Storytimes near BEDFORD FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY

Reference Room, BFPL, 7 Mudge Way, BEDFORD, MA, 01730-2127

Bring your handwork and join fellow crafters in a fun and supportive meetup.  Knitting, crocheting, embroidery, needlepoint, and any other mess-free craft is welcome.  This is not a teaching class.

3rd Floor Conference Room, BFPL, 7 Mudge Way, BEDFORD, MA, 01730-2127

1st Floor Meeting Room, BFPL, 7 Mudge Way, BEDFORD, MA, 01730-2127

Caregivers with babies 2 and under are invited to join us weekly at the library for playtime. Let the babies explore and play with age appropriate toys while you meet and socialize with other caregivers! 

Reference Room, BFPL, 7 Mudge Way, BEDFORD, MA, 01730-2127

Book a LibrarianNeed help with using apps or creating social media accounts to help you in your endeavors? Patrons can book a half-hour appointment with our Head of Reference Services by contacting the Reference Desk at 781-275-9440 option 3. Be sure to bring any needed passwords along with your device.

3rd Floor Conference Room, BFPL, 7 Mudge Way, BEDFORD, MA, 01730-2127

English learning

1st Floor Meeting Room, BFPL, 7 Mudge Way, BEDFORD, MA, 01730-2127

Children of the K26 & K27 classes and their caregivers can join Rachel weekly for storytime. All of storytimes help develop early literacy skills. Pre-K storytime also focuses on school readiness including listening skills and taking turns through longer stories, flannel boards, rhymes and songs.

1st Floor Meeting Room, BFPL, 7 Mudge Way, BEDFORD, MA, 01730-2127

Digital Art for Beginners: Exploring the Procreate AppIn this class, we cover the basics of creating art in Procreate, the most popular digital art app for the iPad. We cover various features in the app, such as using different brushes, blending colors, and importing photos to work from.

1st Floor Meeting Room, BFPL, 7 Mudge Way, BEDFORD, MA, 01730-2127

Join us in the meeting room for crafts, "tea" and cookies, and the story of Alice in Wonderland. Best for ages 4+, siblings welcome.  Register to save your spot. Walk-ins welcome if the program is not full.  

3rd Floor Conference Room, BFPL, 7 Mudge Way, BEDFORD, MA, 01730-2127

1st Floor Meeting Room, BFPL, 7 Mudge Way, BEDFORD, MA, 01730-2127, Library Lawn, BFPL, 7 Mudge Way, BEDFORD, MA, 01730-2127

Family Storytime heads outside for the summer. Children (ages 0-5) and their caregivers are invited to join us on the library lawn for stories, songs, rhymes and more.  There is no ticketing or registration for outdoor storytime. Storytime may move indoors due to weather.

1st Floor Meeting Room, BFPL, 7 Mudge Way, BEDFORD, MA, 01730-2127

Come learn about animals which are able to vanish in plain sight! Discover ways in which animals are able to blend like magic into their environment. Learn about how both predators and prey disguise themselves to increase their chances of survival. Then become a nature detective and see if you can spot the hidden animal, in various nature scenes.

Online, Reference Room, BFPL, 7 Mudge Way, BEDFORD, MA, 01730-2127, Zoom

Webinar link: https://us02web. zoom. us/j/84820610669Telephone 646-931-3860Webinar ID: 848 2061 0669

Online

This is part of the Library Speakers Consortium program. It is an online program. Click here to register. Join us for a thrilling evening with acclaimed author Karin Slaughter as we chat about her North Falls series, consisting of We Are All Guilty Here, in which two teenage girls vanish in rural Georgia, and her upcoming sequel, The Secrets We Hide.

1st Floor Meeting Room, BFPL, 7 Mudge Way, BEDFORD, MA, 01730-2127

Kids Club visits the Library!

1st Floor Meeting Room, BFPL, 7 Mudge Way, BEDFORD, MA, 01730-2127

We'll have a professional doing tarot card readings. While you wait your turn you can practice on yourself, try reading each others palms and brew up a "magic potion".  Open to ages 11-17/rising 6th through 12th Graders

1st Floor Meeting Room, BFPL, 7 Mudge Way, BEDFORD, MA, 01730-2127

Shelf to Table is a twist on the traditional book club - each month, we'll talk about and sample dishes from a different cookbook. Attendees are encouraged to cook one of the recipes in the book to share, and then we'll discuss how we felt about the recipes and the book overall.

