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HPL Goes Beyond Words: Eli Williams
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Eli Williams of Soundboardz productions in the Library’s YOUmedia center talks about what the Library means to him and to the other teens that create music. Eli is featured in the video, created by Pita Group for HPL’s Beyond Words event.
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On the Artwalk in January:
Shadow Castings
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January 13-February 26
Downtown Library, 3rd Floor
Christine Dalenta and Benjamin Parker, photographer and paper sculptor, practice a unique combination of paper folding and photographic techniques. Their process results in cameraless images, created through the action of light on folded light-sensitive paper.
Dalenta and Parker’s project was prompted by the acquisition of a vintage photographic paper designed to fold without cracking. Dalenta and Parker folded this light-sensitive paper in the darkroom, exposed it, and processed it through standard photographic chemistry. The resulting prints complicate the differentiation between image and object, as the paper itself has modulated the light.
Photographic paper is, for the most part, seen as functionally transparent. In the work of Dalenta and Parker, however, the material nature of the paper is celebrated and bound to the image it holds.
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Kwanzaa Celebration: Weave a Mkeka
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Saniya Ashley-Keller holds a Kwanzaa Mkeka Mat that she made at the Albany Branch. The Mkeka is one of the seven symbols of Kwanzaa and acts as a strong foundation. Kwanzaa is celebrated from December 26 through January 1 and honors African heritage.
The workshop was conducted by Youth Services Librarian Kara Morse. Join us to make your own at one of our upcoming events:
Goodwin - Wednesday, December 28, 2-3 pm Downtown
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Wednesday, December 28, 3-4 pm Barbour - Friday, December 30, 3:30-4:30 pm
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Support HPL in the Giving Season
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Hartford Public Library is a place for learning, a place for transforming communities, a place for the arts -- a place like no other.
Please consider a gift in support of our ongoing work in the Hartford community during the holiday season.
Click here to support HPL
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Hartford Public Library will be closed on the following days in December and January:
Saturday, December 24
Sunday, December 25
Monday, December 26
Sunday, January 1
Monday, January 2
Monday, January 16
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The James Weidman Apertuistic Trio opens the 14th Annual Baby Grand Jazz Series, sponsored by The Charles H. Kaman Charitable Foundation. The 16-concert series opens January 8 and runs through April 30. The free, hour-long concerts are held Sundays, 3 pm, in the Center for Contemporary Culture on the main floor of the Downtown Library at 500 Main St. The concerts are presented in partnership with the Hartford Jazz Society and WWUH 91.3 FM.
Click here to learn more
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Last Call for Artists:
Draw a Hartford History Maker
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Portraits due by December 31, 2016 On display February 1-February 28, 2017
Last year, our project So Much More Than a Month highlighted the lives of African-Americans who made a difference in our community. This year, we’re asking volunteers to create portraits of black visionaries and changemakers in our city.
Those interested in volunteering can email kgrant@hplct.org to be assigned a name. The Hartford History Center will provide an image and information as a reference. You may work in any medium or size you'd like.
Prints will be exhibited in the Hartford History Center and posted on Facebook in February.
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School Vacation Activities at Hartford Public Library
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Looking for activities for your family while schools are on break next week? Look no further than your local branch. Here's a sampling of programs for youth and teens over the next few days:
Tuesday: Dynamic Figure Drawing 4-7pm (Downtown) Wednesday: Paint Like Pollock - 12-1 pm; Paint a Winter Scene - 1-2 pm (Albany) Thursday: Paper Shapers Origami 4-5 pm (Dwight) Friday: Weave a Mkeka 3:30-4:30 pm (Barbour) Saturday: Playstation 4 Tournament 12-4 pm (Downtown)
YouMedia (Teen) Calendar | Youth Calendar
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Downtown Library
Thursday, December 29, 12-5 pm
Join special guests including RaPoet Khaiim Kelly, artist Jackie Bright, and master drummer Inara Ramin, as we celebrate Kwanzaa. Sankofa Kuumba Cultural Arts Consortium will talk about the seven principles of African Heritage. There will be an open mic, traditional drumming and dance, African jewelry, a soul food dinner for families to enjoy, and more.
Please call 860-695-6330 for more information.
