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Hours
Mon - Tue: 11-6
Wed - Thu: 11-8
Fri: 11-6
Sat: 11-3
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Come Bloom With Us (November 22 - 27) |
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McMahon Wintonbury Library
860-242-0041
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Prosser Library
860-243-9721
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We're here for you at McMahon Wintonbury! |
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We've gotten some updates here at McMahon Wintonbury, and people are excited about the library's new look! We've reorganized and expanded our collections, created a middle grade section for tweens and teens, and updated our youth shelving and seating. Both our locations have the same hours, so stop by and let us know how we can help you and say hi to our staff, some of whom are pictured here near our new bulletin board. We hope to see you soon! |
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Featured Programs and Events |
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The Library will be closing early Wednesday, November 24 and will be closed Thursday & Friday November 25-26 for Thanksgiving. The Library will be open Saturday, November 27, 11AM-3PM. |
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Tween Book Club: Nevermoor
Monday, November 22 at 5PM
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In our November Tween Book Club, we'll be talking about a fantasy book called NEVERMOOR: THE TRIALS OF MORRIGAN CROW by Jessica Townsend. Visit our Prosser location (1 Tunxis Ave) or our McMahon Wintonbury location (1015 Blue Hills Ave) to pick up your personal copy of the book (while supplies last). For ages 9 and up. |
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Book Discussion: Perestroika in Paris by Jane Smiley
Monday, November 22 at 5:30PM
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Coexisting in the lush hidden spaces of Paris until cold weather arrives, an escaped racehorse and her companion, a German shorthaired pointer, forge a bond with a boy living in seclusion with his nonagenarian grandmother in an ivy-covered house. For Adults. |
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Social Justice Book Club: Thick: And Other Essays by Tressie McMillan Cottom
Tuesday, November 23 at 6:30PM
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This month, we will discuss Thick: And Other Essays by Tressie McMillan Cottom. In these eight short essays, McMillan Cottom, award-winning professor and acclaimed author, explores beauty, media, money, and more, while exposing all that is right and much that is wrong with this thing we call society. Read them all, or pick and choose which ones you want to read and discuss. For Adults.
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Gentle Yoga with Pia Oliveri
Wednesday, November 24 at 11:30AM
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Pia is the Owner and Director of Wabi-Sabi Yoga and Wellness Center in Windsor, CT. Through yoga, meditation, and breathwork, she believes healing happens from the inside out. At this class, we will start with meditation and breathwork followed by seated postures and standing postures with the assistance of a chair. For Adults. |
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We Give Thanks
by Cynthia Rylant
Children's Book
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Thanks for Nothing
by Ryan T. Higgins
Children's Book
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Our Table
by Peter Reynolds
Children's Book
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Lunch Every Day
by Kathryn Otoshi
Children's Book
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What are you reading? Tag us and let us know on Instagram or Facebook @bplct |
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BPL continues to expand services! |
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Masks and social distancing are required in Bloomfield Public Library buildings
- Computers/browsing/reference services/study space available
- Technology services (computer, printer, scanner, copier, fax)
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Call ahead for curbside delivery, or email print requests to askbplct@gmail.com
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Visit the Event Calendar for virtual programs (or view Printable Event Calendar)
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Museum Passes for free or discounted admission to many area attractions
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Laminate a copy of your Vaccine Card for free (COVID-19 Vaccine info)
- BPL Online library is always open — read, watch, listen, research!
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BLOOMFIELD PUBLIC LIBRARY |
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McMahon Wintonbury Library
860-242-0041
1015 Blue Hills Ave.
Bloomfield, CT 06002
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Prosser Library
860-243-9721
1 Tunxis Ave.
Bloomfield, CT 06002
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