Reference Room, BFPL, 7 Mudge Way, BEDFORD, MA, 01730-2127

Bring your handwork and join fellow crafters in a fun and supportive meetup.  Knitting, crocheting, embroidery, needlepoint, and any other mess-free craft is welcome.  This is not a teaching class.

1st Floor Meeting Room, BFPL, 7 Mudge Way, BEDFORD, MA, 01730-2127

Caregivers with babies 2 and under are invited to join us weekly at the library for playtime. Let the babies explore and play with age appropriate toys while you meet and socialize with other caregivers! 

Online

This is part of the Library Speakers Consortium program. It is an online program. Click here to register. In her ambitious new memoir, Migrant Heart: Essays About Things I Can’t Forget, beloved bestselling author Reyna Grande illuminates the hidden cost of the American Dream and the complex journey of healing that follows survival.

Reference Room, BFPL, 7 Mudge Way, BEDFORD, MA, 01730-2127

Book a LibrarianNeed help with using apps or creating social media accounts to help you in your endeavors? Patrons can book a half-hour appointment with our Head of Reference Services by contacting the Reference Desk at 781-275-9440 option 3. Be sure to bring any needed passwords along with your device.

1st Floor Meeting Room, BFPL, 7 Mudge Way, BEDFORD, MA, 01730-2127

Children of the K26 & K27 classes and their caregivers can join Rachel weekly for storytime. All of storytimes help develop early literacy skills. Pre-K storytime also focuses on school readiness including listening skills and taking turns through longer stories, flannel boards, rhymes and songs.

1st Floor Meeting Room, BFPL, 7 Mudge Way, BEDFORD, MA, 01730-2127

Join us each week beginning July 17 for a movie showings. These movie showings are open to all ages (kids, teens and adults) and attendance and viewing is at parents' discretion.  July 17: The Princess BrideJuly 24: How to Train your Dragon (2025)July

1st Floor Meeting Room, BFPL, 7 Mudge Way, BEDFORD, MA, 01730-2127

Join professional musician Sarah Gardner in the meeting room for singing, dancing, and lots of music-making. This program is a band style where children play various instruments together. Family Music with Sarah is best for children ages 0-5 and a caregiver.

3rd Floor Conference Room, BFPL, 7 Mudge Way, BEDFORD, MA, 01730-2127

1st Floor Meeting Room, BFPL, 7 Mudge Way, BEDFORD, MA, 01730-2127

Kids Club visits the Library!

1st Floor Meeting Room, BFPL, 7 Mudge Way, BEDFORD, MA, 01730-2127

Who can build the tallest tower out of toothpicks? Can a structure made of newspaper be strong enough to hold a book? We'll bring some unexpected construction materials and challenges, you bring your engineering skills and imagination! For kids ages 5-11.

1st Floor Meeting Room, BFPL, 7 Mudge Way, BEDFORD, MA, 01730-2127, Library Lawn, BFPL, 7 Mudge Way, BEDFORD, MA, 01730-2127

Family Storytime heads outside for the summer. Children (ages 0-5) and their caregivers are invited to join us on the library lawn for stories, songs, rhymes and more.  There is no ticketing or registration for outdoor storytime. Storytime may move indoors due to weather.

Reference Room, BFPL, 7 Mudge Way, BEDFORD, MA, 01730-2127

The Bedford Bibliophiles Book Club reads a variety of fiction and non-fiction, encourages thoughtful discussion, and fosters community and a love of reading.Our book this month is: The Guncle by Steven Rowley

1st Floor Meeting Room, BFPL, 7 Mudge Way, BEDFORD, MA, 01730-2127

Join us as we celebrate the beloved book series "Princess in Black" by Shannon Hale with themed crafts and activities. Best for ages 5+, siblings welcome.  

1st Floor Meeting Room, BFPL, 7 Mudge Way, BEDFORD, MA, 01730-2127

Come channel the power of the sun to make a delicious treat!  We'll create solar ovens to toast up some s'mores.  Tweens and Teens entering 6th - 12th grade are welcome!