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June Kit: Buzzing for Bees!

06/02/2025 @ 9:00am–06/30/2025 @ 8:00pm
Children
Event Location: Bedford Public Library
Room: Children & Teen Services
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Summer Discovery, Kit
Event Details:

Grab your June Summer Kit: Buzzing for Bees on the Children & Teen floor! Create flower seed balls and use Cheetos to learn how bees spread pollen to different plants and flowers!

This event is in the "Pre-K" group

Pre-K Discovery: Painting All The Time

10:00am–11:00am
Pre-K
Open
Registration Required
Event Location: Bedford Public Library
Room: Program Room
Age Group: Pre-K
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Summer Discovery, World & Culture
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join Lizzie for Pre-K Discovery: Painting All The Time on Tuesday, June 10th at 10am and 2pm. Kiddos will learn about famous artists from the past century--like Henri Matisse and Keith Haring--and paint their own creations inspired by the pros!

This event is in the "Pre-K" group

Pre-K Discovery: Painting All The Time

2:00pm–3:00pm
Pre-K
Open
Registration Required
Event Location: Bedford Public Library
Room: Program Room
Age Group: Pre-K
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Summer Discovery, World & Culture
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join Lizzie for Pre-K Discovery: Painting All The Time on Tuesday, June 10th at 10am and 2pm. Kiddos will learn about famous artists from the past century--like Henri Matisse and Keith Haring--and paint their own creations inspired by the pros!

This event is in the "All Ages" group

Touch-A-Truck at Murray Park

2:00pm–4:00pm
All Ages
Offsite Event
Event Location: Off Site
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Summer Discovery
Event Details:

Join us on Wednesday, June 11, from 2-4pm at Murray Park for our annual Touch-A-Truck event!

This event is in the "Adults" group

Food Fads

6:00pm–7:00pm
Adults
Open
Registration Required
Event Location: Bedford Public Library
Room: Program Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Cooking, Social Activity, Summer Discovery
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join Ana on Wednesday, June 11th at 6pm for Food Fads! Try different foods, like pigs in a blanket and cheese fondue, while learning about the historical events that led to the creation of certain food fads (like Space Food).

This event is in the "Children" group

Storytime At The Park: Wilson

10:00am–11:00am
Children
Event Location: Wilson Park
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Summer Discovery, Storytime
Event Details:

Join us Thursday at 10 am for Storytime at the Park! Blankets or towels encouraged for Storytime in the grass. Weather permitting.
 

This event is in the "Children" group

It's a Time Warp! Escape Room

4:00pm–4:45pm
Children
Waitlist
Registration Required
Event Location: Bedford Public Library
Room: Program Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Social Activity, Summer Discovery
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join Lizzy for It's A Time Warp! Escape Room on Thursday, June 12th!

This event is in the "Children" group

It's a Time Warp! Escape Room

5:00pm–5:45pm
Children
Open
Registration Required
Event Location: Bedford Public Library
Room: Program Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Social Activity, Summer Discovery
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join Lizzy for It's A Time Warp: Escape Room on Thursday, June 12th!

This event is in the "All Ages" group

Arcade Rewind

6:00pm–7:00pm
All Ages
Event Location: Bedford Public Library
Room: Program Room
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, STEM, Summer Discovery
Event Details:

Join Mersi for Arcade Rewind on Monday, June 16th at 6pm. Gamers of all ages can learn about the science behind their favorite games to better understand why they're so popular.

This event is in the "Adults" group

All-Abilities Club: Luau!

1:00pm–2:00pm
Adults
Event Location: Bedford Public Library
Room: Program Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Social Activity, Health & Wellness
Event Details:

Join April for All-Abilities Club: Luau on Tuesday, June 17th at 1pm. Learn how to hula dance while enjoying some light refreshments with friends.

Library Board Meeting

5:00pm–6:00pm
Event Location: Bedford Public Library
Room: Program Room
Program Type: Other
This event is in the "Teens" group

A Strange Summer

5:00pm–7:00pm
Teens
Open
Registration Required
Event Location: Bedford Public Library
Room: Dream Lab
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Social Activity, Summer Discovery
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join Cindy for a Strange Summer on Wednesday, June 18th at 5pm. Teens will play trivia and themed games based on the hit Netflix show, Stranger Things, during the first hour.

