We had so much fun celebrating the holidays with you! |
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“Winter, a lingering season, is a time to gather golden moments, embark upon a sentimental journey, and enjoy every idle hour.” — John Boswell
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Perhaps you made an ornament with us, or sang along to a holiday song. Or maybe you learned about different holiday traditions.
However you celebrated we want to thank you for being a part of our Library traditions old and new.
Cheers to each and every one of you!
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Top Borrowed Books Of 2021 At HPL |
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Brit Bennett
No. 1 borrowed book of 2021
From The New York Times-bestselling author of The Mothers, a stunning new novel about twin sisters, inseparable as children, who ultimately choose to live in two very different worlds, one black and one white.
“Propulsive and compassionate, Bennett’s follow-up to The Mothers is not to be missed.” — Harper’s Bazaar
“[A] page-turner about once-inseparable twin girls now living radically different lives.” — O: The Oprah Magazine
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No. 2 borrowed book of 2021
Pulitzer Prize–winning, bestselling author Isabel Wilkerson examines the unspoken caste system that has shaped America and shows how our lives today are still defined by a hierarchy of human divisions.
“Magnificent ... a trailblazing work on the birth of inequality ... bursting with insight and love, this book may well help save us.” — O: The Oprah Magazine
“It’s a book that changes the weather inside a reader.” — Dwight Garner, The New York Times
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Check out our entire list of our top 10 most-borrowed books HERE
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Why not a movie marathon for New Year's Eve?
Kanopy's got you covered!
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With just your library card you can watch thousands of movies for free at Kanopy.
Stanley Tucci has a best-selling book about food right now ( TASTE). Check him out, along with Tony Shalhoub in the classic film Big Night
New Jersey, 1950s. Two brothers run an Italian restaurant. Business is not going well as a rival Italian restaurant is out-competing them. In a final effort to save the restaurant, the brothers plan to put on an evening of incredible food.
"As delicately and deliciously prepared as the dishes it features, Big Night is a lyric to the love of food, family and persuasive acting." — Los Angeles Times
"A scrumptious tale of great food and grand passions." — Washington Post
Watch Big Night and more HERE
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And for those who want to go out...
First Night Hartford is back!
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DJ Sonia Sol
8-11:30 p.m.: biblioDISCOteque, a disco-themed New Year’s Eve party DJ-ed by Sonia Sol ( she is amazing) with a cash bar & food trucks
P.S. don't forget to stop by the library as part of the First Night scavenger hunt.
Find more information about First Night HERE
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First Night Hartford is back for 2022 with in-person fun, come join us in the Library's cafe space facing Main Street!
December 31st
Downtown Library
500 Main Street
2-8 p.m.: Crafts, books and giveaways, writing activities and more!
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Digital Training For Adults!
(Call your kids — tell them you don't need their IT service anymore)
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One-on-one tech training designed just for you!
Beginning January 2022.
Digital Navigators will go out in the community to distribute laptops and tablets, help individuals sign up for low-cost home internet and connect them with digital literacy skills training.
To learn more or sign up:
or call 860-695-6371
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We're counting down the days to our first of the season
Baby Grand Jazz performance!
Sunday, January 2nd, 3 p.m.
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All shows will be streamed on Facebook and YouTube. In-person attendance is limited, and registration is required.
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Talented student artists share their pandemic inspired artwork |
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A group of talented students responded to the isolation, unrest, and uncertainty of 2020 with art.
Hartford Foundation for Public Giving asked students in our region to submit works capturing their thoughts and emotions in the time of pandemic and protest.
That call culminated in the Art in Action: Young Artists’ Vision of 2020 touring exhibition which made its last stop at our Downtown Branch, with a closing reception held Thursday, December 14th.
Read more about the reception HERE
You can check out all of the students art work HERE
"Last Waltz" by student artist Pulkit Nagpal
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OHMMMMM... OHMMMMM... OHMMMMM...
Free Weekly Yoga Classes At HPL
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Inhale the future, exhale the past
Start the new year off right- with some self care.
All levels are welcome to join, Just bring a mat or towel and mask and you are all set!
Weekly classes beginning
Tuesdays, January 4th
10:30 a.m. — 11:30 a.m.
Camp Field Branch
30 Campfield Ave.
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Don't forget: HPL holiday closings
All Hartford Public Library locations will be closed on:
Friday, December 31st
Saturday, January 1st
The Hartford History Center will be closed Monday, December 27th through Thursday, December 30th. You may still email questions or appointment requests to [email protected], leave a phone message at 860-695-6297, or stop by the Main Floor library service desk.
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“Radical empathy is the kindred connection from a place of deep knowing that opens your spirit to the pain of another as they perceive it." — Isabel Wilkerson Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents
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