Friends of the Library Report: Spring & Summer 2023

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Published on April 24, 2023.

Hello Friends,

This is great weather to grab a book and enjoy the sunshine or the shade of a wonderful tree! Our Shelbyville Bedford County Library has many titles to choose from, including online choices. The Friends of the Library Council would like to thank all who made the Annual Author’s Luncheon successful in October 2022. We hope those who attended enjoyed the event and we want to thank you for supporting the Shelbyville Bedford County Library through Friends of the Library. The money raised from the luncheon will continue to support the library. The Friends of the Library Council is already working on a new season! We are in the process of planning the Annual Author’s Luncheon for October. The date of the luncheon will be October 10, 2023, so mark your calendars with plans to have lunch with us!

Being one of those who support the Shelbyville Bedford County Library is gratifying as the library implements programs to assist and enrich all generations in our community. If you have the opportunity, check out the programs and services the library offers. The Friends of the Library Council looks forward to participating and working with the library as they continue to serve our community!

The support and reinforcement the Friends Council provides is a vital part of the Shelbyville Bedford County Library. What does the Friends of the Library Council do? Friends of the Library Council helps with fundraisers such as the book sale, activities the library conducts for the community as well as helps meet some of the needs of the library to conduct daily business. The Friends of the Library Council always welcomes new members. Feel free to let any member of the Council know if you are interested in participating as a member of the Friends of the Library Council. We would love to have you join us!

A name "Monica Lewis" in cursive font, followed by the title "Friends of the Library Chair" in plain text.

Website Accessibility Statement

Shelbyville - Bedford County Public Library is fully committed to providing accessible facilities, elements and channels of communication to all members of the public. As part of this commitment, Shelbyville - Bedford County Public Library has a policy of providing an accessible website compatible with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) and commercial screen reading software. All features of the website are coded to allow individuals with vision and other impairments to understand and use the website to the same degree as someone without disabilities. We welcome feedback and can often resolve issues in a timely manner if they arise.

If you need any special assistance or accommodations:

Call us at (931) 684-7323

Ongoing Compliance Information

Compliance Officer

Shelbyville - Bedford County Public Library has designated a compliance officer for website disability-related accommodations. The compliance officer has received training in website accessibility and updates the site in accordance with those best practices. Contact our accessibility officer to report an issue.

Compliance Procedures and Reports

In addition to testing with users with a wide range of disabilities and coding our website to WCAG standards, Shelbyville - Bedford County Public Library regularly scans its website to ensure ongoing compliance, and makes timely changes to any inaccessible changes, if any are found.

Linked Documents and Third Parties

Please note that this site may link out to third-party websites, such as state or federal agencies, that do not have accessible content. This site may also include documents provided by third parties included in our agenda packets, for example. While we cannot control the accessibility of content provided by third parties, we are happy to assist any member of the public with reading and accessing content on our site.

See an opportunity for us to improve? Please contact our accessibility officer or call us at (931) 684-7323.

Report a Website Accessibility Issue

We are committed to your ability to access all content, and we will respond to all requests as soon as possible.