Welcome to the Bedford Borough & Central Bedfordshire Virtual Library
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Shefford Library Building Works
Shefford Library will close on Saturday 1st February and reopen on Monday 17th March We apologise for the inconvenience that this causes.
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Cracking Cooking
A selection of great recent cookbooks from our stock, for inspiration and enjoyment.
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Free Music and Video
Over 7 million tracks and 10,000 music videos available to download from Freegal.
Just log in with your library card number and PIN and start downloading!
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Encyclopaedia Britannica
From articles and images, to sound and video - so much for any age to enjoy!
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The Times Digital Archive
The service has been upgraded - now you can access The Times from 1785 to 2007.
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Zinio E-Magazines
Free e-magazines to read and download anywhere!
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Historical Fiction
A programme of events celebrating the best of historical fiction.
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New E-Audio Titles
15 new titles have been added to the e-audio service for October - discover them here!
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New Newspaper Service!
Instant access to over 2,200 newspapers, from 97 countries, in 54 languages.