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"Credit for Life" Family program with Liberty Bank (McMW)

Thursday, April 17, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
McMahon Wintonbury Library
Program Type:
Finance, Workshop
Age Group:
Tweens, Teens, Adults
:

Open
Required
Library Branch: McMahon Wintonbury Library
Age Group: Tweens, Teens, Adults
Program Type: Finance, Workshop
Required
Seats Remaining: 15
Event Details:

It's never to early (or too late) to learn how to budget!

Notes

Accommodations

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library at least one week prior to the event.

POETRY 4/17/25

Wintonbury Poetry Series (Virtual)

Thursday, April 17, 2025 at 7:00pm - 9:30pm
Virtual
Program Type:
Poetry
Age Group:
Teens, Adults
:

Open
Required
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Poetry
Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Event Details:

 

 

For its April reading, Wintonbury Poetry Series is pleased to have Elizabeth Thomas and Faith Vicinanza read.

 

Notes

Accommodations

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library at least one week prior to the event.

Virtual

You must provide your email address at registration to receive the Zoom link. Make sure to leave the box checked that reads: "Send notifications via e-mail." Your registration confirmation notice includes the Zoom link for the program. 

Good Friday - Libraries CLOSED

All Day
BPL Atrium Library, BPL Tech Express, McMahon Wintonbury Library, Off Site, Virtual
Closing
Branches:
BPL Atrium Library, BPL Tech Express, McMahon Wintonbury Library, Off Site, Virtual
Description:

BPL Online is always open!

Ukulele Concert

Ukes For Youth with Southside Strummers (McMW)

Saturday, April 19, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
McMW Children's Space at McMahon Wintonbury Library
Program Type:
Arts and Culture, Performance
Age Group:
Preschool, Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults, All Ages
:

Open
Required
Library Branch: McMahon Wintonbury Library
Room: McMW Children's Space
Age Group: Preschool, Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults, All Ages
Program Type: Arts and Culture, Performance
Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Event Details:

Back by popular demand, please join us for an ukulele concert for young children and those that are young at heart.

Notes

Accommodations

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library at least one week prior to the event.

met opera house

Opera Talk: Le Nozze di Figaro (Virtual)

Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:15pm
Virtual
Program Type:
Arts and Culture
Age Group:
Adults
:

Open
Required
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts and Culture
Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Event Details:

The Count Paul Arco, who literally kicked Mozart out of Salzburg, stated prophetically that “A man’s reputation here lasts only a short time.” This was certainly true for Mozart.

Notes

Accommodations

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library at least one week prior to the event.

Virtual (with Recording)

You must provide your email address at registration to receive the Zoom link. Make sure to leave the box checked that reads: "Send notifications via e-mail." Your registration confirmation notice includes the Zoom link for the program. This program may be recorded.

Cover of the novel The Bear is black with starry constellations and has an outline of two hands about to touch

Big Read Discussion: The Bear by Andrew Krivak (Virtual)

Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Virtual
Program Type:
Book Discussion, Nature
Age Group:
Adults
:

Open
Required
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Discussion, Nature
Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Event Details:

This April, we celebrate Earth Day with a discussion of The Bear by Andrew Krivak.

Notes

Accommodations

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library at least one week prior to the event.

Virtual

You must provide your email address at registration to receive the Zoom link. Make sure to leave the box checked that reads: "Send notifications via e-mail." Your registration confirmation notice includes the Zoom link for the program. 

meditation every wednesday with Seabury

Meditation (Virtual)

Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 1:30pm - 2:00pm
Virtual
Program Type:
Health and Wellness
Age Group:
Adults
:

Open
Required
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health and Wellness
Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Event Details:

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. 

Notes

Accommodations

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library at least one week prior to the event.

Virtual

You must provide your email address at registration to receive the Zoom link. Make sure to leave the box checked that reads: "Send notifications via e-mail." Your registration confirmation notice includes the Zoom link for the program. 

Short Story Chat April 2025

Short Story Chat: A Jury of Her Peers (Virtual)

Thursday, April 24, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Virtual
Program Type:
Book Discussion
Age Group:
Teens, Adults
:

Open
Required
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Book Discussion
Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Event Details:

Join us for a short story discussion of A Jury Of Her Peers by Susan Glaspell.

Notes

Accommodations

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library at least one week prior to the event.

