The Mission of the Bradford Public Library is to be a center of lifelong learning through our collection, technology and historical materials.
The Bradford Public Library provides information and resources in printed,
audio, electronic, and visual formats along with computer access, study
room, a history room, community room, and special programs/events to patrons
and the public throughout Darke and Miami counties and the Miami Valley
region. Library hours are Mondays from 9:00 am – 5:00 pm, Tuesday and
Thursdays from 11:00 am – 7:00 pm, Fridays from 11:00 am – 5:00 pm and
Saturdays from 10:00 am – 1:00 pm. The Bradford Public Library is located
at 138 E. Main Street and staff may be reached at 937-448-2612 during
regular hours.
This is your Library, please come and enjoy. If we can help you in any way, let us know.
The Library Staff
The Winners of the January "Checking-Out BPL Materials" are:
AUSTIN CRICKMORE AND RHONDA GAYNOR. Each won a series of delectable milk chocolate decorated snowmen. CONGRATULATIONS!
The Bradford Public Library Volunteers will be meeting at 1:00pm on Thursday, Februay16th in the library's Community Room. If you would like to be a part of the library volunteer group then this session is for you! The library volunteers assist with a variety of library functions including running the Spring Used Book Sale, clipping Bradford area articles for our vertical file, manning the Bradford Historical Room (The Robert E. Perry Room), shelving, typing, organizing materials and a host of other tasks-including going on the occasional field trip to various area locations. If you have any questions, please call the staff at 937.448.2612 or drop in on Thursday, the 16th.
**NEW** NEWS/EVENTS NOW ONLINE! Just "click" on any of the "links" below to view current events/happenings at your public library (Adobe Reader is required-can be downloaded free from: www.adobe.com)
NOTICE: TAX FORMS -Any local, county, state, or federal tax forms will cost ten cents per printed page. In order to assist our patrons in getting the “correct form,” you may call 1-800-829-3676 to order FREE federal tax products or go online to www.IRS.gov to order the forms that you require. This policy is in effect as of Tuesday, May 17, 2011. Please ask for the Library Director if you have any questions. Thank you.
Are you thinking about making copies of something?
Are you downloading text or pictures from the computer / Internet / Web?
We want to help!
Please contact a staff member to help in reducing your copier costs!
· Each patron is responsible to pay for every copy that is made on the library printer / copier.
· This also includes the “unnecessary copies” that are printed that you may not want or need.
· Please contact a staff member to help in reducing the copies that are made and SAVE YOU MONEY.
NOTICE: TAX FORMS -Any local, county, state, or federal tax forms will cost ten cents per printed page. In order to assist our patrons in getting the “correct form,” you may call 1-800-829-3676 to order FREE federal tax products or go online to www.IRS.gov to order the forms that you require. This policy is in effect as of Tuesday, May 17, 2011. Please ask for the Library Director if you have any questions. Thank you.
Ancestry.com is a subscription service, paid for by the Bradford Public Library for the convenience of its patrons. Access is limited to use at the library. Ancestry.com is one of the most well-known genealogy databases in the country!
Photo Page: (UNDER CONSTRUCTION)
Display Case: If you have a collection which you would like to share, please call the library to reserve a month. Any “family appropriate” collection is welcome.


