To see a list of the 100 most banned books of the past decade, please visit:
http://www.ala.org/advocacy/bbooks/frequentlychallengedbooks/decade2019
Apples!
A booklist about apples – just in time for fall! These are some of the titles about fall that you can find in hoopla. These eBooks are always available, up to ten titles per month.
What’s an Apple?
A is for Apple
Let’s Cook with Apples
I Eat Apples in Fall
How to Grow an Apple Pie
Fall Apples
Apples
Apple Trees and the Seasons
Apple Cider Making Days
Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month
Happy Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month! Click on the link above for our curated booklist of our favorite Hispanic & Latinx authors, illustrators, and characters. If you’d like to borrow any of these books, click on the title to access it in our catalog.
New StoryWalk®: We March by Shane W. Evans
Next time you’re in the town center, come take a walk around the library!
Our latest StoryWalk® follows Shane W. Evans’ beautiful picture book We March. Originally featured as one of our Children’s programs in conjunction with the 2017 One Book, One Bedford reading of John Lewis’ graphic novel trilogy March, Shane Evans book, We March, portrays the story of the 1963 March on Washington. It is a book that can be appreciated by readers of all ages, and we are happy to bring this StoryWalk® to you with support from the Friends of the Library.
The StoryWalk® begins right by our “Bedford Free Public Library” sign on Mudge Way, and loops around to the library’s side entrance by the high school.
Teen Programming Survey
The Teen Activity Group (TAG) normally meets Wednesdays after school and is open to anyone in Middle School or High School. Obviously, things will be different this year, and we want to hear what you’d like to see.
Please fill out this short survey to make teen programming at BFPL exciting!
TAG is Back!
Join us on Wednesday, September 23 at 3pm to turn an old t-shirt into a tote bag!
You’ll need: a t-shirt you don’t wear anymore, scissors, a ruler, and a pen or marker.
Zoom info: Join Zoom Meeting
Meeting ID: 923 1205 2484
Passcode: MXH0dv
Please also take our Teen Programming survey, so we can have a better sense of what programs we should be offering this year!
Kindergarten e-books
Get ready for kindergarten with these always-available e-books from hoopla! Click on the book cover to see each book.
To use hoopla, you’ll need to sign in or create an account using your library card.
The Bedford Free Public Library offers 10 hoopla checkouts each month. If you’re from a different library that uses hoopla, your home library may have a different limit.
Ready, Set, Kindergarten
The Day Mom Came to Kindergarten
James and the Kindergartener
Planet Kindergarten
Kindergarrrten Bus
Kindergarten Luck
Kindergarten Seasons
K is for Kindergarten
Clothesline Clues to the First Day of School
Bob Books – Sight Words
The Twelve Days of Kindergarten
My First Kindergarten Songs
Spotlight on Diverse Stories
The Bedford Free Public Library partnered with Bedford Embraces Diversity and the Parents Diversity Council to highlight some of the best books and videos by culturally diverse creators that you may have missed. Click here for previous information about the event.
During the event, we shared these videos and books:
- Hair Love (short film)
- Dancing with Otha Day
There are even more wonderful books to expand your bookshelves! Take a look at some of these recommendations:
Watch Christian Robinson read You Matter.
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There is no real replacement for browsing the library shelves, but we have a few things that can help.
Check out our New Items page, where you can browse some of our newest titles in Fiction, Non-Fiction, Cookbooks, Large Print, DVDs, and Audiobooks! We also have pages for New Children’s Items and New Teen Items.
There are also a variety of booklists available through the Minuteman catalog site, including a list of the most requested titles in the network.
We also offer free copies of BookPage magazine, available by our Main Entrance during contact-free pickup hours.
As always, you can place holds on items through our catalog or by calling the Reference Desk.
Kids’ Zoom Game Time
Looking for a fun activity on Monday afternoon? Kids (K-5) are invited to a virtual game time on Zoom! We’ll play some trivia and enjoy a drawing-and-guessing game.
Get the details and sign up here: https://bedfordlibrary.net/events/event/zoom-game-time/