LST Moves to End Legal Fight Involving Hellertown Library
A two-year battle involving Lower Saucon Township, the Hellertown Area Library and the borough could be closer to ending, thanks to a measure passed by township council Wednesday.
A two-year battle involving Lower Saucon Township, the Hellertown Area Library and the borough could be closer to ending, thanks to a measure passed by township council Wednesday.
Bethlehem Area Public Library officials say their current bookmobile needs to be replaced due to major mechanical issues.
Lower Saucon Township Council's 3-1 vote last week to pay Hellertown Area Library approximately $98,000 in fees for which the township was invoiced in 2022 was met with applause and cheers.
Lower Saucon Township Council's new Democratic majority took office Tuesday before a standing room-only crowd, with well-wishers overflowing the Lower Saucon Town Hall meeting room.
Two longtime Hellertown Area Library volunteers will give a presentation about HAL's history and a local blogger will share her views about how local politics are affecting its funding at a public forum on Monday, Oct. 30 at 7 p.m. at the Carriage House at Heintzelmans in Hellertown.
As it promised to do last week, Hellertown Borough Council released a letter to the community Monday in which its decision to reject an offer from Lower Saucon Township officials was explained.
An offer to help fund the Hellertown Area Library for two years that was recently made by Lower Saucon Township was called into question by a number of Hellertown Borough Council members Monday, with council ultimately agreeing to reject it and release a community letter explaining why.
Lower Saucon Township resident Mary Dawson says she and others who want home library services and the PA Access program restored are being ignored.
Just because dogs can't read doesn't mean that they don't deserve their own library.
It took a community of volunteers and business donors to help make the Hellertown Area Library's June 3 book sale a success.