Whatever your reading preference, there is an award winning book for you. Many literary organizations give awards to the best books of the year. These awards include:
Literature and Nonfiction
The Booker Prizes: www.bookcritics.org/awards/
International Dublin Literary Award: dublinliteraryaward.ie
Can't get enough of Michael Connelly's gritty and well-plotted mysteries starring Harry Bosch, Renee Ballard, Jack McEvoy and Mickey Haller, the infamous "Lincoln Lawyer"? Scroll through the carousels below to find more titles we think you'll enjoy!
Looking for more recommendations? Need help finding a book in a different format? Contact the Reference Desk by calling 472-2300 or emailing reference@bedfordnh.org.
Print Books
Email is not only a great way to keep in touch with family and friends, it can also save you time and energy by allowing you to provide contact information when signing up for services online (such as the NH COVID-19 vaccine sign-ups) rather than waiting your turn to speak to someone on an overburdened phone line.
Did you love Jojo Moyes's historical fiction tale of the pack-horse librarians and their struggles in Depression-era Kentucky, The Giver of Stars? Check out some of these other titles we think you'll enjoy!
Use the right and left arrow buttons to scroll through the carousels below. To learn more about each book or to place a request in our online catalog, just click on a cover image!
As we welcome 2021, it's also a great time to look back and reflect on the year gone past. Here at the Bedford Public Library, some of the librarians have taken a moment to think back on everything they've read this year and pick some of their favorites to share. Scroll through the carousels below to see what we enjoyed reading this year and hover over a book's cover and click on an icon to view it in the online catalog, learn more about it or place a request to read it for yourself!
Wondering what your friends and neighbors have been watching? Looking for popular titles you may have been missed? Browse the carousels below to see some our most circulated books during 2020! To learn more about a book or place a request, just click on the cover to view it in our online catalog.
The holidays are fast approaching! Why not check out a Christmas or Holiday-themed book to help you get into the holiday spirit.
Browse the themed carousels below and click ona cover to learn more about that title or request a copy for in person or contact free pickup.
Not finding what you're looking for? Need help placing a request or finding a title in a different format? Please contact the Reference Desk by calling 472-2300 or emailing reference@bedfordnh.org.
Any time of year can be the perfect time to dive into a good beach read! If you're missing the fascinating relationships, high drama, and vivid settings of Elin Hilderbrand's novels, browse the carousels below to find more books we think you'll enjoy!
Were you fascinated by Educated, Tara Westover's memoir about her unconventional upbrings and struggle to strike out on her own in the modern world? Browse the carousels below to find inspiring and harrowing coming-of-age stories and candid autobiographies that we think you'll enjoy as well.
Click on the covers to learn more about a title or request a copy for pickup.
Have questions? Need more recommendations? The Reference Desk is here to help! Just call 472-2300 or email reference@bedfordnh.org.
November is always a busy month! If you didn't get a chance to make it into the Bedford Public Library to browse last month's book displays, never fear! Scroll through the carousels to see the curated collections below. Find something you're interested in? Click on the cover to go to the catalog and place a request for in-person or contact -free pickup.
Have questions? Need a hand placing a hold request? Please contact the Reference Desk by calling 472-2300 or emailing reference@bedfordnh.org.
