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Celebrate Good Times, Come On!
Summer Learning Kick Off
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¡Lanzamiento de la programación de verano @Park!
Wednesday, June 28, 1:00 -2:00 pm
Park Street Library @ the Lyric
603 Park St.
Food, music, prizes, art & more!
Check out all of our great summer programs and activities for youth HERE
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Sister Outsider
Audre Lorde
Black poet and lesbian activist Lorde addresses fundamental issues related to race, gender, sexual orientation, and politics in a series of essays.
“[Lorde's] works will be important to those truly interested in growing up sensitive, intelligent, and aware.”—The New York Times
"An eye-opener”—Publishers Weekly
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Here Comes the Sun
Nicole Dennis Benn
Named a Best Book of 2016 by NPR
The lives of three generations of women in Jamaica intersect as they try to build better lives.
"One of the most stunningly beautiful novels in recent years... it feels like a miracle." NPR.org - Michael Schaub
"Dennis-Benn takes the reader on a trip that is impossible to forget." Brooklyn Magazine - Molly McArdle
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Experience some fantastic music. Get happy instantly. | |
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Latin Jazz Performance Featuring Nelson Bello
Incredible musician, well-known Latin percussionist and Hartford native, Nelson Bello leads his band featuring Afro-Cuban and Caribbean-flavored jazz.
Saturday, June 24, 1:00 - 3:00 pm
Park Street Library @ The Lyric
603 Park Street
Space limited- Register today!
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HPL's Baby Grand Jazz Series
We're seeking submissions from local and regional musical artists to be part of our 2024 Baby Grand series. Ensembles must include a pianist who will play HPL’s grand piano.
Submission deadline for the 2024 series is August 1, 2023.
Learn more and submit HERE
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We've got The Beat!
We're seeking submissions from local musicians to be a part of our digital streaming platform for HPL card holders. Musicians will receive an honorarium and chance to perform live.
Submissions for The Beat are now extended until July 14.
Learn more and submit HERE
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Stepping into the Shade
Film Viewing
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Documentary Screening
with June Archer and filmmaker Brian Day
Stepping Into the Shade is a love story about the people who toiled in the soil on Connecticut tobacco farms and made a lasting impact on our communities.
Saturday, June 24, 2 - 3:30 pm
Albany Branch
1250 Albany Ave
Learn more about the film and check out the trailer HERE
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Simple and short lessons to make your life easier.
Need help learning how to use a computer, mobile phone or a tablet?
Don't hesitate to contact us. We're here for you.
Wednesday, June 21, 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Ropkins Branch
1750 Main St.
Call 860-695-7520 to register. Walk-ins are also welcome!
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Online Book Discussion
Women Who Run With Wolves by Clarissa Pinkola Estes, Ph.D.
Within every woman there lives the Wild Woman, a powerful force filled with good instincts, passionate creativity, and ageless knowing. In this remarkable book, we retrieve, examine, celebrate, love, and understand the Wild Woman.
Sunday, June 25, 2:00 - 3:00 pm
Register HERE
"The work shows the reader how glorious it is to be daring, to be caring, and to be women. Everyone who can read should read this book.”—Maya Angelou
P.S. Hartford Reads In Color was featured on NBC Connecticut- watch it HERE
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United Way Day of Action
Bring the Farm Home
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La Granja Pero En Tu Casa
Highlighting SNAP benefits, distributing rewards cards and farmers' market coupons, and providing educational programming for kids. Hartford Farmers' Market vendors will be selling produce. Urban Alliance, Hispanic Health Council, CT FoodShare, End Hunger CT, and Levo International will also be sharing resources.
Wednesday, June 21, 4:00 - 6:00 pm
Albany Branch
1250 Albany Ave
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Celebrate Juneteenth. Featuring a puppet show, bucket drumming, jewelry making, an ice cream social, face painting and more!
Wednesday, June 21, 11:00 am - 5:30 pm
Barbour Branch
1261 Barbour St.
Learn more about the legacy of Juneteenth HERE
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We're excited to partner with Vision To Learn again to offer free eye exams, vision screening and glasses to children at no cost.
Appointments begin next Monday and pop up clinics will be located at all of our Library locations.
Book your appointment HERE
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Inch by inch, row by row.
Gonna make our garden grow
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Mount Moriah community garden check-up
Harvest veggies & flowers, pull weeds & taste some things we've grown!
June 20 - June 22, 10:00 - 10:30 am
Barbour Branch
1261 Barbour St.
Weekdays
Call Barbour to confirm attendance
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Father's Day Celebration @ Bushnell Park Pavilion
All families welcomed
Celebrate the very special dad in your life at the Bushnell Dollard Pavilion with stories, craft activity, music and food! Dads will receive a special gift (it's not a tie we promise!)
Thursday, June 22, 4:30 - 5:30 pm
Bushnell Park Pavilion
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Helping you to take care of yourself | |
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Hartford Hospital Mobile Mammography
Thursday, July 20
Dwight Branch
7 New Park Avenue
Appointments need to be made by June 22
To make an appointment please call 860-972-8800
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“Nothing I accept about myself can be used against me to diminish me.”
― Audre Lorde, Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches
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