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June is Audiobook Month! What have you listened to lately?
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A free preventive care health screening is heading your way
Schedule a free health screening, or stop by to speak to someone about your health or other care questions.
The Cigna Foundation Health Improvement Tour will offer:
- Biometric screenings by Quest Diagnostics so you can find out your 4 Health Numbers: blood pressure, cholesterol, blood sugar, and BMI (no fasting required).
- Health coaches onsite to talk about your results and answer health-related questions.
No appointment is necessary. Health screening is free; you do not need to be a Cigna customer.
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New citizens naturalized on World Refugee Day
Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin led attendees in a rendition of
This Land is Your Land
at a Naturalization Ceremony on World Refugee Day, June 20, at the Downtown Library. Photo by Andy Hart.
(above left)
The Honorable Donna F. Martinez presided over the ceremony.
(above right)
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Pay overdue book fees online
Log into your account at hplct.org. If the fine you owe is greater than $1.00, you can process payments online using a credit card or Paypal. If the fine is $1.00 or less, please pay in person. As always, you can pay fines more than $1.00 in person using a credit card.
Once you have checked into your account, the system will guide you through the process. The Library will not store your credit card information.
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Poets on Poetry: William Carlos Williams
Saturday, June 24, 10:15 am-12:15 pm
Mark Sheridan will lead a discussion of the poetry of William Carlos Williams for the Connecticut Poetry Society.
Williams' poems have often been compared to paintings for his imagery.
He lived in Rutherford, NJ, and worked as a physician. His work won the National Book Prize for Poetry and he was posthumously awarded the Pulitzer Prize.
Sheridan has been studying and writing poetry full-time since 2013, after a long career as an international investment banker.
Adult Paint Class
Wednesday, June 28, 6:00-8:00 pm
Channel your inner Picasso and paint with an instructor from The Art Connection Studio. Free! We will provide all of the supplies. You will take your artwork home at the end of the night. Space is limited; RSVP to Elizabeth at elane@hplct.org or 860.695.7381.
Film screening:
Hunting In Wartime
Thursday, June 29, 6:00 pm
Hunting in Wartime profiles Tlingit veterans from Hoonah, Alaska who saw combat during the Vietnam War. The veterans talk about surviving trauma, relating to Vietnamese civilians, readjusting to civilian life, and serving a government that systematically oppresses native people. Screening followed by a Q&A with director Samantha Farinella.
Watch the trailer
World of Sounds:
Haneef Nelson
Trumpet player Haneef Nelson leads his Hartford-based jazz ensemble, featuring original music and jazz standards.
Sponsored by the Evelyn W. Preston Memorial Trust Fund.
Lawyer at Your Library
Fi
rst Tuesday of each month, 11:00 am-1:00 pm
Meet privately with an attorney from Greater Hartford Legal Aid concerning questions about rights in the workplace. No appointment necessary. Topics include unlawful discrimination, wages and overtime, and rights of former offenders. First-come, first-served.
Pablo Delano: Hartford Views
Exhibition runs through July 1
Pablo Delano, a painter-turned-photographer, documents the city of Hartford in flux. His large-format photographs focus on the built environment of this small metropolis. The photographs, spanning eight years, highlight the nuances and contradictions inherent in a city with a layered history, and record what has been lost over time. They are not sociological statements, despite their subject matter. Delano’s love of visual form, design, composition, and color elevate the images to works of art.
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Lunch Program at the Library
Monday through Friday, 12:30-1:30 pm, through August 18
Free summer meals are available at Hartford Public Library branches. The program serves meals at
no cost
to children ages 18 and under. Lunches will be served in the West Middle Community School, 44 Niles St., July 10 to August 4, 12:15-12:45 pm
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Radiant Child: The Art of
Jean-Michel Basquiat
DWIGHT BRANCH
Friday, June 23, 1:30-2:30 pm
Make your own work of art in his style and listen to a reading of this year’s Caldecott Award-winning book Radiant Child: The Story of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat by Javaka Steptoe.
Animal Show on the Go
DOWNTOWN
Monday, June 26, 2:00-3:00 pm
Meet the animals! Will it be a lizard, snake, or ferret?
Pack-a-Punch of Nutrition
CAMP FIELD BRANCH
Monday, June 26, 2:00-3:00 pm
Hands on, healthy snack prep practice for you at the Library brings no-cook, nutritious and tasty veggie and bean snacks to make and to eat.
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Masks in the Making
PARK BRANCH
Wednesday, June 28, 2:00-3:00 pm
Explore the amazing creations of artist and sculptor Kimmy Cantrell. Create your very own unique mask in the Cubist style to take home.
Bug-a-Palooza
ALBANY BRANCH
Wednesday, June 28, 2:30-3:30 pm
Decorate your bug catcher then use it to carefully catch and identify different critters.
Reading Without Walls
ROPKINS BRANCH
Thursday, June 29, 2:00-3:00 pm
Participate in the first challenge created by graphic novelist Gene Luen Yang. Pick up your challenge at any Library branch or online at hplct.beanstack.org.
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Children's Book of the Week
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Coe Booth, Kinda Like Brothers
Coe Booth's story centers on sibling rivalry. Jarrett, an 11-year-old in Newark, NJ, has to share his mother's affection and his space with two foster kids, toddler Treasure and 12-year-old Kevon Kevon makes the basketball team and flirts with the girl Jarrett likes. The two boys began to humiliate each other. The story illustrates how destructive this can be.
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DIG Chess Lessons
YOUMEDIA, Thursday, June 29, 6:00-8:00 pm
ALBANY BRANCH, Thursday, June 22, 4:00-6:00 pm
DIG Chess tutors will help you learn. DIG (Determination, Integrity, Growth) was started in 2013 by Dan Pelletier, as a soccer coaching enterprise. The following year he started teaching his players chess, and last year he decided to teach others.
Teens & Leadership Workshops
DWIGHT BRANCH, Tuesday, July 11, 1:30 pm
DOWNTOWN, Monday, July 31, 2:30 pm
ROPKINS BRANCH, Tuesday, August 15, 4:00 pm
These one-hour sessions will help teens learn about five qualities of a leader, participate in brainstorming sessions, and identify strong role models.
Participants will also find resources for more information about critical thinking, communication skills, and responsibility.
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YOUmedia Summer Hours
Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, 12:00 noon-8:00 pm
Fridays, 12:00 noon-5:00 pm
Saturdays, 10:00 am-5:00 pm
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Immigrant Career Pathways
Through June 30
The Immigrant Career Pathways Program, sponsored by the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, serves as a pipeline to jobs in the food service industry for English-language learners in the Hartford area. Eligible students may enroll for free in either one of two classes: the ESL and Food Service Training class or the ServSafe Manager Certification class. All classes are held in the morning. Information: 860-695-6292 or email
jvelezmolina@hplct.org
Study For Your GED
Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday, 9:30-11:30 am,
June 26-July 21
Take classes in writing and math to prepare you for the GED test. Open enrollment. Registration forms are available at the The American Place at the Downtown Library and at the Barbour Branch. Photo ID and validation of address is required.
Register: 860-695-6349 or 860-695-7400.
Citizenship Prep
DOWNTOWN, Saturdays, 3:00-5:00 pm (español)
Each class will focus on many of the 100 citizenship test civics questions. We encourage the community to join us for these lively interactive activities and discussions. The classes are open for U.S. citizens who want to improve their own knowledge of U.S. Civics or enhance their skills to tutor new arrivals on their paths to citizenship. I
nformation: 860-695-6316 and learning@hplct.org
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