if the taxpayers want to continue to pay bethlehem $500,000.00 dollars a year to their library when less then half the township population has a card and way less then half of those that do use it more then once a year. anyone can use the library for free ! you only need a card if you want to check something out. <br />the internet has replaced the library and i don't have to take my kids there for story time. I read to my children at HOME, from my KINDLE FIRE !<br />call hudak all the names you want, only shows YOUR ignorance. He has been a neighbor of mine for years. we don't always see eye to eye but i believe he is right on this. I personally don't know any bethlehem township taxpayer who disagrees on this point and in reading this blog it sounds like a lot of you agree with him too. adults can agree to disagree without calling each other names. see you at the next meeting.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-47608113823382835902017-01-16T21:58:02.052-05:002017-01-16T21:58:02.052-05:00Pippy. I am already signed up and will be borrowin...Pippy. I am already signed up and will be borrowing e-books as soon as I finish off the hard copy book I am reading now. Thanks so much. I am going to mention this in my next blog. Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-87372983236180055732017-01-16T21:55:44.872-05:002017-01-16T21:55:44.872-05:004:06, Melissa Shafer advises me that, to her knowl...4:06, Melissa Shafer advises me that, to her knowledge, there are no African American employees in Bethlehem Township. But she cautioned me that she keeps no records concerning the ethnic background of municipal employees,and this is strictly her perception. She added that there may be some African Americans on the staff at the community center. I would add that Felix Barnard, who was a Commissioner until two years ago, is African American. I also believe that some Township staffers and police officers are Hispanic, but am unable to say for sure. Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-18643302179910943962017-01-16T21:41:29.534-05:002017-01-16T21:41:29.534-05:00Bernie-tip for when you sign up. You need to pick ...Bernie-tip for when you sign up. You need to pick a "home library" off the list. Just pick any of them. You will still get your library card which will allow you to sign on so that you can start borrowing books.PippySqueekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11434079056377534710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-67865961802978259912017-01-16T19:43:09.246-05:002017-01-16T19:43:09.246-05:00My public library is well utilized. Our kids atte...My public library is well utilized. Our kids attended story time and developed an appreciation for reading there. The programs are fantastic and sets the foundation to be a responsible student. After 3pm when the school closes, tutors meet their students at our Library. Adults that do not haves PC use the desktops for job/internet searches. online classes, or resume writing. There is more to a public library than romance novels. <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-83164109506246244732017-01-16T16:26:22.087-05:002017-01-16T16:26:22.087-05:004:06, your question is really off topic, even on M...4:06, your question is really off topic, even on MLK Day. But I will ask tonight.Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-8674538915254134372017-01-16T16:23:59.926-05:002017-01-16T16:23:59.926-05:00Pippy Squeek, I had no idea I could get a membersh...Pippy Squeek, I had no idea I could get a membership at Philly's Free Library. Thanks for making this known. Will sign up today or tomorrow.Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-80451694494469021102017-01-16T16:06:43.550-05:002017-01-16T16:06:43.550-05:00Does the township employ any African Americans?Does the township employ any African Americans?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-87702377865461224782017-01-16T16:03:19.446-05:002017-01-16T16:03:19.446-05:00To 10:32 (aka 10:59)
Libraries aren't require...To 10:32 (aka 10:59)<br /><br />Libraries aren't required for government to function. Libraries are a luxury not a necessity.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-55000797850231655642017-01-16T15:50:13.634-05:002017-01-16T15:50:13.634-05:00Another good place for e-books is the Free Library...Another good place for e-books is the Free Library of Philadelphia. Anyone can join free online as long as you are a resident of PA.PippySqueekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11434079056377534710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-86293558771335569552017-01-16T15:47:21.635-05:002017-01-16T15:47:21.635-05:00Buying everybody LexisNexis subscriptions would be...Buying everybody LexisNexis subscriptions would be more cost effective. Libraries are outdated and expensive.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-31593778419372025662017-01-16T15:29:13.780-05:002017-01-16T15:29:13.780-05:00Here's a question for the voters in Bethlehem ...Here's a question for the voters in Bethlehem Twp: should we divest our community center or cut ties with the Bethlehem public library? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-27913541148974344042017-01-16T14:48:25.190-05:002017-01-16T14:48:25.190-05:00Bethlehem Twp cannot manage their roads or communi...Bethlehem Twp cannot manage their roads or community center so what makes them think they're smart enough to manage a library?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-53965272266160346472017-01-16T12:28:39.146-05:002017-01-16T12:28:39.146-05:00"I too question the number of cardholders tha...<em>"I too question the number of cardholders that are active users. I have a card, so does my wife, who knows if they even still work. We probably haven't set foot in there or used their online resources in probably 5 years. We read e-books and online magazines."</em><br /><br />BAPL has e-books available as well, along with audio-books, and you don't have to pay Amazon an arm and a leg if you like to read. I enjoy e-books, but still prefer the bound book. Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-80315808413001215262017-01-16T11:54:38.008-05:002017-01-16T11:54:38.008-05:00You're right, Bernie - voters need to be aware...You're right, Bernie - voters need to be aware that ballot questions are crafted by politicians and the solicitors who are paid to represent them - and voters need to educate themselves before walking into the booth.<br /><br />While changing this one question may help the instant situation, the same structural problem exists with each and every ballot question.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-22014717523497295672017-01-16T10:59:11.752-05:002017-01-16T10:59:11.752-05:00@9:45 Government is not an la carte operation. @9:45 Government is not an la carte operation. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-1341277251061360572017-01-16T10:32:37.365-05:002017-01-16T10:32:37.365-05:009:45, your ignorance resembles that of commissione...9:45, your ignorance resembles that of commissioner Hudak.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-17754237509872603832017-01-16T09:45:31.411-05:002017-01-16T09:45:31.411-05:00Great. Then you pay for the library and I will opt...Great. Then you pay for the library and I will opt out of ever being granted use of it. You can do the same for the other services you don't use, but you can't opt back in the day you need them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com