October is family history month - which means it's a great time to look into your family tree. The Bedford Public Library offers its cardholders a great variety of useful tools to help you get started tracking down your ancestors. To learn more, visit our Genealogy Resources page or read on to see highlights of some of our favorite resources.
Ancestry Library Edition & Heritage Quest
Looking for something to read while you wait for John Grisham's next exciting legal thriller? Check out some recommendations below. Just click on the cover to reserve your copy for in-person or contact-free pickup!
Print Books
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We've had some great displays of all kinds of books for you to check out this month at the Bedford Public Library. Even if you missed visiting the displays in person, it's not too late to browse these collections online! Click on a book cover in one of the carousels below to learn more about the title or request your copy.
Fantasy and SciFi with a Sense of Humor
Have you finished reading Outlander and its sequels and are searching for what to read next? Click the covers to find more books - filled with romance, adventure, history, great characters, and even a bit of time travel - that we think you'll love too!
Print Books
Looking for something new to read while you're biding your time waiting for Lee Child's newestt Jack Reacher book to arrive? Click the links below to find browsable collections of other books filled with fast-paced action and just deserts that we think you'll enjoy. All of these books are available from the Bedford Public Library and can be requested for in-person or contact-free pickup or downloaded for free using Libby or CloudLibrary.
Print Books
Whether you're interested in sampling a new genre or author, you're short on time or attention or maybe you just love a good quick tale, sometime a short story is the perfect fit for your reading mood! At the Bedford Public Library, we have a lot of short story collections on the shelves - not only in our Story Collection, but on the Fiction and Nonfiction shelves too. Interested in checking some out? Click the links below to find themed browsable lists of story collections you can request with your Bedford Library card.
Did you love the twisting plot, unreliable narrator, and fast-paced suspense of The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins? Click the links below to find some recommendations for other books we think you'll also enjoy!
With over 50 bestsellers to her name, it's easy to see how Mary Higgins Clark earned the title Queen of Suspense. Even though she passed away earlier this year, Mary Higgins Clark left behind a rich literary legacy of fast-paced suspense novels with relatable heroines. If you've already read them all and are looking for more, please click the links below to find a list of suggested reading we think you'll enjoy as well!
Looking for the perfect cookbook? The Bedford Public Library has an extensive cookbook collection covering a wide variety of cuisines, methods and cooking styles. Clink the links below to browse curated collections for some ideas. (All of these books can be requested for contact-free pickup!)
Not finding what you're looking for? Interested in more? (Yes - there's more!) The Reference Desk is here to help! Call 472-2300 or email reference@bedfordnh.org and we'll be happy to give you some personalized recommendations!
