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Special Notice
The Barbour Library will reopen today, Wednesday, September 24. Thank you for your patience. We look forward to seeing you!
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Seventh Annual Book Festival
Looking for something to do this weekend? We've got you covered.
Join us and Hartford's L.I.T. as we celebrate Literary Art Aligned 2025! The festival is a family-friendly event featuring crafts, open mic, poetry, panels, workshops, awards, and more.
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Saturday, Sept. 27 | 9:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Downtown Library
500 Main Street
| | | Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month | | |
Woman of Light
Kali Fajardo-Anstine
National Bestseller | Best Books of 2023
"Sometimes you just step into a book and let it wash over you, like you’re swimming under a big, sparkling night sky."
—Celeste Ng, author of "Little Fires Everywhere" and "Everything I Never Told You"
"A transporting story of the importance of family history told in a luminescent style."
—Good Housekeeping
Find it HERE in our catalog
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Why Didn't You Tell Me?
Carmen Rita Wong
Best Book of the Year 2023
"Riveting... [Wong] tells her story in vivid conversational prose that will make readers feel they’re listening to a master storyteller on a long car trip... Hers is a hero’s journey."
—The New York Times
"A stunner about race, culture and the deeper meaning of family."
—People
Find it HERE in our catalog (in Spanish)
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TODAY
Are you ready? HPL, Sistah Anyango of The FLYY Movement and Karla of Sudor Taino Fitness are bringing back the monthly workout class that exhilarates your heart and soothes your soul for all bodies and abilities.
Registration is recommended.
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TODAY!
Wednesday, Sept. 24 | 6:00 - 7:30 p.m.
Downtown Library
500 Main Street
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Digital Filmmaking
Intro to Digital Film Making is expanding into a multi-workshop series taught by industry professionals, this week featuring, Steve Adams, discussing writers, directors and actors on Monday, September 29.
About Steve Adams:
Award winning producer Steven Adams is a founding partner of Alta Global Media where he represents actors, writers, directors, and international media companies. He is actively developing film and television projects with his clients. He is a producer on the Netflix original adaptation of Roger Guenveur Smith's solo performance piece Rodney King, directed by Academy Award winner Spike Lee. Adams is an executive producer on such indies as Burning Shadows, Redemption Day, Zero and Stolen. Adams served for 4 years as a visual effects (VFX) executive producer with Paris-based VFX house film buffs. His credits there include Academy Award winners as James Cameron's Avatar, Ang Lee's Life of Pi, Thor, Green Lantern, Green Hornet, Stephen Sommers' Odd Thomas, and Tim Burton's Dark Shadows.
Check out some of his work HERE.
Next session on Wednesday, October 1, will feature industry professional Graham Marvin, on screenwriting for film and televison.
Registration is encouraged for all sessions. Upcoming sessions: Mondays and Wednesdays on October 6, 8, 15 & 20.
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Monday, Sept. 29 | 6:30 - 8:00 p.m.
Downtown Library
Classroom 139, Second Floor
500 Main Street
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Wednesday, Oct. 1| 12:00 - 2:00 p.m.
Downtown Library
Center for Contemporary Culture
500 Main Street
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The American Place Spotlight
Immigrant Welcoming Week
As we celebrate the strength, resilience, and contributions of immigrants during Immigrant Welcoming Week, we invite you to explore a powerful new report:
All in for a Thriving Connecticut dives deep into how state policies can better support upward mobility for immigrant families. From education and workforce development to health care and legal services, this report offers a roadmap for a more inclusive and prosperous Connecticut.
Authored by experts at the Migration Policy Institute, the report draws on interviews with local leaders and highlights actionable opportunities for change. The American Place (TAP) at HPL, along with twelve other experts and community leaders, served on the Advisory Board for the report.
Read the full report and discover how we can build a Connecticut where all families thrive, HERE.
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ServSafe Certification
Step into food service leadership with ServSafe Food Manager Certification!
Employers are actively seeking certified managers, and this credential puts you at the front of the line for promotions and new opportunities...or for starting your own food services business!
Apply HERE.
Classes run on Mondays and Wednesdays, Monday, September 22 - Wednesday, October 29
5:30 – 7:30 p.m.
Downtown Library
500 Main Street
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The fall edition of our in-house paper, The HPL Times, is here! This issue includes:
- Hartford History
- National Library Card Signup Month
- HPL Awards
- Staff Pics
- Horoscopes - Banned Books Edition
- and so much more!
Stop by your favorite HPL location to grab your copy today. Or check out our online version!
| | | | We’re building a new HPL website designed to make it easier than ever to explore, connect, and discover, and we've put together a quick survey where you can share your ideas, suggestions, and must-have features. | | Restaurant Business Opportunity | | | | |
HPL is pleased to offer an exciting opportunity for a well-qualified entity to operate a restaurant/café at its Downtown Library at 500 Main Street.
This is more than a lease—it's a chance to shape the heart of Hartford’s cultural and culinary scene.
Submit your proposal today! Submissions close on Friday, Oct. 10, at 4:00 p.m.
| | Once you receive all four stamps, return your guidebook to any of the participating libraries by Oct. 7. Contest runs from Sept. 2 to Sept. 30! | | |
Use your CT library card at any library in the state. Travel by train and explore the libraries of the Hartford Line for a chance to win a library swag bag and to pick up other prizes along the way!
How to participate:
- Pick up a guidebook at one of four participating libraries for more information and to begin your journey at HPL's Downtown Library, Wallingford Public Library, Meriden Public Library, or Windsor Public Library
- Show your train tickets at each of the four participating libraries to receive a stamp and a small prize
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September is Library Card Sign-up Month! This month only, visit any HPL location to sign up for a library card or renew your existing one to be entered in a raffle. The winner will receive a FREE iPad.
The winner will be selected at the end of the month.
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Hartford Public Library + Bus or Car Rides = FREE rides to medical appointments for Hartford residents.
Contact us or have your provider contact us to schedule transportation to your next verified medical appointment.
Call us: (959) 257-3630
Email us: socialservices@hplct.org
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A Place Like No Other
HPL offers engaging, educational, and fun programming for all ages.
Check out our full programming calendar HERE
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"So far away. Everything seemed so far away. And now we’re here, and that’s all behind us.”
―Kali Fajardo-Anstine, Woman of Light
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