Reference

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.

Did you love the sweeping stories and complex characters of The Pillars of the Earth and the other novels in Ken Follett's Kingsbridge series?  Scroll through the books below to find other books we think you'll enjoy as well.  To learn more about a title or to place a request in our catalog, just click on the cover image.

Need a hand placing a hold?  Looking for more recommendations?  Contact the Reference Desk by calling 472-2300 or emailing reference@bedfordnh.org.

Click the book covers below to learn about the books below or to place a request for one of these titles.

With the twenty-seventh entry in this beloved series, Fortune and Glory, now hitting our shelves, it's no exaggeration to say that the Stephanie Plum books by Janet Evanovich are a perennial favorite at the library.  Combining fast-paced mysteries with laugh-out-loud scenarios and a tenacious, everywoman heroine, these books have garnered bestseller status and many fans.  If you're one of them and you've already breezed through the "Tantalizing" twenty-seventh volume or you're looking for something to read while you wait for your copy, check out the lists below to find mo

Did you love the the atmospheric and suspense-filled whodunnit by Lucy Foley, The Guest List?  Or are you still on hold for a copy and wondering what to read in the meantime?  Browse the carousels below (organized by book format) to find other books we think you may enjoy - all available from the Bedford Public Library!  To learn more about a title or place a request for pickup, just click on the cover picture.