Friends of the Bedford LIbrary

02/16/2026

Congratulations to Joann Berrier our lucky winner of the Membership drive Gift Bag.

02/08/2026

PUZZLE PALOOZA

Mark your calendars, gather your friends or family and put your puzzling skills to the test

Saturday March 28th join us at the Bedford Central Library for a Puzzle Challenge. Whether you’re a casual solver or a competitive puzzler, this is your day.

This exciting event invites teams of up to four people to compete in a thrilling race to complete a 500-piece puzzle. Prizes will be awarded to the top two finishing teams, Plus, every team gets to keep their competition puzzle as a souvenir of the event!
Get ready to unleash your inner puzzle master and join us for an afternoon of fun, competition, and camaraderie.
Ready, Set, PUZZLE! Sign up now!

This program is limited to 6 teams. Registration is required by the team leader.

01/21/2026

PLEASE NOTE THE DATE AND TIME CHANGE!!!
Join us for our Annual Members Meeting on FEBRUARY 10, AT 6:00 p.m. at Bedford Central Library. Follow the link for more info.
https://mailchi.mp/99979c9ca9b2/friends-of-the-bedford-library-annual-meeting-9710636?e=b7f00eaa28

01/21/2026

WANTED

Individual with good social media skills to manage public relations information for The Friends of the Bedford Public Library. This entails managing the Friends Facebook page, creating an Instagram page, sending articles to local newspapers/outlets regarding the activities of the Friends. This is a volunteer position for a worthy community organization that does not require attendance at monthly meetings. Please contact us at [email protected] if you are interested.

12/18/2025

Membership renewal letters will be going out soon and all renewal and new memberships will be entered in a drawing for a bag full of goodies valued at $200+ The drawing will be done at our annual meeting January 27, 2026, 7pm in the Bedford Room.

As of January 1, 2026 Friends members will receive a 25% discount on all purchases from our book store over $5 when presenting their 2026 Friends membership card when they pay.

We often hear people in the community say they didn’t know about us, our bookstore, our programs, our existence! We need you and your friends to be our friends to help spread the word of who we are and what we do and help us keep our library a vital and thriving part of our community.

05/14/2025

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The Friends of the Bedford Library are pleased to announce the addition of Caregiver Kits to the collection at the Bedford Central Library. These kits have been put together for families, friends, or individuals who provide care for people with dementia or other memory loss illnesses. They provide a variety of means to engage with the person in meaningful ways to foster memories.

13 kits will be available to check out for 4. These kits are developed around themes such as Art and Music, travel, animals and pets, games and puzzles, Local History, etc. There is also a kit designated especially for the caregiver with resources to help them navigate the challenges in caring for memory-impaired family members or friends.

Join us on Saturday, May 24th at 11:00 AM at the Bedford Central Library to learn more about what’s included in each kit and ask questions regarding their use.

https://bedford.librarycalendar.com/event/friends-bedford-library-caregiver-kit-information-session-64977

04/23/2025

02/07/2025

There are still lots of seeds in our seed library. Come to Bedford Central Library to the Second Floor Bookstore upstairs and pick up an order form. We have herb and vegetable seeds.

01/28/2025

Coming in February

01/27/2025

Coming Soon...The Friends of the Bedford Library's NEW Seed Library

What is a Seed Library?
A seed library collects and stores seeds and shares them with community members for free. Seeds may be from regional seed companies, donated from gardeners who have grown locally adapted varieties of edibles, or wildflowers that serve as nectar and host plants for pollinators. Seed libraries encourage biodiversity and decrease our reliance on major seed companies. This helps combat seed monocultures which threaten the world's food supply.

Similar to a normal library, gardeners "borrow" seeds from the seed library at planting time. At the end of the growing seasons, save the seeds from the plants and return a portion of the seeds to the library.

The Friends of the Bedford Library Seed Library will be available to Bedford County and Town residents only. No library card is required to obtain seeds from the Seed Library. Seeds will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis per household while supplies last.

Since this program is new, quantities may be limited until we ascertain which seeds are most preferred.
We ask that you bear with us as this program unfolds.

This is a walk-in service only. Seed Packets cannot be mailed or held in reserve. To receive seeds borrowers will fill out an order form available in the Second Floor
Book Store in the library and submit to book shop staff. Orders must be submitted by Tuesday for pickup that Saturday. The seeds will be available for pickup on Saturdays in the Book Store from 10:30 AM - 1:30 PM.

Seed Source:
Initially the seeds will be purchased from seed companies that offer open pollinated seeds. Our aim is to have enough seeds donated at the end of the growing season to reduce the amount we have to purchase.

Each seed packet will vary in size depending on the size of the seeds, but most will be enough for 3-5 plants.

Initial seed offerings include but are not limited to: Herbs (Basil, Dill, Rosemary, etc.) and Vegetables (A variety of Beans, Cucumbers, Lettuces, Squash, and Tomatoes, etc.).

Order forms will be available starting: Saturday, February 1, 2025
First Seed Pick Up Day: Saturday, February 8, 2025