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Social Justice Book Club: Men Explain Things to Me by Rebecca Solnit (Virtual)

Tuesday, March 25, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
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 Women’s History Month, we will discuss Men Explain Things to Me by Rebecca Solnit. In her comic, scathing essay by the same title, Rebecca Solnit took on what often goes wrong in conversations between men and women.

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. 

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Herbal Medicine for Women (Virtual)

Thursday, March 27, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Virtual
Program Type:
Health and Wellness, Nature
Age Group:
Adults
Open
Required
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health and Wellness, Nature
Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Event Details:

Join us for an informative presentation by clinical herbalist, Genessa Zickefoose of The Mother Hive, LLC to learn how herbs, flowers and mushrooms can support your health and wellness journey.

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.

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Technology Class: Using Email Series (330 Park, Rm. 117)

Friday, March 28, 2025 at 9:00am - 10:00am
BPL Tech Express
Program Type:
Hands-on Learning, Technology Class
Age Group:
Adults
Open
Required
Library Branch: BPL Tech Express
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Hands-on Learning, Technology Class
Required
Seats Remaining: 3
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.

books background for millennials read at tj's burritos in bloomfield

Millennials Read (TJ's Burritos)

Wednesday, April 2, 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.

scrap fruit and vegetables with recycle logo for food waste solutions on april 3 at 6:30PM virtual program

Food Waste Solutions (Virtual)

Thursday, April 3, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Virtual
Program Type:
Food and Drink, Health and Wellness, Nature
Age Group:
Adults
Open
Required
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Food and Drink, Health and Wellness, Nature
Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Event Details:

Learn about solutions to the waste crisis in Connecticut, specifically how municipalities, schools, businesses and individuals are practicing and developing innovative programs to reduce, reuse and recycle the organic portion of our municipal soli

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.

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Technology Class: Using Email Series (330 Park, Rm. 117)

Friday, April 4, 2025 at 9:00am - 10:00am
BPL Tech Express
Program Type:
Hands-on Learning, Technology Class
Age Group:
Adults
Open
Required
Library Branch: BPL Tech Express
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Hands-on Learning, Technology Class
Required
Seats Remaining: 3
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.

Photographs of the six library board members: Ava Biffer, Sherry-Ann Chance, Patrick DeLorenzo, Beverlee Merritt, Erin Corbett, Claudia Gwardyak

Library Board Meeting (Virtual or Atrium)

Tuesday, April 8, 2025 at 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Atrium Conference Room at BPL Atrium Library
Program Type:
Meeting
Age Group:
Adults
Open
Required
Library Branch: BPL Atrium Library
Room: Atrium Conference Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Meeting
Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Event Details:

All meetings of the Board of Trustees of the Bloomfield Public Library are open to the public, including this hybrid meeting. You may choose to attend on Zoom or at BPL Atrium.

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.

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Technology Class: Using Email Series (330 Park, Rm. 117)

Friday, April 11, 2025 at 9:00am - 10:00am
BPL Tech Express
Program Type:
Hands-on Learning, Technology Class
Age Group:
Adults
Open
Required
Library Branch: BPL Tech Express
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Hands-on Learning, Technology Class
Required
Seats Remaining: 3
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.

credit for life family program with liberty bank image of calculator and piggy bank

"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: 20
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.

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!

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Technology Class: Using Email Series (330 Park, Rm. 117)

Friday, April 25, 2025 at 9:00am - 10:00am
BPL Tech Express
Program Type:
Hands-on Learning, Technology Class
Age Group:
Adults
Open
Required
Library Branch: BPL Tech Express
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Hands-on Learning, Technology Class
Required
Seats Remaining: 3
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.

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
McMahon Wintonbury Library
Program Type:
Finance
Age Group:
Adults
Open
Required
Library Branch: McMahon Wintonbury Library
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Finance
Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
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.

