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Know Your U.S. Constitution
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Encounters: Bill of Rights
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Saturday, March 4, Noon-2 pm
Hartford History Center
Join the conversation as we discuss the Bill of Rights, the first 10 amendments to the United States Constitution. The amendments include the right of free speech, protections against unreasonable search and seizure, and a speedy and public jury trial.
Read the Bill of Rights
Lunch will be served; participants must register in advance. RSVP:860-695-6367 or by email to [email protected].
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The Library Is A Place For All
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Read About Your Legal Protections
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Hartford Public Library Serves Everyone
All community members of every religion and ethnicity, whether citizens or immigrants, are welcome at the Library.
Stay informed and connected.
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E-Book Checkout Workshops
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Albany, Monday March 6, 4:30-5:30 pm
Goodwin, Thursday March 9, 4-5:45
Reading an E-Book is the perfect way to take a library book on the go, whether you’re on vacation or just don’t have room for another book in your bag. Did you know that you can use your library card to check them out? Come find out how in this super simple workshop.
Learn more here.
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Friday, March 3
Main Floor, Downtown, 2 pm
A reed trio from the Hartford Independent Chamber Orchestra performs works from Gordon Jacob, Jindřich Feld, Henri Tomasi, Francis Poulenc, and Jean Françaix.
Performing will be Charles Huang on oboe, Alex Collias on clarinet, and Kristen Powell on bassoon.
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Baby Grand Jazz Series:
Atla and Matt DeChamplain
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Sunday, March 5, 3 pm
Center for Contemporary Culture
Pianist Matt DeChamplain and vocalist Atla DeChamplain are local musicians educated at the Greater Hartfford Academy of the Arts, where they met. They formed a trio as students at the Jackie McLean Institute of Jazz at the Hartt School.
Their Baby Grand Jazz concert is a tribute to the legendary jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald. As performers and educators, Atla and Matt tell anecdotes about the music, composers and American history, to add an educational aspect to their concerts.
Seating is on a first-come, first-served basis. Doors open at 1 pm.
Information about Baby Grand Jazz.
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We're Looking For Bands
For 2018 Baby Grand Jazz
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Hartford Public Library has opened submissions for the 2018 season of Baby Grand Jazz, which runs 16 Sundays from January through April. These popular free concerts have been a staple of Hartford Public Library since 2004, thanks to support from the Charles H. Kaman Charitable Foundation. Concerts run from 3 to 4 pm. The Library live streams all performances on its website. Ensembles must include a pianist who will play the Library’s grand piano. Applications should include music samples (video encouraged), a list of ensemble members and their instruments, and high resolution images for publicity. Submit here
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Rafael Oses and Michael Sweeney
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Opening Reception
Friday March 17, 5:30 to 7:30 pm
3rd Floor, Downtown
Show Runs through April 30
Rafael Oses creates small wooden paintings using everyday and esoteric words and phrases displayed in geometric shapes. Their minute size and concentrated color play with scale and intimacy in the airy ArtWalk gall
ery.
Michael Sweeney's exhibition
is
titled
the books of things we do not know. These wooden sculptures are stacked and shelved enticingly, but are not meant to be handled by viewers. The books are made from found wood or wood provided to him to commemorate “family trees” felled in storms or from necessity.
“I try to make them as enticing as possible," Sweeney said in an online story in Zip06 about his work at Old Saybrook's Acton Library. " It’s a reminder of how much there is to learn and what we still don’t know.”
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Draw a Hartford History-Maker:
A Black History Community Project
On Display Through March 31
Glass Cases Near
Hartford History Center
Downtown, 3rd Floor
The
Draw a Hartford History Maker exhibition kicked off Feb. 2 with a reception honoring the artists who created portraits from photos and biograp
hies featured online in 2016's
More than A Month series honoring African Americans who made significant contributions to Hartford.
Read the biographies illustrated with new portraits on the Hartford History Center's
Facebook page.
Edythe Taylor portrait by Lindaluz Carrillo
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The Hartford Public Library needs your support throughout the year. Please consider making a pledge or donation to help us continue to offer a place that cultivates opportunities, empowers and inspires individuals, and fuels a more prosperous future.
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Diana Ross McCain:
Thy Children's Children
Sunday, March 5, 2-5 pm
Main Floor, Downtown Library
Thy Children’s Children is historical fiction based on five generations of a local family. Lyman Orchards in Middlefield evolved from a small family farm in 1741 to an 1,100-acre agricultural/entertainment complex operated by eighth- and ninth-generation descendants of the founders. McCain worked at the Connecticut Historical Society, was a reference librarian at the Godfrey Memorial Library in Middletown, and now runs a genealogy service. She will have books for sale.
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Book of the Week
The Frank Einstein Series by Jon Scieszka
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Frank Einstein loves figuring out how the world works by creating household contraptions that are part science, part imagination, and definitely unusual. After an uneventful experiment in his lab, a lightning storm and flash of electricity bring Frank’s robots, Klink and Klank, to life. Follow their adventures in this series of books.
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Celebrate Birthday of Dr. Seuss
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Downtown, Saturday, March 11, 2:30-3:30 pm
Theodor Seuss Geisel, better known as Dr. Seuss, was born in Springfield Mass., on March 2, 1904. His wonderful legacy of rhyming children's books is the inspiration for this year's
Help Celebrate Read Across America Day. Join us to hear
The Cat In the Hat and other Seuss favorites, and to play games based on his books.
