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CompTIA A+ is the industry standard for launching IT careers in today's digital world.

FREE classes on Saturdays, weekly tutoring and support & paid internship experience included!

Ages 18-24. English language learners & immigrant youth are encouraged to apply. Classes begin after labor day.

West Middle School - 44 Niles Street

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We are loving these Pulitzer Prize Winners.

Demon Copperhead

Barbara Kingsolver

2023 Pulitzer Prize  

Set in the mountains of southern Appalachia, this novel tells the story of poverty, compassion and faith in contemporary American south.

"An angry, powerful book seething with love and outrage for a community too often stereotyped or ignored.” — Kirkus Review (Starred)

“Kingsolver is a writer who can help us understand and navigate the chaos of these times.” —Minneapolis Star Tribune

The Netanyahus

Joshua Cohen 

2022 Pulitzer Prize 

 A wildly inventive, genre-bending comedy of blending, identity, and politics about the Jewish American experience.

“Absorbing, delightful, hilarious, breathtaking... the best and most relevant novel I’ve read in what feels like forever.” —The New York Times Book Review

“Clever, funny, dark, deeply moving...a joy to read.” —The Jewish Chronicle

Dwayne Keith & Friends Concert

Incredible music from a Hartford musician? Yes, please!

HPL presents in partnership with the Greater Hartford Arts Council

Dwayne Keith and Friends.

At the age of 9, Dwayne Keith began playing drums in church, and he is now known for his well-orchestrated fills, groove and dexterity. Dwayne studied jazz with professors Ken Fischer (The Hartt School) and Doug Maher (Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts).

Saturday, August 19, 4:00 - 5:00 pm

Artbox 769 Park St

(Please bring chairs or blankets)

P.S. Check out Dwayne and friends performing " How deep is your love". It's a seriously beautiful vibe.

Spend the last days of summer exploring - for free!

Now until September 4, Connecticut children age 18 and under, plus one Connecticut resident adult can visit participating museums free of charge through the Connecticut Summer at the Museum program.

More info and list of museums HERE

We get by with a little help from our friends..

𝗕𝗜𝗚 𝗧𝗛𝗔𝗡𝗞𝗦 to the Hartford office of Brown Rudnick LLP for generously providing backpacks and school supplies to students participating in our summer youth program sponsored by The American Place.

The American Place a division of Hartford Public Library (HPL), provides industry recognized certificate training, GED preparation services, English as a second language, and a nationally recognized U.S. Citizenship program, supporting immigrants in achieving citizenship and becoming vested citizens.

Learn More HERE

“I got up every day thinking the sun was out there shining, and it could just as well shine on me as any other human person.”

― Barbara Kingsolver, Demon Copperhead