Virtual

You must provide your email address at registration to receive the Zoom link. Make sure to leave the box checked that reads: "Send notifications via e-mail." Your registration confirmation notice includes the Zoom link for the program. 

image of graphical laptop

Technology Class: Using Email Series (McMahon Wintonbury Library)

Friday, April 25, 2025 at 9:00am - 10:00am
McMahon Wintonbury Library
Program Type:
Hands-on Learning, Technology Class
Age Group:
Adults
:

Full/Closed
Required
Library Branch: McMahon Wintonbury Library
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Hands-on Learning, Technology Class
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

If you want to know how to make an email account and address, learn how to reply/reply all/forward, create and send attachments, manage your inbox, and learn about email etiquette, spam and phishing, this class is for you.

Notes

Accommodations

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library at least one week prior to the event.

dice and board game afternoon ages 11 and up

Board Game Afternoon (Tweens, Teens & Adults; McMW)

Saturday, April 26, 2025 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
McMW Multipurpose Space at McMahon Wintonbury Library
Program Type:
Gaming, Hands-on Learning
Age Group:
Tweens, Teens, Adults
:

Open
Required
Library Branch: McMahon Wintonbury Library
Room: McMW Multipurpose Space
Age Group: Tweens, Teens, Adults
Program Type: Gaming, Hands-on Learning
Required
Seats Remaining: 25
Event Details:

Discover the world of board games beyond the traditional choices and see what all the fun is about! Come try new and exciting games at McMahon Wintonbury Library on Saturdays, March 29 and April 26.

Notes

Accommodations

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library at least one week prior to the event.

Great Decisions

Great Decisions- After Gaza: American Policy in the Middle East (Virtual)

Tuesday, April 29, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Virtual
Program Type:
Civics and Social Justice
Age Group:
Adults
:

Open
Required
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Civics and Social Justice
Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Event Details:

#8 After Gaza: American Policy in the Middle East

Notes

Virtual (with Recording)

You must provide your email address at registration to receive the Zoom link. Make sure to leave the box checked that reads: "Send notifications via e-mail." Your registration confirmation notice includes the Zoom link for the program. This program may be recorded.

photo of book cover includes large right ear against a black and white background

Social Justice Book Club: Deaf Republic by Ilya Kaminsky (Virtual)

Tuesday, April 29, 2025 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Virtual
Program Type:
Book Discussion, Civics and Social Justice
Age Group:
Adults
:

Open
Required
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Discussion, Civics and Social Justice
Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Event Details:

For National Poetry Month, we will read Deaf Republic: Poems by Ilya Kaminsky. The story opens in an occupied country in a time of political unrest.

Notes

Accommodations

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library at least one week prior to the event.

Virtual

You must provide your email address at registration to receive the Zoom link. Make sure to leave the box checked that reads: "Send notifications via e-mail." Your registration confirmation notice includes the Zoom link for the program. 

meditation every wednesday with Seabury

Meditation (Virtual)

Wednesday, April 30, 2025 at 1:30pm - 2:00pm
Virtual
Program Type:
Health and Wellness
Age Group:
Adults
:

Open
Required
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health and Wellness
Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Event Details:

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. 

Notes

Accommodations

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library at least one week prior to the event.

Virtual

You must provide your email address at registration to receive the Zoom link. Make sure to leave the box checked that reads: "Send notifications via e-mail." Your registration confirmation notice includes the Zoom link for the program. 

dollar bills, calculator, and notebook with word goals for being financially prepared and goal setting april 30 at 6:30 at mcmahon wintonbury

Being Financially Prepared and Goal Setting (McMW)

Wednesday, April 30, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
McMW Multipurpose Space at McMahon Wintonbury Library
Program Type:
Finance
Age Group:
Adults
:

Open
Required
Library Branch: McMahon Wintonbury Library
Room: McMW Multipurpose Space
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Finance
Required
Seats Remaining: 27
Event Details:

This foundational class helps participants understand the importance of financial readiness and establish clear actionable financial goals.

Notes

Accommodations

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library at least one week prior to the event.

DELAYED OPENING: BPL Atrium Opens at 1PM

Thursday, May 1, 2025 at 10:00am - 1:00pm
BPL Atrium Library
Closing
Branches:
BPL Atrium Library
Description:

Every Thursday in May, BPL Atrium will open at 1PM to prepare for the next phase in the buildings project.

Coloring and cookies thursdays in May image of colored pencils and cookies

Coloring & Cookies (McMW)

Thursday, May 1, 2025 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
McMW Multipurpose Space at McMahon Wintonbury Library
Program Type:
Crafts, Health and Wellness, Other
Age Group:
Preschool, Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults, All Ages
:

Library Branch: McMahon Wintonbury Library
Room: McMW Multipurpose Space
Age Group: Preschool, Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults, All Ages
Program Type: Crafts, Health and Wellness, Other
Event Details:

Join BPL in the month of May for some well-deserved relaxation!

