We're giving you the sun, the moon and the stars

10 days left to participate in Summer Learning!

Join educators from The Children’s Museum this month for an out of this world week exploring the moon, Mars and the stars.

Meet live animals who helped pioneer space travel, discover the stories kept in the constellations and see if you have what it takes to be a rocket scientist.

Your adventure will end with a field trip to The Children’s Museum in West Hartford!

Albany Library

Tuesday, August 16th, 2 pm

Thursday, August 18th, 2 pm

Friday, August 19th, 2 pm (field trip)

Program for ages 6-12. Registration is required HERE.

We are having a blast celebrating summer with all of you. There is still time to join the fun. See what we still have in store for you HERE.

Books to read under the covers with a flashlight

The Maid

Nita Prose

New York Times bestseller

A devoted hotel maid is a prime suspect for a murder. This is an intriguing hotel room mystery that is soon to be a major motion picture.

“Excellent and totally entertaining . . The most interesting (and endearing) main character in a long time.” — Stephen King

Reckless Girls

Minda Harts

New York Times & USA Today bestseller

The latest novel from the New York Times bestselling author of The Wife Upstairs. When one friends goes missing and another turns up dead, the remaining friends wonder what is going on.

"This diabolically plotted nail-biter makes for dangerously addictive reading." –– Publishers Weekly

🪡 Learn to sew 🪡

Join Ms. Selina at the Albany Library for our beginners sewing club! Materials will be provided. Parents and caregivers are welcome to attend.

August 11th and August 25th

11 am - 1 pm

Albany Library

1250 Albany Ave.

I spy with my little eye...

Free eye exams for Hartford children at all of our branches!

We're partnering with Vision to Learn to provide free eye exams and free eyeglasses to city youth this month at library locations across Hartford, just in time for the start of the school year. The program is open to children ages 5 to 18. No insurance is necessary.

Call the library to make an appointment: 860-695-6300.

Upcoming dates:

August 15

Dwight Library

7 New Park Ave.

August 16

Barbour Library

261 Barbour St.

August 17

Albany Library

1250 Albany Ave.

Read a book, win a prize

So far this summer we have 1,324 students registered for the Hartford Summer Space Mission and they read a combined total of 77,930 minutes last week! (Yes, you read that correctly!)

Check out these happy raffle prize winners who crushed their summer reading goals!

Shamari Khalid Tomlin , Milner Middle School

Lizmarie Pratts, Achievement First

Corey Stevenson, SAND School

There's still time to participate in our Summer Learning program. Learn more HERE.

Dance & sing

Bring on the hoopla!

We got the hoops, bring your hula and a friend. Life is just better when you are hula hooping. Trust us.

Friday, August 12th

1:30 - 2:30 pm

Ages 6-12

Albany Library

1250 Albany Ave.

Surcari!

Latin Music

Experience a family fun blend of traditional and original Latin music by a great group of musicians.

Wednesday, August 10th

11 am - noon

Camp Field Library

30 Campfield Ave.

Hartford Reads in Color Book Club

This month's discussion:

Wild Stars Seeking Midnight

by J. California Cooper

Intimate and enticing short stories about romance, life, dreams told by a master storyteller.

Come share your perceptions and hear others thoughts as well.

“Cooper’s stories beckon. It is as if she is patting the seat next to us, enticing to come sit and listen.” — Ms. magazine

Sunday, August 28th

5-6 pm

Via Zoom.

Meet crime author Tejas Desai

Hear from novelist and short story writer, Tejas Desai He will be reading from his riveting and acclaimed international crime thriller series The Brotherhood Chronicle and sharing his experience and advice as an independent author.

Saturday, August 13th

1-3 pm

Downtown Library

500 Main St.

Learn more about Tejas HERE.

We're looking out for you

Free COVID vaccines

Griffin Health will be holding vaccine clinics for those ages 6 months and up.

Thursday August 11th Thursday, August 25th

Albany Library

1250 Albany Ave.

2-5 pm

“I am your maid. I know so much about you. But when it comes down to it: what is that you know about me?”― Nita Prose, The Maid

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