This event is in the "Children" group

Storytime At The Park: Springville

10:00am–11:00am
Children
Event Location: Springville Park
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Summer Discovery, Storytime
Event Details:

Join us Thursday at 10am for Storytime at the Park! Blankets or towels encouraged for Storytime in the grass. Weather permitting.
 

This event is in the "Adults" group
Event Location: Bedford Public Library
Room: Program Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Other
Event Details:

Surviving Spouses Support Group is the third Friday of every month from 10am to 12pm at the Bedford Public Library.

This event is in the "All Ages" group

Frame by Frame

6:00pm–7:00pm
All Ages
Open
Registration Required
Event Location: Bedford Public Library
Room: Program Room
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, STEM, Summer Discovery
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join MacKenzie and Faye for Frame by Frame on Tuesday, June 24th at 6pm. Learn about how photography has changed over the last hundred years and have the chance to make your own pinhole camera. Perfect program for camera enthusiasts of all ages.

This event is in the "Children" group

Making History: Kid Inventors

4:00pm–5:00pm
Children
Event Location: Bedford Public Library
Room: Program Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, STEM, Summer Discovery
Event Details:

Join Lizzie for Making History: Kid Inventors on Wednesday, June 25th at 4pm. Together, we'll learn about famous inventions created by kids in the last century while creating our own inventions! This program is perfect for kids ages 6-12.

This event is in the "Children" group

Storytime At The Park: Garden

10:00am–11:00am
Children
Event Location: Garden Park
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Summer Discovery, Storytime
Event Details:

Join us Thursday at 10am for Storytime at the Park! Blankets or towels encouraged for Storytime in the grass. Weather permitting.

This event is in the "Adults" group
Registration Required
Event Location: Bedford Public Library
Room: Program Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Social Activity, Summer Discovery, Health & Wellness
Registration Required
Event Details:

It's time to boogie! Join Ana on Thursday, June 26th at 6pm for Disco Night! Spend the evening learning some fun groovy dance moves while playing 70s Slang Trivia. Registration required. Ages 18+.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Adult Story Time

6:00pm–7:00pm
Adults
Event Location: Bedford Public Library
Room: The Commons
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Summer Discovery, Health & Wellness, Storytime
Event Details:

Join April for Adult Story Time on Monday, June 30th at 6pm. She will be reading the short story The Snow of Kilimanjaro by Ernest Hemmingway. After the story, stick around for a thoughtful group discussion. No registration required. Ages 18+.

This event is in the "Children" group

July Kit: Funky Flow

07/01/2025 @ 9:00am–07/03/2025 @ 8:00pm
Children
Event Location: Bedford Public Library
Room: Children & Teen Services
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Summer Discovery, Kit
Event Details:

Be sure to grab our July Summer Kit: Funky Flow! Travel to the 1960s with some groovy science by creating a lava lamp and a tie-dye craft!

This event is in the "Children" group

Baby Time: 2000's Babies

10:00am–11:00am
Children
Event Location: Bedford Public Library
Room: Program Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Early Education, Social Activity, Summer Discovery
Event Details:

Join Taylor on Tuesday, July 1st at 10am for Baby Time: 2000's Babies! Reminisce about Tamagotchi's, flared jeans, and the magic that was the Scholastic Book Fair at this fun program for babies ages 0-2 and their caregivers.

This event is in the "Teens" group

Grim Apothecary

4:00pm–5:00pm
Teens
Event Location: Bedford Public Library
Room: Program Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: STEM, Summer Discovery, Health & Wellness
Event Details:

Join Cindy and Taylor for Grim Apothecary on Wednesday, July 2nd at 4pm. Discover the cool (and sometimes spooky) ways the medical field has advanced in the last 100 years through interactive stations.

This event is in the "Children" group

Storytime At The Park: Otis

10:00am–11:00am
Children
Event Location: Otis Park
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Summer Discovery, Storytime
Event Details:

Join us Thursday at 10am for Storytime at the Park! Blankets or towels encouraged for Storytime in the grass. Weather permitting.

Independence Day

All Day
Closing
Branches:
Bedford Public Library
Description:

The Library will be closed for Independence Day.