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FY 2025-2026 Highlights

Received the 2025 Excellence in Libraries Award from the Texas Municipal Library Directors Association.
93% of Library Satisfaction Survey respondents Strongly Agree or Agree that the Library is meeting their
needs.
Enhanced study room services by implementing online reservation system and remote locks.
Sold over $41,000 in pumpkins benefiting the Friends and Navajo/Zuni Indian tribes.
Twenty-eight people reported getting a job/a better job on the Library Satisfaction Survey.

Departmental Goals

Organizational Excellence
Fuel Bedford's passion for reading, listening, and viewing by evaluating, selecting, and weeding collections.
Add a minimum of 8,000 materials per year to the collection. Digital materials will account for 15% of
overall circulation.
Evaluate user satisfaction with Library technology to improve services.
Develop alternative funding sources through grants, sponsorships, naming rights, donations, and resource-
sharing opportunities to support library needs.
Apply for grants to enhance library resources for the community.
Partner with the Foundation and Friends on 3 - 5 fundraisers per year.
Collaborate with Euless, Hurst, and the HEB ISD on HEB Reads! Kick-off Event.
Quality of Life
Be a destination for families in Bedford and North Texas.
Issue an average of 175 library cards per month.
Host an average of 15 educational programs per month for all ages.
Host an average of 20 programs and events per month for all ages.
Plan two large-scale signature events per year.
Partner with the Bedford Library Friends Pumpkin Patch.
Connect jobseekers with free resources and workforce development opportunities to help them gain
employment or get a better job.
Track the number of patrons who cite the library as the reason they got a job or a better job on the
annual library satisfaction survey.
Conduct an annual library satisfaction survey.
Maintain a 95% customer satisfaction rating in the following survey categories: friendliness, ability to
quickly assist a customer, and knowledge.
90% of Bedford citizens rate the Library as "excellent" or "good".
Increase number of Facebook followers to 10,000.
Promote Library services and offer activities at an average 30 outreach events annually.
At least 50% of Library cardholders are Bedford residents.

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