Books, Music, Art, Job Opportunities & more!

Closing the books on a fantastic season of

Summer Learning

Thank you for blasting off with us!

It was a fantastic summer of learning, adventure, fun, and big smiles!

Many thanks to everyone who participated.

This is the last week of programming.

Check out what's in store HERE

(And don't forget to turn in your reading logs!)

* Image of prize winners at lunch with Hartford School Superintendent Leslie Torres-Rodriguez

Because the book is always better

Anatomy of a Scandal

Sarah Vaughn

International bestseller

Now a TV series, this is a riveting story of love, revenge, and deception.

"This exhilarating novel . . . will have readers thinking about justice and truth and whether you can ever really, fully know someone." Real Simple

Conversations with Friends

Sally Rooney

International bestseller

Also a new TV Series, this book is a an emotional, honest and funny look at human relationships.

“This book. This book. I read it in one day. I hear I'm not alone.”– Sarah Jessica Parker (Instagram)

All Hail the Queen

Download Beyoncé's latest masterpiece Renaissance free with your library card.

Listen to Beyoncé and so much more through Freegal, a free streaming service available to you with your library card.

"It is so liberating to really know what I want, what truly makes me happy, what I will not tolerate. I have learned that it is no one else’s job to take care of me but me." Beyoncé

Looking Back - 130 years as Hartford Public Library

130 years ago – a committee of men representing the Wadsworth Atheneum and the Hartford Library Association presented a petition to the Mayor of Hartford, requesting that the City support a free public library.

Get the rest of the story HERE

P.S. Thanks for making the last 130 fantastic- we can't wait to see what is next!

*Photo of original library located within the Wadsworth Atheneum

Create your own paper flowers

Learn how to make your own beautiful paper flowers in this two part workshop.

Tuesday, August 23.

12:00pm - 2:00pm.

Thursday, August 25

12:00pm - 2:00pm.

Park Street Library @ the Lyric

603 Park Street

Learn More HERE.

Hartford Book Festival

Save the Date(s)

September 23- 25

Hartford's L.I.T.presents the Fourth Annual Hartford Book Festival

Join us for a literary celebration!

Downtown Library

500 Main Street

Learn more HERE

Stay tuned for more details..

Have lunch with us

Free Summer Meals

Fruit? Check.

Milk? Check

Vegetables? Check

Sandwiches? Check.

Happy Faces? That is a big check

We're partnering with End Hunger CT and participating in a free lunch program providing healthy meals for all children ages 18 and under.

Monday- Friday

noon each day

Downtown Library

Children's Library, 3rd Floor

500 Main Street

Learn more about this program HERE

Sounds of Frog Hollow

Free Concert

Tere Luna & Mariachi Mexico Antiguo

Wednesday, August 24

4:00pm - 5:00pm

Park Street Library @ the Lyric

International singing sensation Tere Luna performs Mexican Bolero as part of our Sounds of Frog Hollow music series. Learn more HERE

Meet the Artisans:

Translations and Interpretations

Works by the Hartford

Artisans Weaving Center

Meet the artisans and view the works on display.

Tuesday, August 23

5:00pm - 7:00 pm

3rd Floor Glass Cases

Downtown Library

500 Main Street

The Hartford Artisans Weaving Center is a non-profit located in Hartford. Since 2009, their artisan program has welcomed people 55 and older or people of any age with blindness or visual impairment to our creative weaving community.

Learn more about their work and mission HERE

We want talent, yes we do!

We're hiring!

Looking for a career that can engage your curiosity?

Want to join a dedicated group of people making a difference in Hartford?

Join our team!

Checking out the many openings we have HERE

“The truth is a tricky issue."― Sarah Vaughan, Anatomy of a Scandal

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