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Technology Class: Using Email Series (330 Park, Rm. 117)

Friday, May 2, 2025 at 9:00am - 10:00am
BPL Tech Express
Program Type:
Hands-on Learning, Technology Class
Age Group:
Adults
Open
Required
Library Branch: BPL Tech Express
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Hands-on Learning, Technology Class
Required
Seats Remaining: 3
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.

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Technology Class: Using Email Series (330 Park, Rm. 117)

Friday, May 9, 2025 at 9:00am - 10:00am
BPL Tech Express
Program Type:
Hands-on Learning, Technology Class
Age Group:
Adults
Open
Required
Library Branch: BPL Tech Express
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Hands-on Learning, Technology Class
Required
Seats Remaining: 3
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.

Photographs of the six library board members: Ava Biffer, Sherry-Ann Chance, Patrick DeLorenzo, Beverlee Merritt, Erin Corbett, Claudia Gwardyak

Library Board Meeting (Virtual or Atrium)

Tuesday, May 13, 2025 at 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Atrium Conference Room at BPL Atrium Library
Program Type:
Meeting
Age Group:
Adults
Open
Required
Library Branch: BPL Atrium Library
Room: Atrium Conference Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Meeting
Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Event Details:

All meetings of the Board of Trustees of the Bloomfield Public Library are open to the public, including this hybrid meeting. You may choose to attend on Zoom or at BPL Atrium.

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.

padlock on keyboard and magnifying glass with word fraud. may 20th at 2 program at McMahon Wintonbury Library 1015 Blue Hills Ave

Fraud Prevention (McMW)

Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
McMahon Wintonbury Library
Program Type:
Finance
Age Group:
Adults
Open
Required
Library Branch: McMahon Wintonbury Library
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Finance
Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Event Details:

This program raises awareness among older adults and their caregivers on how to prevent fraud, scams, and other elder financial exploitation.  It also encourages advanced planning and informed financial decision-making to be prepared and prot

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.

Memorial Day - 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!

books background for millennials read on june 4 at talcott mountain collective

Millennials Read (Talcott Mountain Collective, Simsbury)

Wednesday, June 4, 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.

Photographs of the six library board members: Ava Biffer, Sherry-Ann Chance, Patrick DeLorenzo, Beverlee Merritt, Erin Corbett, Claudia Gwardyak

Library Board Meeting (Virtual or Atrium)

Tuesday, June 10, 2025 at 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Atrium Conference Room at BPL Atrium Library
Program Type:
Meeting
Age Group:
Adults
Open
Required
Library Branch: BPL Atrium Library
Room: Atrium Conference Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Meeting
Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Event Details:

All meetings of the Board of Trustees of the Bloomfield Public Library are open to the public, including this hybrid meeting. You may choose to attend on Zoom or at BPL Atrium.

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.

Juneteenth - 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!

Independence Day - 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!

Photographs of the six library board members: Ava Biffer, Sherry-Ann Chance, Patrick DeLorenzo, Beverlee Merritt, Erin Corbett, Claudia Gwardyak

Library Board Meeting (Virtual or Atrium)

Tuesday, July 8, 2025 at 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Atrium Conference Room at BPL Atrium Library
Program Type:
Meeting
Age Group:
Adults
Open
Required
Library Branch: BPL Atrium Library
Room: Atrium Conference Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Meeting
Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Event Details:

All meetings of the Board of Trustees of the Bloomfield Public Library are open to the public, including this hybrid meeting. You may choose to attend on Zoom or at BPL Atrium.

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.

Photographs of the six library board members: Ava Biffer, Sherry-Ann Chance, Patrick DeLorenzo, Beverlee Merritt, Erin Corbett, Claudia Gwardyak

Library Board Meeting (Virtual or Atrium)

Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Atrium Conference Room at BPL Atrium Library
Program Type:
Meeting
Age Group:
Adults
Open
Required
Library Branch: BPL Atrium Library
Room: Atrium Conference Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Meeting
Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Event Details:

All meetings of the Board of Trustees of the Bloomfield Public Library are open to the public, including this hybrid meeting. You may choose to attend on Zoom or at BPL Atrium.

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.

Labor Day - 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!