Free Transportation to Medical Appointments

Hartford Public Library + Bus or Car Rides = FREE rides to medical appointments! *

Call or email us today to schedule transportation to your next medical appointment.

(959)257-3630 or (860)840-1264 | socialservices@hplct.org

*Only for Hartford residents who do not have a transportation benefit with their insurance provider.

Celebrating Asian American and

Pacific Islander Heritage Month

Yellowface

R. F. Kuag

Instant New York Times Bestseller

"Hard to put down, harder to forget."

—Stephen King, #1 New York Times bestselling author

"Kuag illustrates the pernicious and codependent relationship between the empowered and the oppressed and explores how one cannot exist without the other. Her magnificent novel uses satire to shine a light on systemic racial discrimination and the truth that often hides behind the twisted narratives constructed by those in power."

—Booklist Online

Find it HERE in our catalog

A Place for Us

Fatima Farheen Mirza

Instant New York Times Bestseller |National Book Award "5 Under 35" Nominee | New York's "One Book, One New York" Pick

“Mirza writes with a mercy that encompasses all things."

—Ron Charles, Washington Post

“In this debut novel, an Indian Muslim family gathers for the eldest daughter's wedding, and sets up a long-awaited reunion with an estranged sibling. Mirza's book follows generations of the family as they navigate their lives in India and the United States, weathering racism, betrayals and crises of faith."

—The New York Times

Find it HERE in our catalog

The Power of Shared Storytelling: Author Talk

Learn about and experience the power of shared storytelling through a memoir, More Than Merely Eyes Can See by Susan Carey.

"More than Merely Eyes Can See portrays the stark, real, and often heartbreaking humanity present in the unseen lives around us, lives that are small yet somehow bigger than we can ever imagine. The individual portraits presented show the world as it is and lives that are undeniably beautiful, frustrating, tragic, and, at times, funny. They open the mind and the heart to the simple idea that a meal, a conversation, and a radical acceptance of a human being, with all their individual strengths and flaws, can build community in ways more powerful than politics or slogans."

—Marc Fitch, novelist and investigative reporter for CT Inside Investigator

Light refreshments will be provided. Copies of the book will be available for purchase. All proceeds will be donated to the Boys & Girls Club of America.

Tuesday, May 20 | 4:00 - 5:00 p.m.

Camp Field Library

30 Campfield Avenue

DMV Services at HPL

We're bringing the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) to HPL's Downtown Library. Services offered will include:

• Renew/duplicate driver's license
• New/renew/duplicate non-driver ID
• Disabled parking placards
• Renew vehicle registration
• Fines, tickets, suspensions
• REAL ID license upgrades
• Learner's permit (duplicates only)
• Driver histories

All DMV fees are applied. Cash will not be accepted.

Thursday, May 15 | 10:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Downtown Library

Atrium

500 Main Street

Community Conversation

HPL and Southside Institutions Neighborhood Alliance (SINA) invite you to a community conversation with Cheryl Ficara, RN, MS, President of Hartford Hospital, Senior Vice President of Hartford HealthCare (pictured on the left) moderated by Greg Jones, Vice President, Community Health & Engagement Healthcare of Hartford HealthCare (pictured on the right).

Discussion topics will include healthcare and the community. Dinner will be provided.

Tuesday, May 13| 5:30 - 7:00 p.m.

Park Street Library @ the Lyric

603 Park Street

She's Back!

Guetty Antiste, the Empanada Assassin, returns to Albany Library for another hands-on empanada workshop.

In honor of Haitian Heritage Month and Mental Health Awareness Month, join us to learn more about Haiti's rich culinary traditions and nurture mental well-being as you make your own empanadas.

Registration is required.

Saturday, May 17 | 12:00 - 2:00 p.m.

Albany Library

1250 Albany Avenue

May is Mental Health Awareness Month

Meditation and mindfulness have been shown to help people stress less, focus more, and sleep soundly, and Headspace is your guide. With hundreds of guided meditations for sleep, focus, and movement, Headspace will help you start and end your days feeling like your best self. 

Headspace is FREE for all Hartford residents. Download the app or visit the website today.

Special Notice:

HPL's Downtown Library hours will change on Monday, May 19, 2025.

The hours will be:

Monday - Thursday: 9:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Friday: 9:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Saturday: 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

A Place Like No Other

HPL offers engaging, educational, and fun programming for all ages.

Check out our full programming calendar HERE

Check out our Family Programming calendar!

Check out our Adult Programming calendar!

Check out our Youth & Teen Programming calendar!

"Every writer I know feels this way about someone else. Writing is such a solitary activity. You have no assurance that what you’re creating has any value, and any indication that you’re behind in the rat race sends you spiraling into the pits of despair. Keep your eyes on your own paper, they say. But that’s hard to do when everyone else’s papers are flapping constantly in your face."

―R. F. Kuag, Yellowface

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