Come Bloom With Us (December 26 -31)

BLOOMFIELD PUBLIC LIBRARY

NEWSLETTER

December 26 - 31, 2022

Come Bloom with Us!

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BPL will close early Friday, December 23 at 1:30 PM. We are OPEN Saturday, December 24 from 10 AM - 3 PM!

Ring in the New Year as a BPL Power User!

Have you visited BPL Online lately? BPL Online is the name of our third location, and it's always open! If you haven't fully investigated our online location, BPL staffer Sara Ray has designed a three-day virtual camp to guide your exploration. Join us 10:30AM-12PM, December 27-29, to explore popular library apps, take a deep dive into the bplct.org website, and discover some hidden gems -- all for FREE with your library card.

Pick up a fun camp kit (which includes snacks) at Prosser or McMahon Wintonbury while supplies last! We hope to see you there!

Warming Center Information: Please Share with Your Neighbors!

Important Information for December 25

If you are in an emergency, no-heat situation outside of town regular business hours, please

contact the Bloomfield Police Department at (860) 242-5501. Using ovens and unsafe space

heaters for heat is never recommended. PLEASE consider staying with neighbors, family or

friends, if possible, until you have heat.

For all other non-emergency heating needs, please contact Bloomfield Social & Youth Services

during regular business hours, Monday - Friday

9:00 am – 5:00 pm at (860) 242-1895.

If you or someone you know is in urgent need of shelter, please dial 2-1-1 for a list of homeless

shelters, seasonal no freeze shelters and emergency support and connection to shelters. 2-1-1 is

available 24/7.

Online Resource Highlight

Bookflix features animated storybooks paired with nonfiction text for deeper discovery free with your bloomfield library card

Events This Week

Social Justice Book Club: This Chair Rocks by Ashton Applewhite

Tuesday, December 27 at 6:30PM

Welcoming Wednesday Storytime at McMahon Wintonbury

Wednesday, December 28 at 10:30AM

Meditation

Wednesday, December 28 at 1:30PM

Library Building Committee Meeting

Wednesday, December 28 at 6PM

Teen Dungeons & Dragons Gaming at Prosser

Thursday, December 29 at 5:30PM

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Fun Friday Storytime at Prosser

Friday, December 30 at 10:30AM

BPL is closed Monday, December 26. BPL is OPEN Saturday, December 31.

Thursday, December 29: BPL Opens at 1PM

Prosser Library and McMahon Wintonbury Library will be closed from 10AM - 1PM as we prepare for the next phase of our buildings project. We are preparing to move out of our current buildings and into different space(s) by February 2023. The future is bright!