The Bedford Branch Library serves 8,960 residents in the City of Temperance and is a part of the Monroe County Library System. The Library System maintains 482,921 volumes and circulates roughly 1.4 million items per year. The Bedford Branch houses the local history room, which holds collections of family histories, abstracts, photographs, school yearbooks, Genealogical Society of Monroe County publications, obituaries, and other historical collections. It offers technology services, including 16 public computers, fax/copy/scan, 3D printer, notary services, book clubs, toddler time, classes, and other programs and services.