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Celebrate First Night With Caravan Puppets
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Saturday, December 31, 12-1 pm
Downtown Library Children's Department
Join us in celebration of First Night in Hartford. Caravan Puppets will put on
The Season of Lights, a performance celebrating the winter holidays with tales of wonder and light. All kids who attend will receive a free book and a pair of gloves, funded through a generous donation from Trinity Health New England.
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UConn Writing Center at HPL
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First Saturday of Each Month
Upcoming: January 7
Wallace Stevens Room
Meet with students, graduate students and professors from UConn Hartford, to discuss your writing and receive feedback. Writing of all kinds and at all stages - planning, drafting or revising - is welcome.
Visitors are met on a first-come, first-served basis for approximately one hour.
Read more
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Honoring Art & Humanity: Ghanaian Artisans Showcase
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Open through January 27
Cultural Corridor, 3rd Floor
Downtown Library
The artisans of Ghana create hand-carved furnishings and unusual products for the international market
using traditional tools and employing centuries-old craftsmanship.
Julius Aboagye, founder of the African Heritage Collection, has forged a partnership with the highly-skilled indigenous Ghanaian artisans, which provides financial support for the artisans’ families and helps to sustain their trade and the environment.
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Hip Hop in Hartford: 1981-'91
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On view through January 27
Hartford History Center, 3rd Floor
Downtown Library
Join us in viewing our archival exhibition, “Hip Hop in Hartford: 1981 – 1991,” which features photographs, newspaper articles, footage, and fliers from Hartford’s early Hip Hop community.
Click here for more information
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E-Resource of the Week: Explora
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Explora is a computer interface for schools and public libraries that connects students with information in its data bases. Enter a search term and articles will appear. HPL has two editions, one for elementary school students, and one for middle and high school students.
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Book of the Week:
Winter Bees and Other Poems of the Cold
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Newbery-honor winning poet Joyce Sidman has written beautiful poems about how animals survive the winter and what goes on under the snow. Perfect for this time of year!
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Duct Tape Whatever
Tuesdays and Thursdays, 4 pm Downtown Library, 2nd floor
Come to YOUmedia for the twice-weekly Makerspace challenge. Duct tape whatever you want in December. Make phone cases, pencil pouches, and decorations.
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Animefication
Thursdays 6-8 pm Downtown Library, 2nd floor
Animefy yourself and your friends at YOUmedia.
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Dwight - December 27, 4-5 PM
Make your own lip gloss using household items and use measuring tools to add ingredients!
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Blue Hills - December 27, 4:30-5:30 PM
Learn techniques to create and illustrate your own graphic novel!
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Cycles range from 12-to-14 weeks and repeat. Legal assistance with application completion and submission included.
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You can apply for a passport at Hartford Public Library. Evening and Saturday hours.
No appointment is needed and photos can be taken on-site.
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Accessible through the library website in the Online Education & Research Section. All free with your library card. Log in with your card number and create a user name and password.
- Learn a New Language: Learn or practice more than 100+ languages using the online learning program Transparent Language.
- LearningExpress Library™: Build your academic skills in reading, writing, math, and science; prepare for standardized tests, college admissions tests, and professional licensing and certification.
- Universal Class: Select from over 500 courses in a wide variety of subjects through a program called Universal Class. Learn a new hobby, improve your computer skills, or expand your job or career options.
- Career Online High School (COHS): Earn your high school diploma online, must be 24 or older.
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First Tuesday of Each Month, 11 am-1 pm
Upcoming: January 3
Downtown Library, The American Place
Meet privately with an attorney from
Greater Hartford Legal Aid concerning questions about rights in the workplace, such as:
- Unlawful discrimination, including race, sex, physical or mental disability.
- Violations of laws concerning wages and overtime, family and medical leave, domestic violence leave..
- Rights of certified or licensed workers (such as Certified Nurse Aides, bus drivers,).
- Rights of former offenders such as rejection/firing from a job due to one’s criminal record.
No appointment necessary. Visitors are seen on a first-come, first-served basis.
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Monday-Thursday, 10 am-8 pm Fridays 10 am-5 pm
Looking for a job? Feeling a bit rusty on your interview skills or bewildered by all the new technology a successful job search demands? We can help! CTWorks Capital Workforce Partners and HPL Library have partnered to bring a CTWorks "American Job Center" to the Downtown Library.
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Have you checked out our
mobile-friendly catalog?
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Hartford Public Library | 860.695.6300 |
hplct.org
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