Enjoy searching for relics, gold, or whatever you may treasure with our Metal Detector. The Bounty Hunter Tracker II is lightweight and very easy to use. It includes a 7″ waterproof coil and has a 3 tone audio discrimination to help tune out “junk” or unwanted targets. It is great for beginners of all ages.
December Teen Take-and-Make Crafts
Teen Take-and-Make craft kits are available to everyone in grades 6 through 12. Stop by the Teen Room to pick one up, or call the Reference Desk to have one added to your contact-free pick-up. Kits are first come, first served.
Starting Wednesday, December 1 – Clothespin Snowmen
Make snowmen out of clothespins that you can use as photo holders or ornaments!
Starting Wednesday, December 15 – Glittery Snowflakes
Decorate wooden snowflakes with glitter glue to hang in your windows!
The Friends of the Library Holiday Book Sale has been canceled.
Saturday, December 11th: 10 am – 4 pm
Sunday, December 12th: 1 pm – 4 pm $10 Bag Sale!
Due to unforeseen circumstances the book sale planned for the weekend of December 11th has been canceled. The Friends will continue to have books for sale on the carts outside the library and in the book nooks on the first floor near the circulation desk. The Friends are looking forward to holding a booksale this Spring. Thank you for your understanding.
All proceeds go to the Friends of the Bedford Free Public Library to support children, teen and adult programming as well as acquisitions for the Library.
On Exhibit in the Gallery…
What Catches the Eye, a juried exhibition by members of Bedford Center for the Arts Photography Group will be on display at the Bedford Free Public Library November 12, 2021 – January 12, 2022.
The show features the work of 25 BCA members from across eastern Massachusetts, juried by well-known Boston photography educator and curator Erin Carey.
Participating artists are:
Bob Bass, Diane Bennet, William Daniels, William Feiring, Rick Fine,
Marv Goldschmitt, Susan Kottler, Deb Lannon, Mark Levinson, Helena Long,
Bruce Magnuson, Charlie Mazel, Vicki McKenna, Melissa Monaghan, Sally Naish,
Paul Newomb, Bonnie Newman, Lisa Redburn, Ellen Royalty, Peter Shaw,
Pip Shepley, Carl Silvia, Betty Stone, Sunder Neelakantan and Martha Wakefield.
The reception for the exhibit is on Sunday, December 5th from 5 to 6 pm at the library.
This exhibit would not be possible without assistance from the Friends of the Bedford Free Public Library.
The public is invited to view the exhibit during regular library hours.
Community Art Wall: Sandra Satenig Aghababian 1941-2021
Sandra loved art from a very early age and came from an artistic family. She graduated with a BA from the School of Fine & Applied Arts at Boston University and a MA in Education from Boston College. Although she didn’t purse art as a career, she kept a home studio and always had a painting in the works
She primarily worked in watercolor but she also worked in acrylic, oil, pencil, and gold leaf.
Her main influence was Armenian art, especially medieval manuscripts. Many of her paintings include a mythological creature that combines the body of a bird and the head of a human, known as a hushkaparik. Sandra considered these creatures a representation of the soul.
Construction in the Children’s Room
New shelves are coming soon! Thanks for your patience as we close the Children’s Room room so the construction crew can do its work. We expect to reopen the room mid-way through October, and families may be able to browse a limited Children’s collection in the Meeting Room whenever that room is accessible.
Beginning October 8th:
- The Children’s Room will be closed, and the the temporary location in the Meeting Room may not be available when you visit. We’ll reopen access to the Meeting Room when it’s safe to do so. Check back here for updates!
- The play-wall, listening station, and puppet theater will be unavailable.
- Computer stations and study tables will not be available.
- Storytimes will continue to happen on the lawn (weather permitting)!
- Puppets and puzzles will still be available to check out and take home.
Update October 11th:
- Construction is already done! Visit us anytime the library is open.
- Books may continue to be challenging to browse as we carefully return everything to the shelves.
- The Meeting Room is still open for browsing.
TeenTober
We have joined libraries across the country to commemorate TeenTober, a celebration of teens and teen services! Join us for a library-wide scavenger hunt (with prizes!), make book recommendations for a teen-led display, and grab a take-and-make kit with crafts to make at home. Stop by the Reference Desk if you have questions!
October Teen Take-and-Make Crafts
Teen Take-and-Make craft kits are available to everyone in grades 6 through 12. Stop by the Teen Room to pick one up, or call the Reference Desk to have one added to your contact-free pick-up. Kits are first come, first served.
Starting Wednesday, October 6 – Witch Finger Pens
Create a creepy witch finger pen with air-dry clay!
Starting Wednesday, October 20 – Halloween Glow Boxes
Paint a Halloween box and light it up with an LED candle!
Kids’ Books: Changing Friendships
The Children’s Room has a new book list, all about changing friendships. If you like Smile, by Raina Telgemeier, this is a great list of new suggestions you might enjoy!
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“Sing Hanson: Making Art of Life”
Photography and other works by Sing Hanson
September 9-November 10, 2021.
Artist reception: Saturday, September 25th 4 to 5 pm at the Library.
In the Artist’s own words…
Sing Hanson
I was once a painter, but am mostly a photographer at the moment. My photos sometimes blur the lines between the two media, and also between realism and abstraction. I also make limited edition artist’s handmade books, one of a kind multimedia collages and three-dimensional assemblages.
Concepts of recycling, repurposing, and adaptive reuse have framed my work over the last decade. I record evidences of the passage of time, whether they be the rusted sides of decommissioned trains on unused Sidetracks or Still Alives of desiccated flowers nested in prized bowls.
You can find Sing’s bio at the Umbrella Arts
This exhibit would not be possible without assistance from the Friends of the Bedford Free Public Library.
The public is invited to view the exhibit during regular library hours.