BEDFORD PUBLIC LIBRARY NEWSLETTER
MAY 2008

IN THIS ISSUE:
 
 1. Library News
 2. Adult Services
 3. Children and Young Adult Services
 4. Contact Us

Literature adds to reality, it does not simply describe it. It enriches the necessary
competencies that daily life requires and provides; and in this respect,
it irrigates the deserts that our lives have already become.  ~C.S. Lewis
 

1. Library News

Welcome to Judah!

The new Judah Branch of the Bedford Public Library opened on April 1st to a hearty welcome from the Judah community. The Judah Branch hours are: Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 1:30 to 7 and Saturday 11:00 to 4. The Judah Branch has Internet computers for customer use as well as wireless access. Story times for children ages 2-5 are scheduled for every other Thursday at 2 p.m. Story time dates in May are May 8 and

May 22.

 

The Judah Branch will send a weekly e-mail news bulletin called Just @ Judah beginning on Monday, May 12. Anyone who would like to receive notice about upcoming events and news relating only to the Judah Branch may sign up for Just @ Judah by visiting the Library homepage at www.bedlib.org.

 

2. Adult Services
 


 

As construction nears completion, the Books on CD and MP3, DVDs, and music CDs are being placed in their new homes. New wooden stand-alone cases for the Music CDs and new wooden wall shelving for some Books on CD and DVDs not only make items more easily accessible but add to the beauty of the Library.
3. Children's and Young Adult Services
 

2008 SUMMER
READING CLUB

The Reading Club begins June 2nd and runs through August 10th. You may read and claim prizes any four different weeks of the ten week period.

Click here for full information about the Reading Club
or stop by the library to pick up a flyer.

 

We would like to thank our sponsors:

 

Great Escape Theatre

Hoosier Hills Credit Union

Magic Morning Bakery

Papa John's Pizza

 

SUMMER ACTIVITIES

All activities are FREE.
Some activities may have limited space.
Registration is required for all activities.
All activities will be in the meeting room.

You don't have to belong to the Reading Club to participate in the weekly activities.

Click here for full information about the Summer Activities or stop by the library to pick up a flyer.

 


POETRY CONTEST 2008

Thank you to all who entered!

All entries can be viewed online at:
www.bedlib.org/poetrycontest2008.html

Dial-a-Story 278-5246

May 1 - May 8:  The Unhappy Chickens
 Some greedy chickens find that life requires both give and take. 

May 8 - May 15:  Nursery Rhymes
 Mother Goose gave us her list of favorite rhymes, which we present to you.

May 15 - May 22:  The Two Frogs
 Travel plans go awry when two frogs follow their eyes instead of their noses.

May 22 - May 28:  Little Ida's Flowers
 This story is the beautiful tale of flowers after they wilt.

May 28 - June 5:  The Coyote and the Fox
A wily fox gets the best of a coyote who is about to have the little fox for supper.
 
TumbleBook Library online collection of books http://www.tumblebooks.com/
For more information, click Children and Young Adult Services Department
Suggestions for the Dept. click http://www.bedlib.org/suggestions.htm
 
4. Contact Us
  • Hours
     
    Bedford Public Library:
     
    Monday thru Thursday   9:00 A.M. - 8:00 P.M.
    Friday and Saturday   9:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M.
    Sunday   1:00 P.M. - 5:00 P.M.

    Judah Branch:

    Monday     1:30 P.M. - 7:00 P.M.
    Wednesday     1:30 P.M. - 7:00 P.M.
    Thursday     1:30 P.M. - 7:00 P.M.
    Saturday   11:00 A.M. - 4:00 P.M.