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Come hang out with Mayor Boyter (and your neighbors) during the next Mornings with the Mayor at 10 a.m. on Saturday, November 6 at the Bedford Public Library. Mayor Boyter, alongside Council Member Ruth Culver, will provide some updates on City news and residents can have their questions addressed in one-on-one discussions.

Teens, are you published? Wanna be? Submit your original short story to the Bedford Public Library. The top stories will be published in a collection available at the Library! Email entries to sarah.featherstone@bedfordtx.gov by December 31. Rules: Participants must be ages 13-18. Entries must be typed and submitted as a Word doc, Google doc, or PDF. Please include your name, age, phone number, and email address. Entries must be at least 500 words and no more than 2,000 words or five pages. One short story per teen. Short stories must be original work and have a title. Copyrighted characters are not allowed. Library staff reserves the right to refuse any short stories deemed inappropriate for publication.

Teens, show us your art! Submit your original paintings, drawings, digital art, or photography November 1 to 15 for the Sixth Annual Teen Art Show. Participants must be in grades 7 to 12. Artwork will be displayed in the Lobby from November 22 to December 19 for a public vote (virtual voting will also be available) and the winners will be awarded Amazon gift card prizes. First place: $100 gift card; 2nd Place: $75; 3rd Place: $50; Honorable Mention: $25.

Ever wanted to be a published author? Now's your chance! Submit your short story to the Bedford Public Library- the top ten stories will be compiled into a printed book available in the library! Rules: Participants must be ages 9-12. Entries must be typed and submitted to alexa.bynum-soto@bedfordtx.gov by December 31st, 2021, in order to be eligible. Please include your name, age, email, and phone number with your entry. Entries should be no more than 2,000 words. If you have any illustrations you wish to accompany your story, please include a scanned copy in your submissions. All illustrations must be completed in pen. One short story per participant. Short stories must be original work and have a title. Library staff reserves the right to refuse any short stories deemed inappropriate for publication.