We are expanding ours hours of operation across all our branches in January!
More hours = More time we get to spend with you

"We are pleased to be able to once again expand our hours of operation in January, opening our branch libraries an additional day each week," said Hartford Public Library President and CEO Bridget E. Quinn. "We know our customers like the convenience of their neighborhood branches and we hope the extra hours make it easier for them to find time to visit."

Find out the new hours of your favorite branch HERE
'Tis the season to read a good book.
Stanley Tucci
New York Times Best Seller
Taste is a reflection on the intersection of food and life, filled with anecdotes about the actor growing up in New York; shooting the foodie films Big Night and Julie & Julia; falling in love over dinner; and teaming up with his wife to create memorable meals.

"Funny, heart-breaking, fascinating, intimate and beautifully written.” — Kate Mosse


"Reading this book will make you more attentive to the glorious — or modest — food on your table, and to the people with whom you are privileged to share it." — The Washington Post
Bolu Babalola


In her debut collection, internationally acclaimed writer Bolu Babalola retells the most beautiful love stories from history and mythology with incredible new detail and vivacity. Love in Color is a celebration of romance in all its many splendid forms.

"Richly imaginative, unashamedly romantic and a total pleasure to read. I didn't want it to end." — Alexandra Sheppard

“Perfection in short story form, I am in love with every single word Bolu Babalola has written. So rarely is love expressed this richly, this vividly, or this artfully.” —Candice Carty-Williams, author of Queenie
The Frog Hollow People's Oral History Archive Project
Presenting archives of the voices, heroes, public art, community spaces, organizations and places of Hartford's Frog Hollow neighborhood.

December 13th, 5-6 p.m.
Park Street Library @ The Lyric
603 Park St., Hartford, CT 06106

Learn more HERE
Hartford's L.I.T. & HPL PRESENT
Hartford Reads in Color Book Club
Local author Nbs Malay will be joining us for the discussion! 
Sunday, December 12th
2 p.m. (Zoom)

"I am a girl entombed in a body that doesn't belong to me. I should be dead, yet here I am with the terrifying flashbacks of my brutal murder."

Listen to author Nbs Malay discuss her intriguing debut novel

Register HEREr
It’s The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year
Whats on your holiday playlist?

Create your own playlist for all your holiday celebrations at Freegal

Freegal Music is a download music service that the we offer, free of charge, for library cardholders.

Every library cardholder can download three songs per week, and stream up to three hours per day.
Start listening and create your playlist HERE
Beyond Words — Happening This Thursday!
BEYOND WORDS is our annual signature fundraising event. The Library goes beyond words, every day, with diverse and transformative programs and services for our community.

Thank you for considering supporting our work through our annual Beyond Words fundraiser.

Join us at the Hartford Marriott Downtown or watch along from home.

Learn more HERE
"Food was not just a huge part of my life; it basically was my life... It allowed me to express my love for the people I love and make connections with new people I might come to love.” — Stanley Tucci, Taste: My Life Through Food