From Words & Images On Paper To
Words & Images On The Web
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Hartford History Center's oral history project chronicles Hartford Courant’s transition to digital age.
The Hartford Courant: From Print to Digital Oral History Project includes interviews that took place in 2021, with current and former Courant staffers, that shed light on the adjustments, challenges and successes of The Hartford Courant over the past 20 years as it entered the digital age.
“The history of The Courant is a Hartford story, with deep roots in this community, and we prize our role as the repository for such an extensive print collection. The Print to Digital Oral History Project carries the story forward for an ever-evolving medium.” — Brenda Miller, Hartford Public Library’s executive director of culture and communications
“I really, over the years, never stopped thinking that it was a big deal to work for The Courant.” — Dan Haar, former photographer, reporter, columnist and editor for The Hartford Courant
Learn more HERE. Check out the interviews HERE.
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HPL Celebrates Black History Month
During the month of February we are highlighting outstanding books, films, music and art.
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Ashley C. Ford
New York Times Bestseller
The 21 Most Anticipated Books of 2021 (Time)
An extraordinarily powerful memoir: the story of a childhood defined by the absence of her incarcerated father and the path we must take to both honor and overcome our origins.
“This is a book people will be talking about forever.” — Glennon Doyle, No. 1 New York Times bestselling author
“The writing is so richly observed and so suffused with love and yearning that I kept forgetting to breathe while reading it.” — John Green, No. 1 New York Times bestselling author
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Nathan Harris
New York Times Bestseller
Winner of the Ernest J. Gaines Award for Literary Excellence
A beautifully written and compelling story about the unlikely bond between two freedmen who are brothers and the Georgia farmer whose alliance will alter their lives, and his, forever
“Beautiful... An instant classic... This book is profound.” — Wall Street Journal
"The Sweetness of Water leaves a lasting and multifaceted impression: It’s warm and absorbing, thought-provoking and humane.” — NPR
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Celebrate life through good movies.
Saturday Church
This musical coming-of-age tale about a young man exploring his true identity won the 2017 Audience Award at the Tribeca Film Festival.
Stream this film and many more for free with just your library card at Kanopy
"...It is a disarmingly and consistently sensitive movie that remains engaging." — New York Times
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All hail the queen of hip hop and soul.
We did not get enough of Mary J. Blige at the Super Bowl. Lucky for us all we can download her music free on Freegal.
Listen to her music and so much more through Freegal, a free streaming service available to you with just your library card.
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ArtWalk Closing Reception - this Friday
The Adornment Series
Michelle Thomas
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Join us as we celebrate this beautiful and compelling exhibit, one that has been a gift for us to share with you.
Friday, February 18th
5:30-7:30 pm
ArtWalk - Third Floor
Downtown Library
500 Main St.
MASKS ARE REQUIRED.
The evening will include live music by talented Connecticut percussionist Jocelyn Pleasant and her partner
I-SHEA.
Learn more about the exhibit HERE.
Learn more about the extraordinary Michelle Thomas HERE.
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February is Library L❤️ver's Month |
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Wendy Pawlak (pictured) has been coming to the library for nearly 70 years!
She remembers visiting the Downtown Library when it was still part of the Wadsworth Atheneum and her photo appeared in the Hartford Times when the library launched its first bookmobile.
“It’s like my second home. Everything’s not online — don’t believe everything you read in Wiki(pedia).” — Wendy Pawlak
Wendy, a devoted student of Hartford history, is also secretary of the Maple Avenue Revitalization Group (MARG) that works to improve the quality of life for residents of Hartford’s South End and helped provide valuable input throughout Hartford Public Library’s strategic planning process. Thank you Wendy for being a valuable voice in our community!
If you’d like to share what you love about Hartford Public Library to be published in an upcoming enews please contact HPL Communications Manager Russell Blair
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Baby Grand Jazz this Sunday, 3 p.m.
The Colin Walters Quartet
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This is one you are not going to want to miss!
A native of Connecticut, Colin Walters is a dynamic and innovative saxophonist, woodwind doubler, composer and educator.
Learn more about Colin HERE
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We ❤️ being your library. |
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Tax preparation help (includes the Child Tax Credit)
If you qualify for the expanded federal Child Tax Credit and haven’t claimed it yet, there’s still time! All you need to do is file an income tax return before the April 18th deadline.
VITA volunteers at HPL are here to help you file! Learn more HERE.
Get your taxes done at
Dollar & Sense Day!
Saturday, February 19th
10-2 (no appointment needed)
Downtown Library
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We're looking for a few good people.
Come join our team!
We seriously have so many great opportunities in various different departments. (Something for all backgrounds!)
Check our our many openings HERE. |
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If you ❤️ books as much as we do, you are going to want to be a part of these book clubs.
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Hartford Reads in Color
Presented by
Hartford's L.I.T. & HPL
You Don't Know Us Negroes and Other Essays
Spanning more than 35 years of work, the first comprehensive collection of essays, criticism and articles by the legendary Zora Neale Hurston, showcasing the evolution of her distinctive style as an archivist and author.
Dazzling... provocative, funny, bawdy, informative and outrageous"
— Washington Post
Join the discussion!
Sunday, February 27th
2-3 pm
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AAL Book Club
February Pick
High on the Hog: A Culinary Journey from Africa to America Jessica Harris
From chitlins and ham hocks to fried chicken and vegan soul, Harris celebrates the delicious foods of the African American experience and details how each came to form such an important part of African American culture, history and identity.
[A] passionate perspective on the culinary history of the African diaspora." — Booklist
Join the discussion on Zoom!
Tuesday, February 22nd
7-8:30 pm
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JUST ART
Cultivate the artist within you at our drop in open studio
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Make art with Hartford artist mentors Lindaluz Carrillo & Deka Henry.
Supplies included
No registration necessary
All ages welcome! (You're never too old to discover you talents).
Sundays 1-4 pm
Through April 3rd
Downtown Library - Cafe
500 Main St.
Special workshop sessions:
Feb 27th - Lettering w/ Lindaluz
March 20th - Mosaic Art w/ Deka
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Hartford Stage's
Angry, Raucous & Shamefully Gorgeous
Now available to stream for HPL cardholders
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"This play is touching nerves, bringing joy, asking the right questions at the right time, and charting a course of hope and change " — Hartford Courant
Your ticket to experience this joyful and hilarious play from the comfort of your own living room is right HERE
P.S. check out a sneak peek HERE
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Reminder: HPL locations will be closed Monday, February 21st, in observance of Presidents Day |
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President Lyndon B. Johnson speaks to a crowd from the front of the Hartford Times building in 1964. 📷: Hartford Times Collection, Hartford History Center |
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“For the rest of my life, I would seek out the library the way some search for the soft light of a chapel in the dark.” ❤️
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