Kids

Some heroes are found in books! Midgrade Book Club members (and those who are curious), listen up! Instead of the normal year-round schedule, we are offering one general summer session on Monday, July 20 at 4:00pm. Come prepared to share what you’ve been reading (yay or yuck) and what you would like the club to read in the future. Miss Kim will have some ideas, as well. She will have some activities prepared, and, of course, some snacks! Come on over & check it out!  On-line registration.

On Thursday, July 16th at 10:00am, members of our own heroic Bedford Fire Department will be here to give an interesting and informative demonstration. Afterwards, you will be able to go out to the tanker truck and try squirting the hose! We appreciate our firefighters and what they do to keep us safe from harm.

Would you like to meet some amazing creatures with superpowers? Every time Mona Headen brings us her fun and informative wild animal show, we have to ask her to repeat it...so, there will be 2 presentations, back-to-back, on Tuesday, July 14. The morning show is filling quite rapidly, but there is still plenty of room in the afternoon. There will be a petting session at the end of each presentation, as time allows.

Change of plans...On Wednesday, July 8, we expected to have some members of the US Navy pay a visit to the library...unfortunately, they have had a change in command and cannot make it at this time. We are trying to establish a new time for their visit....we'll keep you informed.

Wednesday, July 1st has been declared SUPERHERO DAY at the library! Everyone is invited to come dressed as their favorite superhero, real-life hero or comic book character...kids, adults, even library staff! Everyone in costume will receive a raffle ticket for a prize to be drawn at the end of the day. Be sure to bring your camera/iPhone so you can take SUPERHERO SELFIES with our standees!

Wanna be a hero this summer? All Bedford students entering 5th grade and above are invited and encouraged to join our Super Squad of Junior Librarians. What do they do? Mainly 2 things: Check off reading charts & hand out prizes at Superhero Academy, and assist kids with crafts in the Bat Cave. It's fun, and it won't take too much of your time over the summer. We have such a large team, each Junior Librarian is assigned an average of 2 or 3 shifts, each lasting 2 hours. Register today in the Children's Library!

Real heroes don't reside in comic books! You're invited to meet and greet some members of the Manchester Mounted Police Unit on Thursday, June 25. They will be here with their horses in the lower (Common) parking lot from 11:00am - 1:00pm. No registration is required...just drop by and get acquainted...ask them questions about what they do!

Hey, kids! The time is finally here to sign up for the Super Summer Reading Program! Beginning Monday, June 8th, you can come into the library and get assigned to a reading team and start racking up points. Spiderman or Batman...which will it be? It's luck of the draw...and remember, superheroes don't whine...ever! All of the preschoolers will be reading for Dewey the Superdog's team. Book reporting and crafts will begin on Monday, June 22.