Notes

Accommodations

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library at least one week prior to the event.

dr christine with fresh food in the kitchen

ABC’s of Essential Eating For Mental Health (Virtual)

Thursday, May 1, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Virtual
Program Type:
Food and Drink, Health and Wellness
Age Group:
Adults
:

Open
Required
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Food and Drink, Health and Wellness
Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Event Details:

Join Dr. Christine for an Exciting Health and Wellness Talk!

Notes

Accommodations

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library at least one week prior to the event.

Virtual (with Recording)

You must provide your email address at registration to receive the Zoom link. Make sure to leave the box checked that reads: "Send notifications via e-mail." Your registration confirmation notice includes the Zoom link for the program. This program may be recorded.

image of graphical laptop

Technology Class: Using Email Series (McMahon Wintonbury Library)

Friday, May 2, 2025 at 9:00am - 10:00am
McMahon Wintonbury Library
Program Type:
Hands-on Learning, Technology Class
Age Group:
Adults
:

Full/Closed
Required
Library Branch: McMahon Wintonbury Library
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Hands-on Learning, Technology Class
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

If you want to know how to make an email account and address, learn how to reply/reply all/forward, create and send attachments, manage your inbox, and learn about email etiquette, spam and phishing, this class is for you.

Notes

Accommodations

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library at least one week prior to the event.

Black pregnant woman next to Black man holding a young child

High Blood Pressure Disorders During Pregnancy & Postpartum (McMW)

Monday, May 5, 2025 at 4:30pm - 5:45pm
McMW Multipurpose Space at McMahon Wintonbury Library
Program Type:
Health and Wellness
Age Group:
Adults
:

Open
Required
Library Branch: McMahon Wintonbury Library
Room: McMW Multipurpose Space
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health and Wellness
Required
Seats Remaining: 29
Event Details:

This session will cover hypertensive disorders during pregnancy, such as gestational hypertension and preeclampsia, including their signs, risks, and impact on both mother and baby.

Notes

Accommodations

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library at least one week prior to the event.

Life and Work of Jane Austen (Virtual)

Life and Work of Jane Austen (Virtual)

Monday, May 5, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Virtual
Program Type:
Arts and Culture
Age Group:
Teens, Adults
:

Open
Required
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Arts and Culture
Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Event Details:

Do you read Jane Austen? Have you seen the many TV and commercial films based on her novels and supposedly on her life?  Want the real scoop on Jane Austen?

Notes

Accommodations

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library at least one week prior to the event.

Virtual (with Recording)

You must provide your email address at registration to receive the Zoom link. Make sure to leave the box checked that reads: "Send notifications via e-mail." Your registration confirmation notice includes the Zoom link for the program. This program may be recorded.

woman holding wooden red heart in her hands

Caregiver Support Group/Healing Hearts (Bloomfield Senior Center)

Wednesday, May 7, 2025 at 1:30pm - 3:00pm
Off Site
Program Type:
Health and Wellness
Age Group:
Adults
:

Open
Required
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health and Wellness
Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Event Details:

If you are a caregiver or are coping with the loss of a loved one, we invite you to join us at 1:30 pm on the first Wednesday of each month at the Bloomfield Senior Center.   Assuming responsibility for the care of a family member with h

Notes

Accommodations

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library at least one week prior to the event.

background books with millennials read location at the bear's den in granby for may 7

Millennials Read (Bear's Den, Granby)

Wednesday, May 7, 2025 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Off Site
Program Type:
Book Discussion
Age Group:
Adults
:

Open
Required
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Discussion
Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Event Details:

At this no-stress book discussion, join readers in their 20s, 30s, and 40s to talk about current book picks. You do not need to be reading anything to participate. A partnership between Bloomfield, Granby, and Simsbury libraries and open to all.

Notes

Accommodations

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library at least one week prior to the event.

DELAYED OPENING: BPL Atrium Opens at 1PM

Thursday, May 8, 2025 at 10:00am - 1:00pm
BPL Atrium Library
Closing
Branches:
BPL Atrium Library
Description:

Every Thursday in May, BPL Atrium will open at 1PM to prepare for the next phase in the buildings project.

free comic book day May 8 mcmahon wintonbury library image of kids comic book characters with comic background

FREE COMIC BOOK DAY! (McMW)

Thursday, May 8, 2025 at 11:00am - 8:00pm
McMahon Wintonbury Library
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults
:

Library Branch: McMahon Wintonbury Library
Age Group: Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults
Program Type: Other
Event Details:

BPL is celebrating the annual FREE COMIC BOOK DAY (FCBD) on May 8th!

Notes

Accommodations

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library at least one week prior to the event.