New service hours begin September 5
Hartford Public Library will launch expanded hours and days of service on Tuesday, September 5.
The Albany Avenue and Park Street Branch libraries will be open 17 more hours per week, including Saturdays. The Camp Field, Dwight and Barbour Branch libraries will be open an additional 10 hours per week. The Downtown Library will open at 9:30 each morning, resulting in three additional hours per week.
Blue Hills, Mark Twain, and Goodwin Branches will be open fewer hours through Dec. 31.
At least three library locations will be open each week night until 8 pm. We will have robust staffing at each location and be able to enhance outreach, programming and mobile services. We look forward to continuing our dialog with the community about the future of library services, particularly in those neighborhoods where service has been impacted.
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Library Announces Transition Plan for Blue Hills, Goodwin, Mark Twain Branches
Hartford Public Library will continue to offer some hours of services, collections and programming at the three branches impacted by the new operational plan.
"Together we can continue to have this be a dynamic community space for learning, literacy and all of the things important to you," said Bridget Quinn-Carey, CEO of the Library at an August 2 public meeting about branch restructuring at the Goodwin Branch. She asked residents to participate in the transition through hands-on help and to work with a facilitator/monitor at community meetings to develop a new service plan that can be implemented when the branches close.
The Goodwin, Blue Hills and Mark Twain branches will have limited hours and services beginning in September through Dec. 31. A selection of books and other materials will remain in the branches, computers, printers and copiers will remain and customers can continue to borrow and return materials to those sites.
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Kitchen on break
The Kitchen at Hartford Public Library, 500 Main Street, will be closed Monday through Friday, August 7-11.
Regular hours, 8 am to 4 pm, resume on Monday, August 14.
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Nzinga's Daughters
Thursday, August 10, Noon-1 pm
Downtown Terrace
Music of the African Diaspora entertains, educates and builds awareness through multiculturalism and music. The music is rooted in African influences and represents the musical styles of Africa, Brazil, Afro Latin and West Indies. The audience will enjoy a rich blend of traditional and contemporary Gospel, R&B, Nostalgia, Pop, and Funk through songs with positive messages.
Photo by Shana Sureck
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CALL TO ARTISTS
ArtWalk Submissions Open August 1
For October 2018-June 2019
ArtWalk at Hartford Public Library offers one of the largest and most stunning exhibition spaces in metropolitan Hartford and the opportunity for Hartford residents and others to view art in a magnificent setting in our city. Exhibitions on the ArtWalk offer an array of art experiences that reflect a variety of media, styles, and cultures in the art world, provide diverse viewing experiences, and allow for many tastes.
Situated on the third floor of the Downtown Library in a space that looks down onto historic Main Street, the gallery offers unique visibility and exposure, adding to the increasing vibrancy of Downtown Hartford. The ArtWalk hanging system’s movable hanging panels allow maximum flexibility for each show.
The stunning state-of-the art gallery was made possible through the generosity of donors, especially the Beatrice Fox Auerbach Foundation at Hartford Foundation for Public Giving.
Special thanks to the Edward C. & Ann T. Roberts Foundation for its support of our 2017-2018 ArtWalk season.
Submit here
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Hartford Times: The Newspaper & The City
ArtWalk, Downtown, Third Floor
Through September 30
Help us identify this boy who was used in a promotional ad for The Hartford Times.
The current exhibition draws on photographs and artifacts from the Hartford Times Collection. It shows photographs from the Hartford Times collection in the Hartford History Center and celebrates the re-opening of the Hartford Times Building as the centerpiece of the University of Connecticut’s new downtown campus.
If you know the name of the boy in pictured send an email: dlarcen@hplct.org.
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Tour the New Weaving Show
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Monday, August 7, 11 am
Exhibition Hall, Third Floor, Downtown
Join us in a tour of
Time to Try Tied Weaves
exhibit with the artisans who wove the pieces.
The Hartford Artisans Weaving Center teaches the ancient craft of hand-weaving, and runs a special program for the blind, and anyone over 55. Each piece in the exhibit was woven by one of those artisans. Join us to meet the artisans, enjoy their beautiful creations, and learn more about the therapeutic benefits of weaving.
All pieces are for sale.
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Surcari
Surcari will have you moving and grooving to irresistible Latin beats. Kids can sing, clap, dance and play Instruments with the band. Learn all about Latin culture through music.
DOWNTOWN
Friday August 11, 11 am - Noon
ROPKINS
Friday August 11, 2-3 pm
Poster Workshops
Josh Michtom will run poster-making workshops to help budding graphic artists prepare for a poster contest to help celebrate our system-wide Open House day on September 15.
ALBANY
Friday, August 4, 3-4:30 pm
DOWNTOWN
Wednesday, August 9, 6-7:30 pm
BARBOUR
Friday, August 11, 3-4:30 pm
Henna Workshop
Learn about the ancient art of Henna (or Mehndi) and create your own beautiful henna tattoo design.
BLUE HILLS
Tuesday, August 8, 1:30-2:30 pm
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TEAM SPIRIT!
Show your home team pride with some DIY Yard Goats swag and prepare for the big game on August 31!
DWIGHT
Wednesday, August 9, 1:30-2:30 pm
DOWNTOWN
Wednesday, August 9, 1:30-2:30 pm
ALBANY
Tuesday, August 15, 1:30-2:30 pm
GOODWIN
Thursday, August 24, 2-3 pm
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Build a Rube Goldberg Machine!
Artist/educator Jay Mankita guides and inspires kids to construct delightfully complicated contraptions that accomplish simple tasks using dominoes, Popsicle sticks, magnets, rubber bands, string, balls and marbles. Goofy fun, and real engineering, with a bit of Rube Goldberg history.
ALBANY
Monday August 7, 2-4 pm
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Children's Book of the Week
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Who was Harriet Beecher Stowe?
Dana Meachen Rau, art by Gregory Copeland
Harriet Beecher Stowe is the author of
Uncle Tom's Cabin, published in 1852. It described the harsh life of slaves and is credited with helping to end slavery in the United States. This short biography describes her life. She was born in Connecticut, lived in Ohio and Florida, and for her final 23 years lived in her house on Farmington Ave., next door to Mark Twain.
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YOUmedia Summer Hours
Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Noon-8:00 pm
Fridays, Noon-5 pm
Saturdays, 10 am-5 pm
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Get Your Passport At The Library
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If your plans include travels out of the country, you can apply for a U.S. passport at the Downtown Library, 500 Main St.
The passport office is on the second floor near The American Place.
Hours: Monday through Thursday, 3:30 pm to 7 pm
Saturday, 10 am to 3 pm.
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Hartford Public Library | 860.695.6300 |
hplct.org
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