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Hartford Public Library is Turning 250!
We're kicking off a milestone year of festivities and reflections on the incredible history of this beloved place like no other.
HPL 250 Birthday Party
Wednesday, January 10, 3:30 p.m.
Barbour Branch
We're taking our birthday celebration to all our neighborhood branches. We’ll have cake, activities, storytelling, face painting and so much more. Did we mention cake?
250 Years of Books
Discover selections from our archives, documenting books throughout the past
2.5 centuries.
p.s. Check out our new logo! Watch the video reveal HERE!
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HPL Weekly Book Recommendations:
Check out what we're reading
It's cold outside.
The perfect time to sink into a good mystery.
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Like a Sister
Kellye Garrett
Shortlisted for the 2023 Edgar Allan Poe Awards
This suspense novel will remind you of Alfred Hitchcock at his best. A mystery filled with murder and intrigue for today's modern times.
"A twisty murder mystery with nuance and heart.” —BookPage
"Sharp, smart, and heartbreaking."
—Reader's Digest
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None of This is True
Lisa Jewell
New York Times Bestseller
A psychological thriller filled with dark secrets, a crime podcast, and birthday twins. (Yes, that is a thing.)
"The book’s unreliable narrator, dark twists and unending suspense will keep you on edge until the very last page.” —NPR
"... a gloriously dark, glittering creepfest..." —Amazon Book Review
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The Beat is a collection of Hartford-based music, curated by the Hartford Public Library and a group of Community Curators from the Hartford music community.
Streaming the sounds of Hartford’s diverse communities, The Beat delivers commercial-free, curated music from artists who represent CT’s Capital City. Jam, groove, or vibe out to Hartford’s best tunes, which can be accessed, 24/7, through a user-friendly digital music platform, free of charge. As a Hartford Public Library cardholder, you can also download your favorite tracks for free!
(Artist, you can get paid to share your music on The Beat!)
Learn more about The Beat HERE
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Angelina Kolobukhova Quartet
Performs This Sunday!
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January 14, 3 p.m.
Center for Contemporary Culture (CCC) at the Downtown Library
Angelina Kolobukhova is a vocalist born and raised in Minsk, Belarus. She's collaborated with the New Brunswick Jazz Project, Hartford Jazz Society, NPR Live Sessions and performed at Birdland Jazz Club, Ornithology Jazz Club, and more. Angelina performs standards from the American Songbook with original arrangements as well as her own original compositions.
Experience a preview of Angelina's truly beautiful voice HERE.
Angelina Kolobukhova, vocals
Tyler Henderson, piano
Sameer Shankar, bass
Aaron Seeber, drums
Learn more about the entire series HERE
We're celebrating the 20th season of Baby Grand Jazz with the support of a generous three-year sponsorship from The Kaman Foundation. Our free series features accomplished jazz musicians and bands from around the region.
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Simona's Search
January 18 – February 11, 2024
Simona’s Search is a riveting exploration of the bond between fathers and daughters, love and sacrifice, nature and nurture. From one of the writers and producers of Netflix’s Ozark comes this gripping world premiere. Learn more HERE
Free tickets are now available to HPL cardholders!
Reserve your tickets HERE
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Philanthropy Spotlight
Highlighting the foundations, organizations, and people that make our library stronger.
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Dr. Amanda Jones-Hernandez, Dr. Katrina Yamasaki, Dr. Jeffery Hines at HPL’s community dialogue on national research programs. | |
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Hartford Public Library's Health & Wellness Guide is designed to help our community to further their knowledge and skills related to health literacy, and/or understanding of clinical medical research.
Learn more about HPL's Health & Wellness guide, programs and resources HERE
This project is funded by the National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, under Cooperative Agreement Number U24LM014070 with the University of Iowa, Hardin Library for the Health Sciences, and the University of Pittsburgh, Health Sciences Library System
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A Place Like No Other
HPL offers engaging, educational, and fun programming for all ages.
Check out our calendar of programming HERE and head to your favorite branch!
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“But I suppose the problem is that people often don’t realize that their lives are changing for the better until after the event, when they stop to look back.”
― Lisa Jewell, None of This Is True
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