Friends of the Bedford Library

Your local Bedford Branch Library has free at home COVID-19 test kits available. Limit two per person per household.

TEACHERS! We have multi-copy sets of elementary/middle school novels at our Back Door Book Sale today! We are open 9 am - 3 pm at the Bedford Branch Library. Follow the signs!

NEWS FLASH: Take advantage of our tote bag special at our Back Door Book Sale tomorrow from 9 to 3 pm.

Buy a heavy duty tote bag for $20 and fill it with items.

NEWS FLASH: Lost your yearbook? We will have select early Bedford yearbooks for sale at the back door book sale this Saturday 9 AM to 3 PM at the Bedford library. Follow the signs to the back door!

Join us at the Bedford Library from 7 am - 9 am for Donuts & Coffee. Thank you to Tim Horton's in Lambertville for supporting your Friends of the Bedford Library.

IMPORTANT: Our Book Donation Drop-off Event is this Saturday, November 4th, 1:00 - 4:00 pm., not Thursday.

MARK YOUR CALENDARS! BOOK DROP-OFF DONATION EVENT!
November 4, 2023
1:00 - 4:00 pm
Bedford Branch Library
8575 Jackman Road
Temperance, MI 48182

Preparing for the Holidays? Donate your gently used fiction, nonfiction, and children's books to the Friends of the Bedford Library Bookstore during our Drop-off Book Donation Event. Follow the signs to the backdoor where volunteers will unload your books from your car.

The Friends are a completely volunteer organization and any proceeds from sales go directly to support the activities of the Bedford Branch Library. Donate local, buy local!

Kids, Tweens, and Teens! Join us at Nevermore Academy. Scan the QR code to register before space runs out.

All branches of the Monroe County Library System, including your Bedford Branch, will be closed on Monday, October 9, 2023 for Indigenous Peoples' Day.

Support our local robotics teams and help the animals, too!

Your library is helping out local FIRST Robotics teams. Bring your plastics to the Bedford Branch library and they can be recycled into a Trex bench!

Even though September's almost over, we don't want to miss that it's International Color Blindness Awareness month! You can test your color vision at https://enchroma.com/pages/test
Your Bedford Branch Library has two pairs of Enchroma glasses to give away to people with color blindness. Take the test linked above and get your results to the library to enter the giveaway.

One in 12 men (8%) and one in 200 women (.5%) are color blind -- 13 million in the US, 30 million in Europe and 350 million worldwide. People with red-green Color Vision Deficiency (“color blindness”) only see 10% of the one million hues and shades visible to those with regular color vision. At work, school, in daily life, or when exploring nature or viewing artwork, it can be difficult for them to see and experience red and green and colors containing them.

Nearly 50% of color blind people don’t find out they’re color blind until after 7th grade, and almost 20% not until after high school, according to EnChroma. Please test your color vision, and that of your kids or students, in under two minutes at https://enchroma.com/pages/test.

#1 Online Color Blind Test | Test for Color Vision Deficiency Take the # 1 online color blind test at EnChroma to detect color vision deficiency. Assess your vision & find out if you're color blind in less than 2 minutes!

Calling area Artists! The annual Arts for Our Future Show 2023 will take place on Sunday, November 5, 2023 from 3:00 – 5:00 pm at the Bedford Branch Library, 8575 Jackman Road, Temperance, MI 48182.
Artists may enter a total of three works in the following categories:
• Oil & Acrylic
• Sculpture/Ceramic/Glass
• Watercolor
• Photography
• Mixed Media
• Drawing
Artists may register online at https://bit.ly/bdarts2023 or by contacting the library at 734-847-6747. Fee to enter the show is $25.
For more information please visit our website at https://mymcls.com/events/bedford-arts-for-our-future-show/or call the Bedford Branch Library at 734-847-6747.

Bedford Arts For Our Future Show 2023 The Bedford Arts for our Future Show 2023 will begin on Sunday, November 5, 2023 at the Bedford Branch Library, 8575 Jackman Road, Temperance, MI. Click here for detailed program information .

Join us for this exciting new program! Register at bit.ly/bdbooktrek

The Bedford Branch Library will be closed on Sunday, September 4 and Monday, September 5 for the Labor Day holiday.

Join us for this collaborative event with Michigan State Police and Monroe County Community College. Registration is required and space is limited. https://bit.ly/bdcitizen to register.

