Boundaries for Professional Women

Feeling overwhelmed from constantly giving to others and neglecting yourself? This workshop is for you. Learn the secret to balanced relationships and authentic self-expression. Hosted by Barb Nangle, Boundaries Coach.

This workshop is for you if:

• You feel pulled in all directions and can't do it anymore
• You look like you have it together on the outside but are falling apart inside
• You're trapped in people-pleasing and can't say no
• You're so busy rescuing others that you neglect yourself
• You're a helper who needs help

The presentation will cover:

• What are boundaries
• Why boundaries matter
• When and where to set them
• How to set and uphold them
• Start living a balanced life with more authentic relationships. Break your people-pleasing patterns and build self-love and respect.

Tuesday, March 4 | 2:00 - 3:00 p.m.

Downtown Library

Center for Contemporary Culture

500 Main Street

Celebrating Black Women Authors

MAAME

Jessica George

AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! | A Today Show #ReadWithJenna Book Club Pick 

"An utterly charming and deeply moving portrait of the joys―and the guilt―of trying to find your own way in life."

—Celeste Ng, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Our Missing Hearts

"Sparkling."

—New York Times



Find it HERE in our catalog

Queenie

Candice Carty Williams

"Brilliant, timely, funny, heartbreaking."

—Jojo Moyes, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Me Before You

". . . this entertains while tackling topics like mental health and stigma, racism and tokenism, gentrification, and the isolation of social media and dating-app culture. This smart, funny, and tender debut embraces a modern woman's messiness."

—Booklist

Find it HERE in our catalog

Hip-Hop in Hartford

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 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. 

Free Math Class for Adults

Are you ready to take your education to the next level? Whether you're aiming for a GED, college degree, or work certifications, The American Place (TAP) has got you covered with FREE math classes for adults 18+.

Sign up today and take the first step toward achieving your dreams!

Classes are in-person on Mondays and Wednesdays 5:00 - 7:00 p.m.

In-person registration is required.

Wednesday, February 26 - Friday, February 28 | 3:00 - 5:00 p.m.

(registration dates)

Downtown Library

500 Main Street

This Sunday at Baby Grand Jazz:

Leala Cyr Group

Leala Cyr is a rare "double threat," she pairs her impeccable vocals with a warm trumpet tone. As a touring member of Esperanza Spalding’s ensembles, she has performed globally and appeared on major TV shows like The Late Show and The Tonight Show. In 2019, Cyr released her debut album, First Instinct, showcasing her talent for vocal improvisation and songwriting.

Catch Leala this Sunday!

Sunday, March 2 | 3:00 - 4:00 p.m. (doors open at 2:00 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. 

Tree Roots and Soil: Interactions Underground!

Do you have a green thumb, or have you always wanted to be better at gardening?

Join the Garden Club of Hartford, in partnership with Elizabeth Park Gardening Club, and American botanist and author Peter Del Tredici as he discusses the fascinating world of tree root systems, their growth and development, and their symbiotic associations with soil microbes.

Del Tredici advocates a "radically practical" approach to urban plant life. What some people see as a collection of undesirable plants should be viewed as a valuable ecosystem unique to the city's hostile habitat. He is the author of Wild Urban Plants of the Northeast: A Field Guide, which catalogs and describes the many species of urban wildflowers, weeds, and other plants that flourish without human support and how they can benefit the quality of urban life.

Light refreshments will be served.

Registration is required. Please register by Friday, February 28.

Tuesday, March 4 | 11:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Park Street Library @ the Lyric

603 Park Street

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―Candice Carty Williams, Queenie

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