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Library

Ma ria Re d b u rn
D i r ect o r o f Li brar y

The B edf o r d Publ i c Li brar y ( B PL) enr i ches , em po wer s , and t rans f o r m s l i v es by s er v i ng as a l ear ni ng cent er , co m m uni t y
ancho r , and t echno l o g y cent er . B PL f uel s B edf o r d’s pas s i o n f o r r eadi ng and l ear ni ng t hr o ug h i nno v at i v e co l l ect i o ns ,
pr o g ram s , and di g i t al co nt ent . B PL wi l l pl ay an i nt eg ral r o l e i n hel pi ng ci t i zens r eent er t he wo r kf o r ce t hr o ug h l i brar y
t echno l o g y , i ns t r uct i o nal as s i s t ance, and s el f -di r ect ed l ear ni ng . B PL has al way s been kno wn f o r i t s i nno v at i v e pr o g ram m i ng
and s i g nat ur e ev ent s . D ue t o t he CO V ID -19 Cr i s i s , t he Li brar y s hi f t ed s pendi ng t o addr es s t echno l o g y needs by addi ng W IF I
bo o s t er s t o co v er t he Li brar y G r eens pace and par ki ng l o t , addi ng ho t s po t s and Chr o m ebo o ks f o r B edf o r d r es i dent s t o
checko ut , and i m pl em ent i ng a new Publ i c S er v i ces Manag em ent S y s t em f o r pr i nt i ng , f axi ng , and s canni ng . W i t h o v er
148,000 i t em s i n i t s co l l ect i o n, B PL pr o v i des t he co m m uni t y acces s t o bo o ks , e-bo o ks , audi o bo o ks , m us i c CD s , D V D s ,
t abl et s , and m o r e. Maxi m i zi ng r es o ur ces , B PL par t ner s wi t h t he HEB IS D , co m m uni t y o r g ani zat i o ns , and o t her Ci t y
depar t m ent s t o o bt ai n g rant s and r each ci t i zens wher e t hey l i v e, wo r k, and pl ay .
FY 2020-2021 Highlights

Awar ded t he Am er i can S cho o l B o ar d Jo ur nal 2020 Nat i o nal Mag na Awar d f o r HEB Reads !
Recei v ed t he Texas Muni ci pal Li brar y D i r ect o r s As s o ci at i o n Achi ev em ent o f Excel l ence i n Li brar i es Awar d
Expanded Li brar y o f Thi ng s t o i ncl ude Chr o m ebo o ks and ho t s po t s
Recei v ed $ 33,9 00 i n do nat i o ns f r o m t he F o undat i o n and F r i ends
Added W IF I bo o s t er s t o co v er t he Li brar y G r eens pace and par ki ng l o t t o i ncr eas e acces s t o t he Int er net
Im pl em ent ed a new Publ i c S er v i ce Manag em ent S y s t em f o r r es er v i ng co m put er s , m o bi l e pr i nt i ng , f axi ng , and s can
s er v i ces
Repl aced Chi l dr en' s Ar ea car pet
Expenditures Summary

"1,639,457 -$18,034

(- 1.09% vs. prior year)

Li b ra r y Pr op osed a n d H i st or i ca l Bu d get vs. Act u a l
1,750k

1,500k

1,250k

1,000k

750k

500k

250k

0
FY2016 FY2017 FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 FY2021 FY2022
Actual Budgeted Over Budget

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