Launch your IT career with The American Place
Are you an out-of-school youth between the ages of 18 and 24?

Are you considering a career in the information technology field?

If you are not currently in college, Hartford Public Library is offering a FREE technology training program beginning in August and running through June.

After successful completion of the training, you’ll be placed in a paid internship where you will receive hands-on experience and $16 an hour. This is a great opportunity to continue your education in technology and increase your job opportunities in the field! Applicants must possess a high school diploma (U.S. or from your country) and be at an intermediate or higher level of English. This is a great opportunity!

Registration is open now. Call 860-868-0235 or email tap@hplct.org to sign up.
Summer Learning
We're having a blast
Create your own black hole with Mercury!

Join Hartford artist Mercury to make your own black hole with infinity mirrors! This activity is part of Hartford Summer Space Mission, our Summer Learning program. All ages welcome. Materials provided.

Thursday, July 21st
12-1 pm
Downtown Library — Café
500 Main St.

Register HERE.
We love these books!
Jess Water

We loved Beautiful Ruins so much we wanted to recommend another fantastic book from Jess Walter. Check out his compelling and funny short stories!

"Wise, poignant and generous of spirit, these stories remind us that Walter is a national treasure." — Esquire "Best Books of Summer 2022"
Where The Crawdads Sing
Delia Owens
New York Times Bestseller

You won't be able to put this book down. It's nature, coming of age and intrigue all at once in this beautifully written novel. Discover the many reasons why they recently made this book into a movie.

"A painfully beautiful first novel.” — The New York Times Book Review
Your Voice Matters
"Somewhere inside of all of us is the power to change the world." — Roald Dahl

We are partnering with Hartford Next to encourage you to vote in the primary elections in August and the November election. You can register at any one of our branches.

Make a difference HERE.
I said a hip, hop, the hippie, the hippie, to the hip hip-hop
Dance. Dance. Dance!

Studio 860
Dance Performance
Friday, July 22nd
2-3 pm
Park Street Library @ The Lyric
603 Park St.

Learn more HERE and learn more about Studio 860 HERE.
Gateways to Places We're Told We Cannot Go
We are so excited to exhibit Christa Whitten's beautiful large-scale drawings of pagodas and other religious sites across the world on the ArtWalk at our Downtown Library!

Learn more about Christa and discover what inspired her to create this compelling exhibit HERE.

Gateway to Places We're Told We Cannot Go
Christa Whitten
July 15th - August 27th
Downtown Library
ArtWalk Gallery, 3rd Floor
500 Main St.
Save the drama for your llama
Debbie Labbe and her pal Theo from Country Quilt Llama Farm visited the Campfield Library last week for a reading of "Is Your Mama a Llama?" by Deborah Guarino to a great group of llama-loving kids! Thank you Debbie and Theo.
Yoga, books and beats
Family yoga

You know what they say about families that do yoga together? They are happier and stretchier. Seriously, it's good for the whole family.

Wednesday, July 20th
2-3pm
Ages 6-12 w/ adult
Downtown Library
500 Main St.
Books and beats

Bring a child to experience many different instruments like the cello, trumpet, ukulele and trombone. And while you're here take out a book too!

Friday, July 22nd
2-3pm
Downtown Library
500 Main St.
Register HERE
FREE COVID-19 vaccine clinics continue
Do you or your child need your COVID-19 booster shot, an at-home test kit or a high-quality mask? We've got you covered.

This week's vaccine clinic:

Thursday, July 21
Camp Field Library
30 Campfield Ave.
2-5 p.m.
Ages 12 and up

At-home COVID-19 tests and N95 masks are available at all library locations, just ask at the library front desk during regular business hours. (Proof of Hartford residency required.)
'Emanuel, don't do it!'
I don't know about you but we are loving this viral video of Emmanuel the Emu who lives at Knuckle Bump Farms and is destined for stardom!

Check it out HERE.
“Time is no more fixed than the stars. Time speeds and bends around planets and suns, is different in the mountains than in the valleys, and is part of the same fabric as space, which curves and swells as does the sea.”
― Delia Owens, Where the Crawdads Sing