The ArtWalk is back.
We have an exquisite exhibit we are so excited to share with you.
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Portrait of a Picture
Wladyslaw Prosol
November 5 – December 11, 2021
Opening Night: Friday, November 5, 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Wladyslaw Prosol is a Polish-American artist and architect. He has a master's degree in architecture and art from the Krakow Polytechnic University.
Wladyslaw works in acrylic, oil and experimental art. His work is inspired by a fascination with what happens at the moment when we recognize visions in the mind’s eye and rapidly manifest them in the form of painting. This approach automatically provokes questions about the role of traditional painting and its impact in the context of digital art.
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HPL celebrates LGBTQ+ History Month!
October 1 — October 31
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Nonfiction or fiction – We all need to read more James Baldwin
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James Baldwin
No. 19 on Modern Library list of the 100 best 20th-century nonfiction books
One of his most admired works, James Baldwin's essays on race, civil rights movement and life are as powerful and important today as when they were first written in 1955.
“Written with bitter clarity and uncommon grace.” – Time
“A straight-from-the-shoulder writer, writing about the troubled problems of this troubled earth with an illuminating intensity.”
– Langston Hughes, The New York Times Book Review
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James Baldwin
A beautifully written love story that inspired the award-winning major motion picture, James Baldwin has given America a moving story of love in the face of injustice.
“A moving, painful story, so vividly human and so obviously based on reality that it strikes us as timeless.” – The New York Times Book Review
"If Van Gogh was our nineteenth-century artist-saint, James Baldwin is our twentieth century one." –Michael Ondaatje
"A major work of Black American fiction." – The New Republic
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Interested in these titles or others?
Check out our entire library catalog (books, films, music, etc...) HERE
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It's fall and it's National Cookbook Month!
(We can't get enough of anything pumpkin)
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Every. Single. Recipe. Has. Pumpkin.
While we recommend them all, here's a simple recipe that would work great for a breakfast treat or to share.
PUMPKIN BUTTER:
2 cups canned unsweetened pumpkin
3/4 cup brown sugar
1 tbs fresh lemon juice
1tsp lemon zest
1/4 tsp all spice
1/4 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp ground ginger
1/8 tsp ground cloves
Combine all the ingredients in a sauce pan and cook over medium heat, stirring constantly for 20-30 mins (until dark & thick)
Cool and refrigerate in a glass jar. Enjoy!
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Viva Latina Poets Happening this Saturday!
Join us as we honor some amazing female Latina poets!
Connecticut Poet Laureate Margaret Gibson joins special guest poets Bessy Reyna, Dr. Diana Aldrete, Luisa Caycedo-Kimura and Marianela Medrano
October 23, 11 a.m.
Park Street Library @ the Lyric
606 Park St.
This program will be on Zoom and in person, please join us!
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Hartford Reads in Color Book Club
Sunday, October 31, 2-3 p.m.
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Join Hartford's L.I.T. to read and discuss Queenie, a novel about a vibrant, but troubled 25-year-old British-Jamaican woman by Candice Carty-Williams.
Candice Carty-Williams was the first Black author to win The British Book Award in 2020.
Hartford Reads in Color is a book club committed to delving into the narratives and rich diverse voices of communities of color.
This group meets on Zoom the last Sunday of the month. Registration is required. Seating is limited.
Learn more about Hartford's L.I.T. HERE
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Hartford Harvest Celebration
Of Native American Culture & Cross Cultures
Celebrate and learn about Indigenous life and community here in Hartford and in Connecticut with live music, storytelling, dance, horse rides and more in Hartford's own beautiful Keney Park
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Saturday, October 23, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Ebony Horsewomen Equestrian & Therapeutic Center
Keney Park – 337 Vine Street
Featuring artists Lee Mixashawn Rozie, Nizhoni Kilgore, Khaiyan Kilgore, Kheymoni Parker, Patricia Kelly and the Young Blood Singers.
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Thank you for being a friend. |
Your heart is true, you're a pal and a confidant...
During National Friends of Libraries Week, HPL celebrates every one of our board members, corporators, job readiness coaches, tutors, facilitators and more.
Each and every one of you make this library great. Thank you!
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P.S. Don't forget about our Big Read!
Check out some cool upcoming programs!
LivFree Wellness Zone Yoga/Martial Flow
with Martha-Rae
Thursday, October 28: 5-5:50 p.m.
Downtown Library, Peters Reading Room
You will engage and connect to your mind, body and spirit with love and kindness
Painted Sugar Skull Masks
Thursday, October 28: 1-3 p.m.
Downtown Library, Cafe
Come and learn more about this Mexican tradition associated with the Day of the Dead. We will also discuss our Big Read book, The House on Mango Street and Esperanza’s struggles related to her sense of cultural identity.
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“...love brought you here. If you trusted love this far, don't panic now.”
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