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First Friends Play Group
Share toys, books, and music while your child meets other children.
Monday, March 6, 11-Noon
Sensational Sensory Wednesdays
Each week children will enjoy a new and exciting sensory, hands-on learning activity.
Downtown Children’s Room,
11-Noon
Leo Lionni's Animal Friends
Celebrate the art and stories of author/illustrator Leo Lionni with stories and activities.
Campfield, Wednesday, March 8, 10-11am
Born to Read Storytime and Play Group
Inspire, stimulate and create a love of reading in your child by visiting the library for developmentally appropriate stories, songs and finger plays. There will be bubbles and parachute games with time for socialization and play time afterwards. No registration is required.
Albany, Wednesday, March 8, 11:30-Noon
The Wind Blew Story Hour
Enjoy a windy story with a craft.
Ropkins, Wednesday, March 8, 10 -10:30 and 10:30-11 am
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Learn to Learn With Charles Teale
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Mark Twain Branch
West Middle Community School
927 Asylum Ave.
Classes Begin March 7
Join us at the new Mark Twain Branch of Hartford Public Library. Chief Teale’s
Tools of Learning classes will run on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 5 to 6 pm, from March 7th through April 13th. Tutorials are offered Wednesdays from 5 to 6 pm during the eight-week period. Teale, former Chief of the Hartford Fire Dept., developed this successful program that teaches students how to learn.
Register: jeagosto@hplct,org or 860-695-6367.
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So, You’ve Decided To Build a Nonprofit. Now What?
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ednesday, March 15, 9 am to Noon
Downtown, Youth Program Room, 3rd Floor
Martey Rhine, owner of Management Solutions & Resources, will cover the basics of building a board, budgeting, operational planning, marketing, and fundraising. Tools, templates, and references for taking the steps to effectively structure your nonprofit organization will be provided.
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Ropkins Branch
Tuesdays, 4:45 to 5:45 pm
The popularity of tabletop games is trending. There are thousands of versions, such as
Forbidden Desert, where players crash land in a barren space and search for a lost civilization, or
Flash Point, where you must rescue people from a burning building.
Bring your friends and your favorite games and set up a match.
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Writing Workshops At Barbour
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Thursdays, 3 to 6 pm
Barbour Branch
Learn the basics of expressing yourself through the written word. .
Our intern, Tinasia, will run the workshops.
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Makerspace Mayhem
Tuesdays and Thursdays, 4 pm
Downtown Library, 2nd floor
Come to YOUmedia for the twice-weekly Makerspace challenge.
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Anime Character Creation
Wednesdays 3-5 pm
Downtown Library, 2nd floor
Animefy yourself and your friends at YOUmedia - or create a new unique character of your own.
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Learn Debate Basics
Great Debates
Thursdays, 6-8 PM
Downtown Library, 2nd Floor
Share your opinions on topics that matter while learning about another perspective from the other debater.
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3D Sculpting and Design
Thursdays, 6-8 pm
Downtown Library, 2nd Floor
Learn how to design cool characters and objects to use in animations, video games, graphic design, and more.
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Mondays and Wednesdays, 1 to 6 pm
Downtown Library, 3rd Floor
Let's talk about anime, pop culture and video games while we draw.
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First Tuesday of Each Month, 11 am-1 pm
Upcoming: March 7
Downtown Library, The American Place
Meet privately with an attorney from Greater Hartford Legal Aid concerning questions about rights in the workplace. No appointment necessary. Topics include unlawful discrimination, wages and overtime, and rights fo former offenders. Visitors are seen on a first-come, first-served basis.
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Class cycles range from 12-to-14 weeks and repeat. Legal assistance with application completion and submission included.
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You can apply for a passport at Hartford Public Library. Hours are Monday though Thursday, 3:30 to 7 pm; Saturday, 10 am to 3 pm.
No appointment is needed and photos can be taken on site.
The Passport office is now located on the second floor.
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Accessible through the library website in the Online Education & Research Section. All free with your library card. Log in with your card number and create a user name and password.
- Learn a New Language: Learn or practice more than 100+ languages using the online learning program Transparent Language.
- LearningExpress Library™: Build your academic skills in reading, writing, math, and science; prepare for standardized tests, college admissions tests, and professional licensing and certification.
- Universal Class: Select from over 500 courses in a wide variety of subjects through a program called Universal Class. Learn a new hobby, improve your computer skills, or expand your job or career options.
- Career Online High School (COHS): Earn your high school diploma online, must be 24 or older.
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Monday-Thursday, 10 am-6 pm
Fridays, 10 am-5 pm,
2nd Floor, Downtown
Looking for a job? Feeling a bit rusty on your interview skills or bewildered by all the new technology a successful job search demands? We can help! CTWorks Capital Workforce Partners and HPL Library have partnered to bring a CTWorks "American Job Center" to the Downtown Library.
The Job Center is in temporary space in the Learning Lab on the 2nd floor to accommodate UConn construction.
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Have you checked out our
mobile-friendly catalog?
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Hartford Public Library | 860.695.6300 |
hplct.org
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