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The Primary Election is TODAY!

(Poles are open until 8pm)

YOUR VOICE MATTERS - VOTE TODAY!!

The Center for Contemporary Culture at the Downtown Library is open for District 22 residents to vote.

To register to vote and to check your polling place click HERE

HPL has paper voting registration at all our locations during business hours.

Elegantly written and profoundly beautiful novel about love, life, and loss from one of our best young authors. This one will stay with you for a long time.

“A luminous, heartbreaking and redemptive American story, Transcendent Kingdom is the mark of a brilliant writer who is just getting started.” 

—Seattle Times

Join the Discussion!

Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi

Sunday, September 17, 11:00 am - 12:00 pm

Zoom Registration HERE

HPL Weekly Book Recommendations:

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MAAME

Jessica George

 New York Times Bestseller

Smart, funny and moving, this unforgettable novel celebrates love, family, and finding where you truly belong.

"Masterfully balancing comedy, tragedy and tenderness." —Bookpage

"On one page I was crying, yet on another page, I laughed hysterically." —Jenna Bush Hager, Today

Family Lore

Elizabeth Acevedo

National Bestseller

Explores the bonds connecting women in a Dominican family, some of whom have magical powers- showcasing their love and loyalty for one another.

"Pearls of magic and wisdom, the story of the Marte sisters is a treasure to behold.” — New York Times Book Review"

“Enchanting….With grace and compassion" — Washington Post

Staff the Front Lines Job Fair

We had a lot of fun meeting so many great people at Dunkin' Park for the AFSCME job fair!

Thank you for coming out and seeing what opportunities are available at HPL.

P.S. Check out our many (full & part time) job openings HERE

AFSCME's (American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees) Staff the Front Lines initiative aims to recruit qualified professionals to work in public service and invest in the essential workers who keep our communities running.

Hartford Book Festival & NEA Big Read

A three day festival for book lovers of all ages!

The mission of the Hartford Book Festival is to build community using literary art, serving all people of the Greater Hartford Area.

Day One: Writer’s Workshops Only

Friday, September 22

11:00 am - 2:30pm

Day Two: The 5th Annual Hartford Book Festival

Classical Magnet School

Saturday, September 23

10:00 am – 5:00 pm

Day Three: An Evening of Poetical Musings 

The Free Center

Sunday, September 24

3:00 - 8:30 pm

More info & registration HERE

NEA Big Read- A Talk with Yaa Gyasi @ Classical Magnet School

Homegoing follows the parallel paths of two sisters and their descendants through eight generations.

"Magical. . . . Hypnotic. . . . Yaa Gyasi [is] a stirringly gifted writer.” —The New York Times Book Review

Classical Magnet School

Saturday, September 23

11:00 am - 1pm

An initiative of the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) in partnership with Arts Midwest, the NEA Big Read broadens our understanding of our world, our communities, and ourselves through the power of a shared reading experience.

More info & registration HERE

It's Library Card Sign-up Month!

A library card is magic in your pocket. Serious magic.

With access to technology, innovative programming, and educational resources, a library card gives students of all ages the tools to succeed in school.

Sign up for a library card HERE today!

A Place Like No Other

Offering engaging, educational, and fun programming

Dance. Dance. Dance.

Hartbeat in Motion: Muevete

Celebrate your health & move with us!

Did you know dancing can help minimize stress and increases energy?

Plus you may even make some new friends.

Thursday, September 14

6:30 - 8:00 pm

Park Street Library @ The Lyric

Register HERE

Family Robotics Club

Learn to code and program a robot while working together with your family to complete coding challenges. (Trust us it is going to be fun)

5th - 12th Grade

Saturday, September 16

11:00 am - 12:30 pm

Albany Branch

Register HERE

K - 4th Grade

Saturday, September 16

2:00 - 3:30 pm

Park Street Library @ The Lyric

Register HERE

Homework Help!

¡Ayuda con las tareas!

Need a quiet space and some extra help to get your homework completed?

We're here to help.

Tuesday, September 19

3:30 - 4:30 pm

Park Street Library @ The Lyric

“...We humans are reckless with our bodies, reckless with our lives, for no other reason than that we want to know what would happen, what it might feel like to brush up against death, to run right up to the edge of our lives, which is, in some ways, to live fully.”

― Yaa Gyasi, Transcendent Kingdom