Check out a Michigan Activity Pass at your library! Enjoy this one last week before another school year starts by visiting one of hundreds of Michigan locations using a discount with your library card. Visit https://miactivitypass.org/ to learn more. Discounts available for great experiences like Yankee Air Museum, Hidden Lake Gardens, U of M's Museum of Natural History and so much more!

Activity Pass - Michigan Activity Pass Use your public library card to “check-out” free or discounted passes to hundreds of cultural destinations, parks, campgrounds and recreation areas.

In conjunction with the IHM Motherhouse in Monroe, the Bedford Branch Library has an art installation right now called Soul Box.  Each box was created by a family who lost someone to gun violence. The number displayed is also significant. The 2940 boxes displayed represent the number of people who are lost to gun violence in Michigan and Ohio in an average 5 1/2 months.  It's a very powerful and moving artwork.

The library staff would like to thank all of the families who participated in our summer reading program All Together Now! Summer reading is always fun and filled with activities. We believe that summer visits to the library keeps kids reading and helps them learn the value of their library. Thanks to the Friends of the Bedford Library for sponsoring our kick off event, with book giveaways from local authors and a sweet treat, and our Shake, Rattle, & Roll finale. Also a big thanks to the Library System's corporate sponsor, Directions Federal Credit Union, for making it possible for kids to take home free books.

Crop Swap! Now through the end of September.
Did you plant too many tomatoes? Are you running out of friends and neighbors to give zucchini to?
If you're looking for someone to share your bountiful harvest with, feel free to bring in your fruits, vegetables, herbs, and excess plants to add to the Bedford Library's "Crop Swap" table in the lobby. As the harvest season continues, please visit the table and help yourself to green beans, peppers, tomatoes, squash and more from our community garden beds, grown from plants donated and planted by Whiteford's Future Farmers of America!

Your Bedford Branch Library's Maker Space is awesome! We have a huge assortment of die-cuts to use, plus all kinds of other maker items. The Friends of the Bedford Library purchased a Cricut Explore machine. Bring your own materials to print with the Cricut or use the donated supply of scrapbooking papers to learn new skills. The library is always accepting donations of crafting supplies to keep the Maker Space stocked.

Bring the kids for this week's summer reading movie on Wednesday, July 26 at 10:00 am to see SuperPets! Grab your blanket and a snack and wear your pj's and enjoy relaxed summer mornings at your library.

Help us support our library by joining our Friends! Meeting Tuesday, July 25 at 3pm

Shop our Scholastic Book Fair and help us raise more readers and support our Friends of the Bedford Library! The book fair runs through Friday, August 4, 2023.

Today's 10am movie: Paws of Furry
Bring the kiddos in their jammies with a blanket and pillow and enjoy those lazy summer mornings.

Spread the word! The Bedford Branch library has staff who can notarize your documents. Call to make an appointment. 734-847-6747
Your library does that!

Summer reading program All Together Now at your Bedford Branch Library!
School-aged kids and their families - Join us Tuesday, July 18 at 6pm for Shake, Rattle & Roll, an interactive rock concert for kids

We're looking for donations of craft supplies appropriate for young children to keep our Maker Space Cart in the kids room stocked. Kids can use their imagination and creativity with your generous donations! Some suggestions: paper, pipe cleaners, glue sticks, buttons, popsicle sticks, stickers, stencils, markers

Your Bedford Branch Library is open on Sundays through the summer this year! 12pm - 5pm

begins today! The featured title “A Very Typical Family” by Sierra Godfrey is available with no waitlists or holds July 13-27 from Libby as both an ebook and eaudio. Use your Monroe County Library System library card to check out a copy through our Woodlands Downloadable Library at https://woodlands.overdrive.com/
Described as:
A heartfelt, hilarious beach read about learning to love (and forgive) your family...even when they accidentally put you behind bars.
Written with delightfully dark humor and characters you can't help but cheer for, A Very Typical Family is an uplifting family drama that will have you reveling in the power of second chances.

Woodlands Downloadable Library Browse, borrow, and enjoy titles from the Woodlands Downloadable Library digital collection.

Look what your library has for mobility challenged patrons to use while visiting. It's parked in the lobby for easy access. Ask staff for the key! Thanks to Bedford Township Board for approving the purchase.

Thank you to the Bedford Community!  We had a great turn out for our back door book sale.  The Friends of the Bedford Library will now be able to support even more programming at the bedford Library. Check out the outdoor patio tables, the houseplant lending library and the new pitchfork for the compost pile -- all recent initiatives made possible by your donations.