• What is a Friend?
• What do Friends do?
• What have we provided?
• How do I become a Friend?
• When do the Friends meet?
• Can I make a donation to the Friends?
• Who are the Friends?

The Bedford Library Friends are a group of community citizens who share a common desire to perpetuate the growth and to promote the interest and the welfare of the Bedford Public Library as a cultural and educational asset to the City of Bedford. Bedford Library Friends host activities and events for the Library that help to foster community involvement and cultural awareness, support the enjoyment of the Library and its resources, and conduct fund-raisers to help the Library with funding over and above the Library budget.

Annual dues of members, monetary contributions (tax deductible) and monies from the sale of used books, Friends T-shirts, book bags, and other useful items enable the Friends to provide added funds to the Library for services, equipment and programs. We also accept book donations from the public.

• We help support and promote the growth and development of the Bedford Public Library.
• We raise funds for books & materials.
• We plan and staff the Friends books sales.
• We sell items of related interest to Library patrons, including earphones, ear buds, flash drives and a variety of "logo-items" such as coffee mugs, tote bags, backpacks and cookbooks. All proceeds benefit the Library.
• We sponsor special library programs such as author events, lectures and book signings.
• We sponsor children's events to encourage a positive association with learning and the library, including our ongoing assistance with the summer reading program.
• We lobby public officials on behalf of the library.

• On-line Book Club funding
• Bedford Book Worms funding
• Coffee Bar refreshments
• Flat-screen monitors for the Check Out Desk
• DVD projector
• DVD player to check returned DVDs for problems and damage
• A/V Cart used to move items to meeting rooms and around the library
• Decorated windows for Summer and Winter Holidays
• Various office equipment

Becoming a Friend is easy! Just pick up a membership form at the Information Desk, and fill it out.

Memberships dues are for one year beginning January 1 through December 31. Dues may be donated at any time of year and are tax-deductible.

	Membership Level		Annual Dues		Mail completed membership form and dues to: Bedford Library Friends c/o Bedford Public Library 2424 Forest Ridge Drive Bedford, TX 76021
	Individual		$10.00
	Family		$15.00
	Benefactor		$30.00 or more

Join others in our community who have helped make Bedford Public Library one of the best libraries around!

Meetings are held on the third Thursday of the month at 7:00 pm at the Bedford Public Library.

Friends Minutes

The Friends can accept your monetary donation toward the purchase of a book in honor of a special person. The Library special orders a book, or other media, and a bookplate is placed inside the book noting that the book is an honorarium.

Money can also be donated for larger purchases based on the needs of the Library and the wishes of the donor. Memorial plates are placed on the items purchased.

Remember that all donations are tax-deductible.

Donations can be mailed to:
Bedford Library Friends
c/o Bedford Public Library
2424 Forest Ridge Drive
Bedford, TX 76021

Executive Council

	President		Jim Davisson
	First Vice-President		Holley Hendrickson
	Vice President		Amanda Green
	Secretary		Fran Rogers
	Treasurer		Beth Mullens