Library · Bedford
Bedford Public Library
Bedford’s library is the Bedford Public Library, a branch of Bedford Public Library, open about 60 hours a week.
IMLS Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024Regional system. Bedford’s branch belongs to Bedford Public Library, which serves 33,833 people. The yearly numbers below are for the whole system, not just this branch. A card works at every branch.
Your branch
Bedford Public Library
1323 K Street, Bedford 47421
60 hrsopen a week
17,078sq ft
Fine-freeNo late fees on books returned late
E-books & audiobooksBorrow from home with your card
Auto-renews loansBooks renew on their own if no one’s waiting
Research databasesOnline courses, journals, genealogy and more
Fiscal year 2024
A year at Bedford Public Library
73K
visits
2.2 per resident
261K
loans, print + digital
7.7 per resident
1,091
programs & events
24K attended
14K
library cards
41% of people served
How it compares
Against libraries serving 25,000 to 100,000 people
Per-resident numbers, compared only with libraries of a similar size across the country, because a tiny town’s library always looks busier per person.
Visits per resident
2.2 visits · typical 2.6
A little below typical (40th percentile)
Borrowing per resident
3.7 print items · typical 3.7
Higher than 50% of similar-size libraries
Digital borrowing
4.0 e-items · typical 1.2
Top 10% of similar-size libraries
Kids’ borrowing
2.0 kids’ items · typical 1.7
Higher than 57% of similar-size libraries
Program attendance
0.7 attendees · typical 0.3
Higher than 87% of similar-size libraries
Cardholders
41% of residents
Higher than 53% of similar-size libraries
Borrowing & programs
What people use it for
What people borrow
261K loans last year
Books & media (adults)23%Kids’ books & media26%E-books, audio & streaming52%
Who the programs are for
1,091 story times, classes, clubs and events
Money
Who pays for it
$67 per resident a year
Typical for a library this size: $40. Operating budget $2.3M.
Local 91%State 6%Gifts & other 2%
About these numbers
How to read this page
Hours are an averageThe survey reports a building’s public hours for the whole year. We divide by the weeks it was open, so check the library’s own site for today’s hours.
Compared by size“Similar-size” means libraries serving about as many people, nationwide. Per-resident numbers always flatter the smallest towns, so they’re never compared with big cities.
One year, the library’s own countLibraries report their own visits, loans and programs for fiscal year 2024. A library that didn’t respond keeps its address and hours here, with no numbers.
Source: Institute of Museum and Library Services, Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024. Distances are straight-line from the town center.