Bedford Public Library System

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Bedford Public Library System
CountryUS
Branches6
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Population served75,516
Website Bedford Public Library System

Bedford Public Library System serves Bedford county in Virginia. [1] The library system is within Region 2 of Virginia Library Association. [2]

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According to the FY 2014 Institute of Museum and Library Services Data Catalog, the Bedford Public Library System has a service area population of 75,516 with 1 central library and 5 branch libraries. [3]

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  2. "VLA Regions". Library Development and Networking. 2015-01-27. Retrieved 2016-10-20.
  3. "FY 2014 Public Libraries Survey". Institute of Museum and Library Services. Archived from the original on 2016-11-04. Retrieved November 7, 2016.