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Want to exercise but not sure where to start?
Join us Thursdays, starting March 6, for a fun and engaging exercise program. Enjoy guided training through videos and a sense of a healthy community. No membership required!
What to Expect:
- Alternating video sessions
- 1 & 2-mile walks on some Thursdays (great for beginners)
- 5-mile walks every other Thursday (for a more advanced challenge)
What to Bring:
- Comfortable clothing and supportive shoes for walking
- A water bottle to stay hydrated
Registration is required.
Starts Thursday, March 6 | 3:00 - 4:30 p.m.
Ropkins Library
1750 Main Street
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The Coin
Yasmin Zaher
Finalist for the Gotham Book Prize | A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice
"A smart, sneering novel of capital and its consequences. In a spiraling, hallucinogenic plot, The Coin draws a dotted line between the narrator’s grandmother’s garden in Palestine and a splatter of excrement on New York City subway tiles. The whiplash feels intentional, funny in an absurdist way, like the narrator’s existential seesawing between jaded American consumerism and the sadness and guilt of displacement. The novel’s power is not in cohesion, but in chaos."
—Lauren Christensen, New York Times
". . . in search of her “true essence,” she withdraws into self-flagellating solitude that leads to the novel’s shattering conclusion. A perilous journey, rendered in sensuous prose."
—Kirkus Reviews
Find it HERE in our catalog
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Normal People
Sally Rooney
One of Entertainment Weekly's Ten Best Novels of the Decade | Ten Best Books of the Year: People, Slate, The New York Public Library, Harvard Crimson
"A novel that demands to be read compulsively, in one sitting."
—The Washington Post
". . . personal crises and dissembling about feelings push the pair alternatively together and apart up to an open-ended but satisfying conclusion. Rooney crafts a devastating story from a series of everyday sorrows by delicately traversing female and male anxieties over sex, class, and popularity. This is a magnificent novel."
—Publishers Weekly
Find it HERE in our catalog
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Hip-hop is a global cultural movement that began in 1973 in the South Bronx, driven by African American and Latino youth. It emerged as a response to the criminalization of young people, inadequate educational support, and the neglect of their rundown housing by property owners and the New York City government.
In Hartford, hip-hop culture began to take shape in the late 1970s and early 1980s within neighborhood environments similar to the South Bronx. In 1981, a Real Art Ways (RAW) exhibition featured emerging New York City-based graffiti artists Lady Pink and Crash, who painted on the RAW State Street Hartford walls. A portion of RAW's archives have been donated to the Hartford Public Library's (HPL) Hartford History Center, which has collaborated with RAW to uncover images, footage, and newspaper articles that illustrate RAW's promotion of hip-hop events. Tim Wolf, formerly of Peace Train, contributed photographs, flyers, and recordings documenting the early 1980s b-boying (breakdancing) and popping communities in Hartford. We thank RAW and Tim Wolf for working with us and making these wonderful materials available to the public.
These materials were curated by HPL’s Hartford History Center and were originally presented in November of 2016 in a full exhibition.
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Book Dances, Justice Dance Performance Project's (JDPP) newest dance theater performance piece, celebrates books as touchstones of freedom, exploring the power of the right to read and its vulnerability in today’s world.
The event will feature a poem by Kate Rushin, The Library Card, written for HPL, movable shelves of open-faced books that frame the space as dancers explore the impact of books, music by composer Robert Een, and a few words by the dancers.
A partnership between JDPP, HPL, and UConn Hartford.
Monday, March 31 | 1:00 - 3:00 p.m.
Downtown Library
Atrium
500 Main Street
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Baby Grand Jazz - Double Header:
Aja Moyé & Tony Davis
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Aja Moyé is a singer/songwriter from Hartford, whose journey spans intimate regional performances and world-class stages worldwide. She draws inspiration from the tapestry of everyday life, infusing her songs with the essence of human connection and shared existence. Her musical prowess is a testament to the rich influences that have shaped her, from classic R&B/Soul and the intricate artistry of traditional jazz.
Sunday, March 9 | 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. (doors open at 12:00 p.m.)
Next up: Tony Davis is an internationally acclaimed NYC guitarist, vocalist, composer, and producer. Tony has performed extensively at prestigious venues such as The Blue Note, The Village Vanguard, Smalls, Mezzrow, Jazz at Lincoln Center, and Birdland. He has showcased his talents at major festivals, including the Newport Jazz Festival and the Greater Hartford Jazz Fest, and was celebrated as a rising star guitarist at the 2016 Wes Montgomery Tribute Festival in Indianapolis.
Catch Aja and Tony this Sunday!
Sunday, March 9 | 3:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Downtown Library
Center for Contemporary Culture
500 Main Street
Baby Grand Jazz performances are free to the public. Can’t join us in person? Shows will be live-streamed on HPL’s YouTube and Facebook.
Thanks to our 2025 presenting sponsor, The Kaman Foundation, for its continuing support and longtime partners, The Hartford Jazz Society and WWUH 91.3 FM.
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Edit Like a Pro with YOUmedia | |
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Are you into photography? Want to enhance your editing skills?
Learn essential editing skills to make your images stand out. We will use Adobe programs (Photoshop and Lightroom) to enhance photos, fix flaws, and add creative effects.
Learn how to edit like a pro!
Wednesday, March | 3:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Downtown Library
YOUmedia, second floor
500 Main Street
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Celebrate Women's History Month with Films | |
Celebrate Women's History Month with Kanopy’s curated collection of films that honor the incredible impact of women throughout history. Let’s uplift their stories and voices, now and always! Explore the collection for FREE with your library card. | |
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A Place Like No Other
HPL offers engaging, educational, and fun programming for all ages.
Check out our full programming calendar HERE
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“People are a lot more knowable than they think they are."
―Sally Rooney, Normal People
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