Bedford Public Library

{{short description|Historic building in Iowa, United States}}

{{for|the similarly named library in Massachusetts|Bedford Free Public Library}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2025}}

{{Infobox NRHP

| name = Bedford Public Library

| nrhp_type =

| image = Bedford Public Library.jpg

| caption =

| location = Jefferson St.
Bedford, Iowa

| coordinates = {{coord|40|40|6|N|94|43|13|W|display=inline,title}}

| locmapin = Iowa#USA

| built = 1916

| architect = Wetherell & Gage

| architecture = Colonial Revival
Renaissance Revival

| added = May 23, 1983

| area = less than one acre

| mpsub = {{NRHP url|id=64500180|title=Public Library Buildings in Iowa TR}}

| refnum = 83000405{{NRISref|version=2010a}}

}}

The Bedford Public Library in Bedford, Iowa, was built in 1916. It was designed by Wetherell & Gage with Colonial Revival and Renaissance Revival features.{{cite web|url={{NRHP url|id=83000405}}|title=Bedford Public Library|accessdate=2016-01-23|publisher=National Park Service|author=}} with {{NRHP url|id=83000405|photos=y|title=photos}} The Carnegie Corporation of New York had accepted Bedford's application for a grant for $10,000 on April 8, 1907.{{cite web|url=http://clip.grad.uiowa.edu/bedford-public-library|title=Carnegie Libraries of Iowa Project-Bedford Public Library|accessdate=2016-01-23|publisher=University of Iowa|author=}} The library is a brick, side gable structure with a projecting entrance on the long side of the building. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.