Your Local Library - Cycling Inspiration and Resources - Sue Thornton Bedford Central Library has all sorts of useful, interesting and FREE resources for cyclists. Books and OS maps can be borrowed and the library’s website, the Virtual Library, provides free access to a range of cycling related information – from local cycling history to the latest cycle transport news. You can search the catalogue on the Virtual Library for maps, guides, and books, or drop in and see what’s available. Have a browse around the “Out and About in Bedfordshire” section on the second floor where you will find leaflets, local guidebooks & ride books, plus free copies of the Cycle Map Bedford and Kempston to take away. Cycling magazines from around the world are available to read online for free through the Virtual Library’s e-resources PressDisplay and eMagazines links. We also have Cycling Weekly available for a one week loan as well as the CTC Cycle Magazine in our reference section. Bedford Central Library has a wealth of local history resources. The Heritage Library is open on Tuesdays from 9-1 and 2-5 and the local history section in the main library is accessible during normal opening hours. Find out about Dan Albone and Ivel Cycles of Biggleswade, browse local newspapers, photographs and newspaper cuttings in the Local History Collection, and find both the CCNB Newsletter from 2001, Bedfordshire Cyclist from 1979-1994 amongst our periodicals.
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