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Meet BPL's Summer Interns
Please join us in welcoming our summer interns, Jesse and Zariela. Bloomfield Public Library is proud to host interns this summer in partnership with the Town of Bloomfield and Capital Workforce Partners. We look forward to a successful summer and showing our interns all the great work that goes into running a public library!
Jesse
Zariela
We're Hiring! Library Page Positions
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BPL has two part-time Library Page positions open (6 hours weekly, 3 days, 2 hours per day) at $13/hour. Open to candidates fourteen (14) years or older. Closes August 3, 2021.
BPL Online Highlight: Freegal
Use Freegal to download 3 free songs per week for FREE with your Bloomfield library card. Banner shows four music album covers
Featured Programs and Events
Storytime With Miss Mara: Monkeys
Monday, July 26 at 10:30AM
It's time to monkey around with Miss Mara! We will be reading books about monkeys and learning everything we can. It will be as fun as a barrel of monkeys because it is all about them! 
Perseus and Medusa - Tanglewood Marionettes
Monday, July 26 - Monday, August 2
Take a trip back in time to an ancient world of gods, goddesses, prophecies, and heroes. In this production, you will accompany Perseus through personal trials and glorious quests. Join us for a show featuring beautiful, hand-crafted marionettes, scrolling sets, exotic music, and much, much more! The ancient world has never been so accessible! Running time: 50 minutes. Best for grades 3 - 8.
Humble Bee Honey Company presents The Honey Bee Files
Tuesday, July 27 at 10:30AM
What do you know about these amazing pollinators we call bees? During this VIRTUAL presentation, we will meet "The Bee Lady" and learn how and why she became a beekeeper. Then she will introduce a 20-minute video called The Honey Files: A Bees' Life Movie. Learn all about the honey bee colony: how bees communicate, learn to fly, and collect pollen. Literature, activity sheets, and honey sticks will be available for pickup at the Library the week of the program. For grades K-8. 
Virtual Tuesday Night Storytime
Tuesday, July 27 at 5PM
Miss Sheila's Tuesday night storytime will once again be coming to you LIVE on Facebook.
Social Justice Book Club: Good Talk
Tuesday, July 27 at 6:30PM
Our July book will be Good Talk: A Memoir in Conversations by Mira Jacob. When her bi-racial son asks the tough questions, Mira has to think back to where she’s gotten her own answers: her most formative conversations about race, color, sexuality, and, of course, love. This deeply relatable graphic memoir (meaning the book contains images along with the text) delves into American identity, interracial families, and the realities that divide us by offering hope in the midst of complexity. For Adults.
DEEP presents the Frightened Frog
Wednesday, July 28 at 10:30AM
Enjoy the story as you learn about the challenges of being a frog. Learn how to identify local frogs and toads by their calls and physical characteristics. We will cover ways to explore their habitats safely while protecting them and their amphibian and reptile friends. For All Ages. 
Chair Pilates & Toning
Wednesday, July 28 at 11:30AM
Come join Jeff Shealey for chair pilates and toning. Pilates is designed to strengthen core and abdominal muscles, making routine, daily tasks easier. You will need 2-3 lb. weights, a medicine ball and resistance bands. This class is presented in collaboration with The Bloomfield Senior Center. For Adults.
Meditation
Wednesday, July 28 at 1:30PM
Take a guided meditation journey break out of your day with our community partners at Seabury. Seabury is an active life plan community located in Bloomfield. For Adults.
Your Extraordinary Energy
Wednesday, July 28 at 4PM
Does your energy shift from day-to-day? This presentation on Your Extraordinary Energy will help you unlock the power you hold within by raising your awareness around the seven levels of energy. You will leave the presentation with practical, in-the-moment advice on how to apply your knowledge immediately. For Adults.
Library Building Committee Meeting
Wednesday, July 28 at 6PM
All meetings of the Library Building Committee are open to the public, including this virtual meeting. View the agenda and more information here.
Patrice Peace (local author) presentation
Thursday, July 29 at 10AM
Join local author Patrice Peace as she talks about the making of her book, Backyard Bashment! The Backyard Bashment is the essence of West Indian culture, togetherness, self-love, and sisterhood. In West Indian culture, Backyard Bashment is identified as a dance party in the backyard! Find out what inspired her writing, the hurdles she had to overcome, how she went about the editing process, and more! She will even read a portion of her book. For grades 3-5. 
Gentle Yoga
Thursday, July 29 at 6:30PM
Take some time for you at this Gentle Yoga series. We will stretch, breathe, and meditate together, so have a mat or rug ready. Chair options will also be provided. Taught by Kirsten Benson. This series runs June 24 - August 12. Attend the date(s) that work for you. For Adults.
Talewise: "Unicorns: Break the Cage"
Monday, June 21  - Friday, August 20, 2021
Two curious kids discover what they think is a unicorn. But unicorns aren't real ... are they?! Sometimes you gotta believe it to see it. For Children & Tweens.
New Book Shelf
This week's New Book Shelf teen titles were selected by Jesse, BPL summer intern.
Heart of Flames by Nicki Pau Preto book cover showing young woman in green dress with flaming bird in background
Heart of Flames
by Nicki Pau Preto
Teen Book
Cinderella is Dead by Kalynn Bayron book cover showing young woman wearing a blue dress entering a forest
Cinderella is Dead
by Kalynn Bayron
Teen Book
House of Hollow by Krystal Sutherland book cover showing young woman with flower garland wrapped around face with insects and blood drips
House of Hollow
by Krystal Sutherland
Teen Book
A Queen of Gilded Horns by Amanda Joy book cover showing a young woman with a dagger
A Queen of Gilded Horns
by Amanda Joy
Teen Book
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  • Museum Passes for free or discounted admission to many area attractions
  • 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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