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Our new Park Street Library @ the Lyric is coming and we're getting all spruced up! |
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There’s less than a month until the grand opening of the newly expanded branch of the library. A new sign went up outside, but it’s only part of what will make it special to the community.
The two-story, 13,000-square-foot location will be the largest of Hartford Public Library’s six community libraries, replacing a 2,000-square-foot storefront location just up the street. A ribbon-cutting will be held at the end of the month and the library will open its doors for a community celebration Oct. 2.
Final touches are still being made to the new location, which was once home to the old Lyric Theater.
Help us get ready and join us this Saturday for a community cleanup!
Sept. 25
10 a.m. — 1 p.m.
603 Park St.
For more info: nrzfroghollow+cleanup@gmail.com
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HPL celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month!
Sept. 15 — Oct. 15
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We honor and celebrate the history, culture and contributions of our Hispanic and Latino community.
This week we celebrate Leticia Cotto, our customer experience officer.
Letty grew up in the North End of Hartford. In 2004, Letty opened La Paloma Sabanera coffee house and bookstore in Hartford. The bookstore specialized in Spanish language books by and about Latino authors and themes. When the Park Street Library branch manager position opened in 2005, it was a natural step for Letty to continue providing space for people to connect with culture, literature, and community. Letty is now an important member of our leadership team.
“I believe that a library is a place where people from all walks of life are welcome, a nonjudgmental institution where knowledge is power, a place where anyone can walk through the door and feel like they are in their own home. If we do our job properly, we can help make a better world and a better society,” Leticia Cotto
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We've got recommendations by outstanding Latino authors. |
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Elizabeth Acevedo
New York Times Bestseller
A young adult novel that is compelling for all..
In a novel-in-verse that brims with grief and love, National Book Award-winning and New York Times bestselling author Elizabeth Acevedo writes about the devastation of loss, the difficulty of forgiveness and the bittersweet bonds that shape our lives
“Tackles family secrets, toxic masculinity, and socio-economic differences with incisive clarity and candor … Every line is laced with betrayal and longing as the teens struggle with loving someone despite his imperfections. A standing ovation.” — Kirkus Reviews
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Luis Alberto Urrea
One of the Best Books of the Year — National Public Radio
National Book Critics Circle Award finalist
The definitive Mexican-American immigrant story, a sprawling and deeply felt portrait of a Mexican-American family occasioned by the impending loss of its patriarch, from one of the country's most beloved authors.
"Epic ... Rambunctious ... Highly entertaining." — New York Times Book Review
"Intimate and touching ... the stuff of legend." — San Francisco Chronicle
An immensely charming and moving tale." — Boston Globe
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... And don't forget our
Big Read!
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Together we'll celebrate Sandra Cisneros’s novel The House on Mango Street.
Our Big Read program includes: book discussions, art workshops, teen programming and more.
Click HERE for the full lineup.
Our kickoff event will feature an outdoor performance from the Mariachi Academy of New England at the Downtown Library on Oct. 9 at 1 p.m.
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Interested in these titles or others?
Check out our entire library catalog (books, films, music, etc..) HERE
Read anything good lately? Let us know.
We'd love to feature it (and you) in a future enews!
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HPL Receives $100,000 Grant To Launch ‘Digital Navigators’ Pilot
HPL received a $100,000 grant from the Connecticut State Library to launch a pilot “Digital Navigators” program that will help low-income Hartford residents 55 and up meet their internet use needs.
"Hartford Public Library is committed to closing the digital divide in our city and the Digital Navigators pilot program will go a long way toward helping us meet that goal," said Bridget E. Quinn, Hartford Public Library’s president and CEO.
The program is expected to launch in the late fall or early winter. For more information call 860-695-6300
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HPL Corporator Josephine Wiley Sale passed away at the age of 104 on Aug. 28.
All of her papers are being donated to the Hartford History Center. This includes the one offering her a temporary position at HPL while still a student at Simmons College; for $100 a month.
Josephine spent her entire 39-year career at HPL and started the Dorothy Drysdale Fund in memory of her dear friend who also worked at HPL.
Read more about Josephine's remarkable life HERE
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Join us Saturday to celebrate the mural created in honor of William Henry Jacklyn, Hartford's first black firefighter. |
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Join us Saturday (Sept. 25) to celebrate this historic project and important moment for for generations of Black firefighters.
The mural project was led by artists Lindaluz Carrillo and Kayla Farrell, along with community members,
and hosted by longtime Hartford advocate, North End resident, HPL board member and former fire Capt. Steve Harris.
Where:
Phoenix Society of Hartford
729 Windsor St.,
2 p.m.
You can learn more about our Changemakers program HERE
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Also Saturday, Connecticut's Kid Governor will visit the Downtown Library. |
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Congratulations to all our raffle winners and everyone who participated in our Summer Learn Program! |
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Library Card Month is winding down
Come on down to your neighborhood branch and sign up today!
It's easy! And free!
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"All we do, mija, is love. Love is the answer. Nothing stops it. Not borders. Not death."
Luis Alberto Urrea, The House of Broken Angels
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